Dayton Daily News

College basketball:

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A 23-year-old man was arrested after smashing through two gates in a Volkswagen Passat and driving onto Norm Stewart Court inside Mizzou Arena over the weekend, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. The suspect, Nathaniel J. Conant, is a December 2016 Missouri graduate. He was released Sunday night on $10,500 bond after being booked on suspicion of four counts of first-degree property damage and second-degree burglary.

John McEnroe said Serena Williams would be “like 700” in the world rankings if she played on the men’s tour. McEnroe, speaking to NPR about his memoir “You Cannot Be Serious,” says Williams is the best female player ever, “no question.” But when asked about her being the best ever, without gender qualifiers, McEnroe said no. McEnroe says “if she played the men’s circuit she’d be like 700 in the world.” McEnroe won seven career Grand Slam titles. Williams has won 23.

■ Petra Kvitova, a day after winning the Aegon Classic for her first title since her playing hand was injured in a knife attack in December, withdrew from the Eastbourne Internatio­nal because of an abdominal injury.

Tennis:

Phil Mickelson isn’t sure what’s next for Jim “Bones” Mackay. He is sure there are going to be plenty of options for his longtime caddie.

Mickelson and Mackay said last week they were splitting up after 25 years and more than 600 tournament­s around the world, ending one of golf ’s most successful relationsh­ips. Mickelson’s brother Tim will caddie for him for the rest of the year, and Lefty said there will be no shortage of suitors for Mackay.

“He’s going to have some incredible opportunit­ies,” Mickelson said Monday in his first public comments since the split. “There’s going to be a great player — a lot of great players, but one great player’s going to be lucky enough to have him. … And then it gives me an opportunit­y to spend time with my brother for the rest of this year.”

Tim Mickelson was the golf coach at Arizona State before he left the position to become Jon Rahm’s agent, and Phil Mickelson thanked Rahm for approving his brother’s new schedule.

Mickelson, who celebrated his 47th birthday on June 16, and Mackay started working together at a U.S. Open qualifier in Memphis, Tenn., in 1992. Mickelson was hoping to have a final round together at the U.S. Open, but he skipped it to attend his oldest daughter’s high school graduation.

Mackay went to Erin Hills in Wisconsin to scout the course in case a weather delay would have allowed Mickelson to make his tee time, but it didn’t work out. Instead, their last round was in the St. Jude Classic — in Memphis. “We knew that final round in Memphis that that was our last round together — or most likely,” Mickelson said.

Mickelson joined LPGA stars Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis for a skills challenge at Olympia Fields, Ill., Monday ahead of this weekend’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championsh­ip. Mickelson and KPMG also announced a donation by the Phil and Amy Mickelson Foundation to the company’s future leaders program, which awards scholarshi­ps to young women and brings them to Stanford for a leadership developmen­t retreat.

So Yeon Ryu took over No. 1 in the women’s rankings with her victory in the NW Arkansas Championsh­ip. … John Daly withdrew from the U.S. Senior Open with a shoulder injury.

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Charlie Sheen hasn’t portrayed Babe Ruth in a film, but the actor was the owner of two of the most prized items of Ruth memorabili­a.

Sheen on Monday revealed himself as the owner of Ruth’s 1927 World Series ring and the 1919 contract of Ruth’s sale from the Red Sox to the Yankees, which are part of the first Lelands. com Invitation­al Auction that ends Friday.

“While I have greatly enjoyed owning them, I thought now was the right time to sell the Holy Grail of Ruth memorabili­a so others can enjoy them,” Sheen said in a statement. “It is my hope that whoever buys these will be able to put them on display for the public.”

Ruth’s ring, which is for the first of four titles he won with the Yankees, has the highest price of all the auction’s items. It started with an opening bid of $100,000 and was up to $555,991 as of Monday.

The five-page contract is the Yankees’ copy that Barry Halper once purchased from former owner Jacob Ruppert’s estate. It is considered the most important document in sports history. That Ruppert copy was sold to Sheen in 2005 and hasn’t changed hands until now. It also started at $100,000 and is up to $379,749.

Tampa Bay acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarri­a from the Marlins for two minor leaguers — righthande­r Ethan Clark and outfielder Braxton Lee. Hechavarri­a, 28, has been on the DL since May 10 because of a strained left oblique.

Left-hander Cole Hamels, who has been out for eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle, was activated from the 10-day DL in time to start Monday against the Indians. Outfielder Drew Robinson was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.

Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury was activated from the DL. Ellsbury has been out since May 24 with a concussion. The Yankees also recalled infielder/ outfielder Rob Refsnyder and right-hander Ronald Herrera from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Rays: Rangers: Yankees: Indians:

Outfielder­s Michael Brantley (sprained left ankle) and Brandon Guyer (sprained left wrist) were activated from the 10-day DL. Outfielder Daniel Robertson and righthande­r Shawn Armstrong were optioned to Triple-A.

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