DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley enjoyed a runaway victory Friday that gave the United States a one-point lead when darkness halted play at the Presidents Cup.
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Kevin Harvick won his first pole in 254 races Friday, leading the qualifying for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
BOSTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Boston's Jon Lester allowed three hits and every Red Sox batter had at least one hit Friday in a 12-2 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of an ALDS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey will have Tommy John surgery on his right arm and will likely miss the 2014 season, the team said Friday.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Gerrit Cole had a strong start and Pittsburgh scored in five innings Friday for a 7-1 win that evened the NL Division Series with St. Louis at a game each.
SEIGNOSSE, France, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Australian veteran Mick Fanning rallied in the final heat Friday to win the Quicksilver Pro France surfing tournament over Brazilian teenager Gabriel Medina.
PARIS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- David Lynn and Scott Jamison closed fast for a win Friday that pulled Great Britain and Ireland to within one point of Continental Europe in the Seve Cup.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Dusty Baker, who guided the Cincinnati Reds to 187 wins over the last two seasons, was fired Friday by the National League team.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez has accused Major League Baseball and commissioner Bud Selig of conducting a "witch hunt" in a lawsuit filed in a New York court.
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal moved closer to retaking the No. 1 spot in the men's tennis rankings Friday with a three-set win he called "lucky" at the China Open quarterfinals.
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Past champions Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and Jelena Jankovic all gained spots Friday in the semifinals of the China Open.
TOKYO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Nicolas Almagro defeated defending champion Kei Nishikori in three sets Friday in the quarterfinals of the ATP's Rakuten Japan Open.
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Jessica Korda overcame two early bogeys Friday and shot a 5-under-par 68 for a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Reignwood LPGA Classic in Beijing.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Antti Niemi shut down Vancouver over the final 50 minutes Thursday and San Jose roared from behind to defeat the Canucks 4-1.
GLENDALE, Ariz., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Radim Vrbata became the first player this season to put together a hat trick Thursday in bringing Phoenix a 4-1 triumph over the New York Rangers.
ATLANTA, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Clayton Kershaw delivered a dominating performance over seven innings Thursday that led the Los Angeles Dodgers to a series-opening 6-1 victory over Atlanta.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- T.J. Ward's 44-yard interception return for a score with 1:44 to play Thursday secured a 37-24 Cleveland win over Buffalo in game filled with key injuries.
DALLAS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Marcel Goc scored the winning goal with 4:55 remaining Thursday, lifting Florida to a 4-2 win over Dallas that opened the season for both teams.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Goals by Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter in the shootout Thursday brought Los Angeles a season-opening 3-2 decision over Minnesota.
World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
