Athletics
A trio of notorious sprinters all fail drug tests
The list reads like a Who’s Who among the world’s best sprinters:
Jamaican Asafa Powell, the former world-record holder at 100 meters.
American champion Tyson Gay, who went out of his way to promote himself as an anti-drug athlete.
Jamaican Sherone Simpson, who has a gold and two silver Olympic medals to her credit.
Word came Sunday that all three had failed drug tests. Generally, first-time offenders are hit with two-year bans, though reduced penalties sometimes are given if there are extenuating circumstances, which both Gay and his coach, Lance Brauman, said there were.
Auto Racing
Dixon sweeps Race 1, Race 2 in Toronto doubleheader
TORONTO – Scott Dixon pulled off a weekend sweep through the streets of Toronto that made him a sudden championship contender.
Dixon barely was challenged at Exhibition Place, needing to pull off two late restarts to preserve what was otherwise an easy Sunday drive.
It was his third consecutive win –in seven days – the 32nd of his career, and it vaulted Dixon from seventh in the standings before last week’s race at Pocono to second behind series leader Helio Castroneves.
Next up for IndyCar? An Aug. 4 race at Mid-Ohio, where Dixon is the defending champion.
Golf
18-year-old youngest to win on PGA Tour in 82 years
SILVIS, Ill. – Jordan Spieth can say that he’s accomplished something that Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy never did: Spieth won a PGA Tour event as a teenager – and now he’s joining all those stars at next week’s British Open.
The 19-year-old outlasted David Hearn and Zach Johnson on the fifth hole of a playoff to win the John Deere Classic on Sunday, becoming the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 82 years.
INVERNESS, Scotland – Phil Mickelson seized his second chance to secure a first victory in Europe in 20 years – his 48th professional victory worldwide, four of which have come in majors.
Mickelson beat Branden Grace in a playoff at the Scottish Open.
WATERLOO, Ontario – Hee Young Park beat Angela Stanford on the third playoff hole to win the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.
Park birdied the deciding hole for the victory after both she and Stanford birdied the final hole of regulation to set up a tie.
OMAHA, Neb. – Kenny Perry completed his comeback from 10 shots down after Round 2 to win the U.S. Senior Open.
Perry, 52, shot a final-round 63 at the Omaha Country Club and won his second consecutive senior major by five strokes over Fred Funk. He set two tournament records over the last 36 holes – for the 64-63 finish and for the size of deficit he overcame.
Tennis
Mahut defeats Hewitt to win Hall of Fame tournament
NEWPORT, R.I. – Nicolas Mahut of France captured the title at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday, beating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 for his second career ATP title.
BASTAD, Sweden – Carlos Berlocq upset eighth-seeded Fernando Verdasco to win the clay-court Swedish Open 7-5, 6-1 for his first ATP Tour title in his second ATP final of the 30-year-old Argentine’s career.
STUTTGART, Germany – Fabio Fognini rallied to beat second-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the ATP Mercedes Cup for his first career title.
PALERMO, Sicily – Roberta Vinci beat top-seeded fellow Italian Sara Errani 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to win the Italiacom Open for the first time.
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Simona Halep won her third WTA tournament of the year by defeating Yvonne Meusburger 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1 in the final of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Associated Press
