SAN ANTONIO (AP) β The NBA Finals are tied at one game apiece after LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Miami’s 98-96 win over the Spurs in San Antonio. James shot 14-for-22 from the field, including all three of his 3-point attempts. He scored eight points in the final 7:14, one game after a faulty air condition system in the building led to cramps that caused James to miss the final four minutes.
PARIS (AP) β Top-seed Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL’) has retained the French Open championship with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 win over second-seed Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich). The championship is Nadal’s ninth at the French Open and fifth straight. By winning it he will be No. 1 in the world rankings on Monday.
LONG LOND, Pa. (AP) β Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the winner of the Pocono 400 after passing Brad Keselowski with five laps to go. Earnhardt’s victory coupled with his win in the Daytona 500 gives him multiple wins in a season for the first time in a decade. Keselowski finished second with Kyle Busch third.
MEMPHIS (AP) β Ben Crane wrapped up the weather plagued St. Jude Classic for his first victory since 2011. He closed with a 3-over 73 to beat Troy Merritt by one shot. Merritt finished with a 71. Phil Mickelson tuned up for the U.S. Open with a 72 to finish at minus-6, four shots off the lead.
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) β Inbee Park is the winner of the Manulife Financial Classic, her first LPGA Tour title in more than 11 months. She matched the course record with a 10-under 61 for a 23-under total and a three-stroke victory. Runner-up Cristie Kerr finished with a 63.
