Daly collapses on golf course
John Daly, 49, collapsed near the end of a round of golf at a small, local tournament at Deerfield Country Club in the suburbs of Jackson, Miss., and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Daly’s friend, Billy Allen, said the twotime major champion’s vital signs were good but doctors were checking on possible injuries to his ribs and fingers. Temperatures were near 90 degrees.
“He was struggling pretty badly right before he collapsed,” said Leigh Brannan, the Deerfield Country Club pro. “But we’re all hoping it’s nothing serious and that he was just a little dehydrated.”
Will Power won the pole for Sunday’s season title-deciding race at Sonoma Raceway in California by circling the circuit in 1 minute 16.25 seconds. Power is fourth in the standings, trailing the leader, Team Penske teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, by 61 points. Montoya will start fifth at Sonoma.
Wisconsin driver Paul Menard took advantage of a lengthy laterace caution to save fuel and win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Road America track in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Second-seeded Petra Kvitova, who acknowledged fatigue from her battle with mononucleosis, won her second straight Connecticut Open title, beating fourthseeded Lucie Safarova, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2, in the all-Czech Republic final at New Haven.
Second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa won his first title in more than three years when he beat French qualifier PierreHugues Herbert, 6-4, 7-5, at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.
Chayton Krauss hit a run-scoring single to give Lewisberry, Pa., a 3-2 win over Pearland, Texas, for a berth in the Little League World Series title game at South Williamsport, Pa. Lewisberry will play Tokyo in the final Sunday. Tokyo beat Mexicali, Mexico, 1-0, in seven innings for the international title.
Tejay van Garderen of the U.S. will miss cycling ’s world championships in Virginia next month after a crash during the Spanish Vuelta at Murcia, Spain, left the American star with a broken shoulder. The pileup in the eighth stage left Belgian rider Kris Boeckmans in an induced coma with a concussion and facial fractures.
Joey Counts scored on a oneyard run on fourth and goal with two seconds left to give Montana a 38-35 victory over North Dakota State at Missoula, Mont.