Auto Racing
Hamilton pressures Rosberg into a mistake at Monza
MONZA, Italy – Lewis Hamilton pressured Nico Rosberg into a mistake and overtook his Mercedes teammate to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The key pass came about midway through the 53-lap race as Hamilton had recovered from a poor start to pull up right behind Rosberg and pressure the Formula One points leader.
Hamilton picked up his second win in Monza, his sixth victory of the season and the 28th of his F1 career, and he cut Rosberg’s championship lead from 29 to 22 points with six races remaining.
College Football
Ducks fly to No. 2 on the NCAA’s AP Top 25 pond
After impressive performances in two of the young season’s most attractive nonconference showdowns, Oregon jumps to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind No. 1 Florida State – and ahead of No. 3 Alabama – and Virginia Tech vaults into the rankings at No. 17.
The Ducks pulled away late from Michigan State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene to beat the Spartans 46-27. Oregon received 16 first-place votes from the media panel.
Michigan State slipped six spots to 13th.
Florida State had 38 first-place votes.
Alabama slipped one spot.
No. 4 Oklahoma receives two first-place votes. No. 5 Auburn, No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Texas A&M give the Southeastern Conference four of the top seven.
Cycling
Spanish Vuelta leaderboard undergoes minor changes
LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain – Przemyslaw Niemiec of Poland won the mountainous 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, while Alberto Contador kept the overall lead for a fifth consecutive day Sunday.
Alejandro Valverde finished second along with Joaquim Rodriguez, five seconds behind Niemiec, and chipped Contador’s lead down to 31 seconds.
Chris Froome and Rodriguez remained 1:20 behind.
Golf
Horschel drives a BMW title to shotgun for FedExCup
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE – The bad swing last week is a distant memory. The blown lead Sunday, that wasn’t enough to derail Billy Horschel, either.
Horschel let a three-shot lead drop to nothing early in the final round of the BMW Championship before rebounding for a two-stroke victory over Bubba Watson. Horschel shot a 1-under 69 and finished at 14-under 266 to put himself in prime position for the FedExCup title and its $10-million bonus at the Tour Championship next week.
Horschel heads into the final week of the playoff chase in second place in the points standings, thanks to the victory and his tie for second a week ago.
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland – David Lipsky, a 26-year-old Korean speaker from Los Angeles, won the European Masters on Sunday to put himself atop the Asian Tour money list.
QUEBEC CITY – Wes Short Jr., 51, eagled the final hole to win the Quebec Championship on Sunday for his first Champions Tour’s title.
NBA
Co-owner pulls a Sterling; Levinson resigns in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Less than one month after the Clippers’ sale ended Donald Sterling’s ugly downfall, another NBA team is on the market after a racially charged disclosure from its owner.
Atlanta Hawks’ co-owner Bruce Levenson said Sunday he is selling his controlling interest in the team, thanks in part to an inflammatory email he wrote two years ago.
Levenson said he wrote the email in an attempt “to bridge Atlanta’s racial sports divide.” Instead, he offered his divisive comments, including his theory that the Hawks’ black fans kept white fans away.
Levenson voluntarily reported the email to the NBA.
Associated Press
