NBA-HEAT
Bosh opts out
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat’s Big 3 are all pending free agents.
Chris Bosh has joined Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and LeBron James in opting out of his contract with Miami. The move was not unexpected, and gives the Heat a gigantic amount of financial flexibility to shop with when the free-agent window officially opens at midnight Tuesday.
LeBron James opted out of his contract on Tuesday, and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade did likewise on Saturday. The trio did so to give Heat president Pat Riley a chance to spend the biggest amount of money possible. Although they’ve opted out of their contracts, none of the three has expressed true interest in leaving the franchise after taking the Heat to four straight NBA Finals.
Reserve guard Norris Cole is the only player from Miami’s playoff roster with a completely guaranteed contract for next season.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Kershaw’s latest gem allows Dodgers to catch Giants
UNDATED (AP) — Clayton Kershaw has helped the Los Angeles Dodgers pull into a virtual tie with San Francisco in the National League West, three weeks after the Giants were 9 1/2 games ahead of their bitter rival.
Kershaw ran his career-best scoreless streak to 28 innings and improved to 9-2 by scatting five hits in seven innings of the Dodgers’ 6-0 shutout of St. Louis. Kershaw struck out 13 to close out a month in which he was 6-0 with a no-hitter, a 0.82 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 44 innings.
Andre Ethier (EE’-thee-ur) hit a three-run homer in the Dodgers’ 12th victory in 16 games.
The Reds helped the Dodgers catch the Giants. Homer Bailey carried a no-hitter into the seventh and Cincinnati completed its first four-game sweep at San Francisco in 42 years by blanking the Giants 4-0. Bailey was within seven outs of a no-hitter for the third straight season until Buster Posey singled.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— B.J. Upton hit a two-run triple as Atlanta beat the Phillies 3-2 to complete the Braves’ first four-game sweep in Philadelphia since the Phils’ 1964 collapse. Gerald Laird hit an RBI double to back Aaron Harang, who surrendered 11 hits but just two runs in seven innings.
— Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 triumph against the New York Mets. Ike Davis added a two-run single to support Edinson Volquez, who worked six shutout innings despite yielding eight hits.
— Rookie Odrisamer Despaigne (oh-DREE’-sah-mehr dehs-PAHN’-yay) won his second straight start and San Diego scored twice in the fourth inning to beat Arizona 2-1. Despaigne limited the Diamondbacks to a first-inning run and five hits before leaving with two out in the seventh.
— Milwaukee made two errors on the same play, allowing Colorado to score three runs in a 10-4 rout of the Brewers. Charlie Culberson hit a two-run homer, Corey Dickerson added a two-run double and Jorge De La Rosa picked up his eighth win despite allowing three wild pitches and hitting a batter in six innings.
— Nate Freiman launched a three-run homer and Oakland completed a three-game sweep by topping Miami 4-3. Tommy Milone allowed two earned runs in seven innings to win his sixth consecutive decision.
— Kansas City beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Omar Infante’s (ihn-FAHN’-tayz) RBI single off newly-acquired Jason Grilli in the bottom of the ninth. Lorenzo Cain was 4-for-5 with three doubles and two RBIs.
— Jose Abreu (ah-BRAY’-oo) extended his hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single and Moises (MOY’-sehs) Sierra hit a solo homer as the White Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-0 in Chicago. Jose Quintana allowed three hits in seven innings to pitch Chicago to its third straight win.
— Matt Joyce homered twice, had a career-high five hits and drove in four runs to highlight the Rays’ 12-7 win over the Orioles in Baltimore. Tampa Bay trailed 4-3 before Kevin Kiermaier and Logan Forsythe went deep during a seven-run sixth.
— Boston was an 8-5 winner against the New York Yankees as David Ortiz hit a three-run homer and Dustin Pedroia (peh-DROY’-uh) added three RBIs to help the Red Sox win the rubber match of the three-game series. John Lackey managed to pick up his ninth win despite surrendering four earned runs and six hits in five innings.
— Minnesota’s 10-game road losing streak is over after Kendrys (KEHN’-drihs) Morales hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning of the Twins’ 3-2 triumph at Texas. Kyle Gibson picked up his seventh win, allowing eight hits and tying a career high with eight innings.
— L.J. Hoes and Jon Singleton each had two RBIs in Houston’s third victory in four games, 6-4 against Detroit. Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay), Matt Dominguez and Carlos Corporan had three hits apiece for the Astros.
— Felix Hernandez allowed one hit and struck out nine over eight innings of Seattle’s 3-0 shutout of Cleveland. Robinson Cano (kah-NOH’) smacked a two-run homer and Fernando Rodney claimed his 23rd save to help Hernandez pick up his 10th win.
WORLD CUP
Dutch, Costa Ricans advance
UNDATED (AP) — Mexico was just minutes away from a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the second round of World Cup. But the Dutch rallied to earn a 2-1 victory and a berth in the quarterfinals.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar (HYN’-teh-lahr) entered the game in the 76th minute and scored the game-winner on a penalty kick late in injury time after Arjen Robben was tripped up. Wesley Sneijder knotted the score in the 88th minute, drilling a shot from inside the box.
Costa Rica beat Greece in a penalty shootout to reach the quarterfinals for the first time after defending with 10 men for nearly an hour.
Michael Umana scored the decisive penalty as Costa Rica won the shootout 5-3 after the game ended 1-1 following extra time.
The U.S. resumes play on Tuesday with a knockout round match against Belgium.
NHL
Buffalo buys out defenseman…Bolts swap Purcell for Gagner
UNDATED (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have bought out defenseman Christian Ehrhoff’s (EHR’-hahfs) contract, making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed a 10-year, $40 million contract with the Sabres in 2011 and made $18 million over the first two years of the deal.
Also in the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers traded center Sam Gagner (GAHN’-yay) to the Tampa Bay Lightning for left wing Teddy Purcell (PUR’-sul). Moments later, the Lightning sent Gagner and B.J. Crombeen to the Arizona Coyotes for a sixth-round pick.
The 24-year-old Gagner had 10 goals and 37 points in 67 games last season, while Purcell accounted for 12 goals and 42 assists in 81 games.
GOLF-QUICKEN LOANS NATIONAL
Rose outlasts Stefani
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Justin Rose won the Quicken Loans National at Congressional in a playoff over Shawn Stefani.
Rose two-putted for par on the final hole, while Stefani made double bogey. Both were 1-under in the final round and 4-under through regulation.
GOLF-SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Langer wins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bernhard Langer made a short birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Jeff Sluman to win the Senior Players Championship.
The victory is the 56-year-old Langer’s third of the year and his third major title on the Champions Tour. The two-time Masters champion shot an even-par 70 to finish at 15-under 265 at Fox Chapel.
GOLF-LPGA
Lewis takes title
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Stacy Lewis birdied three of her last four holes to win the NW Arkansas Championship. Lewis closed with a 6-under 65 for a 12-under total, one shot ahead of Lydia Ko, Cristie Kerr and Angela Stanford.
Second-round leader Michelle Wie (wee) shot a 73 to tie for eighth at 8 under.
INDYCAR-HOUSTON
Weekend doubleheader complete
HOUSTON (AP) — Simon Pagenaud picked up his second win of the season in the second race of the Grand Prix of Houston doubleheader. The first race took place on Saturday. The victory comes a day after Pagenaud started from the pole in the first race but had an early spin. The Frenchman was the class of the field in the second race.
