Oct 29 2009
Yankees Even World Series
A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings and Mariano Rivera got the last six outs to lift New York to a 3-1 win in Game 2 of the World Series. The series is now tied at one. Game 3 will be Saturday in Philadelphia. Pedro Martinez took the loss by allowing three runs in six-plus innings.
Ian Poulter led after the first round of the Singapore Open. Rain delayed the end of the round until Friday morning local time. The second round is underway with Felipe Aguilar and Wen-Chong Liang, Ernie Els and Yih-Shin Chin tied for second, one stroke behind Poulter.
The first round of the PGA Tour event in Madison, Mississippi was postponed due to heavy rain and a soaked course before a shot was played. Officials hope to begin action Friday.
Anthony Kim and Oliver Wilson each won two matches at the restructured World Match Play Championship in Spain Thursday. Kim leads Group A with four points after beating Retief Goosen, 4 up, and Paul Casey, 3 up. Goosen has two points after beating Scott Strange, 1 up. Strange has two points also for his 1-up win over Casey. Kim plays Strange and Goosen meets Casey Friday.
Wilson leads Group B with four points following wins over Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer, both 1 up. Kaymer also lost 1 up to Robert Allenby. Allenby and Garcia halved their 18-hole match. Wilson battles Allenby and Garcia faces Kaymer tomorrow.
In Group C, Simon Dyson handled Henrik Stenson, 3 up, and Angel Cabrera crushed Rory McIlroy, 5 up. In Group D, Jeev Milkha Singh dominated Lee Westwood, 6 up, and Ross Fisher eased past Camilo Villegas, 2 up. Players in both groups will play their last two matches Friday. Group winners advance to Saturday’s semifinals.
North Carolina (5-3, 1-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) upset #13 Virginia Tech (6-3, 3-2), 20-17, in Blacksburg today. In the NBA, Chicago beat San Antonio, 92-85, and Denver edged Portland, 97-94.
Houston played to a 0-0 tie at Seattle to start the MLS Western Conference playoffs. The return leg will be played in Houston next week. Kansas is ranked number one in the college basketball preseason coaches poll.
