O’Hara, Spirit take NWSL title

Kelley O’Hara scored in the 97th minute, and the Washington Spirit won the National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 2-1 extra-time victory over the Chicago Red Stars in Louisville, Ky.

Sean Okoli’s penalty kick in the fifth round of a shootout lifted the Orange County Soccer Club over San Antonio and into next Sunday’s USL Championship game. The game, played before a record crowd of 5,386 at the Orange County Great Park, ended in a 1-1 draw on goals by OCSC’s Ronaldo Damus

in the first half and one from San Antonio’s Marcus Epps

midway through the second.

— Kevin Baxter

Talor Gooch managed a three-under-par 67, stretching his RSM Classic lead to three shots going into the final round at St. Simons Island, Ga . ... Nelly Korda and Jin Young Ko are part of a four-way tie for the lead going into the final round of the season in Naples, Fla. They were tied at the CME Group Tour Championship with Celine Boutier of France and Nasa Hataoka of Japan, all at 14-under 202 . ... Seeking a second straight victory to end his season, Rory McIlroy endured another wild finish at Jumeirah Golf Estates in shooting a fiveunder 67 that left the fourtime major champion with a one-stroke lead over Sam Horsfield in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Tennessee Titans put linebacker Bud Dupree on injured reserve with an abdominal injury ... The Kansas City Chiefs activated running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire from injured reserve, giving him a good chance of playing Sunday . ... The Baltimore Ravens ruled out wide receiver Marquise Brown for Sunday’s game at Chicago with a thigh injury.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton overcame a nagging stomachache to beat rival Max Verstappen for the pole at the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix in Losail.

Terrence Crawford (38-0) stopped Shawn Porter (31-4-1) in the 10th round by technical knockout to retain his WBO welterweight title in Las Vegas.

Erin Jackson won her third World Cup speedskating gold of the season, taking the 500 meters in Stavanger, Norway.

Former Raiders fullback Steve Smith died after a long battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 57.