[naviga:h3]Knapp wins U.S. Senior Amateur over Simson[/naviga:h3]

MINNEAPOLIS — Oakmont resident Sean Knapp won the U.S. Senior Amateur golf championship Thursday at the Minikahda Club.

Facing two-time champion Paul Simson, Knapp prevailed 2 and 1.

Knapp, 55, has won the Butler Eagle Amateur tournament five times.

[naviga:h3]Tebow will return to the N.Y. Mets next season[/naviga:h3]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Tebow says he plans to return to the New York Mets’ system next year after struggling for a long stretch in his first minor league season.

The Class A St. Lucie Mets finish play Sunday, and the 30-year-old Tebow says future plans are still being determined. It is not clear whether a big league callup to the out-of-contention Mets is a possibility for the 30-year-old outfielder.

Tebow played in two levels of Class A ball for the Mets this season. He was hitting a combined .222 with eight home runs and 51 RBIs in 123 games going into Thursday night.

[naviga:h3]Bumgarner scratched from start with flu[/naviga:h3]

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner was a late scratch for Thursday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals as a result of flu symptoms, the team announced.

Right-hander Matt Cain (3-10, 5.75 ERA) started in his place. The team has not yet announced when Bumgarner will return to the starting rotation.

Bumgarner (3-6, 2.85) is 3-3 in nine starts since coming off the disabled list on July 15 after spending nearly three months on it with a left shoulder AC sprain and bruised ribs. The 28-year-old lefthander suffered the injuries in a dirt-biking accident in Colorado on April 20.