NEW YORK (AP) β In the lone day game in Major League Baseball the Mets are playing host to the Giants this afternoon. In the National League West the Giants trail the first-place Dodgers by 2 Β½ games. Los Angeles is home to the Angels this evening.
CANTON, Ohio (AP) β The NFL exhibition season got underway last night with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. In a contest featuring two New York teams, the Giants got the better of the Bills 17-13.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) β The fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year in men’s golf is this week in Louisville, Kentucky. The favorite to win the PGA Championship has to be Rory McIlroy, who followed up his win in the British Open with a victory yesterday in the Bridgestone Invitational. The status of Tiger Woods is uncertain as he had to withdraw from play yesterday with back spasms.
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) β Dale Earnhardt Jr. started yesterday’s NASCAR race in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from the ninth position but left the rack with a win. He led just 14 of the 160 laps and took the lead for good on a restart with three laps remaining to hold off Kevin Harvick to earn his third win of the season.
LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) β Scott Dixon likes the IndyCar track at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio. He went from last in qualifying to capture his fifth win at Mid-Ohio in the last eight years. Dixon led a total of 45 laps and captured his 34th series win and first since Houston last October.
