Free Press Sports

Silver Hawks 4, Chiefs 3 (Fri.); Chiefs 6, Silver Hawks 1 (Sat.); Silver Hawks 6, Chiefs 4 (Sun.): The Hawks (27-16) increased their lead to two games over second-place Dayton and three games over first half-season champion Lansing.
The Hawks are off tonight. They host Lansing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; game times are 7 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 8, Pirates 5; Rockies 3, Marlins 2; Nationals 4, Reds 2; Braves 5, Brewers 0; Astros 4, Mets 0; Padres 4, Giants 1; Dodgers 9, Diamondbacks 3; Phillies 5, Cardinals 4.
MLB AL: Royals 14, White Sox 3; Yankees 14, Angels 9; Red Sox 5, Athletics 2; Rays 6, Tigers 5 (10); Twins 6, Indians 2; Mariners 8, Orioles 4; Rangers 8, Blue Jays 4.
MLS Scores: San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2; FC Dallas 2, Toronto FC 0.
WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.
LPGA Women's British Open: South Korean Ji-Yai Shin shot 66 Sunday to win by three strokes over Yani Tseng of Taiwan in an Asian-dominated tournament. The top five spots in the Open were taken by Asians.
Golf: PGA Bridgestone Invitational at Akron—Vijay Singh –10, Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood –9; Champions U.S. Senior Open—Eduardo Romero –6, Fred Funk –2; Western Amateur—Danny Lee defeats Erik Flores 4 and 2.
Sprint Cup Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway: 1. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 2. Tony Stewart (20 Toyota); 3. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 4. Kevin Harvick (29 Chevy); 5. David Ragan (6 Ford); 6. Clint Bowyer (07 Chevy); 7. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 8. Mark Martin (8 Chevy); 9. Jamie McMurray (26 Ford); 10. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 14. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge); 18. Tony Raines (70 Chevy).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 3059; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2883; 3. Carl Edwards 2874; 4. Jimmie Johnson 2859; 5. Jeff Burton 2833; 6. Jeff Gordon 2678; 7. Kasey Kahne 2592; 8. Greg Biffle 2589; 9. Tony Stewart 2569; 10. Denny Hamlin 2547; 11. Kevin Harvick 2520; 12. Clint Bowyer 2512; 15. Ryan Newman 2339.
Newman Leaving Penske: South Bend native Ryan Newman has confirmed that he is leaving the Penske Sprint Cup Racing Team at the end of this season.
Newman began the season with a win at the Daytona 500, but has had few top 10 finishes since then and has sunk to 15th place in the Sprint Cup standings.
Newman is reportedly talking to fellow Indiana native Tony Stewart about joining the latter's new Sprint Cup racing team.
Skip Caray Dies: Long-time Braves' broadcaster Skip Caray, 68, died in his Atlanta home Sunday. He had suffered from several ailments in the last year but continued to broadcast Braves game until his death.
Caray is the son and father, respectively, of broadcasters Harry and Chip Caray.


Weather

Today High 88 Low 70 Chance Storms
Tue High 86 Low 63 Chance Storms
Wed High 83 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 81 Low 59 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 76 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., American Gladiators; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine; 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8-10 p.m., Teen Choice 2008; 46—7-10 p.m., Harvest Show Three-Hour Special; 57—8 p.m., High School Musical: Get In the Picture; 9 p.m., Wanna Bet?; 69---7 p.m., Astros at Cubs.

Nation/World

Solzhenitsyn Dead: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, author of The Gulag Archipelago and One Day In the Life Of Ivan Denisovich, died of heart failure Sunday at his home near Moscow. He was 89.
Solzhenitsyn spent 20 years in exile before the fall of the Soviet Union.

Uncle Ron's Ramblings


Latest Poll Shows McCain-Obama Tied: A recent poll shows Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain tied at 44% among prospective presidential voters. A poll last week had Obama leading 51%-39%.
That goes to prove what I've always said: The only poll that matters is the one in November.