Burns’ playoff birdie tops Scheffler at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sam Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at Colonial, which came just more than two hours after he had finished his round, to beat top-ranked Scottie Scheffler on Sunday.
More golf: Eun-hee Ji won the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-play for a spot next week in the U.S. Women’s Open, beating Ayaka Furue 3 and 2 . ... Steven Alker closed with an 8-under 63 for a three-shot win in the Senior PGA Championship, his third title this year and first major . ... Victor Perez birdied the fourth hole of a dramatic playoff with Ryan Fox to win the Dutch Open for his second career European tour title.
Hockey: Veteran Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza announced his retirement after a 19-season career. The 38-yearold two-time All-star is moving into Toronto’s front office as a special assistant to GM Kyle
Dubas . ... Sakari Manninen scored on a power play at 6:42 of 3-on-3 overtime and Finland beat Canada 4-3 for its fourth world championship title. In the thirdplace game, David Pastrnak had a hat trick in the Czech Republic’s 8-4 victory over the United States.
WNBA: Kristy Wallace had 17 points to lead five Atlanta players in double figures and the Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-54.
Soccer: The British government called the treatment of fans at the Champions League final “deeply concerning,” which included tear gas fired indiscriminately around children and the elderly and pepper spray unleashed at closerange in a chaotic scene amid overcrowding outside the stadium before the match. Organizers claim the logjam of fans that led to a 35-minute delay at the start was caused by people attempting to use “fake tickets” to enter . ... Angry fans invaded the field as Saint-etienne, one of the most storied teams in France, was relegated from the top tier after losing 5-4 on penalties to Auxerre.
Cycling: Jai Hindley accomplished what he so narrowly missed out on two years ago by sealing overall victory in the Giro d’italia, becoming the first Australian rider to win Italy’s Grand Tour.