Boston wins Game One of World Series
BOSTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Mark Bellhorn's eighth-inning two-run homer powered the Boston Red Sox to an 11-9 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game One of the World Series.
Bellhorn scored four times and David Ortiz had a homer and four RBI as the Red Sox seek their first championship in 86 years.
The Cardinals tied the game at 9-9 with two runs in the top of the eighth thanks to back-to-back plays errors by Boston left fielder Manny Ramirez.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jason Varitek reached on a one-out fielding error by Cardinals' shortstop Edgar Renteria. Then Bellhorn drove the ball down the right field line off Julian Tavarez.
Keith Foulke (1-0), who entered the game in the eighth inning, got the victory. He allowed two hits and a walk in 1 2/3 shutout innings.
Game Two of the World Series is Sunday night. Boston will start ALCS Game Six winner Curt Schilling. The Cardinals will start Matt Morris.
Lehman, Baird share lead at Funai Classic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Tom Lehman and Briny Baird shared the lead Saturday after three rounds of the PGA Funai Classoc.
Lehman shot a 5-under 67 and Baird a 4-under 68 for a 54-holde total of 17-under 199.
Scott Verplank moved from a share of 11th place to third with a 65-200 and Cameron Beckman was one stroke further back at 68-201.
Vijay Singh, the defending champion and World No. 1, is one of four players at 14-under 202 after a third-round 65.
Lehman, 45, struggled early as he dropped a stroke at the par-four second. The 1996 British Open champion erased that mistake with an eagle at the fourth.
"It was a good day," said Lehman. "Briny played extremely well on the back nine and I played extremely well on the front," Lehman said. "I think no matter what they do with the pins, it's still going to be a birdie-fest."
Truex Jr. wins Busch Sam's Town 250
MEMPHIS, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Busch Series points leader Martin Truex Jr. won Saturday's Sam's Town 250 at the Memphis Motorsports Park, finishing 0.305 seconds ahead of Greg Biffle.
The victory was Truex Jr.'s sixth of the season and sixth of his Busch career.
Truex Jr. led a race-high 101 laps, but had to survive a green-white-checker shootout to take home the trophy.
"I couldn't run with him (Truex Jr.) said Biffle. "We're getting outclassed every week and I'm getting tired of it."
Ron Hornaday Jr., Clint Bowyer and Mike Bliss completed the top-five.
Kite leads final Champions' Tour event
SONOMA, Calif., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Tom Kite battled through heavy rain and cold Saturday for an even-par 72 and the third-round lead of the Champions Tour's Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
In the tour's final event, Kite, 54, is 10-under 206 and two ahead of second-place Jose Maria Canizares.
Canizares had a 2-under 70 Saturday and is at 208. Hale Irwin, who holds a 39-point lead over Craig Stadler in the race for the Charles Schwab Cup and its $1 million, tax-free annuity, shot a 74 tostand third at 209.
With Sonoma Golf Club playing so difficult because of the rain and wind, no player threatened Kite's lead.
"I drove it a little better today than I did yesterday, or it would have been a long, long day," said Kite.
Kite has only one victory this season, but has 12 top-10s. A victory Sunday would be his eighth since joining the seniors in 2000.
Safin beats Agassi to reach Madrid final
MADRID, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Russian Marat Safin beat American Andre Agassi Saturday to reac Sunday's final of the Madrid Masters.
Safin, the No. 3 seed, eliminated No. 2 seed Agassi, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), and will meet Argentine David Nalbandian in the championship match.
Safin also beat Agassi in the Australian Open in January, before losing to world No. 1 Roger Federer in the final. Agassi was seeing his first action since the U.S. Open.
Nalbandian, the No. 4 seed, posted a 6-4, 6-4 victory over unseeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the other semifinal.
Safin will be looking for his second ATP singles title of 2004 and the 13th of his career, while Nalbandian is in search of his first championship of the year and the third of his career.
