The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
HOT CORNER
PRO SOCCER: Daniel Aguirre scored late in the second half to rally the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-1 draw with St. Louis City on Sunday. Aguirre took a pass from Douglas Costa in the 83rd minute and scored for the first time this season to help the Galaxy earn a point on the road. Nicholas Gioacchini gave St. Louis City the lead in the 68th minute, using an assist from Indiana Vassilev to score his sixth goal of the season. Roman Bürki finished with four saves for St. Louis City. Jonathan Bond saved five shots for the Galaxy. 1
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Breanna Stewart scored 32 points and Sabrina Ionescu added 22 to help the New York Liberty beat the visiting Dallas Wings 102-93 on Sunday. The game was tied at 60 midway through the third quarter before New York scored 19 of the next 24 points. Arike Ogunbowale finished with 25 points to lead Dallas.
Colorado outfielder Charlie Blackmon has a fractured right hand and is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks. Blackmon was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday and Colorado recalled infielder Coco Montes, who was to make his major league debut.
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PRO GOLF: Dale Whitnell
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Andy Murray hailed his “perfect start to the grass season” as the three-time Grand Slam champ stepped up preparations for Wimbledon. The 36-year-old became the oldest grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger Tour event, beating Austrian Jurij Rodionov 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Lexus Surbiton Trophy in London to earn a seeded position at Wimbledon next month.
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