Sports Digest || Warren JFK ousts McDonald, 6-4

Warren JFK ousts McDonald, 6-4

MCDONALD

Gabby Lee had two hits, drove in a run and scored once as the Warren JFK High softball team defeated McDonald, 6-4, on Sunday in a Division IV sectional semifinal game.

Keikei Harris also had two hits for Warren JFK, which plays at Western Reserve today at 5 p.m.

For McDonald, Emily McGill had three hits while Kaitlin Rutushin’s two hits included an RBI double.

Mercer Raceway

Mercer, PA.

Danny Holtgraver (Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars), Lonny Riggs (Approved Toilet Rentals Modifieds), Tyler Dietz (4 Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Models), Shaun Hooks (Big Daddy’s Speed Center Stock Cars) and Lee Lehnerd (M&D Paving Mini Stocks) registered wins Saturday at Mercer Raceway.

Nadal beats Federer in Madrid tennis final

MADRID

The way Rafael Nadal has been playing on clay, it’s hard to imagine he won’t take home a fifth French Open title this year.

Nadal improved to 15-0 on clay this season and won a record 18th Masters title Sunday, beating top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the Madrid final.

Nadal, who will return to No. 2 in Monday’s rankings, dodged questions about being the favorite at the French Open starting May 23.

Nadal, hampered by nagging knee injuries last season, reversed the result of the 2009 final — the last time he and Federer faced each other — to win in Madrid for a second time and move one Masters title ahead of Andre Agassi and two in front of Federer.

Phelps finishes 2nd in 100m backstroke event

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Nicholas Thoman, who has trained at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center with SwimMAC Carolina for the past eight months, beat Michael Phelps and the rest of a loaded field to win the men’s 100-meter backstroke in the Charlotte UltraSwim. Thoman touched in 53.70 seconds. Phelps finished in 53.92. Olympian Matt Grevers was third in 54.50, and world record holder and Olympic gold medalist Aaron Peirsol was fifth in 54.68.

“Winning here, winning with the home crowd, was really fun,” Thoman said.

Weekend Fantasy wins Belmont feature race

NEW YORK

Weekend Fantasy held off Doe Run by a head Sunday in the $53,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares on the turf at Belmont Park.

John Velazquez rode for trainer Seth Benzel as Weekend Fantasy got her second win in six starts. The 4-year-old ran the 1 1-16 miles in 1:41.14 over the firm course.

Weekend Fantasy paid $10.20, $5.40 and $3.50.

Sorensen takes stage, Vinokourov in lead

TERMINILLO, Italy

Danish rider Chris Sorensen won the first uphill finish of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, and Alexandre Vinokourov maintained the overall leader’s pink jersey.

Taking advantage of an early breakaway, Sorensen clocked 4 hours, 50 minutes, 48 seconds in the eighth stage, a 117-mile leg from Chianciano Terme to Terminillo. The stage ended with a 10-mile climb to the Terminillo ski resort in central Italy, with the upper section of the climb shrouded in fog.

Sorensen was part of a group of riders who broke away after 47 miles, gaining a three-minute advantage at one point.

Gay breaks 44-year-old mark in straight 200

MANCHESTER, England

American sprinter Tyson Gay broke a 44-year-old record for 200 meters run on a straight track as part of his drive to challenge Usain Bolt for sprint supremacy.

Gay ran 19.41 seconds into a slight headwind Sunday on a specially constructed track, shaving 0.09 off the mark Tommie Smith set in May 1966 at San Jose, Calif.

Smith was at the Great City Games to watch Gay set the record, which isn’t an official world mark because track and field’s governing body only recognizes 200s run around a curve.

Vindicator staff/wire reports