IN BRIEF

SOCCER

Mexico routs U.S. to win Gold Cup title

Mexico won its fifth Gold Cup, breaking a decade-long drought on U.S. soil by routing the Americans 5-0 in the final in East Rutherford, N.J.

Before a capacity crowd of 79,156 overwhelmingly dominated by green-clad Mexican fans Sunday, the visitors scored all their goals in the second half. Captain Gerardo Torrado started the blitz with a penalty kick in the 56th minute, and Mexico added three more goals over the next 23 minutes.

The United States fielded an inexperienced squad after several top players were given a break following a stunning second-place finish in the Confederations Cup last month.

MOTOR SPORTS

Power wins IRL race; fuel spill burns Kanaan

Will Power led from the pole and won under a caution flag at the Rexall Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Alberta, with the race marred by a pit fire that burned driver Tony Kanaan's hands and face.

Power finished 1.094 seconds ahead of Penske teammate Helio Castroneves.

Kanaan, driving for Andretti Green, was injured on his first pit stop when the ethanol fuel hose failed to shut off properly, showering him and his car in fuel.

Kanaan said he pulled out to protect his crew members from a fire, but seconds later his cockpit was in flames. Nearby Penske crew members hopped the wall to spray the car with fire extinguishers and dump a bucket of water on Kanaan, who suffered second-degree burns on his thumbs and a small part of his face.

Also: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, in a race overshadowed by the absence of Felipe Massa. The Ferrari driver remained sedated in a hospital with multiple skull fractures after a crash during qualifying Saturday.

Antron Brown beat Cory McClenathan at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., winning the Top Fuel title for the third straight event. Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) won their categories.

MISCELLANEOUS

51s come up short to Rainiers in slugfest

The 51s rallied from an early 7-1 deficit, but they allowed four runs in the eighth inning and lost to the Tacoma Rainiers, 14-9 in Tacoma, Wash.

Las Vegas (47-55) trailed 7-1 after giving up six runs in the fourth inning. But the 51s got solo homers from Travis Snider and Kyle Phillips in the sixth, and Randy Ruiz hit a two-run double in the seventh.

The 51s then pulled within 10-9 with four runs in the top of the eighth, including an Angel Sanchez two-run double, before Tacoma (49-52) regained control in the bottom of the inning.

Also: The Denver Broncos signed second-round pick Alphonso Smith to a four-year deal. The former Wake Forest cornerback was the 37th pick.

Buffalo Bills second-round pick Andy Levitre, an offensive guard drafted 51st overall from Oregon State, signed a four-year contract.

The Cleveland Browns signed second-round pick David Veikune, a linebacker taken 52nd overall out of Hawaii.

Ravens wide receiver Drew Bennett announced his retirement Sunday night, just two days after signing with Baltimore in an effort to rekindle his NFL career.

Robby Ginepri, ranked 95th, won his third career singles title by upsetting No. 3 seed Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4 at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships.

Top-ranked Dinara Safina rallied to beat defending champion Sara Errani 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5 at the Slovenia Open in Portoroz, Slovenia.