ABCDE SPORTS sunday, june 13, 2010 PRO FOOTBALL
‘Great opportunity’ Brian Westbrook keeps Redskins in mind. D2
World Cup 2010 PRO BASKETBALL
Uneasy times for Lakers Andrew Bynum’s knee and Lamar Odom’s play are concerns. D2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
One win from Omaha Danny Hultzen, U-Va. top Oklahoma, 3-2, to start a super regional. D2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
A chance to hit triple digits Stephen Strasburg’s pitch limit will be roughly 100 this afternoon. D3
Nationals lackluster in defeat
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SOHN/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Held to 3 hits, Washington sends just 28 men to plate in 7-1 loss to Indians
by Adam Kilgore
cleveland — The Washington Na- tionals will receive a shock of energy Sunday afternoon, the stands packed at Progressive Field and Stephen Strasburg chucking lightning bolts on the mound. They will need it after their performance Saturday night, an unholy combination of lackluster defense, spotty pitching and, most of all, feeble hitting against a pitcher Strasburg will be hard-pressed to match.
Against the relentless hard sinkers of
Fausto Carmona, the Nationals sent 28 men to the plate, one over the minimum, in a listless 7-1 loss to the Cleveland Indi- ans before 19,484. Nationals starter J.D. Martin pitched 72
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innings, one out shy
of an eight-inning complete game, but al- lowed three homers and seven runs. Six of them were earned, the Nationals add- ing one more to their league-leading to- tal of unearned runs.
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Getting a jump on the
BERNAT ARMANGUE/ASSOCIATED PRESS England goalkeeper Robert Green stares in disbelief after allowing a shot by Clint Dempsey to roll over his hands (see sequence above) for the tying goal. Tie is a welcome gift
In opener, U.S. survives an early lapse when England’s Green allows soft goal
by Steven Goff
rustenburg, south africa — The scoreboards at either end of Roy- al Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday night were not working, so for Vice President Biden and the 38,646 in at- tendance, there was no official record of what had unfolded in the United States’ World Cup opener against England. Judging by the reactions afterward, one might conclude that the Amer- icans had won the Group C match. While the favored English trudged to the locker room, the U.S. players lin-
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gered on the field and saluted their supporters, estimated at more than 8,000 on a starry night in this remote outpost in northern South Africa, be- fore departing with a bounce in their step. Though the result was a 1-1 tie,
“we’ll take more out of it than they will,” U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard said. “They are going to feel like they probably should have won the game.” If not for English goalkeeper Rob-
ert Green’s blunder on Clint Demp- sey’s distant shot late in the first half — one of the worst gaffes in World
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Dempsey celebrates his tally just before the half. “These [new World Cup] balls move so much, if you just hit it on goal, you will have a chance,” he said.
U.S. Open Congressional Country Club’s Blue Course should provide ‘an excellent test’
by Barry Svrluga
110th U.S. Open. The focus this week will be on Pebble Beach Golf Links, on wheth- er Tiger Woods can fix his swing on a course where he won the 2000 event and thus end a drought in major champi- onships, and on the 156-player field that will compete for the title beginning Thursday. Some 2,900 miles to the east, off River Road in Bethesda, the site of the 111th U.S. Open is already prepared. The tour- nament, to be staged at Congressional Country Club, is 368 days away, but offi- cials from the club and the United States Golf Association, which stages the event, know the shape of every fairway, the yardage of every hole, the length of the rough, and how the old course will play. “I think what we’ve come up with is just an excellent test,” said Mike Davis, whose title — the USGA’s senior director of rules and competition — doesn’t quite
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congressional continued on D7 2010 U.S. Open
When: Thursday through Sunday. Where: Pebble Beach, Calif.
he world’s best golfers are already filtering onto the rocky coast along gorgeous 17-Mile Drive for the
Championship weekend: 5 local teams win state titles. Pages D5-7 West Springfield too good
A Broad Run three-peat
All-Met Bobby Wahl leads the Spartans, right, past Woodbridge, 10-2, for the AAA baseball title. D7
McLean aces history
The Highlanders complete an improbable run through the AAA softball tournament with a 4-2 win over Lee-Davis, becoming first Northern Region titlist since 1995. D5
Stone Bridge: Young and strong
The Bulldogs capture the AAA girls’ soccer title behind freshmen Murielle Tiernan and Ashley Herndon, who figure in three scores in the 4-0 win. D5
RICHARD LIPSKI FOR THE WASHINGTON POST TRACY A WOODWARD/THE WASHINGTON POST
The Spartans, left, score twice on corners to beat Loudoun County, 2-0, for their third straight AA girls’ soccer title . D5
End of the ride
Battlefield’s surprising run through the AAA boys’ soccer tournament ends with a 2-1 loss to national power Cox, the defending champion, in the state final. D6
A George Mason three-peat
Hannah Walker’s two goals power the Mustangs to their third straight A title, 3-1, over Radford High in Radford. Mason’s boys play for title Sunday. D5
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