Auto Racing
Hamilton inches closer to Formula One title in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Lewis Hamilton got the better of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg once again Sunday, winning the U.S. Grand Prix to edge closer to his second Formula One world championship.
Hamilton leads Rosberg by 24 points with two races left in Brazil and Abu Dhabi. The final race will be worth double points under a rule change this season.
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was third.
Rosberg started on the pole, but couldn’t hold Hamilton off the lead for even half the race. Hamilton’s 10th victory on the season also was the 32nd of his career, passing Nigel Mansell for the most Formula One wins by a British driver. Hamilton also won in Texas in 2012.
The race started just 18 cars, the smallest grid in nearly a decade.
College Football
Ahead of showdown with Texas A&M, Auburn to No. 3
Auburn moved up a spot to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football behind Mississippi State and Florida State ahead of a weekend stacked with Top 25 matchups.
The Tigers hopped past Alabama after a 35-31 victory at Mississippi on Saturday. Ole Miss dropped five spots to No. 12.
The Crimson Tide is fourth and heading to No. 14 LSU next Saturday, one of six games matching top 20 teams.
No. 5 Oregon visits No. 20 Utah. TCU jumped four spots to No. 6 after its last-second victory at West Virginia. The Horned Frogs host No. 9 Kansas State.
Michigan State is seventh ahead of its Big Ten showdown with No. 13 Ohio State.
No. 8 Notre Dame, which slipped two spots after a close call against Navy, next plays at No. 11 Arizona State.
No. 10 Baylor plays at No. 19 Oklahoma.
Golf
Moore defends his CIMB title to headline busy day
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Ryan Moore successfully defended his CIMB Classic title, shooting a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a three-stroke win over fellow-American Gary Woodland for the second consecutive year.
SHANGHAI – Marcel Siem chipped in for birdie from the collar on the 18th green to win the BMW Masters on Sunday in a playoff against Ross Fisher and Alexander Levy.
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Inbee Park won the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her third victory of the year and 12th career title, holding off Stacy Lewis by two strokes at Miramar.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Tom Pernice Jr. won the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday, beating Jay Haas with a birdie on the fourth hole of a playoff.
Running
Kenyans dominate the NYC Marathon podium
NEW YORK – Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won titles at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, with both pulling away in the final mile.
Kipsang was the world-record holder until five weeks ago, when occasional training partner Dennis Kimetto broke the mark in Berlin. With a windy morning slowing the pace Sunday, Kipsang showed he can win a strategic race, too.
Keitany redeemed herself from failed tactics at her last NYC Marathon. In 2011, she surged ahead to a huge early lead only to be caught and settle for third.
Countrywoman Jemima Sumgong appeared to be pulling away with just over a mile left, but Keitany had one last burst left and passed her with about 800 yards remaining.
Keitany won in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 7 seconds – 3 seconds ahead of Sumgong, matching the closest finish in the history of the women’s race.
Associated Press
