Albert Pujols goes to the DL
ST. LOUIS, June 4 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Cardinals Sunday placed slugger Albert Pujols on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique (rib) muscle.
He suffered the injury while chasing a foul pop fly Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.
Several reports say Pujols -- who is batting .308 with a major league-leading 25 home runs, 65 RBI and a .751 slugging percentage -- likely will miss several weeks.
"This is the type of injury that you really need to re-evaluate 18 to 24 hours later," orthopedic consultant, Dr. George Paletta, told the Contra Costa Times.
On the team's Web site, head athletic trainer Barry Weinberg said he was not willing to guess how long Pujols would be sidelined.
It is the first time Pujols, who is the reigning National League MVP, has been on the disabled list in his 5 1/2-year major league career.
The Cardinals recalled first baseman/outfielder Chris Duncan from Triple-A Memphis.
Federer rolls on in French Open
PARIS, June 4 (UPI) -- Top seed Roger Federer Sunday advanced to the fourth round of the French Open Tennis Tournament in Paris.
His latest victim was 20th-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who offered little resistance in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, setback.
"I already felt much more comfortable going into this match today," Federer said. "I felt very calm when I was warming up. I think that's just by being here for so long now, playing some good matches early on. I feel like I'm really into the tournament."
On a day when several big names suffered losses, eighth-seeded James Blake was added to the list after a 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-1), 5-7, 6-4, loss to No. 25 Gael Monfils of France in a match suspended by darkness on Saturday.
Blake was the last American in the men's draw.
Sharapova, Mauresmo lose in Paris
PARIS, June 4 (UPI) -- Top seed Amelie Mauresmo and No. 4 Maria Sharapova both lost their fourth round matches Sunday at the French Open Tennis Tournament in Paris.
Before a home crowd, Mauresmo, the No. 1 women's singles player in the latest rankings, was beaten by 16th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2.
Sharapova was knocked off by No. 14 Dinara Safina, also from Russia, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5.
"I had a little feeling of exhaustion in the second and third sets and (Vaidisova) was serving much better than me while I was not able to hold my serve," Mauresmo said.
"(Safina) picked up her game a little bit and mine went down, and that's not a good combination," said Sharapova, who made 63 unforced errors.
Second-seed Kim Clijsters of Belgium, 13th-seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and No. 11 Venus Williams of the United States won their matches Sunday.
Pettersson wins the Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio, June 4 (UPI) -- Carl Pettersson Sunday was a two-shot winner of the Memorial Golf Classic at Dublin, Ohio.
After a final round 1-under 71, the native of Sweden finished 12-under 276. Brett Wetterich (67) and Zach Johnson (70) tied for second at 10-under 278.
It was Petterson's second PGA Tour victory, guaranteeing him a spot in this year's U.S. and British Opens.
"This is a dream come true to even play in this tournament," Pettersson said. "And to win -- it's just phenomenal."
His final round was highlighted by a 45-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole.
Pettersson was even-par over 21 holes Sunday and earned a career-best check of $1.035 million.
Brandt Jobe (67), Phil Mickelson (70) and Adam Scott (69) shared fourth place at 9-under 279.
Mickelson was playing in his first Memorial since 2002.
Tiger Woods missed the tournament for the first time in nearly a decade.
Seon Hwa Lee wins the ShopRite Classic
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J., June 4 (UPI) -- Seon Hwa Lee Sunday captured the LPGA ShopRite Classic at Galloway Township, N.J., by three shots over a trio of players.
Lee shot 8-under 63 in the final round to ward off first-round co-leader and defending champion Annika Sorenstam, Sherri Steinhauer and Jeong Jang.
She finished at 16-under 197. Her challengers were 13-under 200.
"I was a little nervous, but I kept concentrating on my game and then I didn't see a leader-board," the 20-year-old Seon said. "I didn't want the pressure."
"I made a bunch of birdies and then finished with an eagle, but made a few mistakes out there early on," said Sorenstam, who has only one win this season.
Becky Morgan (67) and Gloria Hee Jung Park (68) tied for seventh at 9-under 204.
Second-round leader Ai Miyazato shot 74 and ended tied for 13th at 7-under 206.
Karlsson wins the Wales Open
NEWPORT, Wales, June 4 (UPI) -- Despite a 2-over 71 on Sunday, Sweden's Robert Karlsson won the Wales Open Golf Tournament by three shots over England's Paul Broadhurst.
Karlsson -- who shot 61 and 63 in the first two rounds, setting records with his 36- and 54-hole scores -- finished 16-under 260.
"When I saw the leader-board on the 17th hole, I had a big smile on my face," the 6-foot-5 inch Karlsson admitted. "It was trickier out there today with the wind and all of a sudden the greens didn't seem so big. It was hard being so far in front and spending each evening trying not to think too much about it. It's too easy to get ahead of yourself."
Broadhurst was 13-under 263 after a 68 in the final round. Spain's Jose-Filipe Lima (64) was third at 12-under 264.
Colin Montgomerie of Scotland finished fourth after a closing 67. He was 11-under 265.
Gil Morgan wins the Allianz Championship
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4 (UPI) -- Gil Morgan overcame a two-shot deficit with two holes to play on Sunday and won the Allianz Championship at West Des Moines, Iowa.
Loren Roberts was victimized by Morgan's late heroics. He made double-bogey at No. 17, while Morgan birdied the hole.
"Last week was a little bit of a disappointment, but this was nice," said Morgan, who won $225,000 one week after he squandered a third-round lead at the Senior PGA Championship.
"This might be one of the few (victories) I've thrown away in my career," said Roberts. "I'm playing well, I just made a couple of bad swings."
Roberts earned a second-place check of $93,000.
James Blair (67), Ed Dougherty (68), Morris Hatalsky (70) and Kirk Hanefeld (72) shared sixth at 9-under-par 204.
Danny Edwards (69), Bruce Lietzke (70), Fuzzy Zoeller (70), David Edwards (72), Tom Purtzer (71) and John Harris (72) all were 8-under 205.
