WASHINGTON (AP) - The National League East-leading Washington Nationals moved 17 games over .500 by holding off the New York Mets 4-3 for their second straight one-run victory over the New Yorkers. Adam LaRoche hit a two-run home run and Tyler Clippard earned his 15th save despite giving up a pair of solo homers in the ninth
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A person with direct knowledge of the decision says free agent forward Antawn Jamison will sign a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 36-year-old Jamison will be reunited with coach Mike Brown, who was in charge of the Cavaliers when Jamison was traded to Cleveland during the 2009-10 season.
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - The British Open, third major of the golf season, is under way today at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, which features a staggering 206 bunkers around this historic course. Tiger Woods, who's won three times already this year, can regain his world No. 1 ranking with a victory and if current No. 1 Luke Donald finishes below fifth this week.
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL and the NHL Players' Association met for more than two hours in an attempt to nail down a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Sept. 15. Neither side reported much progress and players union director Donald Fehr (feer) says he hasn't decided whether to formally respond to the owners' first offer, which reportedly called for major concessions from the players.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Some Penn State students have begun a campus vigil to protect Joe Paterno's statue at Happy Valley. Paterno was fired after former assistant Jerry Sandusky was charged last winter with sex abuse of 10 boys and there have been calls for removal of Paterno's statue in wake of a blistering internal report which accused Paterno of a cover-up to protect his legacy.
