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2B – Daily News – Monday, June 14, 2010 KOBE Continued from page 1B a free throw with 2:25 left. Andrew Bynum played on his sore right knee for 31 minutes, but he scored all six of his points and his only rebound in the first quarter. The Celtics bench, which was the star of a 96-89 vic- tory in Game 4 on Thursday, helped them extend the lead to 30-22 early in the second quarter. The Lakers came back to take a 37-36 lead on Bryant’s basket with 3:58 left in the half, but Pierce answered with a 3-pointer and two late jumpers for a 45-39 advantage at the CUP Continued from page 1B • The first World Cup in Africa has its first African winner. Ghana stunned Serbia when Asamoah Gyan scored on an 84th-minute penalty kick Sunday for a 1- 0 victory in Group D. The win set off celebrations not only on the Loftus Versfeld pitch, but throughout the continent. • With his 11th career World Cup goal, Miroslav Klose of Germany moved into a tie for fifth overall with countryman Juergen Klinsmann and Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis. GOAL OF THE DAY Miroslav Klose took a perfect cross from Philipp Lahm and put it in for his 11th career World Cup goal in a 4-0 romp past Australia in Group D. LOOKAHEAD Injuries could play a significant role for both attacks when Netherlands meets Denmark (7:30 a.m. at Johan- nesburg). The Dutch are without winger Arjen Robben, but they also have tremendous depth with Wesley Snei- jder, Mark van Bommel, Rafael van der Vaart, Robin Van Persie and Dirk Kuyt. Netherlands’ defense is sus- pect, but Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner (groin) could be out, along with forward Jon Dahl Tomasson. Dennis Rommedahl figures to start. Cameroon brings one of the tournament’s most cre- ative players, Samuel Eto’o, to Bloemfontein to face Japan (10 a.m.). The Indomitable Lions’ preparations have been overshadowed by a nasty spat between Eto’o and former Cameroon great Roger Milla, who criti- cized Eto’o for failing to reproduce his club form with the national team. Japan lost its last four friendlies before heading to South Africa. Defending champion Italy, looking to prove it isn’t too old and still is a formidable contender, takes on Paraguay (2:30 p.m. at Cape Town) in Group F. Mar- cello Lippi, who coached the Azzurri to their fourth World Cup crown in 2006, was loyal to many of the players who won the title in Germany. Paraguay, which nearly won South American qualifying, is honoring striker Salvador Cabanas, who survived a gunshot wound to the head and is still recovering. QUOTABLE ‘‘Every African is behind us. I salute all you guys. We win this match for you.’’ — Asamoah Gyan, whose 84th-minute penalty kick lifted Ghana past Serbia 1-0 in Group D. break. NOTES: Of the 25 finals that have been tied at 2-all, the winner of Game 5 has won 19 of them. ... Rondo was called for a technical foul in the second quarter when he pushed Artest in retalia- tion for a hard foul on Garnett. Artest embell- ished the shove, but got the call. ... Celebrities in the crowd: sprinter Usain Bolt, actress Eliza Dushku, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and singers Glen Frey and Jimmy Buffett, Philadel- phia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. PGA Continued from page 1B 18 once again. Westwood stuck his approach 6 feet from the pin on No. 18. Karlsson left his birdie putt from 43 feet away to extend the playoff about a foot short. Then Westwood, who went 17 straight holes between birdies, rolled in the 6-footer for his first PGA win since New Orleans to go with 20 career European Tour vic- tories. He dropped his put- ter and celebrated with a fist pump. Westwood started the final round trailing by three strokes, birdied three straight holes to grab the lead. But he bogeyed No. 17 after flying an 8-iron over the green. He was preparing to head off the course when told to stick around behind the 18th green. He wound up taking home the $1.008 million winner’s check after the longest sudden-death playoff at Memphis with a 68-270 total. ‘‘It’s amazing how things pan out,’’ West- wood said. The Englishman also becomes the fourth to win in his first visit to Mem- phis and first since Dicky Pride in 1994. Westwood came in having played well, not missing a cut in his 10 starts on the PGA Tour this year with four top 10s. He had gone 122 starts on the PGA Tour since winning 1998 in New Orleans. Karlsson, who won his ninth European Tour vic- tory at Qatar earlier this year, still is looking for his first PGA title. He shot a 69, and Garrigus finished with a 71. Karlsson had a chance to win on the third playoff hole with a par putt from 5 1/2 feet only to miss. ‘‘I didn’t hit a good putt. You can’t take any chances with too many good players,’’ Karlsson said. Memphian Shaun Micheel, winner of the 2003 PGA championship, shot a 67 and finished tied with Garrett Willis (67) for fourth at 271. Golfers and fans alike faced another steamy day with the heat index reach- ing 110. Many golfers and caddies also had maroon ribbons pinned to their caps in a show of support on what could be the final round for an event that first started in 1958 — unless organizers find a new sponsor by their own deadline of Sept. 15. Smith & Nephew, a medical technology com- pany, stepped in as a pre- senting sponsor this year. Tour officials prefer a full title sponsor, which this event lost in March 2009 when Stanford Financial pulled out. Westwood had the lead or a piece of it most of the final round after starting his day with three straight birdies in the first four holes. But he parred out until he bogeyed No. 17 and finished with a 68. With Garrigus up by three, Westwood was ready to leave when told he should stick around the 18th hole. He did and quickly found himself in a playoff that neither seemed ready to win until they got back to the 18th again. Westwood hit a 303- yard drive and was 151 yards away from the pin when he hit his approach well inside Karlsson’s. When the Swede’s putt was short, Westwood ended the playoff and started his celebration. He had practiced his putting after the third round, work that paid off as Westwood birdied Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to take the lead back to himself at 11 under. He rolled in a 30- footer on No. 2, and then he holed out from nearly 34 feet on the par-5 third. He stuck a shot on the par- 3 No. 4 from 185 yards within 19 feet and sunk that putt. Westwood came here on a sponsor’s exemption to tune up for the U.S. Open. He wound up get- ting in some overtime with the extra holes. Now he’ll try to become just the ninth player to win a PGA event and then win a major championship — the first to do it at the U.S. Open. ‘‘I like being competi- tive before a major cham- pionship, to be competi- tive with the tournament and boost my confi- dence,’’ Westwood said. Garrigus, the 32-year- old pro from Scottsdale, Ariz., came into this event 377th in the world rank- ings and had never led a PGA event on the final day. The inexperience showed on the 72nd hole. He put his tee shot into the lake lining the 18th fairway, took his drop and yanked his next shot into the trees left of the lake before punching out over the lake. He two-putted for triple bogey to at least make the playoff. Playing that same hole again to start the playoff, Garrigus stayed away from the lake. His 338-yard drive landed in the pine straw behind a tree, leaving him no choice but to shoot back into the fairway. With Westwood and Karlsson parring the fourth-toughest hole, Gar- rigus had to hole out a 13- footer for par. The putt went just along the right edge for bogey, knocking him out. ‘‘I know I played better than they all did in the field. It’s all right,’’ Garri- gus said. ‘‘I’m going to go on from this week, and we’ll be good. DIVOTS: Billy Maxwell won the inaugur- al event here in 1958, and Bob Lunn won in 1968 in making Memphis their first PGA title. ... This was the first playoff since 2008 when Justin Leonard beat Robert Allenby and Trevor Immelman. ... Since 1961, this event has had six one-hole playoffs and three two-hole play- offs. ... This was the third playoff on tour this year and the 13th overall at Memphis. Vince Young cited for assault in Dallas DALLAS (AP) — Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young received a misdemeanor assault citation after getting into a fight at a Dallas strip club and leaving before authorities arrived early Sunday, police said. Surveillance video footage released by police showed the former University of Texas star and several people talking in a small room before Young attacked someone in the room. Others tried to break up the fight. Young wasn’t at Club Onyx when police responded to a call about the fight, said Dallas police Lt. Andy Harvey. Harvey said an investigation led to Young receiving a Class C assault citation, punishable by a fine up to $500. Titans spokesman Robbie Bohren said the team was aware of the incident and had contacted Young. He said the team was still gathering information. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a tweet that the league ‘‘will look into it.’’ Titans coach Jeff Fisher was holding his annual charity soft- ball game Sunday night in Nashville. Young was not on the early list of players committed to appear in the game. The Titans resume on-field sessions Monday. Young, the No. 3 pick overall in 2006, got his starting job back last fall when Tennessee started 0-6 and owner Bud Adams put him back in the lineup. He helped the Titans win eight of their final 10 and heads into his fifth NFL season with a 26-13 record as a starter. Hamlin rolls to 5th win at Michigan Riot police break up World BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Denny Hamlin, his No. 11 Toyota becoming a distant spec on the hori- zon to the rest of the field late in Sun- day’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway, heard the caution call come over the radio and tried not to roll his eyes. He knows nobody wants to watch a driver lead by 10 seconds, as he was doing at the time. It makes for bad TV. And even though Hamlin didn’t see any debris on the track when the yellow flag flew, he didn’t exactly panic when his massive advantage was wiped out. ‘‘I understand this is show busi- ness,’’ Hamlin said. Besides, it turned out to be no big deal for NASCAR’s latest showstop- per. Hamlin easily pulled away from Kasey Kahne on the restart with 14 laps remaining and rolled to his fifth victory of the season, dominating the 400-mile race with the same ease in which he’s dominated the series over the past three months. ‘‘I didn’t like watching him drive away from me, but I wasn’t surprised when he did,’’ said Kahne. ‘‘I thought we had a really good car ... the 11 was just a touch better.’’ Kahne highlighted a resurgent day for Ford by finishing second, followed by pole-sitter Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. Four-time defend- ing champion Jimmie Johnson was sixth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sev- enth. They all, however, were merely bystanders as Hamlin continued his hot streak that began with a victory in Martinsville in late March. He led 123 laps and has won five of the past 10 races, and done it in all kinds of ways over all kinds of cir- cuits. Short tracks. Intermediate ovals. Massive speedways. Shootouts. Blowouts. It doesn’t seem to matter. Four months into the season he’s already set a career high for victories and there’s still 21 races to go. ‘‘It seems like I used to go into every season thinking, ’We ought to get a couple wins, Martinsville, Pocono,’’’ Hamlin said. ‘‘Now it’s just show up and, hey, we can win. That to me is just a feeling I don’t think we’ve ever had before.’’ And unlike his exuberant celebra- tion at Pocono, Hamlin kept his No. 11 Toyota in one piece. Hamlin put a damper on the victory party last week when he smacked the wall while doing a burnout. This time, his car rolled into Victo- ry Lane in pristine condition. ‘‘There were specific instructions not to wreck,’’ Hamlin said with a laugh. Not exactly good news for the rest of the series, which finds itself scram- bling to keep up. Hamlin’s only hic- cup came when he temporarily lost fuel pressure following a pit stop about midway through the race. He promised his team he’d ‘‘get it back’’ and he was in the lead minutes later. Though Hamlin remains third in points behind Kevin Harvick with 11 races to go before the Chase begins, the bonus points from his five victo- ries would have him in first if the Chase started today. Kahne, who says he saw the debris that brought out the late caution, had a brief glimmer of hope on the restart. It lasted all of three laps, or as long as it took for Hamlin to run out and disap- pear. Scoreboard MLB American League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB New York 40 23 .635 — Tampa Bay 40 23 .635 — Boston 37 28 .569 4 Toronto 34 30 .5316 1/2 Baltimore 17 46 .270 23 Central Division WL Pct GB Minnesota 36 27 .571 — Detroit 33 29 .5322 1/2 Chicago 28 34 .4527 1/2 Kansas City27 37 .4229 1/2 Cleveland 25 37 .40310 1/2 West Division Texas WL Pct GB 35 28 .556 — Los Angeles36 30 .545 1/2 Oakland 32 33 .492 4 Seattle 24 39 .381 11 ——— Saturday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 9, Houston 3 Chicago White Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Boston 10, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Mets 3, Baltimore 1 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 3, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Washington 1 Atlanta 3, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 6, Florida 5 Cincinnati 11, Kansas City 5 Texas 4, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 1, Toronto 0 San Diego 7, Seattle 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Sunday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 9, Houston 5 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 9, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 3 N.Y. Mets 11, Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 5, Boston 3 Florida 6, Tampa Bay 1 Atlanta 7, Minnesota 3 Texas 7, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 10, Toronto 3 San Francisco 6, Oakland 2 Seattle 4, San Diego 2 L.A. Angels 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Chicago Cubs 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Monday’s Games Seattle (French 0-0) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 8-4), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 4-6) at L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 5-6), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Marcum 5-3) at San Diego (Gar- land 6-4), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 0-2) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 4-5), 7:15 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y.Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Texas at Florida, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Houston at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at San Diego, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. National League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 37 27 .578 — New York 35 28 .5561 1/2 Philadelphia32 29 .5253 1/2 Florida 31 32 .4925 1/2 Washington 31 33 .484 6 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 36 28 .563 — St. Louis 34 29 .5401 1/2 Chicago 28 35 .4447 1/2 Milwaukee 26 37 .4139 1/2 Houston 25 39 .391 11 Pittsburgh 23 40 .36512 1/2 West Division WL Pct GB San Diego 37 26 .587 — Los Angeles36 27 .571 1 San Francisco 35 27 .5651 1/2 Colorado 33 30 .524 4 Arizona 26 38 .40611 1/2 ——— Saturday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 9, Houston 3 Chicago White Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Boston 10, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Mets 3, Baltimore 1 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 3, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Washington 1 Atlanta 3, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 6, Florida 5 Cincinnati 11, Kansas City 5 Texas 4, Milwaukee 3 Arizona 7, St. Louis 2 Colorado 1, Toronto 0 San Diego 7, Seattle 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Sunday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 9, Houston 5 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 9, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 3 N.Y. Mets 11, Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 5, Boston 3 Florida 6, Tampa Bay 1 Atlanta 7, Minnesota 3 Texas 7, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 10, Toronto 3 San Francisco 6, Oakland 2 Seattle 4, San Diego 2 L.A. Angels 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Arizona 7, St. Louis 5 Chicago Cubs 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Monday’s Games Seattle (French 0-0) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 8-4), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 4-6) at L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 5-6), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Marcum 5-3) at San Diego (Gar- land 6-4), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 0-2) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 4-5), 7:15 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y.Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Boston, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Texas at Florida, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Houston at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at San Diego, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. MOVES By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned RHP Brad Bergesen to Norfolk (IL). Activated RHP Alfredo Simon from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed OF Mar- cus Thames on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Chad Huffman from Scranton/Wilkes- Barre (IL). National League COLORADO ROCKIES—Activated RHP Greg Reynolds from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Tulsa (Texas). FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned RHP Rick VandenHurk to New Orleans (PCL). HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with C Ben Heath and C Kenny Diaz. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS—Named Larry Drew coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League LOS ANGELES KINGS—Announced the resignation of assistant coach Mark Hardy. Cup wages demonstration DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Armed riot police charged into hundreds of security stewards at a World Cup stadium hours after Sunday’s match to break up a protest about low wages. Police appeared to set off two percussive grenades, causing loud bangs, to drive the workers out of a park- ing lot under the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban hours after Germany beat Australia 4-0 in Group D. Associated Press reporters saw about 30 riot police charge into the crowd to drive it out of the stadium. While calm quickly returned to the stadium, some of the security stewards, wearing orange and green jack- ets, continued milling around outside. An AP photographer said police fired tear gas at pro- testers outside the stadium. A nearby street was littered with trash where the protesters were forced away. Con- crete blocks had been pushed into a street. About 100 police later surrounded a group of about 300 protesters on a street near the stadium and separat- ed the men from the women. An AP photographer said he heard police tell the protesters they would be arrest- ed for causing a public disturbance. The protesters later left peacefully after discussions with police. There were no injuries or arrests reported. A FIFA spokesman declined to comment immedi- ately. Rich Mkhondo, head of communications for the local World Cup organizing committee, said the protest did not have any impact on security at the match or any spectators.