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Posted on: Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Jeter, Teixeira lead Gold Glovers


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Derek Jeter sure is stuffing his trophy case this year.

The steady New York Yankees shortstop won his fourth Gold Glove yesterday, joining teammate first baseman Mark Teixeira among the American League players rewarded for fantastic fielding.

"I've always taken a great deal of pride in my defense, and being honored with a Gold Glove is an accomplishment I will never overlook," Jeter said in a statement.

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter and Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki both won for the ninth straight season. First-time winners included Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria, Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones and Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle.

Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer and Detroit second baseman Placido Polanco each earned their second award.

Rawlings has presented Gold Gloves annually since 1957. Managers and coaches vote on players in their own leagues before the regular season ends, but they may not select members of their own teams.

National League winners will be announced today.

This season, Jeter made a career-low eight errors and matched his personal best with a .986 fielding percentage, both ranking at the top of the AL charts.

GOLF

LPGA TRIUMPHS IN 3-TOUR CHALLENGE

The LPGA is catching up in 3-Tour Challenge victories.

Cristie Kerr shot 4-under 32 on the back nine to lead the LPGA to the win yesterday in the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge at Henderson, Nev.

Kerr, Suzann Petterson and Natalie Gulbis combined for a 6 under on the final nine holes to win $300,000. Combined with their $100,000 purse from the opening nine, the LPGA claimed the overall title.

The PGA Tour team of Stewart Cink, Fred Couples and Bubba Watson finished second in the made-for-TV event with $330,000. The Champions Tour team of Jay Haas, Nick Price and Fred Funk — which led with a 9 under on the front nine — finished third with $270,000.

The event will air nationally on ABC on Dec. 19-20.

ELSEWHERE

Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia: Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the 62-year-old says his prognosis for a full life is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer said he was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Phelps third in 100 IM: Sporting a beard and an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps finished third in the 100-meter medley at a World Cup short-course meet after missing out on two other finals yesterday in Stockholm.

ATP final berths up for grabs: Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nikolay Davydenko won second-round matches at the Paris Masters yesterday to stay in contention for the eight-man, season-ending ATP World Tour Finals.

Pavlik to fight Espino: Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) will defend his titles next month against Miguel Espino (20-2-1, 9 KOs) Dec. 19 in the champion's hometown of Youngstown, Ohio.