Sportinjapan.com

NEW YORK (AP) The four American cyclists who arrived for last month’s Beijing Games wearing black masks and were subsequently ordered to apologize for offending the host nation are seeking an apology from the U.S. Olympic Committee. In a letter sent to the leadership group of the Athletes Advisory Council, an attorney for the four cyclists — Michael Friedman, Sarah Hammer, Bobby Lea and Jennie Reed — not only asked the USOC to apologize, but said the flap was “emotionally devastating” and… Read the full story

More here: U.S. cyclists demand apology from USOC regarding mask incident

ST. LOUIS (AP) Jim Furyk quietly pumped his fist when his final putt of a marathon day disappeared in the cup. Even though it was for bogey, this was cause for a small celebration Saturday at the BMW Championship. He played 36 holes over 10 hours on a soggy course that made it feel as though he were walking through sand. He took only 128 shots, including an 8-under 62 in the second round to set the course record at Bellerive. He hit 24 consecutive fairways, a streak that ended in the twilight… Read the full story

More:
Furyk at 12 under for BMW clubhouse lead

NEW YORK (AP) So little to separate them over their careers, so little to separate them on this night. Serena Williams barely got the better of older sister Venus Williams in a U.S. Open quarterfinal that was fit for a final, coming back in each set to win 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (9-7) Wednesday night and break a tie in their head-to-head series. Read the full story

Continue here: Serena takes sister clash

MIZUNAMI, Gifu Pref. (Kyodo) Erina Hara and Kuniko Maeda both shot 6-under-par 66s to grab a share of the lead after the first round of the Golf 5 Ladies on Friday. Hara, winner of the NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament last month, made seven birdies against one bogey while Maeda, winless in her eighth year on the Japan LPGA tour, carded six birdies in a bogey-free round at Mizunami Country Club. Read the full story

More here: Hara, Maeda share Golf 5 lead

MIZUNAMI, Gifu Pref. (Kyodo) Saiki Fujita upstaged Women’s British Open champion Shin Ji Yai with a final-round charge Sunday, shooting a 5-under-par 67 to pull off a come-from-behind victory at the Golf 5 Ladies. Fujita, who began the day two strokes behind overnight leader Shin, tallied five birdies through 12 holes and went on to claim her third career title at 13-under 203 at Mizunami Country Club. Shin wound up two shots adrift along with 19-year-old amateur Kumiko Kaneda. Read the full story

Here is the original:
Fujita snatches Golf 5 Ladies title

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) Miguel Angel Jimenez has no complaints with Ian Poulter’s selection for the Ryder Cup team. Europe captain Nick Faldo chose Poulter and Paul Casey as wild card picks Sunday to fill out his 12-man team, overlooking Darren Clarke, who played in the Ryder Cup the last five times. Read the full story

See original here:
Jimenez defends Poulter selection

NEW YORK (Kyodo) Ai Sugiyama and her Slovenian partner Katarina Srebotnik were ousted in the semifinals of the U.S. Open doubles tournament on Thursday. The fourth-seeded pair slumped to a 7-5, 6-1 loss to 10th-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia and Lisa Raymond of the United States at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Read the full story

Continue here: Sugiyama, partner lose in semis

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) Newcastle hit back Saturday to denounce former manager Kevin Keegan’s claim that interference by the club had provoked his resignation. Keegan quit St. James’ Park on Thursday in anger after seven months in charge, claiming that his powers over transfers had been diluted. Read the full story

See the original post:
Newcastle responds to Keegan’s latest claim

NORTON, Mass. (AP) Vijay Singh kept pouring in birdie putts, 35 feet on one hole and 60 feet on the next, as cheers turned from disbelief to sheer amazement. That might be the last bit of excitement for this edition of the FedEx Cup. Read the full story

Continue here: Singh fires 63, takes Deutsche Bank title

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Mike Mussina is doing all he can to help the New York Yankees cling to their slim playoff chances. The 39-year-old right-hander earned his 17th win, and the Yankees got home runs from Alex Rodriguez and Xavier Nady in a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night that included a scoreless relief outing by Joba Chamberlain. Read the full story

More:
Moose, Yankees rout Tampa Bay