Basketball
Denver’s Faried among 19 players selected to U.S. team
NEW YORK – Derrick Rose and four returnees from the 2012 Olympic men’s basketball champions are among the 19 players selected for this summer’s U.S. national team roster.
Antuony Davis, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kevin Love were the four holdovers announced Monday, along with new additions DeMar DeRozan of Toronto and Chandler Parsons, who is leaving Houston for Dallas.
Players will report to training camp in Las Vegas this month, with the roster cut to 12 for the World Cup of Basketball in Spain.
The rest of the roster: Kyle Korver (Atlanta), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland), Blake Griffin (Clippers), Kenneth Faried (Denver), Andre Drummond (Detroit), Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (Golden State), Paul George (Indiana), Damian Lillard (Portland), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento), Gordon Hayward (Utah) and Bradley Beal (Washington).
Golf
Woods must impress captain Watson for Ryder Cup spot
HOYLAKE, England – U.S. captain Tom Watson had been looking forward to seeing Tiger Woods at the British Open to talk to him directly about the Ryder Cup.
But on Monday, the captain said there wouldn’t be a lot to say.
Watson says it’s all about performance, and he’ll be keeping an eye on Woods the next month before he makes his three captain’s picks.
Woods was out for three months because of back surgery and is a long shot to earn a spot on the team unless he wins. He is at No. 72 in the standings, though a victory at Royal Liverpool likely would put him in the top nine.
Watson says he hopes Woods makes it to the FedEx Cup playoffs. He says he wants him on the team.
MLB
Cespedes red-hot during rain-filled Home Run Derby
MINNEAPOLIS — Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star home run derby in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier by a whopping 9-1 in the final round Monday night.
Ken Griffey Jr. took the title in 1998 and 1999.
With a serious, determined look on his face the whole time, Cespedes finished with 28 homers. That was four fewer than last year, when he beat Washington’s Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round.
Cespedes saved his best for last, a 452-foot blast to the third deck above left field that officially measured as the longest of the night.
NFL
Owner of the Browns forced to shell out major cash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Authorities say the truck-stop company owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has agreed to pay $92 million in fines for cheating customers out of promised rebates and discounts.
Jimmy Haslam has said he was unaware of the scheme. Through a spokesman, he declined an interview on Monday, but issued a statement: “We, as a company, look forward to putting this whole unfortunate episode behind us, continuing our efforts to rectify the damage done, regaining our customers’ trust, and getting on with our business.”
SOCCER
No saving Scolari after host Brazil’s massive collapse
SAO PAULO – The Brazilian football confederation won’t keep Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil’s head coach.
Scolari had promised to win the tournament at home, but Brazil was eliminated in the semifinals after a disastrous 7-1 loss to Germany in the national team’s worst defeat in its 100-year history. Brazil also fell 3-0 to the Netherlands in the third-place match.
Scolari’s contract ended after the World Cup, and he said it would be up to the confederation to decide whether he would remain at the helm of the five-time world champions.
Associated Press
