BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Rory McIlroy (MAK'-ihl-roy) is the 2011
U.S. Open champion. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland set 12
tournament records, including his 16-under-par total after four
days at Congressional, and finished eight shots clear of second
place to capture his first major title.
WIMBLEDON (AP) - A day after the second golf major of the year
ended, the third tennis Grand Slam of the season is under way.
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams is one week removed
from a five-month absence from tennis but showed little rust on her
favorite surface, losing just four games in an opening round
victory on the grass at the All England Club.
MIAMI (AP) - The Florida Marlins manager situation remains up in
the air. The Fish lost their 10th straight game yesterday with
bench coach Brandon Hyde running the show following the unexpected
resignation of skipper Edwin Rodriguez just hours before a 2-1
defeat at Tampa Bay.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Scott Wingo drilled a bases-loaded single off
the right-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to give
South Carolina a 5-4 victory over Texas A&M in Sunday's nightcap at
the College World Series. Virginia bested California 4-1 in the
opener.
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Denny Hamlin rode into Victory Lane for
the first time this year after taking the checkered flag at the
Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Matt Kenseth
finished second, and Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch
took third place.
