After a rain-delayed tournament, Lucas Glover of Clemson University held on to win golf's U.S. Open Monday afternoon. It was the first major victory of his career. Glover, who landed a $1,350,000 paycheck, had only one previous tour win since turning pro in 2005. Phil Mickelson, and the resurgent David Duval, both placed second while Tiger Woods ended up tied for sixth. Only five golfers finished under par for the tournament.

After getting beaten soundly by both Brazil and Italy, US Soccer miraculously advanced to the FIFA Confederations Cup semifinals by beating Egypt 3-0. In order to advance, an unlikely series of events needed to occur, including beating Egypt by 3 goals, outscoring Italy by 3 on Sunday, having Brazil beat Italy by 3, and then beating Italy in a goals scored tie-breaker which they did 4-3. The U.S. will play top-ranked Spain on Wednesday.

Donald Fehr is stepping down as Executive Director of Major League Baseball Player's Association. Fehr, the players' chief negotiator, held this position since 1985. He represented the players union during the World Series cancellation in 1994 and was largely responsible for average annual salaries increasing tenfold over the past twenty-five. Buster Olney called it correctly when saying Fehr leaves behind a "mixed legacy."

This article appears in Jun 24-30, 2009.