| Keselowski wins race with broken ankle and Giants top pick Amukamara could miss 2 months |
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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) -- Brad Keselowski raced all 500 miles of Sunday's Sprint Cup stop at Pocono Raceway with a broken left ankle.Competing with a brace on his ankle, Keselowski sped off on the final restart late in the race to pick up his second victory of the season. He gingerly climbed out of his car to celebrate with his crew in Victory Lane.Keselowski was an unlikely winner after he crashed head-on into a wall on Wednesday during a test session at Road Atlanta. He slammed a section of wall at 100 mph and was forced out of the Nationwide Series race.He insisted during practice this weekend he wouldn't leave the No. 2 Dodge, no matter how much pain he was in.Keselowski's victory thrust him into prime position to claim one of two wild-card spots available for the Chase for the championship. The top two drivers with the most victories in 11th to 20th place earn a wild-card spot for the playoffs. [Read the full article] AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The chants and cheers began as Adam Scott walked toward the 18th green to complete a command performance Sunday in the Bridgestone Invitational and win his first World Golf Championship.The celebration made it clear that Steve Williams felt vindicated after being fired last month by Tiger Woods. The interview after it was over - yes, he gave interviews - made it sound as if it was Williams who shot the 5-under 65. At one point, Williams described himself as a "good front-runner when I'm caddying.""I've caddied for 33 years - 145 wins now - and that's the best win I've ever had," Williams told CBS Sports on the 18th green. This from a guy whose 12 years working for Woods featured 13 majors and 16 world titles among 72 wins worldwide. That includes the 2001 Masters, when Woods won an unprecedented fourth straight major.Clearly, Williams is still angry over how - and when - Woods cut him loose. [Read the full article] After almost 3 1/2 hours of back-and-forth baseball in the steamed-up sauna that was Citi Field on Sunday, this was no ordinary win for the Atlanta Braves .Jones hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and Atlanta outlasted the Mets 6-5 in a wild game that included injuries to New York's top two hitters, Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy .Jason Heyward , Alex Gonzalez and Jose Constanza homered early for the Braves, who finally solved rookie Dillon Gee in handing the Mets their sixth loss in seven games. Dan Uggla extended his career-best hitting streak to 28 games.It was the first major league homer for Constanza - he also got his first stolen base, spiking Murphy hard in the process on a clean but awkward play. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Murphy has a substantial injury to his left knee and will be placed on the disabled list. [Read the full article] 
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