THE WOODLANDS, Texas—In Gee Chun of South Korea hit a million-dollar shot at the Chevron Championship. She won $1 million for charity with a hole-in-one on the 17th at the first major of the season on Saturday. Chun jumped around and high-fived members of her team after watching the ball curve and roll in at…
Swiatek Beats Sabalenka in Straight Sets to Win Stuttgart Title
STUTTGART, Germany—World number one Iga Swiatek cruised past Aryna Sabalenka 6–3 6–4 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s final to confirm her status as a French Open favourite. The Pole, back from injury and gearing up for her French Open title defense next month, and world number two…
Corpuz, Yin Tied for Lead at Chevron After 3rd Round
THE WOODLANDS, Texas—Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin shared the Chevron Championship lead at 10-under 206 after the third round Saturday. Corpuz and Yin each shot 5-under 67 at The Club at Carlton Woods in the major tournament that moved from the California desert to suburban Houston this year. Corpuz started out strong, with birdies…
Evans Leads Jaguar One-Two in Berlin Formula E Race
BERLIN—New Zealand’s Mitch Evans led Britain’s Sam Bird to Jaguar’s first ever Formula E one-two in a chaotic race in Berlin on Saturday. The victory, from ninth on the grid at the circuit around the city’s old Tempelhof airport, was Evans’s second in a row—after Sao Paulo on March 25—in the all-electric world championship. “It’s…
Lakers Drill Grizzlies to Take 2–1 Lead; Dillon Brooks Ejected
Anthony Davis dominated with 31 points, 17 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the host Los Angeles Lakers to a solid 111–101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of their tense first-round series on Saturday night, April 22. LeBron James added 25 points and nine rebounds as the Lakers took a 2–1…
Durant Scores 31, Suns Beat Clippers 112-100 for 3–1 Lead
LOS ANGELES— Phoenix’ big three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul were all in go-mode. As a result, the scrappy and shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers are on the verge of going home for the summer. Durant scored 31 points, Booker added 30 and Paul bounced back big in the fourth quarter of a…
German Magazine Fires Editor Over AI ‘Interview’ With Michael Schumacher
The publishers of a German magazine that ran an “interview” with Michael Schumacher generated by artificial intelligence have sacked the editor and apologized to the Formula One great’s family. Seven-times world champion Schumacher, now 54, has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident on a family…
Djokovic to Miss Madrid Open, Say Organizers
Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next week’s Madrid Open, organizers said on Saturday, with the world number one tennis player joining Rafael Nadal on the sidelines. Djokovic, who was unable to play in the U.S. hardcourt swing earlier this year because he has not been vaccinated against COVID, was preparing for the clay season…
Shohei Ohtani Strikes out 11, Angels Beat Royals 2–0
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani struck out the side on 12 pitches in the first inning Friday night, April 21, throwing sweepers that broke horizontally like Frisbees and punctuating them with a 98.7-mph fastball. Angels manager Phil Nevin said he had never seen an inning more dominant during his nearly three decades in the big leagues. Ohtani…
Moore’s OT Power-Play Goal Gives Kings 3–2 Win Over Oilers
LOS ANGELES—Trevor Moore grew up in nearby Thousand Oaks and came to Los Angeles Kings playoff games one day hoping to achieve his own postseason moment. On Friday night it happened for the 28-year old forward even though he needed to wait a little bit to make sure it counted. Moore became the first California-born…
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