Press Box: Sports Recap
BASEBALL: Jorge Vazquez hit a home run to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Mexico’s Mazatlan Venados to a 5-4 comeback victory over Venezuela’s Aragua Tigres for the Caribbean Series championship in Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic. It was Mexico’s third title in four years. Reliever Steven Hensley earned the win after coming in to retire Venezuela’s final batter in the top of the ninth.
BASKETBALL: Clippers G Austin Rivers broke his left hand during Wednesday’s loss to Timberwolves. He will be re-evaluated Monday in Los Angeles but likely will be out four to six weeks, ESPN.com reported. ... G
Rachel Banham tied an NCAA record with 60 points, with 10 in the first overtime and eight in the second, to lead Minnesota to a 112-106 win over Northwestern in a Big Ten women’s game in Evanston, Ill. Cindy
Brown of Long Beach State scored 60 against San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987.
GOLF: Hideki Matsuyama beat Rickie Fowler on the fourth hole of a playoff to win the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz. Matsuyama and Fowler both shot 4-under 67 in the final round to finish regulation at 14under 270, but Fowler blew a two-shot lead with two holes to play after hitting two balls in the water on the par-4 17th. He also found the same hazard in the playoff to give the 23-year-old Matsuyama his second career PGA Tour victory. ... Danny Willett sank a birdie putt from 15 feet on the final hole to win the Dubai Desert Classic title. Fellow Brit Andy Sullivan (68) and Spain’s Rafael
Cabrera-Bello (69) set the clubhouse pace for overnight leader Willett, who protected his one-round advantage with a 3-under 69. It was the fourth career European Tour win. ... Esteban Toledo beat Billy Andrade on the third hole of a playoff to win the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Fla. Toledo shot a final-round 5-under 67 and Andrade shot a 68 to finish regulation tied at 11-under 205. It was Toledo’s fourth Champions Tour victory and third in a playoff. ... Diana M.
Murphy was named the 64th president of the USGA on Saturday night. She’s the second woman to hold the position in the 121year history of the organization.
NFL: Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch told people close to him he plans to retire, ESPN reported. Lynch, who turns 30 in April, is a five-time Pro Bowl pick and has 9,112 rushing yards and 74 TDs in nine seasons.
SOCCER: Manchester United and Chelsea played to a 1-1 draw in a Premier League match in London. Jesse Lingard scored for United, but Diego Costa tallied the equalizer in stoppage time. Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink said after the match that defender Kurt Zouma suffered what looks like a “bad” knee injury. He will be reevaluated Monday. In other league action,
Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored in an 88-second span during the first half to lead Arsenal to a 2-0 road win over Bournemouth. It was third-place Arsenal’s first win in its last four matches. ... La Liga leader Barcelona beat last-place and host Levante 2-0 to tie the club’s all-time record of 28 straight matches without a loss.
TENNIS: Richard Gasquet of France won the Open Sud de France, Victor Estrel
la Burgos of the Domincan Republic won the Ecuador Open and Roberto Bautista
Agut of Spain won the Garanti Koza Sofia Open. ... Venus Williams clinched a firstround win over Poland for the U.S. Fed Cup team in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The U.S. advanced to the World Group Playoff in April.