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A's pound Royals rookie Luke Hochevar in 7-1 win Oakland battered rookie phenom Luke Hochevar just as it did Kansas City's experienced starters the previous two days. Red Wings shut out Predators to win quarter-final series The Detroit Red Wings shut out the Nashville Predators 3-0 to win their Western Conference quarter-final series 4-2 on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee. Gore, Harvey lead North Carolina to win over Boston College Garrett Gore drove in three runs and freshman Matt Harvey allowed one earned run and struck out eight as North Carolina took an 8-2 victory over Boston College on Sunday. Dominant Ochoa clinches fourth LPGA title in a row World number one Lorena Ochoa became the first player in seven years to win four successive LPGA titles with a three-shot victory at the Ginn Open in Orlando on Sunday. Weekley clinches repeat victory at Hilton Head Boo Weekley held his nerve over the treacherous closing stretch to complete a successful title defense by three shots at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday. Busch wins in Mexico for 3rd straight on Nationwide Series Kyle Busch won his third consecutive race on NASCAR's Nationwide Series, holding off Marcos Ambrose by less than a second Sunday in the Corona Mexico 200. Spain's Granollers-Pujol wins U.S. Clay Court title Spain's Marcel Granollers-Pujol upset top seeded James Blake 6-4 1-6 7-5 on Sunday to capture the U.S. men's clay court championship in his first ATP victory. Holder Weekley wins Heritage title by three shots Boo Weekley held his nerve over the difficult closing stretch to complete a successful title defense by three shots at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday. Gasol leads Lakers past Nuggets in his 1st playoff victory Pau Gasol finally discovered how it feels to be on the winning side in a postseason game. The 7-foot Spaniard had a whole lot to do with his first victory. Will Power dominates for historic win in last Champ Car race Will Power led most of the way Sunday in the streets of Long Beach, winning the final race of the Champ Car World Series, the last remaining remnant of the 12-year rivalry between the newly unified American open-wheel series. Back-to-back Boo at Verizon Heritage Boo Weekley won his second straight Verizon Heritage -- and didn't need any dramatic chip-ins to do it. Ramirez has 4 hits, 2-run homer as Cubs crush Pirates 13-6 Aramis Ramirez tied a career high with four hits, including a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 13-6 Sunday to complete their second three-game sweep of the Pirates this season. Spaniard takes out Blake at US Clay Court Championship Marcel Granollers-Pujol upset top-seeded James Blake 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on Sunday in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship for his first tour title. Matsui gets best of former mates, leads Astros past Rockies Kaz Matsui hurt his former team Sunday, hitting a two-run single in the eighth inning to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Molina help Giants break loose to beat Cardinals Bengie Molina hit three doubles and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Sunday with their highest-scoring game of the year. Morneau's RBI single in 10th lifts Twins past Indians 2-1 Justin Morneau made the most of his second chance. After striking out with a runner on second in the eighth inning, Morneau singled home Brendan Harris in the 10th, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Watson rallies to successfully defend Outback Pro-Am title Tom Watson successfully defended his Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am title Sunday, saving bogey after hitting into the water on No. 18 for a 1-under 70 and a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas and Scott Hoch. Phillies put MVP Rollins on 15-day DL with left ankle sprain Jimmy Rollins the MVP has two more capital letters next to his name: DL. Rollins was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday for the first time in his eight-year career because of a sprained left ankle, nearly two weeks after last year's NL MVP was hurt running the bases against the Mets. Jurrjens sharp for 7 innings to help Braves sweep Dodgers Jair Jurrjens pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, Mark Teixeira homered and the Atlanta Braves beat Los Angeles 6-1 Sunday for their first sweep of the Dodgers in eight years. Serena beats Zvonareva for Charleston title Serena Williams recovered from a second-set lapse to win her third WTA title of the year by beating Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Family Circle Cup final on Sunday. Gargne blows it in 10th, Junior lifts Reds over Brewers 4-3 Edwin Encarnacion and Paul Bako hit consecutive homers off Eric Gagne in the 10th inning Sunday, and Ken Griffey Jr. followed with a run-scoring single that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Thome powers White Sox past Rays with 512th career homer Jim Thome hit career homer No. 512 and drove in three runs, John Danks struck out eight in seven innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Sunday. Holder Weekley four ahead at Hilton Head American Boo Weekley shrugged off two bogeys to stay on course for a successful title defense midway through Sunday's final round at the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Eckstein powers Blue Jays in 1st game without Frank Thomas David Eckstein hit a three-run homer, supplying some of the power Toronto might miss without Frank Thomas, and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday. Braves' Chipper Jones leaves game with right quad strain Chipper Jones irritated his strained right quadriceps while running out a double and left the Atlanta Braves' game against Los Angeles on Sunday. Olsen goes 7 innings, Ramirez hits 2 HRs as Marlins top Nats Scott Olsen allowed only three hits in seven innings Sunday, and Hanley Ramirez hit two home runs to help the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 6-1. A-Rod suffers strained right quadriceps against Orioles New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez left Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with a strained right quadriceps. Dwight Howard's 20-20 game helps Magic top Raptors in opener Dwight Howard had 25 points and 22 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson scored 24 points, and the Orlando Magic defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-100 Sunday in the opener of their first-round series. Ochoa becomes LPGA's 1st in 45 years to win 4 straight weeks Lorena Ochoa hustled around the corner, hoping to jump in a car and catch a flight home to Mexico. No chance. Serena Williams tops Vera Zvonereva to win Family Circle Cup Serena Williams captured the Family Circle Cup title Sunday, defeating Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 for her first clay court title since the 2002 French Open. Royals designate Nomo for assignment, may be end of career Hideo Nomo's career in the majors might be over. The Kansas City Royals designated the right-hander for assignment Sunday, perhaps ending his 12 seasons in the big leagues. Pitcher Luke Hochevar was called up from Triple-A Omaha. Simona De Silvestro gets 1st win in Atlantics Championship Simona De Silvestro, the only woman in the 23-car field for Sunday's Atlantics Championship season opener, earned her first win in the Champ Car developmental series. Nuggets' bus breaks down on way to arena for playoff opener Several Denver Nuggets players were stranded on the highway for about a half hour Sunday when the team bus broke down on the way to Staples Center for a playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. Blue Jays release slumping Frank Thomas 1 day after tirade Slumping designated hitter Frank Thomas was released Sunday by the Blue Jays, who cut the 19-year veteran one day after he became angry for being taken out of the lineup. Thome hits 512th homer, moves into 3-way tie for 19th place Chicago White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome has hit his 512th homer, tying him with Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 19th place on the career list. Manny Ramirez ejected after being called out on strikes Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez was ejected following his first at-bat Sunday against Texas for arguing a called third strike by plate umpire Paul Emmel. Federer ends title drought with Estoril win World number one Roger Federer won his first title of the season at the Estoril Open on Sunday after Russia's Nikolay Davydenko retired with a leg injury. Rain ends play early at Monte Carlo Masters Only one of four singles matches was completed at the Monte Carlo Masters Series on Sunday before rain stopped play for the day. Kastor wins marathon at U.S. Olympic trials Deena Kastor won the marathon at the U.S. Olympic women's trials on Sunday to take one of the country's three places in the event at the Beijing Olympics. Nadal slams ATP over crazy calendar World number two and claycourt master Rafael Nadal hit out at the ATP over a "crazy calendar" on Sunday. Top-ranked Federer wins 1st title of season at Estoril Open Roger Federer ended a long drought with his first title of the year, and it took a leg injury to his opponent to ensure victory for the world's top-ranked player. Patrick becomes first woman IRL winner American Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a race in the Indy Racing League (IRL) on Sunday, powering to victory in the Indy Japan 300 race. Patient Djokovic ready for claycourt season Serb Novak Djokovic said on Sunday he was better prepared than last year going into the claycourt season, which he will start at the Monte Carlo Masters Series. Joan Samuelson finishes final marathon Joan Benoit Samuelson broke the 2:50 mark in her final competitive marathon Sunday in the women's U.S. Olympics marathon trial in Boston. FIA president Mosley plans to step down in 2009 FIA president Max Mosley intends to step down in 2009 even if given a vote of confidence by a special general assembly following his alleged involvement with prostitutes. RSS URL: http://syndication.boston.com/sports/news/?mode=rss_10

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