In Brief
Seneca Valley's Shawn Cross and Butler's Zach Reiser both scored a goal for the North team in the Western Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association's all-star game, played Saturday at Quaker Valley High School.
The South won by a score of 10-8.
Butler's Chris Blakely and SV's Mike Johnson played well defensively despite their team's defeat.
DUBLIN, Ohio — Handy with the wedge and hot with the putter, Carl Pettersson picked up a prestigious trophy, a salute from Jack Nicklaus and a welcome break from U.S. Open qualifying by winning the Memorial on Sunday.Pettersson turned a potential bogey into birdie by chipping in on the par-5 11th and got up-and-down on three straight holes to eliminate any suspense at Muirfield Village, closing with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory over Brett Wetterich and Zach Johnson.It was the second PGA Tour victory for the 28-year-old Swede, and sweet redemption for how his week began.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — South Korean rookie Seon-Hwa Lee won her first LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 to surge past Annika Sorenstam and several other contenders for a three-stroke victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.The 20-year-old Lee, second three times this year, birdied her last two holes to finish with the lowest round of the tournament and a 16-under 197 total.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Gil Morgan rallied from two strokes down on the final two holes to win the Allianz Championship by a shot, a week after blowing a final-round lead in the Senior PGA Championship.The 59-year-old Morgan closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 16-under 197 and break the tournament record by two strokes.Former ump Gregg suffers strokeFormer major league umpire Eric Gregg, who spent his career trying to overcome weight problems, had a stroke and was unconscious Sunday night, his son said.The 55-year-old Gregg was at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia, Kevin Gregg said.Gregg was among 22 umpires who lost their jobs in 1999 when their labor plan of mass resignations backfired. Recognized for his 300-pound-plus frame and large strike zone, he worked the 1989 World Series, four championship series, two division series and one All-Star game.
ST. LOUIS — This is a much larger challenge for the St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols will be out indefinitely with a strained muscle on his right side.Pujols, last year's NL MVP and this season's major league leader in home runs and RBIs, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday.An MRI exam scheduled for Monday will give the team a better picture how long Pujols, batting .308 with 25 homers and 65 RBIs, will be sidelined.
