Tyson, 54, plans return to boxing

Mike Tyson is coming back to boxing at age 54.

The former heavyweight champion will meet fourdivision champion Roy Jones Jr., 51, in an eightround exhibition match on Sept. 12 in Carson (Los Angeles County).

Golf: Richy Werenski, ranked 248th in the world, made a short birdie putt on the par5 18th Thursday for an 8underpar 63 and the firstround lead in the PGA Tour’s 3M Open in Blaine, Minn., while Dustin Johnson withdrew because of a back injury after a 78.

Michael Thompson shot 64 and defending champion Matthew Wolff, Tony Finau, Nick

Watney, Ryan Moore, Xinjun Zhang and former Cal player Max Homa were at 65.

1 Italy’s Renato Paratore had a 7under 64 in the second round to take the lead at 11 under at the British Masters in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

Motor sports: Denny Hamlin raced to his seriesleading fifth NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, passing Kevin Harvick in the closing laps and holding off Brad Keselowski to make it backtoback victories at Kansas Speedway.

NHL: Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise, set to begin play in the 202122 season, will be nicknamed the Kraken.

Soccer: At the MLS is Back tournament in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Yordy Reyna and Cristian

Dajome scored six minutes apart in the second half as the Vancouver Whitecaps advanced to the knockout stage with a 20 victory that eliminated the Chicago Fire.

Also, in a match between already qualified teams, the Portland Timbers secured first place in Group F with a 22 draw with LAFC; Cristian Pavon’s penalty kick in stoppage time gave the already eliminated LA Galaxy a 11 draw that kept the Houston Dynamo from advancing.

Obituary: John Blake, the former Oklahoma football player who was the school’s first Black head coach in any sport, died at 59 of a “heartrelated emergency” in Dallas, his wife Freda said. Blake had a 1222 record in three seasons (199698), but his recruiting success laid the foundation for the program’s resurgence.