SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Ogilvy wins Barracuda Championship
In Reno, Nev., Geoff Ogilvy won the Barracuda Championship for his eighth PGA Tour title and first since 2010, scoring five points with an eagle on the par5 13th and pulling away for a fivepoint victory in the modified Stableford event.
Players received eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie, zero for par, minusone for bogey and minusthree for double bogey or worse.
In Minnesota, Kenny Perry scrambled for a birdie on the 18th hole to beat Bernhard Langer by a stroke in the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship..
MLB: Orioles squeak by Mariners In Baltimore, Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of
threehit ball in a duel with Hisashi Iwakuma, Nick
Markakis hit his first career leadoff homer and the Orioles beat the Mariners 10 for their fourth straight series win.
Mike Trout had an RBI double in a fiverun first inning and the Angels beat the Rays 75 in a game delayed by a power outage at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
In St. Louis, John Lackey won his Cardinals debut when the Cardinals rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers 32 .
AUTO: Earnhardt Jr. sweeps at Pocono
Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead off the final restart with three laps left and won to complete a season sweep at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.
Earnhardt held off the hardcharging Kevin Harvick to win for the third time this season.
NCAA: Texas dismisses five, suspends three
New Texas coach Charlie Strong suspended offensive lineman Desmond Harrison, wide receiver Daje John
son and safety Josh Turner at least one game for rules violations.
Dismissed and released from their scholarship were running backs Joe Bergeron and Jalen Overstreet, wide receivers Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander and defensive back Chevoski Collins.
ETC.: Serena in top form, wins fourth title of ’14
Serena Williams won her WTAleading fourth title of the season, beating thirdseeded Angelique Kerber 76(1), 63 in the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif.
Tina Charles had 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Liberty beat the Dream 8376 in Atlanta.
NFL: Report: Packers to retire Favre’s number
According to ESPN, the Packers will retire Brett Favre’s No. 4 jersey and induct him into the team’s Hall of Fame this season. The report says details will be announced Monday.