Bradley-Mickelson give US 1st point at Ryder Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — The Americans made a statement with the first point at the Ryder Cup.
Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson won 4-and-3 Friday morning, handing Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald their first loss ever in foursomes. The Europeans had been 4-0 together, and Garcia was 8-0-1 in alternate-shot play at the Ryder Cup.
Bradley, a Ryder Cup rookie, was unshakable, making one big putt after another. None was bigger than the last, and he drained a 15-footer on No. 15 to clinch the match. While his caddie twirled the flag stick, Bradley screamed and pumped his fist, then exchanged a hand slap and a hug with Mickelson.
Donald needed to hole out from the bunker to extend the match, but it wasn’t close.
Playoff positioning
UNDATED (AP) — The frantic finish for the five remaining post-season spots resumes as part of a full major league baseball slate tonight.
The Cardinals have the upper hand for the lone unfilled National League playoff spot and try to inch closer to clinching it when they host NL East-leading Washington. St. Louis sends 16-game winner Kyle Lohse to the mound. The Cardinals enjoy a three-game lead over the Dodgers for the final wildcard spot with six games to go.
The Dodgers try to keep hope alive when the host Colorado.
The tightest battle is in the American League East, where the Yankees hold a one-game lead over Baltimore with six games to go. New York resumes its series in Toronto, where they were shut out by the Blue Jays last night. Baltimore opens a home series against Boston. Chris Tillman gets the call for the Orioles, sporting an 8-2 mark and 3.08 ERA.
Tampa Bay is four games out in the East, and has surged to within two games of a wildcard spot. The Rays put their eight-game winning streak on the line when they visit the staggering White Sox tonight. Chicago has lost eight of nine to fall two games back of Detroit for the top spot in the AL Central. The Tigers will be looking for their fifth straight win when they continue their series in Minnesota tonight.
It looks like Texas is on its way to another AL West title. The Rangers sport a four-game lead over Oakland heading into tonight’s play. Texas opens a home series against the Angels and 19-game winner Jered Weaver. Oakland heads home to start a series against Seattle.
Kansas Speedway road race set for August 2013
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The first road race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for next August.
The Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Sports Car Challenge Series will take to the new road course built inside the speedway under the lights on Aug. 16-17, 2013. The course was built this summer during an extensive renovation to Kansas Speedway.
The two NASCAR races scheduled for the tri-oval next year are April 19-21 and Oct. 4-6. The road race gives the speedway a third date of racing on the calendar.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland 6:05 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Atlanta 6:35 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
Chi Cubs at Arizona 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego 9:05 p.m.
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m.