In a battle of the two biggest names in the field, Tony Finau fended off Jon Rahm and won the Mexico Open at Vidanta for his second title of the season on Sunday in Vallarta, Mexico. Finau denied the world No. 1 from Spain a second straight title at the relatively new PGA Tour stop…
Ohtani hits 162-foot high home run, Angels beat Brewers 3–0
MILWAUKEE—Shohei Ohtani hit a third-inning drive to center field, a no-doubt home run. “I kept waiting for it to hit somewhere up on the scoreboard. Then I saw the metrics,” Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “I haven’t seen many like that. He’s special, and we see something new each day with him.” Ohtani’s…
Basketball Legend Rivers, Longtime Globetrotter, Dies at 73
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his native Savannah, died Saturday at age 73. Rivers died from cancer, Chatham County Commission Chairman Chester Ellis told the Savannah Morning News. Campbell and Sons Funeral Home said Rivers died…
Gooch Claims Back-to-Back LIV Golf Titles With Singapore Win
SINGAPORE—Talor Gooch became the first player to win back-to-back LIV Golf titles after a playoff hole victory against Sergio Garcia at the LIV Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday, April 30. Gooch and Garcia shadowed each other for most of the opening two rounds and the final round was no different, with both…
Cheyenne Knight Leads by 2 Through 3 Rounds at Wilshire
LOS ANGELES—Cheyenne Knight shot a bogey-free 4–under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead through three rounds of the LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club. Knight was at 9–under 204 through 54 holes, and her best round of the week had special significance. Knight made a 20-foot putt for eagle on the par-5 13th…
NHL Roundup: Leafs Clinch First Playoff Series Since 2004
John Tavares scored 4:36 into overtime Saturday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs broke a 19-year playoff series drought, beating the host Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in Game 6 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Tavares’ OT shot skittered past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (20 saves) and clinched a Stanley Cup playoff series for…
Oilers Advance to Second Round With 5–4 Victory Over Kings
LOS ANGELES—The shortest player on the Edmonton Oilers roster had their biggest goal Saturday night, April 29. Kailer Yamamoto scored with 3:02 remaining for his first point of the series as the Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–4 in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. In a…
Kershaw Dominant Over 7 Innings, Dodgers Beat Cardinals 1–0
LOS ANGELES—Clayton Kershaw continued his dominant start to the season with seven sharp innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the struggling St. Louis Cardinals 1–0 on Saturday night, April 29. Kershaw didn’t allow a baserunner until Dylan Carlson’s one-out single in the fifth. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner gave up two hits,…
Larson: Aftermath of Violent Talladega Wreck ‘Unsettling’
DOVER, Del.—Kyle Larson has survived near-death experiences on the track in all kinds of racing series. Even by those harrowing standards, the 2021 NASCAR champion still found the aftermath of the full-contact hit from Ryan Preece last week at Talladega “unsettling.” It twisted and busted the support bars in Larson’s Chevrolet’s roll cage. Kyle Busch…
USA Will Open Basketball World Cup Against New Zealand
The United States will open Basketball World Cup play against New Zealand this summer, with Greece and Jordan also awaiting the Americans in the group stage. And the earliest the U.S. can see France in an Olympic final rematch is the semifinals. FIBA held the World Cup draw in Manila on Saturday, when the 32…
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