CLEVELAND, July 4 (UPI) -- Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore knocked in two runs each Saturday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over Oakland.
MIAMI, July 4 (UPI) -- Hanley Ramirez had two hits, including a two-run homer Saturday, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 (UPI) -- Tim Lincecum and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout Saturday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 rout of the Houston Astros.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 4 (UPI) -- Nick Punto's second hit Saturday, a single with one out in the eighth inning, boosted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over Detroit.
MONACO, France, July 4 (UPI) -- Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race Saturday in Monaco, France.
SYLVANIA, Ohio, July 4 (UPI) -- Eunjung Yi of Korea shot a 10-under 61 Saturday to take a four-stroke lead in the third round at the LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
BETHESDA, Md., July 4 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods had an even-par 70 Saturday and dropped back into a tie with Anthony Kim after three rounds of the PGA's AT&T National in Maryland.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 4 (UPI) -- Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs Saturday, propelling the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.
CHICAGO, July 4 (UPI) -- Mike Cameron launched a three-run homer in a five-run first inning Saturday, starting Milwaukee's 11-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs.
PARIS, July 4 (UPI) -- Rafa Echenique shot 1-under-par 70 Saturday and maintained his lead at the European Tour's Open de France golf tournament in Paris.
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Roger Federer plays Andy Roddick Sunday with the Wimbledon Championships title and one of the biggest records in tennis within reach.
SAN DIEGO, July 4 (UPI) -- Matt Kemp finished off a five-run first with a two-run double Friday and the Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed back Manny Ramirez by downing San Diego 6-3.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 4 (UPI) -- Placido Polanco, Ryan Raburn and Magglio Ordonez all singled in a run in the 16th inning Friday, bringing the Detroit Tigers a marathon 11-9 win over Minnesota.
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 4 (UPI) -- Aubrey Huff helped stake Baltimore to an early lead with a three-run homer Friday and the Orioles held off the Los Angeles Angels 6-4.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 (UPI) -- Pablo Sandoval and Travis Ishikawa both had three RBI Friday and the San Francisco Giants produced 15 hits in rolling over Houston 13-0.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 4 (UPI) -- The Oregonian newspaper reported Friday that forward Hedo Turkoglu, who earlier in the day appeared headed to Portland, had broken off talks with the team.
SANDY, Utah, July 4 (UPI) -- Chris Leach put the ball into his own goal in the first minute of extra time Friday, allowing Real Salt Lake to escape with a 1-1 tie against San Jose.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 3 (UPI) -- Clint Bowyer held off Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in a two-lap sprint to the finish Friday to win the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 3 (UPI) -- Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer and Tommy Hunter celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first major league victory Friday in a 3-1 Texas win over Tampa Bay.
