BASEBALL
Sterlin Thompson scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to cap Hartford’s comeback from a four-run deficit as the Yard Goats rallied for a 5-4 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in an Eastern League game Sunday afternoon in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Sea Dogs jump ahead earlier, getting an RBI single from Alex Binelas and a run-scoring double from Tyler Miller in the top of the first. Karson Simas made it 4-0 with a two-run double in the fourth.
Home runs by Warming Bernabel in the bottom of the fourth and Ryan Ritter in the fifth started Hartford’s comeback.
The Sea Dogs are off until Friday, when they begin a three-game series against Reading at Hadlock Field.
GOLF
PGA: Robert MacIntyre made a 22-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 3-under 67 to win the Scottish Open, becoming the first Scot in 25 years to win his national open.
MacIntyre pulled into a tie with Adam Scott (67) when he eagled the 16th hole, then sank a clutch putt on 18 to finish at 18 under and earn his second victory this season.
LPGA: Ayaka Furue of Japan won the Evian Championship with an eagle on the last hole in Evian-Les-Bains, France, capturing her first major title.
Furue, 24, was 5 under over the last five holes to shoot a 6-under 65 and finish at 19 under. That was one stroke better than Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou (67) and two ahead of Thailand’s
Patty Tavatanakit (63).
LIV: Sergio Garcia claimed his first LIV Golf victory, beating Anirban Lahiri in a playoff in Sotogrande, Spain.
García made up a seven-stroke deficit on Lahiri by shooting a 5-under 66.
AUTO RACING
INDYCAR: Will Power broke through at Iowa Speedway, holding off Alex Palou by 0.3915 seconds to win the second half of a weekend doubleheader.
It was Power’s 43rd career IndyCar win, but his first at Iowa, and his first on an oval since winning at Pocono in 2019.
Scott McLaughlin, who won Saturday’s race, finished third.
Power had already crossed the finish line when the car driven by Sting Ray Robb flipped after contact with Alexander Rossi’s car. Robb’s car slid on its top down the backstretch, while Rossi’s car collided with the cars of Kyle Kirkwood and Ed Carpenter, with Carpenter’s car ending up on top of Kirkwood’s.
Robb was taken to a local hospital, but IndyCar officials said he was awake, alert and in good condition.
FOOTBALL
NFL: Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return for the Baltimore Ravens in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40.
There was no immediate word on a cause of death.
Jones played from 2007-15 for the Texans, Ravens, Chargers and Steelers.
CYCLING
TOUR DE FRANCE: Tadej Pogacar demonstrated his climbing dominance once again, winning the grueling 15th stage on Bastille Day with a scorching ascent to the Plateau de Beille.
Pogacar attacked with 5 kilometers remaining in a 124-mile stage that featured five big climbs. He finished more a minute ahead of two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, who is now 3 minutes, 9 seconds behind Pogacar in the overall standings.
BASKETBALL
WNBA: Rachel Banham scored a career-high 24 points, hitting eight 3-pointers to match a team record as the Connecticut Sun beat the visiting Phoenix Mercury, 96-69.
Banham, who was 8 for 11 from behind the arc, was one 3-pointer short of the WNBA record.
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