PHOENIX (AP) - Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH') has become the third New
York Yankee to win the Home Run Derby, doing it with a
record-setting performance in the final to beat Boston's Adrian
Gonzalez 12-11. Cano finished with 32 total homers and had four
outs to spare when he took the title. Milwaukee's Prince Fielder
and David Ortiz of the Red Sox were the other semifinalists.
PHOENIX (AP) - The National League hasn't won back-to-back
All-Star games since 1995 and '86, but it has a chance tonight
against the American League in Phoenix. The American League went
12-0-1 from 1997 until the National League took last year's game
3-1 at Anaheim. The senior circuit leads the series 41-38-2.
PHOENIX (AP) - Roy Halladay will become the fourth hurler to
start All-Star games for both leagues when he tosses the first
pitch for the National League tonight in Phoenix. Halladay is 11-3
with a 2.45 ERA for the Philadelphia Phillies this season. Jered
Weaver starts for the American League after going 11-4 with a major
league-best 1.86 earned run average for the Los Angeles Angels.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - So Yeon Ryu (soh yahn yoo) beat
fellow South Korean Hee Kyung Seo (soh) by three strokes in a
three-hole playoff to claim the U.S. Women's Open title. Ryu carded
three straight 2-under-par 69s to get to 3-under through
regulation. American Cristie Kerr was the only player under par,
finishing at minus-1.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former All-Pro linebacker Mike Vrabel
(VRAY'-bul) is retiring from the Kansas City Chiefs and returning
to his alma mater as an Ohio State assistant coach. Vrabel
confirmed Monday morning the end of his 14-year career and that he
had taken the job as linebackers coach with the Buckeyes. The
position was previously held by his college roommate and teammate,
Luke Fickell (FIHK'-uhl), who was elevated to interim head coach
when Jim Tressel resigned May 30.
