Timbers claim MLS is Back tourney title
Aug. 9: Jon Rahm
Aug. 2: Justin Thomas (1 week)
July 19,: Jon Rahm (2 weeks) x-Feb. 9: Rory McIlroy (11 weeks) May 19, 2019: Brooks Koepka (38 weeks) April 14, 2019: Dustin Johnson (5 weeks) April 7, 2019: Justin Rose (1 week) March 3, 2019: Dustin Johnson (5 weeks) Jan. 6, 2019: Justin Rose (8 weeks) Nov. 25, 2018: Brooks Koepka (6 weeks) Nov. 18, 2018: Justin Rose (1 week) Nov. 11, 2018: Brooks Koepka (1 week) Nov. 4, 2018: Justin Rose (1 week) Oct. 21, 2018: Brooks Koepka (2 weeks) Sept. 23, 2018: Dustin Johnson (4 weeks) Sept. 09, 2018: Justin Rose (2 weeks) June 10, 2018: Dustin Johnson (13 weeks) May 13, 2018: Justin Thomas (4 weeks) Feb. 19, 2017: Dustin Johnson (64 weeks) March 28, 2016: Jason Day (47 weeks) Nov. 8, 2015: Jordan Spieth (20 weeks) Oct. 18, 2015: Jason Day (3 weeks) Sept. 27, 2015: Jordan Spieth (3 weeks) Sept. 20, 2015: Jason Day (1 week) Sept. 13, 2015: Rory McIlroy (1 week) Sept. 8, 2015: Jordan Spieth (1 week) Aug. 30, 2015: Rory McIlroy (1 week) Aug. 16, 2015: Jordan Spieth (2 weeks) Aug 3, 2014: Rory McIlroy (53 weeks) May 18, 2014: Adam Scott (11 weeks) March 24, 2013: Tiger Woods (60 weeks) Aug. 12, 2012: Rory McIlroy (32 weeks) May 27, 2012: Luke Donald (11 weeks) May 6, 2012: Rory McIlroy (3 weeks) April 29, 2012: Luke Donald (1 week) April 15, 2012: Rory McIlroy (2 weeks) March 18, 2012: Luke Donald (4 weeks) March 4, 2012: Rory McIlroy (2 weeks) May 29, 2011: Luke Donald (40 weeks) April 24, 2011: Lee Westwood (5 weeks) Feb. 27, 2011: Martin Kaymer (8 weeks) x-The ranking was frozen for 13 weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dario Zuparic’s first goal of the season gave the Portland Timbers a 2-1 victory against Orlando City SC in the MLS is Back finale Tuesday night at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Orlando was slow to react to Diego Valeri’s corner kick in the 66th minute, allowing Eryk Williamson to collect the ball, change direction and take a shot that Jeremy Ebobisse deflected to Zuparic’s feet. Zuparic didn’t have to do much to get it by Pedro “The Octopus” Gallese, who had made two fantastic saves in the lead-up to the corner kick.
The goal set off a raucous celebration on the sideline and sent Orlando into panic mode. The Lions had a chance in the closing minutes, but failed to get the equalizer.
The Timbers also earned a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, their first since 2016.
The MLS resumes season Wednesday night playing in Nashville. its regular with Dallas
Colleges: A court decision the NCAA says will hurt college sports by allowing certain student-athletes to be paid “vast sums” of money as “educational expenses” will go into effect after the Supreme Court declined to intervene at this point. Justice Elena Kagan denied the NCAA’s request to put a lower court ruling on hold at least temporarily while the NCAA asks the Supreme Court to take up the case. It plans to do so by mid-October. Kagan declined to put on hold a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In May it upheld a lowercourt ruling prohibiting the NCAA from limiting compensation for education-related expenses for studentathletes. The ruling applies to D-I football and basketball.
NBA: Damian Lillard tied his career high with 61 points, and the Trail Blazers beat the Mavericks 134-131 at Disney to move into eighth place in the Western Conference. The Blazers will clinch a spot in the play-in series for the last playoff spot in the West with a win Thursday against the Nets. Lillard made nine 3-pointers in his sixth 50-point game of the season.
He’s the 12th player in NBA history to score 50 points in back-to-back games after dropping 51 on the 76ers on Sunday. Kristaps Porzingis scored 36 points and Luka Doncic had 25 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Mavs, who will finish No. 7 in the West . ... Keldon Johnson had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Spurs kept alive their chance of becoming the first team in NBA history to make 23 consecutive playoff appearances with a 123-105 victory over the Rockets. DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points for the Spurs, who have won five of seven since arriving at Disney. ... Devin Booker scored 35 points and the Suns protected their playoff hopes by beating the 76ers 130-117 to remain undefeated in seven games at Disney.
Tennis: Top-seeded Serena Williams needed to rally to win in her comeback following a six-month layoff, beating Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky. Williams, 38, advanced to a second-round showdown against older sister Venus, 40, who topped Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-2.