BASEBALL: McKeon to manage Marlins

Jack McKeon, 80, who last managed in the major leagues in 2005, is expected to be named interim manager of the Marlins today, according to CBS Sports.com. McKeon would replace Edwin Rodriguez, who resigned unexpectedly yesterday morning. McKeon would become the second-oldest manager in major league history. Connie Mack managed the 1950 Athletics at the age of 87. Yesterday, bench coach Brandon Hyde managed the Marlins to a 2-1 loss to the Rays — Florida’s 10th straight defeat.

“It’s been extremely frustrating for everyone,” Marlins president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said. “I think everyone here knows what is going on — the way we’ve played, the way we’ve performed. It’s tough on everyone, especially him. He communicated with me early [yesterday] morning that this was something he was thinking about, and when I got to the ballpark we accepted his resignation.”

Rodriguez was in his first full season as the Marlins’ manager. He became interim manager June 23 of last year after Fredi Gonzalez was fired. He was given the job permanently five days later, becoming the first Puerto Rican-born manager in major league history. Florida went 46-46 under Rodriguez, who had opened the season as the Marlins’ Triple-A manager in New Orleans. The Marlins, who are 1-18 in June, are 32-40 and in last place in the NL East.

* The first-place Indians fired hitting coach Jon Nunnally. He will be replaced by Bruce Fields.

SOCCER: Red Bulls gain draw in Portland

Dwayne De Rosario scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and the Red Bulls played to a wild 3-3 draw against the Timbers last night in Portland. Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry scored his MLS-leading eighth goal of the season before he was ejected in extra time for an off-the-ball incident. Austin Da Luz also scored for the Red Bulls (5-2-8).

* Gold Cup organizers said Mexico will be allowed to replace five players who were dropped from the squad after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. Mexico will be allowed to name five new players ahead of Wednesday’s semifinal against Honduras, and those players will also be available for the final if El Tri makes it that far.

AUTO RACING: Hamlin triumphant

In Brooklyn, Mich., Denny Hamlin won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race for the first time this year, holding off Matt Kenseth at Michigan International Speedway. The drivers appeared headed for a fuel-mileage finish. Then a late caution enabled them to make pit stops before a frantic and closing five-lap sprint. Kenseth was the only one with a shot to catch Hamlin in the final moments. He tried to go both above and below the leader but was unable to pass Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota. Hamlin won by 0.281 seconds for his second victory at this track.

* In West Allis, Wis., Dario Franchitti took over the lead when Helio Castroneves had a tire problem, then held on to win the IndyCar Series race at the Milwaukee Mile. It was the third victory of the season for Franchitti, who stayed out of trouble as two fellow contenders fell by the wayside. Tony Kanaan crashed with 31 laps to go, and Castroneves gave up the lead when he had to make a late extra pit stop to change a tire that was going flat. Graham Rahal was second, followed by Oriol Servia, Will Power and Danica Patrick.

ETC.: Nevada extends Ault pact

Nevada football coach Chris Ault was given a two-year contract extension after guiding the Wolf Pack to a 13-1 record and the No. 11 ranking last season.

* Michael Phelps lost for the third straight time, finishing a hundredth of a second behind Australia’s Nicholas D’Arcy in the 200-meter butterfly at the Santa Clara (Calif.) International Grand Prix.