Stanford baseball team shut out at Washington
Levi Jordan hit a three-run homer in the first inning Thursday night, setting the tone as host Washington defeated No. 3 Stanford 7-0 in the opener of a threegame Pac-12 baseball series.
The Cardinal (41-9, 21-7) remained one win shy of clinching the league title. The Huskies (29-22, 19-9), with their victory, maintained their chance to tie Stanford in the standings.
College Park-Pleasant Hill alum Joe Demers pitched 11⁄3 innings for his second save.
⏩ Host Arizona State scored two runs in the ninth inning to defeat Cal 5-4, effectively ending the Bears’ postseason chances.
Cal (30-22, 14-14 Pac-12) led in the ninth before the Sun Devils (23-30, 13-15) tied the game on a double by Lyle Lin and won when Hunter Bishop singled home pinch-runner Myles Denson.
⏩ Host San Diego State (37-19) scored two runs in the seventh inning and won 2-1 over San Jose State (26-29) in the Mountain West Conference tournament.
⏩ Thomas Ponticelli gave up three homers and seven runs, all earned, in 41⁄3 innings as USF (28-29) lost 8-2 to top-seeded Pepperdine (30-22) in the opening round of the WCC tournament in Stockton.
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Incognito threw weights, hospitalized
Police took NFL guard Richie Incognito to a mental hospital after he allegedly threw weights and tennis balls at gym employees and another patron and told officers the government is spying on him, according to a report released Thursday.
Incognito announced earlier this year that he was retiring from football after 11 seasons.
Boca Raton, Fla., police say a patron at Life Time Athletic told officers that he was jogging on the outdoor track when he saw Incognito acting angry. The man said he tried to calm Incognito, but as he walked away, the former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman threw a tennis ball at his foot, tried to run him over with a weighted pushing sled and then threw two weights — one into the pool and another at him, which missed.
The man said he didn’t know Incognito, who also played for the St. Louis Rams and Miami Dolphins, where he was suspended in 2013 for the racial bullying of teammate Jonathan Martin.
Officer James Brown said that when he approached Incognito he said he was under contract for the National Security Agency and that another patron was wearing headphones nearby.
“I’m running NSA class level 3 documents through my phone,” Incognito told Brown, saying he couldn’t have anyone with Bluetooth near him.
Brown and Officer Dave Rosenthal took Incognito into custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for people to be hospitalized for 72 hours if they are deemed a danger to themselves or others.
College basketball: South Carolina women’s head coach Dawn Staley reached a $50,000 settlement in her lawsuit against Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk.
Staley sued Sterk in February and said he slandered her when he suggested she created an atmosphere encouraging fans to spit on Missouri’s players and use racial slurs. As part of the settlement, Sterk released a statement apologizing for his comments. Staley said in a statement that she accepts his apology.
⏩ North Carolina forward Luke Maye is withdrawing from the NBA draft to return for his senior season.
WNBA: Stanford alum Chiney Ogwumike got the better of her older sister and former Cardinal teammate Nneka by scoring 18 points to lead the host Connecticut Sun over the defending champion Los Angeles Sparks 102-94. Chiney, who missed all of last season with an injury, topped Nneka for the first time in six professional meetings. Nneka had 19 points . ... The Washington Mystics beat the host Indiana Fever 93-84 for their second victory over the Fever in five days. Elena Delle Donne had 26 points and 10 rebounds.
NHL: The Colorado Avalanche brought back forward Gabriel Bourque on a one-year deal. Bourque, 27, played in 58 games for the Avalanche in 2017-18 and had five goals and six assists. He scored twice in Colorado’s firstround playoff loss to the Nashville Predators.
Soccer: Lyon scored three goals in five minutes to beat Wolfsburg 4-1 in extra time and win the Women’s Champions League for the third year running in Kiev, Ukraine.