Rivers sinks putt to win ACC title
An NCAA conference title was riding on Brooke Rivers' putter, but she kept her mind clear.
Rivers, from Brampton, Ont., sank a 12-foot putt on the 18th green to break a tie in her match and lift the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the ACC conference final with a 3-1 win over North Carolina on Sunday.
“I just thought of the putt at hand and no external factors,” said the 19-year-old Rivers. “The only thing running through my head was the putt that I had to hit and how I was going to actually hit that putt.”
Wake Forest won the eighth conference title in program history after the two rain delays, advancing the Demon Deacons to the regional finals as they look to defend their 2023 U.S. collegiate national title.
Meanwhile, Lauren Kim of Surrey tied for third on the individual leaderboard to help the University of Texas women's golf team win the Big 12 Championship with a commanding 12-stroke victory on Saturday. The Canadian freshman earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honours.
The Detroit Lions and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth more than $120 million with $77 million in guarantees, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Detroit drafted St. Brown out of USC in the fourth round in 2021 with the No. 112 overall pick and he was entering the last season of his rookie contract. He was an All-Pro last season, helping the Lions earn a division title for the first time in three decades.
Toronto
FC added to its attack Wednesday by acquiring Haiti international winger Derrick Etienne Jr. from Atlanta United FC in exchange for up to US$375,000 in general allocation money.
The eight-year MLS veteran has 17 goals and 19 assists over 171 regular-season appearances, including 89 starts, with the New York Red Bulls, FC Cincinnati (on loan during the 2019 season), Columbus Crew and Atlanta.
Two-time all-star pitcher Johnny Cueto agreed to a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers, the organization where he has a connection to the big-league team's manager and GM. Cueto would get a $1.6-million salary while in the major leagues if added to the 40-man roster.
The 38-year-old Cueto was 1-4 with a 6.02 ERA in 10 starts and three relief appearances for the Miami Marlins last season.
Cueto's last all-star season was 2016, when he was 18-5 with a 2.79 ERA in 32 starts for the San Francisco Giants with manager Bruce Bochy, who is now in his second season managing in Texas.
That was a year after Cueto was a trade deadline acquisition by Kansas City and part of the Royals' World Series championship. That pitching staff also included Chris Young, now GM of the Rangers.