IN BRIEF
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Robert Doornbos survived a mishap on the first lap that dropped him into last place, recovering to win the San Jose Grand Prix Sunday and close in on points leader Sebastien Bourdais.
Doornbos, a native of the Netherlands in his first season in the Champ Car series, finished 6.145 seconds ahead of runner-up Neel Jani. Oriol Servia, who led for 42 laps on the 1.443-mile street course, was third.
Bourdais finished fifth and his lead over Doornbos in the championship race dwindled to 10 points (216-206).
PARIS — Alberto Contador won the doping-scarred Tour de France Sunday, a new, young and unlikely winner for the three-week race shaken to its core by scandals.The 24-year-old rider for the American Discovery Channel team was the youngest champion since Jan Ullrich of Germany in 1997. He also was the first Spaniard to win the crown since the last of Miguel Indurain's five titles in 1995.His margin of victory — just 23 seconds ahead of Cadel Evans of Australia — was the second-narrowest in the Tour's 104-year history.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Natalie Gulbis finally earned her first LPGA Tour title Sunday, getting a birdie on the first hole of a playoff against South Korea's Jang Jeong to win the Evian Masters.Jang and the 24-year-old American finished the fourth round tied at 4-under 284. Gulbis had a final round 70, and Jang birdied the last hole to finish with a 72.Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa (68) was one shot behind and tied for third place with Juli Inkster (75) of the United States and Shin Ji-yai (72) of South Korea. Michelle Wie finished tied for 69th place with a 16-over 304, after a final round 76.
MARKHAM, Ontario — Jim Furyk defended his Canadian Open title Sunday, taking the lead with a hole-in-one on the 209-yard fourth hole and finishing with a 7-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Vijay Singh (68).Furyk had a 16-under 268 total on Angus Glen's links-style North Course. Three strokes behind Singh after the third round, Furyk birdied two of the first three holes before moving ahead at 13 under with his third career ace.Ryan Palmer and George McNeill closed with 66s to tie for third at 13 under, and Bob Heintz (67) and Hunter Mahan (67) followed at 12 under.
