The Buzz: U.S. sprinter Felix wins third track gold

llyson Felix became only the second woman to win three gold medals at a single world championships track and field meet, helping the United States to victory in the women’s 4x400-meter relay. The Americans won in 3 minutes, 18.55 seconds Sunday in Osaka, Japan, with Jamaica taking silver in 3:19.73.

•Former Baylor star Jeremy Wariner anchored the U.S. team to victory in the 4x400-meter relay. The Americans finished in 2:55.56, with Bahamas taking silver in 2:59.18.

•Kenyan-born Bernard Lagat of the U.S. completed the first 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter winning double in track and field world championship history, capturing the 5,000 in 13:45.87. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya was second in 13:46.00, and Moses Kipsiro of Uganda took bronze in 13:46.75, just three-hundredths of a second ahead of Matt Tegenkamp, a former Lee’s Summit High School star who ran 13:46.78.

Morgan wins on Champions Tour

Gil Morgan won his 25th career Champions Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 for a 2-stroke victory over Hale Irwin in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Calif.

Morgan finished with a 14-under 202 total.

Tom Watson shot a 69 and finished third at 10 under.

•Brett Wetterich will take a 1-shot lead over Arron Oberholser into the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second tournament in the PGA Tour’s playoff series. Phil Mickelson is 2 shots back after the third round at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Tiger Woods trails by 3 shots.

•Sherri Steinhauer held off a late charge by Christina Kim for a 1-stroke victory at the LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill. Steinhauer finished at 17-under 271.

James scores 31 in U.S. win

LeBron James put a record finish on the Americans’ dominance in the desert.

James scored a team-record 31 points, and the United States beat Argentina 118-81, winning the FIBA Americas championship in Las Vegas.

Dwight Howard made all seven of his shots and scored 20 points, and Carmelo Anthony added 16 points for the Americans, who were never challenged while winning 10 games in 12 days and will head to Beijing next summer as one of the gold-medal favorites.

Rapids get even with Crew

Conor Casey scored in the 85th minute, giving the Colorado Rapids a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew and keeping the teams even in their bid for the eighth and final spot in the MLS playoffs.

Eddie Gaven scored in the 45th minute for the Crew in the match at Columbus, Ohio.

Prep football team finally loses

The streak is over at Charlotte Independence High School — 109 wins and seven years after it began.

Cincinnati Elder ended the nation’s longest football winning streak with a 41-34 overtime victory over the North Carolina high school Saturday night in Cincinnati in the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge.

Independence had not lost since falling 34-31 to Shelby Crest on Sept. 1, 2000, when this year’s team was in elementary school.

Quick hits

•Levi Leipheimer, who was third in the recent Tour de France, took the lead from his teammate in the final three finishing circuits and won the road-race title at the USA Cycling Professional Championships in Greenville, S.C.

•Colombia’s Ricardo “Mochuelo” Torres successfully defended his WBO junior welterweight title, stopping American Kendal Holt in the 11th round at Bogota. American referee Yino Rodriguez stopped the fight.

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