Slugger Lee May dies; Vegas wins in playoff
Lee May, an All-Star slugger who put up 100-RBI seasons for three teams, has died. He was 74. The Cincinnati Reds said Sunday that May died over the weekend. He was a member of the team’s Hall of Fame and lived in the area. The Reds didn’t provide additional details on his death.
Known for wagging his bat before taking meaty cuts, May hit 354 homers with 1,244 RBI in 18 years. He drove in more than 100 runs in a season for the Reds, Houston and Baltimore. He finished with Kansas City in 1982. May starred for the Reds in the 1970 World Series, going 7 for 18 (.389) with two homers and eight RBI in a fivegame loss to Baltimore. He was a three-time All-Star first baseman.
VEGAS TAKES CANADIAN OPEN
Jhonattan Vegas successfully defended his RBC Canadian Open title at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario, beating Charley Hoffman with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. Vegas’ approach from the left bunker on the par-5 18th hit the grass just above the sand lip and went through the green. The 32-year-old Venezuelan chipped to a foot and won when Hoffman’s birdie try slid past the hole.
In Bridgend, Wales, Bernhard Langer won the Senior British Open in rain and wind at Royal Porthcawl for his record-extending 10th senior major title and fifth in the last 10. The 59-year-old German closed with an even-par 72 to finish at 4-under 280 and beat American Corey Pavin (71) by three strokes. Langer joined Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three senior majors in a season.
LIBERTY EDGES SKY
Tina Charles notched 15 points and 10 rebounds, Kiah Stokes added 10 points and 16 rebounds and the Liberty beat the host Chicago Sky, 86-82. Sugar Rodgers hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, Epiphanny Prince scored 12 points, and Shavonte Zellous had 10 for the Libs (12-10), who have won four of five.
KYLE BUSCH WINS
Kyle Busch used a bumpand-run on Kevin Harvick to take the lead and held on to snap a 36-race losing streak and win the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Busch won for the first time this season in the No. 18 Toyota and for the first time ever at Pocono. Busch had led more than 1,000 laps this season entering the race.