WWII bomb can’t stop Oxford rowers
Hours after police removed an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the start of the course on the River Thames, Oxford reclaimed the boat-race title from Cambridge.
The bomb was discovered by a member of the public near Putney Bridge just yards from the starting line of the race.
Oxford won the 163rd annual boat race by a length and a quarter in 16 minutes, 59 seconds. The course is 4 miles, 374 yards long. Cambridge leads Oxford 82-80 overall, after a dead heat in 1877. College baseball: Tanner Dodson had four hits — including two doubles — and three RBIs, as Cal (12-13, 4-5 Pac-12) completed a three-game sweep of Washington State with a 9-5 decision at Evans Diamond . ... At Sunken Diamond, Adley Rutschman’s two run-homer capped a fourrun seventh that sent No. 1 Oregon State (24-1, 9-0 Pac-12) to a 7-0 rout of No. 15 Stanford (14-9, 2-4) and a series sweep. The Beavers have won 19 in a row. NFL: Adrian Peterson will visit with New England on Monday, according to ESPN, as the Patriots search for a running back to replace free-agent LaGarrette Blount. Peterson, 32, was released by Minnesota on March 8. Soccer: Arsenal came from behind twice to scratch out a 2-2 draw with visiting Manchester City, keeping Man City seven points ahead of Arsenal for the final Champions League spot with 10 to play.
Luis Suarez subbed for the suspended Lionel Messi by scoring one goal and participating in three more to ensure Barcelona stayed close to Spanish leader Real Madrid. The 4-1 win at 10man Granada kept the defending champ two points behind Madrid, which beat visiting Alaves 3-0.
A third-division Spanish club won’t play its final six games of the season after a record-tying 12-0 defeat sealed its relegation. Founded in 1921, Eldense said it provisionally will cease all sporting activity a day after its loss to Barcelona’s “B’’ team.
Lee Nguyen scored in the 85th minute to pull the New England Revolution to a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers. Nguyen’s goal was New England’s first ever at Portland’s Providence Park.