Sky fall in home opener

Cappie Pondexter had 22 points and seven assists, but the Sky lost to the Atlanta Dream 91- 83 in their home opener at Allstate Arena in front of 6,631 fans. Tamera Young added 18 points on 5- for- 21 shooting, and Jessica Breland had 12 points and seven rebounds. The Sky ( 0- 2), who were undone by a 14- 4 Dream run in the fourth quarter, were held to 39 percent shooting from the floor but made 17 consecutive free throws.

◆ Jason Kokrak shot a bogey- free 8- under 62 for a record five- stroke lead after two rounds at the AT& T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas, where local favorite Jordan Spieth missed the cut for the first time at the tournament where he made his debut as a 16- year- old high school junior.

◆ Actress outlasted Lights ofMedina by a neck to win the Grade II BlackEyed Susan at Pimlico in Baltimore. WithNik Juarez up, the JasonServistrained filly paid $ 27.60 to win. ◆ Rafael Nadal’s winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open in Rome. Venus Williams is also out after losing 6- 2, 3- 6, 6- 2 to Garbine

Muguruza of Spain.

◆ Maria Sharapova announced that she will not request a wild card into Wimbledon, but rather will play in the qualifying tournament.

◆ NASCAR driver Aric Almirola could miss up to three months after fracturing a vertebra in a crash Saturday night at Kansas Speedway.

◆ Kyle Larson took the pole for the NASCAR All- Star race Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.