Horse Racing:
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will run in the Travers Stakes at a sold-out Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. American Pharoah would only be the fourth of 12 Triple Crown winners to run in the Travers, a race also known as the "Mid-Summer Derby." The only one to win was Whirlaway in 1941. Note: The Travers at Saratoga Race Course was capped this year at 50,000 people and all tickets have been sold.
MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays are the new leaders in the AL East, moving a half-game ahead of the New York Yankees following a three-game sweep of the Angels. Yesterday Toronto topped the Angels 12-5, Cleveland trumped the Yankees 4-3, Kansas City bested Boston 8-6, Minnesota slid past Baltimore 4-3 in 12 innings, Oakland beat Tampa Bay 8-2, Seattle won against the White Sox 8-6, and it was Texas over Detroit 4-2.
In the National League, the NL East-leading New York Mets completed a seven-game season sweep of Colorado to stay five games ahead of the Washington Nationals. The Mets bested Colorado 5-1. Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who also scored twice on wild pitches in the second inning. The Mets completed a sweep of the seven-game season series to stay five games ahead of second-place Washington in the NL East. Meanwhile Philadelphia blanked Milwaukee 9-5, Pittsburgh won against San Francisco 5-2, St. Louis beat San Diego 10-3, the Cubs tripled up Atlanta 9-3, Washington defeated Milwaukee 9-5, and Arizona shut out Cincinnati 4-0.
In interleague play, Houston edged the Dodgers 3-2 in 10 innings.
Andy Pettitte had his No. 46 retired by the Yankees on Sunday, one day after teammate Jorge Posada's No. 20 was also was honored by New York.
NFL:
New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson has returned to practice after dealing with a sore hamstring the past few weeks. Wilkerson hopes to play in the team's preseason game against the Giants on Saturday.
Tennis:
Roger Federer remained perfect in Cincinnati finals, winning an unprecedented seventh championship while denying Novak Djokovic the one title that always eludes him. Federer never faced a break point during a 7-6, 6-3 victory in the final of the Western & Southern Open. Serena Williams got her name on the Cincinnati trophy for the second time, beating Simona Halep 6-4, 7-6 in the U.S. Open tune-up.
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova overcame the heat and a three-hour match with Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova yesterday in the first round of the Connecticut Open. The 26-year-old Cibulkova won 7-6 (6) 6-7 (5) 6-3 as she continues her comeback from left Achilles surgery that sidelined her for more than four months this year.
PGA:
Davis Love III has won the Wyndham Championship to become the third-oldest winner in PGA Tour history, while Tiger Woods' season came to an abrupt end. The 51-year-old Love closed with a 6-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over third-round leader Jason Gore. Woods needed a win to earn a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs opener next week. He started just two shots off the pace but shot a par 70 to finish four back.
Lydia Ko has won the Canadian Pacific Women's Open for the third time and first as a professional, beating Stacy Lewis with a par on the first hole of a playoff. The 18-year-old Ko finished with an even-par 72 to match Lewis at 12-under 276 at Vancouver Golf Club.
IndyCar Racing:
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was in a coma and in critical condition Sunday night after sustaining a head injury during a race that afternoon at Pocono Raceway.
Wilson was injured when hit by a large piece of debris that broke off a car in the crash-filled race.
IndyCar released the information on Wilson's condition Sunday night and said he was undergoing further evaluation at Lehigh Valley Health Network Cedar Crest Hospital in Allentown.
Ryan Hunter-Reay won the race, finishing ahead of Josef Newgarden and IncyCar points leader Pablo Montoya.
Athletics:
Usain Bolt came roaring from behind in the final stride to edge Justin Gatlin for the 100-meter title at the world championship. The Jamaican two-time Olympic champ trailed for most of the sprint, but with a final lunge nipped Gatlin at the wire by one-hundreth of a second. Bolt earned his third world title in 9.79 seconds, ending Gatlin's two-year winning streak put together while Bolt was recovering from injuries.
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