Robby Gordon's father strangles wife, kills self

The father of former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon strangled his wife then shot himself in their Southern California home, police said Thursday.

The deaths of Robert Gordon, 68, and Sharon Gordon, 57, were an apparent murder-suicide, Orange police said a day after the bodies were found. No further details on the motive or circumstances were released.

The couple were the father and stepmother of Robby Gordon, who fought back tears and expressed disbelief Thursday outside the home on a Southern California hillside where he grew up and developed his love of racing.

"I'm so sad, and I can't believe it," the racing star said outside the house. "I grew up on this property my whole life."

Robby Gordon recalled how his father, a racer known as "Baja Bob" in the motorsports community, instilled in him a love for competition and motorsports in the Orange County neighborhood, where many residents own horses and dirt riding trails line the suburban streets.

Gordon said he previously lived in two different houses on the property, and had given his father the home 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles where police discovered the bodies Wednesday after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor making a welfare check at the request of relatives.

Robby Gordon told the Orange County Register family members had become concerned when his father missed a doctor's appointment.

Heather O'Reilly scored in her final international game and Carli Lloyd got her seventh career hat trick to lead the U.S. women's national team to a 9-0 victory over Thailand in Columbus, Ohio.

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It was the first game for the U.S. team since it was ousted from the Rio Olympics in the quarterfinals last month.

Ashlyn Harris started in goal in place of Hope Solo, who is serving a six-month suspension.

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NBA: Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker is expected to be out six to eight weeks after having surgery on his lower back.

College basketball: San Francisco women's coach Jennifer Azzi announced her resignation after six years. Azzi led the Dons to the NCAA tournament last season.