SPORTS IN BRIEF | July 7, 2012

Cardinals’ Molina may miss all-star game

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been placed on bereavement leave after a death in the family, leaving his participation in next week’s all-star Game in jeopardy.
The team said Friday that the grandfather of his wife had died and that Molina has returned to Puerto Rico.
Catcher Bryan Anderson was recalled from Triple-A Memphis before Friday night’s game against the Marlins.
Anderson was batting .210 with two home runs and 21 RBI in 64 games for Memphis.

Impact trades Burling to Chivas USA

MONTREAL (CP) — The Montreal Impact traded defender Bobby Burling to Chivas USA on Friday for an international roster spot in 2013.
Burling played in 23 games for the San Jose Earthquakes last season.
The American-born player is a veteran of five MLS seasons, appearing in 71 games for both San Jose and Chivas USA.

Kurt Busch captures Nationwide race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch won a wild Nationwide race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, holding off three challengers over the final hundred yards in a battered race car.
Busch’s victory was his second this season, each with different teams. He won for his brother, Kyle Busch Motorsports, at Richmond earlier in the year. He took the checkered flag for Phoenix Racing on Friday.
The race had several crashes that left less than half the field on the lead lap for a green-white-checkered finish. Busch started the two-lap sprint pushing Austin Dillon, but made a move to the front with a lap left and then held off Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Michael Annett and Dillon as they neared the finish line.
Stenhouse was second, followed by Annett, Dillon and Joey Logano.
Danica Patrick was involved in one of the wrecks and finished 31st.

Glen Abbey to host Canadian Open in 2013

OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) — Canada’s premier golf tournament is returning to Glen Abbey Golf Club in 2013.
Officials announced Friday that the course will host the RBC Canadian Open for the 26th time, and for the first time since 2009, on July 22-28, 2013.
Past Glen Abbey champions include Greg Norman, Nick Price and Tiger Woods. Woods won the 2000 tournament with a 216-yard 6-iron shot that landed on the green on the 18th hole.
This year’s tournament is at Hamilton Golf and Country Club from July 23-29.

Blue Jackets sign Foligno to deal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed left wing Nick Foligno to a three-year, $9.15-million contract.
General manager Scott Howson announced the signing Friday, five days after Foligno was picked up in a trade with Ottawa for defenceman Marc Methot. Foligno, who was a restricted free agent, will receive $2.5 million in 2012-13, $3 million in 2013-14 and $3.75 in 2014-15.
The 24-year-old Foligno, who had 15 goals and 32 assists a year ago, is expected to add some much needed punch to the Blue Jackets’ offence.

Parker cleared to play for France at Olympics

PARIS (AP) — Guard Tony Parker can play for European runner-up France in the Olympic Games after San Antonio Spurs medics agreed he has fully recovered from an eye injury.
Parker suffered a scratch to his cornea in a nightclub fight in New York last month.
Parker is joining up with the French squad in Orleans and he could briefly feature in a warmup match against England on Saturday.
From:http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/114643-sports-in-brief-july-7-2012