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Monday, July 20, 2015

Rough Draft of a sports update for Late Sunday, July 19, 2015


ROUND FOUR OF THE BRITISH OPEN WILL TEE OFF ON MONDAY.  JASON DAY, LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN (WUHST'-HY-ZEN) AND IRISH AMATEUR PAUL DUNNE WILL SHARE THE LEAD AT 12-UNDER-PAR.  DUNNE IS THE FIRST AMATEUR TO HAVE A SHARE OF THE LEAD AFTER THREE ROUNDS OF PLAY SINCE BOBBY JONES DID IT IN 1927.  JORDAN SPIETH IS ONE SHOT OFF THE LEAD AND IS TRYING TO BECOME THE FIRST GOLFER TO WIN THE YEAR'S FIRST THREE MAJORS SINCE BEN HOGAN DID IT IN 1953.


N.Y. Yankees 2, Seattle 1
   Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 0
   Baltimore 9, Detroit 3
   Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3, 11 innings
   Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1
   Houston 10, Texas 0 (Dallas Kuechel with a career high 13 strikeouts over 7 innings)
   Oakland 14, Minnesota 1
   Boston at Los Angeles, ppd., rain (1st game rained out in 20 years)
==Angels will host a double-header for the first time in 12 years.


Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3, 11 innings
   L.A. Dodgers 5, Washington 0 (Zack Greinke with 43-and-two-third consecutive scoreless innings)
   Philadelphia 8, Miami 7
   Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 1
   N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 1, 18 innings (Mets left 25 on base and 1 for 26 with RISP)
   San Francisco 2, Arizona 1 (Giants won six straight)
   Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta 1
   Colorado at San Diego, ppd., rain (1st game rained out in 9 years)



KYLE BUSCH WON THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY.  HE HAS THREE WINS DESPITE MISSING THE FIRST 11 RACES OF THE SEASON WITH A BROKEN LEG.  HE HAS A CHANCE AT THE 16-DRIVER FIELD FOR THE SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP.   

AND BRITAIN'S CHRIS FROOME IS WEARING THE YELLOW JERSEY AFTER 15 STAGES OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE.  THE RACE WILL MOVE INTO THE ALPS THIS COMING WEEK.


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