Sports in brief
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, July 15, 2014
TRACK & FIELD
Gatlin extends unbeaten streak in 100 meters — Justin Gatlin stretched his season’s unbeaten streak in the 100 meters to 10 races by trashing the 20-year-old best mark of the Gugl Games in Linz, Austria on Monday The 2012 Olympic bronze medalist finished in 9.82 seconds, scraping 0.12 off the meet record set by Davidson Ezinwa of Nigeria in 1994. Gatlin’s run was the fastest ever in Austria though he came 0.02 short of his own best mark for the season after clocking 9.80 at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. The American’s personal best is 9.79.
SOCCER
Brazil’s coach resigns — Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari resigned after the team failed to win the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation said Monday. Scolari promised to win the tournament at home, but Brazil was eliminated in the semifinals by a disastrous 7-1 loss to eventual champion Germany that matched the national team’s worst defeat in its 100-year history. Brazil also lost 3-0 to the Netherlands in the third-place match. Scolari’s contract ended after the World Cup and he handed over the command of the team after Saturday’s match, saying it would be up to the confederation to decide whether he would remain at the helm of the five-time world champions. In a statement, the confederation said President Jose Maria Marin accepted what it called “Scolari’s resignation.”
BASEBALL
Cespedes wins derby again — Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star home run derby in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier by a whopping 9-1 in the final round Monday night. Ken Griffey Jr. took the title in 1998 and 1999. With a serious, determined look on his face the whole time, Cespedes finished with 28 homers. That was four fewer than last year, when he beat Washington’s Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round. Cespedes saved his best for last, a 452-foot blast to the third deck above left field that officially measured as the longest of the night.
BASKETBALL
Bulls make trades to clear cap space — The Chicago Bulls made two trades Monday to clear salary-cap space, setting the stage for the addition of free-agent center Pau Gasol. The Bulls sent forward Anthony Randolph, two second-round draft picks and cash considerations to Orlando for the rights to Milovan Rakovic. They also traded forward Greg Smith to Dallas for the rights to Tadija Dragicevic. The 6-foot-11 Randolph was acquired in a draft-night trade with Denver that gave the Bulls the rights to high-scoring Creighton forward Doug McDermott. . Orlando intends to waive Randolph.
Rose, Lillard on Team USA camp roster — Derrick Rose was named Monday as one of 19 players on the USA World Cup national team training camp roster, which will practice in Las Vegas from July 28 to Aug. 1 before another roster cut is made. Coach Mike Krzyzewski has received positive feedback on Rose’s health as he works back from his second knee injury in two years. After a 12-day break following the camp in Las Vegas, the team will train Aug. 14-15 in Chicago, with an exhibition game against Brazil on Aug. 16. Portland’s Damian Lillard is also on the camp roster. The FIBA World Cup will be played in Spain from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14.
— From wire reports