MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have taken a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85 last night. LeBron James led the way with 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who have the next two games on their home court on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Webb Simpson closed with a pair of 2-under 68s on the weekend to win the U.S. Open by one shot over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson. It's the first major title for Simpson, whose previous best finish in a major was a tie for 14th in last year's U.S. Open.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For two rounds, Tiger Woods seemed to be in command in the U.S. Open. Then came a weekend of frustration that ran his winless streak in major championships to four years as Woods shot 75-73 on the weekend to finish six shots off the lead, tied for 21st.
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has found Victory Lane for his first Sprint Cup victory in four years, ending a 143-race winless streak Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Earnhardt beat Tony Stewart to the checkered flag to win again at Michigan, the same track where he previously won on June 15, 2008.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Yankees are on their longest winning streak in more than three years. The Yanks finished a three-game sweep in Washington by beating the Nationals 4-1 for the Yanks' ninth straight win behind home runs by Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH').
