MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE Bayhawks blow lead, game and miss playoffs
An inability to win faceoffs down the stretch proved costly as the Chesapeake Bayhawks dropped a 15-13 decision to the host Charlotte Hounds in the regular-season finale for both teams and missed a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs. Charlotte dominated possession in the second half and outscored Chesapeake 9-2 over the final 25 minutes. The Hounds won 19 of 31 faceoffs, with Brendan Fowler (12-for-17) doing most of the damage. Rookie midfielder Myles Jones amassed seven points, Brendan Mundorf (UMBC, Mount Saint Joseph) had three goals and an assist, and goalie Brian Phipps (Maryland, Severn) made 11 saves on 26 shots for Chesapeake, which needed to win to earn one of four playoff berths. “I’m very disappointed in the loss and even more disappointed that our season is over,” Chesapeake coach Brian Reese said. “It’s crazy that we’re tied for the best record in the league and we’re not in the playoffs.” In the closest race in MLL history, seven of nine teams finished with 8-6 records. That unprecedented situation necessitated a complex series of tiebreaker scenarios that did not go the Bayhawks’ way. “We finished with the same record as six other teams and won the head-to-head matchups with three of those teams, but under the MLL formula we came up short,” Reese said.
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SATURDAY’S LAUREL CO-FEATURES: Ending a string of runner-up finishes dating to late April, Paul L. Fowler Jr.’s Broken Bridle wore down pacesetter Emelina through the stretch and surged near the wire to win the co-feature eighth race. Favored at 6-5 in the $42,000 entry-level allowance for fillies and mares 3 and older, Broken Bridle ($4.40) covered 11⁄16 miles in 1 minute, 40.72 seconds over a firm Bowl Game Turf Course. Emelina was second with Conscription third . ... In the ninth race, a $42,000 entry-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up at 11⁄16 miles on the Exceller Turf Course, Patricia Moseley’s Dream Breake held off late-running Datt Melody to capture the finale in a photo finish. NFL: The New York Giants waived former Ravens cornerback Tramain Jacobs on Thursday. Jacobs, 24, played three games for the Ravens in 2014 and five for the Giants last season. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Steve Birnbaum scored for host D.C. United in the 94th minute to salvage a 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union. Birnbaum headed Patrick Nyarko’s diagonal cross into the far corner of the goal. It was the fifth shot on goal United (5-8-9) attempted after the 88th minute. The Union (8-8-7) took a 2-1 lead in the 57th minute when Chris Pontius scored against his former team on a pass from Ilsinho. Taylor Kemp (Maryland) opened United’s scoring in the 16th minute, starting from behind the halfway line and beating Ken Tribbett with a step-over move late in his run. YOUTH BASEBALL: The Baltimore Orioles RBI team allowed four runs in the first inning and lost, 8-5, to Chicago White Sox RBI on Saturday in Junior Division pool play at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Baltimore team lost, 6-2, in a later game at the P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy despite center fielder Mike Bond’s RBI triple in the top of the fourth inning. —