Longtime Boston DH hurt in Dominican Republic
The father of former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz said his son is out of danger after being wounded in a shooting at a bar in the Dominican Republic, and that the bullet did not hit any major organ.
Leo Ortiz, speaking outside the Abel Gonzalez clinic, said he has no idea why someone would have shot at his son.
Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said Ortiz was at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo around 8:50 p.m. Sunday when he was ambushed by a gunman who approached from behind and shot him at close range.
Bautista said Ortiz underwent surgery and his condition was stable.
He said the gunman was captured and beaten by a crowd of people at the bar. He says police were waiting until the man undergoes treatment before questioning him.
Investigators are trying to determine whether Ortiz was the intended target, Bautista said.
Two other people were wounded, Bautista said, including Jhoel López, a Dominican TV host who was with Ortiz. Bautista said police believe López was wounded by the same bullet.
Ortiz, 43, hit 541 homers in 20 big-league seasons, including 14 with the Red Sox. He helped Boston win three World Series titles, and retired after the 2016 season.
McIlroy cruises at Canada event
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Starting the day in a threeway tie for the lead, McIlroy ended any suspense about who would emerge as the champion with five birdies in his first seven holes, none from longer than 8 feet.
Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson tied for second at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario.
Lexi Thompson made a 20-foot putt for an eagle on the 18th hole to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.
Trailing Jeongeun Lee6 by two shots after the 15th, Thompson finished birdiepar-eagle to finish a round of 4-under 67 and a 54-hole score of 12-under 201.
Lee6 lost her lead with bogeys on Nos. 13, 14 and 15.
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In the third-place game, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford scored a penalty kick and then saved one to give England a 6-5 victory over Switzerland in a suddendeath penalty shootout.
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Defending champion Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal after Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was dropped to second because of a time penalty. Basketball: Former Michigan guard Charles Matthews tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a workout with the Boston Celtics and will have surgery, agent Adam Pensack said.