Rose hears cheers as US beats Brazil 95-78

Rose hears cheers as US beats Brazil 95-78

CHICAGO

Derrick Rose heard the cheers and showed some of his old explosiveness, fellow Chicago product Anthony Davis scored 20 points, and the U.S. beat Brazil 95-78 in a tuneup for the World Cup of Basketball on Saturday. With a five-point lead going into the fourth, the U.S. went on a 14-2 run to break open a 68-63 game.

Serena Williams edges Wozniacki in semifinal

MASON

Serena Williams rallied to advance to the Western & Southern Open final, beating Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. Williams will face Ana Ivanovic in the final. Ivanovic beat fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in a night match.

In the first men’s semifinal, sixth-seeded David Ferrer beat Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-2. Second-seeded Roger Federer faced fifth-seeded Milos Raonic in the other semifinal.

Crew say goodbye to Donovan, beat Galaxy

COLUMBUS

Justin Meram and Ethan Finlay scored in the first half to lead the Columbus Crew to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday. Columbus honored Galaxy star Landon Donovan prior to the start of his final game in Columbus. He announced he will retire from professional soccer following the season. Ben Speas added a third goal for the Crew in the 75th minute, and Giancarlo Gonzalez capped the scoring in the 84th minute.

Bears, wide receiver Holmes agree to deal

CHICAGO

Former Super Bowl MVP wide receiver Santonio Holmes signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on Saturday. The Bears are looking for a third receiver behind stars Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery. Marquess Wilson was battling for that job when he broke his collarbone last week.

A first-round draft pick by Pittsburgh in 2006, Holmes was the Super Bowl MVP in his third year. He had his best season statistically the following year in 2009 with 79 catches for 1,248 yards and five touchdowns.

Buescher hangs on to win Nationwide race

LEXINGTON

As the laps dwindled, Chris Buescher’s anxiety rose. The 21-year-old rookie was leading the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course — gunning for his first victory — but was running out of fuel.

“I was really focusing on taking deep breaths at that point,” Buescher said about the final laps before he hung on to capture the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 on Saturday for his first victory. Buescher took the lead on the 68th of 90 laps and sipped fuel the rest of the way to hold off Regan Smith and Brian Scott.

The Associated Press