In Brief
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — Se Ri Pak hit a utility club from about 200 yards within 3 inches of the cup on the first playoff hole to beat Karrie Webb and win the LPGA Championship.
Pak atoned for a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole in regulation with the spectacular second shot on that same hole to beat Webb, who was trying to capture the second leg of the Grand Slam.
HARRISON, N.Y. — Vijay Singh ended a 21-event winless streak with his record third Barclays Classic title, closing with a 3-under 68 for two-stroke victory over Adam Scott in the final tournament before the U.S. Open.Singh, a shot behind leader Billy Andrade after the third round, took a two-stroke lead over Brett Quigley with a 25-foot birdie putt on the 218-yard 16th and added a birdie on the par-5 18th to finish at 10-under 274.Singh tied Sam Snead's tour record for victories over 40 with 17.
NEW YORK — Jazil came roaring around the final turn and cruised to victory in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, taking the final leg of the Triple Crown against a lackluster field missing the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners.Without Barbaro and Bernardini, the Belmont was missing its usual appeal, but 18-year-old jockey Fernando Jara and Jazil had the crowd on its feet in holding off Bluegrass Cat at the finish.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Helio Castroneves took advantage of a botched pit stop by Dan Wheldon at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night and won his third IRL race of the season.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Roger Clemens struck out 11 and allowed two hits in six innings for Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday night.It was the second minor-league tuneup for his scheduled June 22 return to the Houston Astros. Clemens tied the Hooks' single-game record for strikeouts.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Bernard Hopkins won a unanimous decision over light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver on Saturday, capping an 18-year career with an upset.
