Jeff Hart

Justin Rose walked the 18th fairway and thought of Ben Hogan, and a chance to emulate one of the most famous shots in golf. That very moment Sunday made the U.S. Open's return to Merion Golf Club worth all the bother.

Manu Ginobili broke out of a slump in a big way with 24 points and 10 assists in his first start of the season, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 114-104 to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals.

Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points, and Erika de Souza had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 88-74.

Upton drew a bases-loaded walk from Sergio Romo to force in the tying run and Freddie Freeman followed with a line-drive single off the closer to cap a two-run rally in the ninth that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over San Francisco on Saturday.

The Rochester Red Wings scored five runs off the Gwinnett Brav.es bullpen in the bottom of the ninth inning and roared back for a 6-5 win in game three of the four game series on Saturday night at Frontier Field.

For all those runner-up finishes, with so much heartache chasing the major he covets, Phil Mickelson has never had a better chance to win the U.S. Open.

Mississippi State's Wes Rea went to bat in the eighth inning expecting to see a changeup, and Oregon State pitcher Matt Boyd didn't disappoint him.

Darvin Ham, a former Atlanta player who spent the last two seasons on the Los Angeles Lakers' staff, has been named a Hawks assistant coach.

Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combined with Sandy Rosario for a three-hit shutout in the San Francisco Giants' 6-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points and Jasmine Thomas added 13 to lead the Dream over the Seattle Storm 68-59 on Friday night.