Saturday, July 2, 2011

Sports News of the Day (7/1)

Quick recap of the world of sports from Friday.

The gentlemen's final for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All-England Club in London, England, is set. The final will take place on Sunday.
Match Results: Rafael Nadal (1) defeats Andy Murray (4) (5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4) Novak Djokovic (2) defeats Jo-Wilfried Tosonga (12) (7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-7 (9-11), 6-3)
Sunday's Final: Rafael Nadal (1) vs Novak Djokovic (2)
Ladies' Saturday Final: Maria Sharapova (5) vs Petra Kvitova (8)

NASCAR: Joey Logano wins the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona Speedway in the Nationwide Series. Other notable finishes: Kyle Busch-4, Elliott Sadler-8, Danica Patrick-10, Steve Wallace-11, Tony Stewart-13, Carl Edwards-14, Jamie McMurray-16, Kevin Harvick-18, Trevor Bayne-22, Clint Bowyer-34

MLB: The Cleveland Indians took it to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday; winning the first game of this inter-league battle 8-1 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
   Cleveland went yard three times by former Reds player Orlando Cabrera (14), Carlos Santana (12) and Grady Sizemore (8) to help get the big win of this first of three game series.
    For Cincinnati, Brandon Phillips went 3-4, with his eighth homer of the year.
    Jay Bruce and Joey Votto went a combined 0-7.
    Justin Masterson (6-6) took the win for the Tribe, pitching eight innings, giving up one run off four hits, while striking out five.
    Bronson Arroyo (7-7) took the loss; pitching 4.2 innings, giving up 8 runs off nine hits, while striking out two.
   Game two of this series takes place in Cincinnati today at 4:10 PM with the pitching matchup being Homer Bailey (3-2, CIN) against Fausto Carmona (4-10, CLE)

  

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