HOLLIDAY JOINS OKLAHOMA STATE COACHING STAFF

After four teams, seven all-star appearances, four Silver Slugger awards and a World Series title with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, Matt Holliday is back home in Oklahoma.

Holliday, who spent the past 15 years in major-league baseball, has joined the coaching staff at Oklahoma State University.

The Holliday connection runs deep at OSU. Holliday’s father, Tom, coached at OSU from 1997-2003. Matt’s older brother Josh was on staff as an assistant coach from 2001-03 and is now the head coach in Stillwater. Of course, he hired his little brother to oversee the offense and outfield for the Cowboys.

Matt Holliday played prep baseball and football at Stillwater High School, where he was a standout in both sports.

2 horses killed at Del Mar in collision during training.

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» Two horses were killed in a CALI F. freak collision at Del Mar during training on the second day of its season. The accident occurred Thursday morning when Charge A Bunch, trained by Carla Gaines, threw rider Geovanni Franco, turned sharply and collided with Carson Valley, who was trained by Bob Baffert.

Carson Valley’s rider, jockey Assael Espinoza, was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and Franco was not injured. Franco rode as scheduled in the day’s first race.

Baffert said it was a freak accident beyond anyone’s control.

J.T. Poston shoots 62 to take 1-shot lead in Barbasol.

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» J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to KY . take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. Poston birdied six of the first eight holes at rain-softened Keene Trace, bogeyed the par-3 ninth and added five more birdies on the back nine for his lowest score on the PGA Tour.

Morgan, Creamer tied for lead in LPGA Tour team event.

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Creamer shot a best-ball 6-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s first-year team event. Stephanie Meadow and Giulia Molinaro had a 61, and Frenchwomen Celine Boutier and Karine Icher shot 62 to match Pressel and Creamer at 10-under 130 at Midland Country Club. The teams will play alternate shot Friday and close Saturday with a best-ball round.

Rebels assistant Cotton waiting for heart transplant.

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» UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and won’t coach this on the field this season. Rebels coach Tony Sanchez says the 62-year-old Cotton is in Omaha, Nebraska, and currently on a waiting list to receive a transplant. Cotton is an Omaha native and former University of Nebraska assistant coach.

Haynesworth thanks new “family” of potential kidney donors.

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Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth has recovered enough to receive treatment outside a hospital as his search for a new kidney continues. The 38-year-old Haynesworth has posted an update on social media of his first dialysis treatment outside the hospital. He thanked hospital staff who drained fluid off his lungs and everyone supporting him through this ordeal. He also calls those who have reached out to see if they could be a kidney donor his new family.

US Open purse to surpass $57 million, richest in tennis.

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The U.S. Open total purse this year is more than $57 million, the richest in tennis history. The men’s and women’s singles champion will each receive $3.85 million, and the men’s and women’s doubles champion teams will get $740,000. Those are both the highest payouts in U.S. Open history. The final major of the year will be played Aug. 26 through Sept. 8.