NEW YORK (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford died of natural causes Sunday morning at age 84.Gifford was a 1951 All-American at Southern California and the top draft pick of the New York Giants in 1952. The six-time All-NFL selection averaged almost 50 minutes a game as a halfback, flanker and defensive back in 1953, three years after he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Busch finished second in yesterday’s Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen to climb to 30th in points and reach the cutoff for making the Chase for the Sprint Cup title. He has won four Sprint Cup events since missing the first 11 of the season because of a broken leg and foot suffered in an Xfinity race at Daytona in February. Joey Logano won Sunday’s road race at Watkins Glen after Kevin Harvick ran out of gas on the last lap.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Shane Lowry carded four birdies and no bogies in a 66 that allowed him to win the PGA’s Bridgestone Invitational at 11-under par, two strokes ahead of Bubba Watson. Lowry locked up victory with a shot that sailed through trees from left of the 18th fairway and descended over a bunker before settling just over 10 feet from the hole for one final birdie. Watson had a final round 4-under-66 as well to finish alone in second at minus-9.
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jeff Maggert shot a final round 6-under-64 to win the Champions Tour Shaw Charity Classic. He finished 16-under-par, four shots in front of Colin Montgomerie and five better than Scott Dunlap and Mark O’Meara. Maggert’s round featured seven birdies and a bogey.
CHICAGO (AP) — Police swept through Wrigley Field with dogs after a telephone threat prompted police to evacuate the ballpark for about an hour late yesterday afternoon. Security told the media to leave the press box right following the Cubs’ 2-0 victory over the Giants. A Chicago Police spokesman said the department received a telephone threat that prompted officers to investigate. Neither police, nor ballpark security, would provide further details about the nature of the threat.
