Sports Briefs July 25, 2011
Russ Cochran toasted a family victory Sunday at the Senior British Open in Walton On The Hill, England, capturing his first major title with his son as caddie to maintain the United States' recent dominance of the tournament.
With his 25-year-old son Reed carrying his bag, Cochran shot a second straight 5-under 67 in the final round at Walton Heath to win by two shots over compatriot Mark Calcavecchia.
• Sean O'Hair won the RBC Canadian Open after tapping in for bogey on the first playoff hole in Vancouver, British Columbia, and then watching fellow American Kris Blanks lip out his bogey putt from just over 5 feet.
• Ai Miyazato won the Evian Masters in Evian-Les-Bains, France, shooting a 2-under 70 to protect her two-shot lead and clinch her first title of the year.
Stacy Lewis of the United States also shot a 70 to finish two shots back in second, with a trio of players another stroke behind.
Football
A vote on a settlement to the lockout is what every NFL fan wants. Nobody is sure when that might happen.
The players' executive committee will meet today in Washington after lawyers worked through the weekend on issues that are holding up an agreement with the owners.
Softball
Stacy May-Johnson hit a grand slam and Christi Orgeron had a three-run double in a 10-run fourth inning, and the United States advanced to the World Cup of Softball championship game by beating Great Britain 10-0 in Oklahoma City.
Baseball
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 7, Athletics 5: Curtis Granderson connected for a two-run homer, leading host New York over Oakland.
Angels 9, Orioles 3: Mike Trout and Torii Hunter homered in a five-run eighth as Los Angeles won at Baltimore.
White Sox 4, Indians 2: Edwin Jackson beat host Cleveland for the ninth straight time after Indians rookie Ezequiel Carrera dropped an easy fly ball in center field to hand Chicago a win.
Rays 5, Royals 0: Alex Cobb allowed six singles in seven scoreless innings as visiting Tampa Bay shut out Kansas City.
Tigers 5, Twins 2: At Minneapolis, Rick Porcello cruised through six innings and Detroit took advantage of Francisco Liriano's control problems in a win over Minnesota.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0: At Arlington, Texas, Brett Cecil pitched a four-hitter for his second complete game in his last four starts, helping Toronto shut out Texas.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pirates 4, Cardinals 3: Xavier Paul scored on Chase d'Arnaud's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th and host Pittsburgh beat St. Louis.
Dodgers 3, Nationals 1: Chad Billingsley pitch seven innings of two-hit ball and host Los Angels topped Washington.
Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 0: At Phoenix, Justin Upton went 4 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs to help Arizona over Colorado.
Cubs 5, Astros 4, 10 inn.: Pinch-hitter Jeff Baker's game-winning single in the 10th helped host Chicago beat Houston.
Phillies 5, Padres 3: Roy Halladay struck out eight in eight innings to lead host Philadelphia past San Diego.
Marlins 5, Mets 4: At Miami, John Buck doubled for his first career pinch-hit RBI to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth and Florida rallied over New York.
Giants 2, Brewers 1: Madison Bumgarner pitched into the eighth inning and host San Francisco beat Milwaukee.
Reds 4, Braves 3: Drew Stubbs led off the ninth with a first-pitch homer, sending host Cincinnati past Atlanta.
Tennis
Mardy Fish beat John Isner in the final for the second straight year at the Atlanta Tennis Championships in Norcross, Ga., earning a 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory.
Soccer
Uruguay won the Copa America for a record 15th time after beating Paraguay 3-0 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from two goals by Diego Forlan and another from Luis Suarez.
- The Associated Press