National Sports News

Last Update on September 02, 2010 16:44 EDT

MLB-SCHEDULE

UNDATED (AP) -- New York's CC Sabathia became the first 19-game winner of the season as the Yankees beat Oakland 5-0. Sabathia gave up just one hit through eight innings, striking out five and walking three. Curtis Granderson had a big day at the plate for New Yorkers, hitting a pair of home runs.

The win gives the Yankees and a game and a-half lead over idle Tampa Bay in the American League East.

Coming up tonight in the junior circuit, Boston plays at Baltimore, Seattle entertains Cleveland and Minnesota has a home game with Detroit. The Twins lead the White Sox by four games in the AL Central Division.

There are just two games on the National League schedule tonight. First-place Atlanta of the East is home to the Mets, while Philadelphia, three games back of the Braves in the division, are at Colorado.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UNDATED (AP) -- There are four top-25 college football games tonight. The highest-ranked team in action is No. 2 Ohio State as the Buckeyes entertain Marshall. In other games, 13th-ranked Miami is home to Florida A&M, 14th-ranked Southern Cal is at Hawaii and Pittsburgh, the 15th-ranked school in the AP poll, is at Utah.

TENNIS-US OPEN

NEW YORK (AP) -- Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Federer has won 42 of his past 43 matches at Flushing Meadows, the only loss coming in last year's final.

Sixth-seed Nikolay Davydenko was upset by France's Richard Gasquet ,6-3, 6-4, 6-2. And Mardy Fish of the U.S., the 19th-seed, defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.

In women's play, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round with a 6-love, 6-love win over Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen. Wozniacki needed only 47 minutes to record the "double-bagel" win.

Wozniacki is seeking a return trip to the U.S. Open final, where she lost to Kim Clijsters last year.

Seventh-seed and Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva beat 94th-ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, 7-6 in a second round match. Zvonareva has now made it to the third round at Flushing Meadows in seven of her eight trips to the tournament.

American teenager Beatrice Capra pulled off an upset today. The 18-year old from Ellicott City, Md., defeated 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Capra has now advanced to the third round of her first Grand Slam event.

NFL-STEELERS

UNDATED (AP) -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger tomorrow to discuss the quarterback's six-game suspension. Goodell has said he would make a decision after the preseason concludes regarding a possible reduction of the suspension. The Steelers play Carolina tonight. Although the NFL has not confirmed the exact location or time for the meeting, Roethlisberger is expected to meet Goodell at league headquarters.

Roethlisberger was suspended in April under the league's personal conduct policy and is not eligible to return until Oct. 31 at New Orleans. However, Goodell stipulated in the suspension that it could be reduced if Roethlisberger behaves well and undergoes counseling. The commissioner indicated when he met with Roethlisberger earlier in August that Roethlisberger was on the right track.

BASKETBALL-FIBA

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States upped its record in the FIBA World Championship to 5-and-0 with a 92-57 win over Tunisia. The game was the last for the Americans in Group B pool play.

Up next for the U.S. squad is a game against Angola, which finished play in Group A with a 2-and-3 mark. That game will take place next Monday.

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 14 points for the U.S. team and Stephen Curry had 13.

NHL-SHARKS

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Sharks have secured the services of another goaltender. Veteran Antti Niemi has signed a one-year, $2 million deal. He played all but one period of the Blackhawks' run to the Stanley Cup title, going 16-6 with a 2.63 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and two shutouts.

Earlier in the offseason the Sharks inked Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki . He agreed to a two-year, $4 million deal on the first day of free agency in July.

NHL-PENGUINS-STAAL

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Penguins forward Jordan Staal is expected to miss the start of training camp as he recovers from an infection to his right foot, which was severely injured during the NHL playoffs.

Staal's offseason preparation has been hampered by the infection, which developed after he twice had surgery to repair a lacerated tendon.

Penguins general manager Ray Shero believes Staal will be ready for the Oct. 7 opener against Philadelphia.

OBIT-PRYOR

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Former University of Oklahoma basketball player Ken Pryor, whose basket lifted the Sooners into the 1947 NCAA championship game, has died. School spokesman Mike Houck says Pryor died on Tuesday at the age of 85.

Pryor's bank shot with 10 seconds remaining in a 1947 semifinal game gave OU a 55-54 win over Texas and sent the Sooners into the finals against Holy Cross. The Crusaders, with future Hall-of-Famer Bob Cousy , beat Oklahoma, 58-47.

FIGURE SKATING-LYSACEK

UNDATED (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek is taking off the rest of the competitive skating season. He says he'd like to be back on the ice in time for the national championships in January.

Lysacek's decision hardly comes as a surprise considering his whirlwind schedule since winning the men's figure skating title at the Vancouver Games. He was runner-up last season on "Dancing with the Stars," and has spent the summer doing ice shows and promotional and charity appearances.