Rory McIlroy leads the British Open after the opening round with his best score in nearly two years.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball, the Saint John Alpines got by the first place Fredericton Royals 6-5 and will be on the road tomorrow for a doubleheader against the Charlottetown Islanders.
In the River Valley Oldtimers League, Desaulnier Surveys over the Browns Flat Alpines 12-6 and the Home Hardware Kings doubled up on Exit Realty 12-6.
Athletes from the Greater Saint John area did well at the Canadian Special Olympics……15 year old Olivia Beckingham winning gold and silver in swimming. She’s the youngest member of the team. 37 year old Terri Crandall and 22 year old Lindsay Crandall are on the soccer team that won a silver medal.
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington says the team’s front office is not giving up on the 2014 season just yet and the next couple of weeks will be crucial in determining what the team does at the trade deadline.
In the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now offering their number one pick Andrew Wiggins to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for All-Star forward Kevin Love and the Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Carlos Boozer who played for the Chicago Bulls.
LeBron James is the most popular male athlete in America for the first time in his career. Rounding out the top 5 is retiring New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and in a tie for fifth is Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Junior.
Three of the top four most popular women athletes are tennis players. The Williams sisters, Serena at number one and Venus at number three are joined at the top by Maria Sharapova in fourth. Despite her inability to get into Victory Lane, Danica Patrick took the second spot while retired soccer player Mia Hamm came in at number five.
