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Atlantic City, NJ - Kermit “The Killer” Cintron lived up to his nickname on Saturday, annihilating Walter Matthysse in a second-round knockout to retain his IBF welterweight title.

Cintron (28-1, 25 KO’s), a 27-year-old from Puerto Rico, knocked Matthysse down late in the first round and again as the second round opened before finishing him off just 29 seconds into the second round with a left-right combo to the head, sending Matthysse sprawling back to the canvas for good.

Matthysse (26-2), who hadn’t been knocked down in his career prior to the match, never stood a chance. The 28-year-old Argentinian was fighting for the first time since October of 2006, the longest layoff of his career, and his dead legs showed.

Lebanon, TN - Saturday night’s Firestone Indy 200 IndyCar race at the Nashville Superspeedway was postponed due to numerous rain showers. The race has been rescheduled for today at 1 p.m. (et).

The race was about 10 minutes away from the green flag when an isolated rain shower entered the Lebanon area. The rain was heavy for almost an hour before it finally let up allowing for the track drying process to begin.

The track was mostly dry and almost ready for racing when another rain shower plagued the track around 9:10 p.m. After this rain shower, two more passed through the area. The persistent rain caused IRL officials to postpone the race at approximately 10:30 p.m.

When the race gets underway today, Scott Dixon will lead the field to the green flag for 200 laps of high-speed racing. The pole victory was Dixon’s second of the season and eighth of his IndyCar career.

Dario Franchitti will start alongside Dixon on the front row.

Franchitti will look to expand his lead in the point standings and continue a great season, so far. The Englishman has three wins, including the Indianapolis 500, and has yet to finish below seventh. Franchitti has been even better over the last three weeks winning two times and finishing third in the other.

The Edinburgh, Scotland native owns a 47-point lead over Dixon. Franchitti’s Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan is in third place, 75 points back.

Toronto, Canada - Stars Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore combined to give the United States an early lead but Austria rallied for a 2-1 overtime victory in the quarterfinals of FIFA Under-20 World Cup on Saturday.

Austria’s Erwin Hoffer scored the game-winning goal in the 105th minute - two minutes after he entered as a sub. Hoffer also scored the tiebreaking goal in a 2-1 win over Gambia earlier in the tournament after entering as a sub.

Hoffer’s goal came after a free kick following the ejection of United States’ Anthony Wallace, who received his second yellow card of the game.

Austria plays the winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal between Spain and the Czech Republic in the semifinals on Wednesday. The U.S. was eliminated.

Altidore, who plays for Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer, put the U.S. in front in the 15th minute. Adu got space on the left side and crossed into the box where Altidore scored off a header just inside the left post.

Austria’s Rubin Okotie tied the game late in the first half with his second goal of the tournament. He scored when Sebastian Proedl’s initial shot slipped away from U.S. goalie Chris Seitz, who plays for Real Salt Lake in MLS, and Okotie beat a U.S. defender to the ball.

Altidore, 17, finished the tournament with a team-high four goals. Adu, who also plays for Real Salt Lake, had three goals and two assists in the Cup.

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Bastad, Sweden - Second-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer blitzed fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in the finals of the Swedish Open Sunday.

Ferrer proved to be more patient than the unseeded Almagro and quickly broke serve in the opening game to set the tone for a 6-1, 6-2 rout than took just over one hour to play.

Ferrer, the 15th-ranked player in the world, is now 3-0 against Almagro in his career and beat him for the first time on clay.

It was the fourth career title for Ferrer, who pocketed $77,965 for the win.

Silvis, IL - Nathan Green shot a three-under 68 Saturday to take a one-shot lead over Tim Clark heading into the final round of the John Deere Classic.

Both players are looking for their first PGA Tour win at a tournament where seven of the last 10 champions have been first-timers.

“I’ve got to put this into perspective. It’s not life or death,” said Green, who was at 15-under 198.

But it is a big deal, for both players.

Green is a 32-year-old Australian playing just his second season on the PGA Tour. For him, a win would validate years of toiling on the Nationwide Tour.

Clark, meanwhile, is one of the most successful players in PGA Tour history without a victory. Getting his first at TPC Deere Run could mean a trip to the British Open next week.

And while Clark owns more experience than a host of other players looking for their first win Sunday, he doesn’t feel like it gives him any unique advantage.

“You can throw me in that same boat,” said Clark, still dealing with a neck injury and playing for the first time since the Colonial. “Everyone out here on the leaderboard is a great player, so it’s certainly going to take a low round tomorrow for someone to win.”

Saturday, Clark birdied his last three holes for a five-under 66, finishing with a 13-foot putt at the 18th to pull within a shot of Green. He was alone in second place at 14-under 199.

Jonathan Byrd and Kenny Perry — both multiple PGA Tour winners — joined winless Brian Gay to lead a pack of 10 more players who were within five shots of Green’s lead.

Byrd shot a six-under 65 and was alone in third place at 13-under 200. Perry (68) and Gay (66) were another shot further back at 201.

Before Clark’s late birdies vaulted him into second place, Byrd had emerged as Green’s closest challenger.

The overnight leader, Green had it easy early on. But Byrd made it a struggle late.

Green knocked a 130-yard approach shot to two feet at No. 6, setting up a birdie that gave him a seemingly comfortable four-shot lead. He made another birdie at No. 8 — his fourth birdie on a spotless front nine, — but would soon see his lead completely erased.

Byrd had made seven birdies over his first 15 holes, the last coming from eight feet at the 15th. And when Green stumbled to consecutive bogeys from the 11th, they were tied.

But not for long.

Green followed his bogeys with back-to-back birdies, rolling in a 15-foot putt at the 13th and sinking a three-footer at the 14th to climb three shots ahead of Byrd, who had found the water and closed with a bogey ahead at the 18th.

“I didn’t really know what was going on,” Green admitted.

But he would soon figure it out. After making a mess of the 17th hole on the way to a bogey, Green strolled up the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. He two-putted from 29 feet for a closing par, preserving it.

Things came tougher for the Australian than they did Friday, when he fired a 63 to take the overnight lead.

“I’ve been a lot more patient than normal, but today was a bit more of a struggle,” he said. “I missed some makable putts.”

Billy Mayfair, Neal Lancaster, Carl Pettersson, Jeff Gove, Troy Matteson, Kevin Sutherland and Jason Dufner completed the group of players who were within five shots of the lead.

“It’s probably going to turn out to be a bit of a shootout tomorrow,” said Clark.

Miami, FL - Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chris Chambers was arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina early Saturday and charged with driving while impaired, a Miami newspaper reported.

The Miami Herald reported on its website Saturday that Chambers, the Dolphins’ top receiver, was arrested at 2:31 a.m. in Charlotte and released on a $1,750 bond.

This continues a less-than-stellar offseason for Dolphins players, as Chambers is the third Miami player to be arrested since the end of last season. Joey Porter, a free-agent addition, was arrested after punching Bengals tackle Levi Jones in a Las Vegas casino in March, and defensive tackle Fred Evans was arrested in Miami on June 23 for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest with violence, battery on a police officer and trespassing, according to the Herald.

Porter was not punished for his arrest, but Evans, who has been arrested twice in the past three months, was let go by the Dolphins.

Chambers, who will turn 29 in August, is entering his seventh season in the NFL, all with the Dolphins. He had 59 receptions for 677 yards and four touchdowns in 2006, a step down from 2005, when he hauled in 82 catches for 1,118 yards and 11 scores.

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Final Score: Baltimore 7, Chicago 6 (10 innings)

Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Nick Markakis scored the tying run in the ninth and then knocked in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied to edge the Chicago White Sox, 7-6, in the third installment of a four-game set from Camden Yards. Kevin Millar and Jay Payton homered for the Orioles, who came back from 5-1 and 6-4 deficits to win for the third time in five games. Corey Patterson led off the 10th with a single off Charlie Haeger (0-1), stole second and advanced on a fly ball before Brian Roberts received an intentional walk. After Chris Gomez grounded out, Markakis hit a grounder through the hole to plate Patterson with the game-winner. Chris Ray (5-6) pitched a scoreless 10th. O’s starter Daniel Cabrera went six innings, allowing five runs on eight hits, while walking four and striking out seven. Paul Konerko had three hits and two RBI and Jerry Owens had two hits, two stolen bases and three runs scored for the White Sox, who have lost two games in a row since their three game winning streak. Chicago starter Javier Vazquez surrendered four runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 5 2/3 frames. Final Score: Boston 9, Toronto 4

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Coco Crisp went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored as Boston rallied to top Toronto, 9-4, in the third contest of a four-game set at Fenway Park. David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored for the Red Sox, who have won two of the first three games of the series. Julio Lugo was 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and Jason Varitek added a two-run shot. Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-6) got the win despite a less-than-stellar start, giving up four runs on nine hits in six innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Toronto starter Dustin McGowan (5-5) allowed eight hits and six runs over five-plus innings, striking out four and walking a pair while giving up three home runs. Aaron Hill finished 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have dropped three of five. Troy Glaus was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored and Vernon Wells collected a pair of hits in the loss. Final Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 5

Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Emil Brown belted a three-run home run in the third inning, and the Kansas City Royals held on to edge the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, in the second contest of a three-game set from Jacobs Field. Billy Butler finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored for the Royals, who have won three of four. Mark Teahen went 3-for-5 and scored three runs in the win. Gil Meche (6-6) allowed four runs on eight hits with a walk and five strikeouts over five-plus frames for Kansas City to push even his season record by winning his third straight decision. Four relievers finished the job, with Octavio Dotel notching his ninth save of the season. Ryan Garko homered for the Indians, who have dropped two of three. Jhonny Peralta ended 2-for-3 and scored twice in the loss. C.C. Sabathia (12-4) gave up six runs on 11 hits with two walks and six strikeouts over seven innings for Cleveland.

Final Score: Minnesota 4, Oakland 3

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Michael Cuddyer knocked in a pair of runs to lead the Minnesota Twins past the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, at the Metrodome. Minnesota starter Carlos Silva pitched 6 2/3 solid innings, allowing three runs on two hits. Silva (7-10) also held the A’s to one hit through the first six innings. Jason Tyner and Joe Mauer each had two hits and knocked in a run for the Twins, who have five wins in their last seven games. Joe Blanton (8-6) started for Oakland and gave up four runs on 10 hits in 7 2/3 frames. Mark Kotsay knocked in all three runs for the slumping Athletics, who have lost six straight. Final Score: New York 6, Tampa Bay 4

St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Bobby Abreu hit a two-run home run and finished with five RBI as the Yankees rallied from an early three-run deficit to top Tampa, 6-4, in the third contest of a four-game set. Hideki Matsui also homered and Johnny Damon scored a pair of runs for the Yankees, who have won three of four to crawl back to .500 (44-44). The Devil Rays got to New York starter Chien-Ming Wang for three runs in the first inning, but Wang (10-4) settled down to pitch six solid innings. The Taiwan native finished with just three runs allowed on seven hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Mariano Rivera worked around a one-out single by Jonny Gomes in the ninth to nail down his 12th save of the season and the 425th of his career, moving him past John Franco and into sole possession of third place on the all-time list. Carlos Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI for Tampa Bay, which has lost four of five and 15 of 17. Andy Sonnanstine (1-4) was tagged for five runs on nine hits through 6 1/3 innings. Final Score: LA Angels of Anaheim 9, Texas 5

Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Vladimir Guerrero, Reggie Willits and Gary Matthews Jr. each knocked in a pair of runs as the Angels blasted the Rangers, 9-5, in the middle contest of a three-game set. Garret Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored for LA, which has won three of four and will go for the sweep of Texas on Sunday. All-Star John Lackey (12-5) pitched six innings to become the third 12-game winner in the majors. The right- hander, who has won eight of his last 10 decisions, gave up four runs — three earned — on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk. Kenny Lofton went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored and Sammy Sosa tripled and scored twice for the Rangers, who have lost four of five. Kameron Loe (5-7) lasted just 2 2/3 innings and was tagged for five runs — three earned — on five hits with five walks and two strikeouts.

Final Score: Seattle 6, Detroit 4

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Kenji Johjima hit his second grand slam of the season as the Seattle Mariners held on to beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, in the third contest of a four-game set. Richie Sexson doubled and scored three runs for the Mariners, who have won five of six. Miguel Batista (9-7) pitched six strong innings to pick up the win. The right- hander gave up just one run on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks. All-Star closer J. J. Putz recorded the final four outs of the game to notch his 28th consecutive save dating back to last season, breaking Eddie Guardado’s club record of 27 straight. Curtis Granderson tripled and homered for the Tigers, who have lost two of three to Seattle after a five-game winning streak. Kenny Rogers (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season after yielding six runs — five earned — on five hits and four walks in five-plus innings.

Final Score: Chicago 9, Houston 3

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs and Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run home run as the Chicago Cubs hammered the Houston Astros, 9-3, in the middle of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Soriano finished with a pair of hits and Cesar Izturis finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Cubs, who have won two straight and seven of their last 10. Ted Lilly (9-4) was dominant in the win, allowing only one run on four hits, while striking out seven and walking a batter over eight innings. The left-hander also knocked in a run with a single. Morgan Ensberg had three hits with an RBI and a run scored for Houston, which has dropped two in a row and five of its last seven games. Roy Oswalt (8-6) struggled in taking the loss, giving up nine runs — eight earned — on 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings. The righty struck out six and walked a pair.

Final Score: Philadelphia 10, St. Louis 4

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Pat Burrell went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run scored, and the Philadelphia Phillies continued to stave off loss number 10,000 with a 10-4 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a three-game matchup. The Phillies, who will become the first team in North American sports history to reach the 10,000-loss mark with their next defeat, have battered St. Louis pitching for 37 hits and 23 runs in the first two games of the series. Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, and Aaron Rowand all hit solo homers for the Phillies, who have won three straight. Rowand finished 4-for-4 on the day. Cole Hamels (11-4) struggled through six innings, allowing eight hits and four runs, but his effort was more than enough thanks to the offensive fireworks provided by the home team. Mike Maroth (0-2) was ripped for nine hits and eight runs — six earned — in five innings. Albert Pujols homered for the Cardinals, who have dropped four of five. Final Score: Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 7 (12 innings)

San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Jeff Kent homered and drove in four runs and James Loney scored the winning run in the 12th inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers got their 10th consecutive road victory over West Coast rival San Francisco by edging the Giants, 8-7, at AT&T Park. With the score knotted at seven, LA got the winning run in the 12th off reliever Patrick Misch (0-1). Loney lined a leadoff double, Wilson Betemit singled him over to third, and Andre Ethier’s groundout moved both baserunners into scoring position. Pinch-hitter Nomar Garciaparra was intentionally walked to load the bases for Rafael Furcal, who plated Loney on a sacrifice fly for the eventual game-winner, as Rudy Seanez retired three straight in the bottom half for his first save since June 23, 2001. Betemit also homered for Los Angeles, which won its final five games at AT&T Park during the 2006 season and swept a three-game set from the Giants in San Francisco in early April. Derek Lowe allowed two runs - one earned - on eight hits with two walks and six strikeouts over six innings, and Mark Hendrickson (4-4) earned the win for two scoreless innings of work. Randy Winn belted his sixth-career grand slam and first for the Giants, who lost their third straight. Omar Vizquel finished 2-for-5 and scored a run in the loss. Matt Morris gave up six runs on eight hits without a walk or strikeout over five frames for San Francisco. Barry Bonds remained at 751 career homers, four behind Hank Aaron’s all-time mark, as the Giants slugger went 0-for-5 with a walk that led to the tying run.

Final Score: Milwaukee 2, Colorado 1 (10 innings)

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Pinch-hitter Tony Graffanino singled home the winning run in the 10th inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the Colorado Rockies, 2-1, in the middle test of a three-game series at Miller Park. With the game deadlocked at one, Milwaukee got the run in the 10th off reliever LaTroy Hawkins (0-4), who scattered a lead-off double to Geoff Jenkins, breaking an 0-for-14 slump with the hit. After Jenkins advanced to third on Tony Gwynn’s groundout, Graffanino laced a soft pinch-hit single over Troy Tulowitzki’s head at shortstop that scored the game-winner. Corey Hart homered for the Brewers, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Ben Sheets allowed one run on two hits with three strikeouts over 3 1/3 innings before leaving in the fourth with an injured right middle finger. After his ninth pitch to Todd Helton, Sheets recoiled in pain and left thereafter, replaced by rookie Yovani Gallardo. Derrick Turnbow (2-3) earned the win with a scoreless 10th. Ryan Spilborghs homered for the Rockies, who have lost two of three. Rodrigo Lopez allowed one run on one hit with two walks and five strikeouts over seven solid innings for Colorado. Final Score: Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 4

Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Jeff Francoeur’s bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Atlanta Braves a 5-4 win in the middle matchup of a three-game weekend encounter at Turner Field. Willie Harris led off the ninth with an infield single that bounced off reliever Shawn Chacon’s foot and advanced to second on Yunel Escobar’s sacrifice. Edgar Renteria popped out before Chacon (4-2) issued an intentional walk to Chipper Jones. The runners moved to second and third on a wild pitch to Andruw Jones, who walked. Francoeur then singled to center, scoring the winning run. Atlanta starter Chuck James threw six scoreless innings, yielding just two hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Bob Wickman (2-2) threw a scoreless ninth for the win. Andruw Jones homered and Chipper Jones had three hits for the Braves, who have won three straight and six of seven. Ryan Doumit belted a three-run homer for the Pirates, who have lost three of four. Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny was tagged for four runs on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.

Final Score: Florida 5, Washington 2

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Sergio Mitre tossed 7 2/3 innings of six-hit, two-run ball, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the second of a three-game set. A day after combining for 30 hits and 24 runs in Washington’s 14-10 win, the teams managed only 13 total hits. Mitre (4-4) needed only 85 pitches, had three strikeouts and no walks for the Marlins, who snapped a two-game skid. All of the Marlins offense came on longballs, as Miguel Cabrera, Josh Willingham, and Jeremy Hermida each homered. Kevin Gregg tossed the scoreless ninth to pick up his 19th save. Matt Chico (4-6) was touched for seven hits and five runs in six innings, striking out five and walking three. Ryan Zimmerman went 2- for-4 and scored, and Ronnie Belliard had an RBI double for the Nats, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

Final Score: New York 2, Cincinnati 1

Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Tom Glavine pitched eight strong innings and Lastings Milledge’s run-scoring single in the eighth inning guided the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium. Glavine (8-6) allowed just one run on two hits while striking out five and not walking a batter. The crafty veteran left-hander also earned career victory No. 298. Shawn Green went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI for the Mets, who won for just the fourth time in their last 11 games. Matt Belisle started for Cincinnati and pitched seven innings, giving up one run on nine hits in seven frames. He also struck out six and walked two while Mike Stanton (1-3) was saddled with the loss. Brandon Phillips hit a home run and extended his hitting streak to 10 games for the Reds, who finished with just two hits. Ken Griffey Jr. had the only other hit of the contest for Cincinnati, which lost for just the second time in its last seven games.

Final Score: Arizona 5, San Diego 4

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Chad Tracy drove home the winning run in the eighth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to edge the San Diego Padres 5-4 in the second of a three-game set at Chase Field. Orlando Hudson led off the eighth with a double to left off Scott Linebrink (2-2). One out later, Tracy singled to center, scoring Hudson. Jose Valverde pitched the ninth for his 27th save in 30 opportunities. Arizona starter Livan Hernandez went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits and Brandon Lyon (6-3) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win. Tony Clark homered and had three hits for the Diamondbacks, who have won both games of the series after losing their previous five games in a row. Kevin Kouzmanoff, Khalil Greene and Brian Giles all homered for the Padres, who have lost three in a row and five of six. San Diego starter Chris Young threw six solid frames, yielding just one run on two hits, while walking none and striking out eight.