Williams sisters extend family winning streak with Davenport win
Serena Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport 4 6 6 4 7 6 1 to win the estyle com Classic in Manhattan Beach, extending the family streak to four tournaments. Davenport led 6 5 in the final set before Williams rallied, overcoming errors to claim the victory and improve her career record against Davenport to 5 1. Venus Williams earlier beat Davenport in Wimbledon and claimed titles in Bank of the West and Acura classics.
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Rockers Tie Playoff Series With Miracle In Nail Biter
Cleveland Rockers toppled Orlando Miracle 63-54 to even the best of three Eastern Conference series at one game each. Helen Darling led Rockers with 15 points, while Taj McWilliams and Jones added double figures. Next game scheduled Tuesday in Cleveland as Rockers hosted solid home record this season.
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Park edges Martin for first Winston Cup at Watkins Glen
Steve Park from East Northport N.Y. won his first Winston Cup race on the 2.45 mile Watkins Glen road course after starting 18th. Jeff Gordon, aiming for a record seventh road win, tangled with Tony Stewart and finished off the lead pack as Park held off a late challenge from Mark Martin to claim victory in the Global Crossing at Watkins Glen.
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Princeton Edges P-Rays 4-3 To Sweep Indians At Hunnicutt Field
Princeton remains 1/2 game behind the East lead as Jeff Ridgway fanned seven in five innings and Oscar Alvarez yielded the decisive runs in relief. The P-Rays stranded 11 and misplayed two infield chances as Princeton pulled away 4-3 in the sixth inning. Edgar Gonzalez appeared at short for Princeton and doubled, while Burlington’s offense stalled late with two RBI hits misplayed.
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Astros belt Phillies in 14 7 NL roundup highlight
Houston blasted Philadelphia 14 7 as Craig Bagwell drove in seven runs with two homers tying an Astros single event RBI mark. Moises Alou added two homers and Hidalgo and Truby also connected as the club matched a franchise home run record.
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D Rays rally past White Sox in ninth
In St Petersburg John Flaherty belted a three run homer with one out in the ninth to lift the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 5 3 victory over the Chicago White Sox Albie Lopez improved to 10 8 with a second straight complete game and fourth of the season In other AL action Mike Sweeney drove in 100th RBI of the season for Kansas City while Alex Gonzalez drove in five runs for Toronto and Travis Fryman homered for Cleveland in a 10 4 win over Seattle
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