Golf
St. Jude, Open qualifying next for Daly: 'I'll be ready'
John Daly's suspension on the PGA Tour is over, and the two-time major champion plans to return in three weeks for the St. Jude Championship and U.S. Open qualifying. Daly was suspended for six months in November after a series of off-course incidents that brought negative publicity, the most recent a photo of him in an orange jail suit with his eyes half-closed after being locked up overnight in North Carolina to get sober. He has played eight times overseas during his suspension, including a month in Europe, where he tied for second in the Italian Open. "I know I'll be ready to play," Daly said. "I'm not going to be [half-trying] like I've done in the past. I know I may not play the tour if something good doesn't happen. It's making me work harder."
U.S. OPEN QUALIFYING: : Peter Hanson earned a trip to the U.S. Open by making a hole-in-one on the second playoff hole at Sunningdale in Tadworth, England, to grab the 11th and final spot in a European qualifier.
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Blackhawks' Quenneville fined for 'worst call' quote
The NHL has fined Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville $10,000 for harsh criticism of officiating in his team's loss to Detroit in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. Quenneville fumed over a roughing call against defenseman Matt Walker during a scrum as the first period ended Sunday. The Red Wings scored on the ensuing power play 1:13 into the second period extending their lead to 3-0, and went on to win 6-1 and take a 3-1 edge in the series. "I think we witnessed probably the worst call in the history of sports there," Quenneville said after the game. The Blackhawks will try to avoid elimination Wednesday in Detroit.
CYCLING: : Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre of Spain won the grueling 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia in 100-degree temperatures in Monte Petrano. Denis Menchov of Russia kept the leader's pink jersey. Levi Leipheimer was the day's big loser, cracking on the final climb and dropping from third to sixth in the overall standings.
College baseball: : Tournament top seed Texas (41-13-1), which won the Big 12 tournament for the fourth time, will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday. The other national seeds, in order, are: Cal State Fullerton (42-14), LSU (46-16), North Carolina (42-16), Arizona State (44-12), UC Irvine (43-13), Oklahoma (41-18) and Florida (39-20). The Atlantic Coast Conference had seven teams selected: Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina and Virginia. Binghamton, Cal Poly, Georgia State, Kansas State and Xavier are making their first appearances.
