Oklahoma reaches final of softball World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jocelyn Alo hit two homers, including a grand slam, and No. 1 seed Oklahoma beat No. 5 UCLA 15-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday to advance to the Women’s College World Series final.
UCLA needed to beat
Oklahoma twice to advance to the championship series, and the Bruins won the first game 7-3 thanks to two homers from Maya Brady, Tom Brady’s neice.
Horse racing: The field for the Belmont Stakes is down to eight after Ethereal Road and Howling Time withdrew the day before the post position draw.
Tennis: American Coco Gauff, 18, rose to a career-best No. 13 in the WTA rankings, jumping 10 spots after her runner-up finish at the French Open . ... Sixth-seeded Lorenzo Sonego recovered from a slow start to defeat Benoit
Paire 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Stuttgart Open.
Olympics: Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King, Natalie Coughlin and the late Pat Summitt are among the women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer, along with Michael Phelps and hurdling great Roger Kingdom.
College football: Tim Tebow, Alex Smith, Justin Blackmon, Ki-jana Carter, Luke Kuechly and Dewey Selmon appear for the first time on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
College baseball: East Carolina,
Auburn and Louisville advanced to Super Regionals.
College hoops: Plenette Pierson is returning to Texas Tech to be an assistant coach at her alma mater after spending most of the past 20 years in the WNBA.
Soccer: U.S. national team forward Catarina Macario injured her knee in a match with French team Lyon and will miss World Cup qualifying next month. ... Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s 11-day trial on charges of defrauding FIFA starts Wednesday — finally bringing the epic downfall of soccer’s former world leaders into criminal court.