Auto Racing
Kyle Busch is 2-for-2 in Fort Worth, Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas – Kyle Busch won the Nationwide Series race at Texas on Saturday, giving him a chance for a tripleheader sweep this weekend.
It was Busch’s 141st victory in NASCAR’s top three series and record-extending 70th in the Nationwide Series. He also has won 29 times in the Sprint Cup series, and his 42nd victory in the Camping World Truck Series came Friday night at the high-banked, 1½-mile track.
Busch led 116 of 200 laps and finished 1½ seconds ahead of Joey Logano, giving Joe Gibbs Racing its 100th Nationwide victory.
Busch will start ninth in the Sprint Cup race Sunday.
Nationwide season leader Chase Elliott finished fourth, moving 48 points ahead of Regan Smith with two races left.
Rosberg wins the pole in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Nico Rosberg earned a chance to tighten the Formula One championship race with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by winning pole position Saturday for the U.S. Grand Prix.
Rosberg edged Hamilton by .376 seconds at the Circuit of the Americas. Valtteri Bottas of Williams will start third.
Hamilton leads Rosberg by 17 points in the driver’s championship with three races left.
Defending race and world champion Sebastien Vettel of Red Bull will start Sunday in pit lane because of a penalty for using a sixth engine this season.
MLB
Rockies turn down Anderson’s option
DENVER – The Colorado Rockies declined left-handed starter Brett Anderson’s $12-million option for 2015 on Saturday. The Rockies will pay Anderson a $1.5-million buyout, and he became a free agent.
Anderson went 1-3 with a 2.91 earned-run average in an injury-filled season, his first in Colorado after a five-year stay with the Oakland Athletics.
Anderson had two stints on the 60-day disabled list. The first was with a fractured left index finger and the second with lower back problems. He ended up starting just eight games, finishing with 29 strikeouts and 13 walks.
Anderson is 27-32 with a 3.73 ERA in his career.
Rugby
All Blacks clinical at Chicago exhibition
CHICAGO – New Zealand’s All Blacks made their USA rivals mostly blue Saturday, turning what was billed as a rugby exhibition into a clinic on their way to a 74-6 win.
Playing with only a handful of regulars in the starting lineup, the defending World Cup champions went ahead three minutes in on a try up the left sideline by Nathan Harris. The Golden Eagles countered with their best sustained ball possession of the entire match, repeatedly testing the center of the All-Blacks’ defense before settling for a penalty goal from Adam Siddall to close to 5-3. That was the last moment the match was competitive.
New Zealand quickly spread the field with crisp ball movement, then sent runners through the widening gaps in the middle or along the sidelines with little resistance.
Associated Press
