ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Louis Oosthuizen (OOST'-hih-zihn)of South Africa has surged to the lead early in the second round ofthe British Open. He started with four straight pars, then strungtogether three birdies in a row, putting him 10-under. Rory McIlroyof Northern Ireland, who held the lead after the first round at St.Andrews, had an afternoon tee time.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltranmade his season debut last night in San Francisco, batting cleanupand going 1-for-4 in a 2-0 loss against the Giants. Beltran hadn'tplayed for the Mets since undergoing surgery on his right kneebefore training camp.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirezwas 0-for-3 in last night's 7-1 loss at St. Louis after coming offthe disabled list yesterday. Ramirez had missed 11 games with astrained right hamstring, and went 0-for-9 with five strikeoutsduring his three-game rehab stint with the Class-A Inland Empire66ers.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacoband Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber have agreed to purchasethe Golden State Warriors from Chris Cohan for $450 million, an NBArecord. The deal still needs to be approved by three-quarters ofthe NBA Board of Governors, and Lacob must sell his interest in theCeltics.
MIAMI (AP) - Mike Miller has inked his five-year contract withthe Heat, joining LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh inMiami. The 6-foot-8 sharpshooter is the latest player to take lessmoney than he could have made elsewhere to play for the Heat.James, Wade, Bosh and Udonis Haslem (yoo-DAH'-nihs HAZ'-lehm) allleft millions on the bargaining table to ensure the Heat would haveflexibility to sign players like Miller.
