Wolfe wins Abaco Classic

Jared Wolfe won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at Baha Mar for his first Korn Ferry Tour title, closing with a three-under-par 69 in strong wind for a fourstroke victory over Brandon Harkins.

A winner each of the last three years on PGA Tour Latinoamerica, Wolfe finished at 18-under 270 at Royal Blue Golf Course.

The 31-year-old former Murray State player earned $108,000. Harkins finished with a 72. Billy Kennerly (67), Curtis Thompson (71) and Nick Hardy (71) tied for third at 13 under.

Alana Beard, a two-time WNBA defensive player of the year who has played eight seasons for the Sparks, told radio show host Tim Fletcher that she was retiring.

Beard was the No. 2 overall pick out of Duke in the 2004 WNBA draft and was a nine-time WNBA all-defensive player during her 16-year career. — Dan Loumena

Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore will sit out a second straight WNBA season to continue her push for criminal justice reform.

Cleveland Cavaliers center Ante Zizic is sidelined indefinitely after experiencing dizziness and other vertigo symptoms.

The team said that Zizic, who has missed Cleveland’s last five games, has been diagnosed with a vestibular condition.

Mississippi State named Zach Arnett as its defensive coordinator, less than two weeks after he had accepted the same position at Syracuse.

Morgan Wootten, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who built DeMatha (Md.) High into a national powerhouse and mentored several future NBA stars during a career that spanned parts of six decades, died. He was 88.