LONDON (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s ability to play in next week’s British Open is iffy after he ruptured his ligament in his left ankle playing soccer over the weekend. His spokesman says the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer is definitely out of this week’s Scottish Open and will decide on the British Open after he assesses the severity of the injury.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Veteran forward David West has left the Indiana Pacers’ $12 million offer on the table for a one-year, $1.4 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs and a better chance to win an elusive championship. West spent the last four years with the Pacers and averaged 11.7 points and 6.8 rebounds in 66 games last season. He joins a Spurs club that has added All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge and retained Kawhi (ky-WY’) Leonard, Manu Ginobili (zhih-NOH’-blee) and Danny Green.
UNDATED (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that Marc Gasol (guh-SAWL’) has agreed to a five-year max deal worth more than $100 million to stay with the Memphis Grizzlies. The 7-foot-1 Spaniard is coming off the best season of his seven-year NBA career. He averaged 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists this past season.
TORONTO (AP) — Chris Sale’s major league record-tying string of double-digit strikeout games has ended at eight. Sale went the distance on a six-hitter in the Chicago White Sox’s 4-2 win over Toronto last night, but he finished with just six strikeouts. The one-hour, 54-minute game was the shortest in the majors since August 2011.
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ win over Japan in the Women’s World Cup final was seen by 26.7 million, the most viewed soccer game in the history of American television. Fox said yesterday its English-language coverage drew a 12.9 rating and was seen by an average of 25.4 million, and NBC’s Telemundo said its telecast averaged 1.27 million. Viewership topped the previous mark of 26.5 million set when Germany beat Argentina in last year’s men’s World Cup final.
