Dustin Johnson defies PGA Tour and joins Saudi-funded series
DUBLIN, Ohio — Three months after declaring he was “fully committed” to the PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson is among 42 players in the field for next week’s LIV Golf Invitational, which offers a $25 million in prize money that’s backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
Best ever? Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo among softball’s greats
NORMAN, Okla. — Jocelyn Alo brought the energy level to a fever pitch on a muggy Friday afternoon at Oklahoma’s Marita Hynes Field.
Valdez throws 2-hitter, Álvarez homers twice, Astros top A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — Yordan Álvarez hit a pair of no-doubt homers, Framber Valdez pitched a two-hitter for a rare complete game and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday.
Vanderbilt freshman Sargent wins NCAA title in playoff
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The wind whipped dust in the air, flags and balls all around the golf course. Combined with fast, tricky greens, birdies were hard to come by.
Maryland completes perfect season in NCAA men’s lacrosse
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Anthony DeMaio scored four first-half goals for his fifth hat trick in his last six games, Logan McNaney made 17 saves to be named the NCAA Tournament’s most outstanding player and top-seeded Maryland completed a perfect season by holding off Cornell 9-7 on Monday to win the men’s lacrosse title.
Volunteers’ dominance earns them No. 1 seed in NCAA baseball
OMAHA, Neb. — After finishing one of the most dominant runs in Southeastern Conference history, Tennessee was selected the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament Monday.
Rangers oust Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 7, reach Eastern finals
RALEIGH, N.C. — Nothing is fazing these New York Rangers, not multi-game series deficit nor playing in a building where no road team has won in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Might Djokovic vs. Nadal, Part 59, be their last?
PARIS — This French Open is the first Grand Slam tournament in a year with both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the field. And anyone who enjoys men’s tennis — or, indeed, sports — should be thrilled that those two titans of the game will face each other for a record 59th time.
Diaz, Margot get key hits as Rays beat Yankees 3-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Corey Kluber and Gerrit Cole dueled evenly for six impressive innings before the Tampa Bay Rays scored a pair of late runs to beat the Yankees 3-1 Saturday, ending New York’s four-game winning streak.
Shesterkin, Chytil help Rangers top Hurricanes, force Game 7
NEW YORK — Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots and became the fifth goalie in NHL history to have two assists in a playoff game, Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their second-round series.
Madrid wins Champions League final marred by crowd chaos
PARIS — Yet another Champions League title for Real Madrid, the undisputed king of Europe.
Hawaii baseball team finishes season on a winning note
The Hawaii baseball team held off a late Cal Poly rally for a 6-4 victory in today’s regular-season finale at Les Murakami Stadium.
Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Association: Founders Regatta results
Saturday at Kailua Bay
Stewart, Storm hand Liberty 6th straight loss, 79-71 in OT
SEATTLE — Breanna Stewart scored 13 of her 29 points after the third quarter, Jewell Loyd finished with 21 points and the Seattle Storm gave up a 16-poinit second-half lead before beating the New York Liberty 79-71 in overtime on Friday night.
Bill Plaschke: Lakers hiring of Darvin Ham is nuts — and maybe perfect
LOS ANGELES — Darvin who?
Giants’ Kapler refusing to take field for anthem in protest
CINCINNATI — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation’s political direction following this week’s school shooting in Texas.
Butler scores 47 points, Heat beat Celtics to force Game 7
BOSTON — Kyle Lowry listened politely while Jimmy Butler shared the credit for Miami’s Game 6 victory until his fellow All-Star took the humility too far and called his 47-point, elimination-avoiding performance “decent.”
Alonso drives in 4 runs, Mets hold on to beat Phillies 8-6
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso homered, doubled and drove in four runs, taking over the major league RBIs lead and powering the New York Mets past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6 Friday night.
Colonial lead cut from 8 to 3: Scheffler, Stallings, Hossler
FORT WORTH, Texas — This has been a good week in North Texas for Scott Stallings, first qualifying for the U.S. Open that will be played less than an hour from where he was born and now sharing the lead at Colonial with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Beau Hossler.
Helm scores late, Avalanche beat Blues 3-2 to win series
ST. LOUIS — Colorado coach Jared Bednar had been looking for a little extra aggressiveness from veteran center Darren Helm.