Auto Racing
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis and Pocono may not be the only stops on Jeff Gordon’s comeback tour.
The four-time Cup champion, who is coming out of retirement to fill in for the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. the next two weekends, kept the door open to running more races if Earnhardt needs time to recover from concussion-like symptoms.
Gordon is expected to make his season debut in Sunday’s Brickyard 400.
Golf
OAKVILLE, Ontario – Dustin Johnson started and finished the day tied with Luke List for the Canadian Open lead. The U.S. Open champion had to make up a lot of ground to do it.
Johnson had a double bogey and two bogeys on his first holes Friday in windy conditions at sun-baked Glen Abbey. He rebounded with six birdies and had a late bogey in a 1-under 71.
List also shot a 71, birdieing the par-5 16th and 18th after dropping making three bogeys in a four-hole stretch.
Canadian amateur Jared du Toit, former Arizona State teammate Jon Rahm and Kelly Kraft were a stroke back, also each shooting 71.
GURNEE, Ill. – Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr helped the United States rebound on Friday in the UL International Crown, and Melissa Reid drew kudos for a gutsy effort while playing alone for England after her partner was sidelined by an illness.
Thompson and Kerr routed Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and Porani Chutichai 4 and 3 for the Americans’ first two points after they were shut out in the first session.
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Joe Durant birdied the par-4 18th hole Friday for a 3-under 68 and a share of the Senior British Open lead with Kohki Idoki.
The 52-year-old Durant birdied three of the first five holes on the back nine, the second two on the par-5 12th and 14th at Carnoustie Golf Links in 10-15 mph wind with some light rain.
Idoki, the 54-year-old Japanese player, had a 67 to match Durant.
NFL
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Dennis Green, a trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s and also coached the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67.
Green’s family posted a message on the Cardinals website on Friday announcing the death. Other details were not immediately disclosed, though the Cardinals said Green had died of a heart attack.
Green spent 10 seasons in Minnesota, leading the Vikings to eight playoff appearances and two NFC championship games. He only had one losing season and compiled an overall record of 97-62, including a 15-1 regular season in 1998 spearheaded by a record-setting offense.
Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Crystal Dunn scored in the 15th minute and Carli Lloyd had her 88th career goal to help the United States women’s team beat Costa Rica 4-0 on Friday night in its final game before the Rio Olympics next month.
Dunn scored her second goal in two games, Pugh slipped a left-footer between goalkeeper Dinnia Diaz and the near post in the 22nd minute. Lloyd scored off a header in the 51st, and Press, who subbed on for Alex Morgan in the 63rd minute, capped the scoring in the 79th.
It was the 50th win for U.S. coach Jill Ellis. The U.S. will face New Zealand on Aug. 3 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Associated Press
