Bayhawks clinch MLL berth; Rooney goal lifts D.C.

After two straight losses that all of a sudden complicated their postseason hopes, the Chesapeake Bayhawks (9-4) clinched a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs with a 13-11 victory over the visiting Denver Outlaws (7-6). Ryan Tucker (Gilman), Josh Byrne and Steele Stanwick (Loyola Blakefield) each scored two goals for Chesapeake, which also clinched the No. 2 seed and will host a playoff game Aug. 11. The Bayhawks will close the regular season at the New York Lizards on Saturday. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Wayne Rooney scored his first MLS goal to help the host D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids, 2-1, on Saturday night. United (4-9-5), who won for just the second time since May19, took a 2-1 lead on an own goal in the 90th minute when Ulises Segura’s cross deflected off Colorado’s Niki Jackson into the net. Rooney, the 32-year-old English star who ranks second with 208 career Premier League goals, opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Rooney ran onto a pass from Luciano Acosta and slipped it between the legs of Tim Howard into the net. Rooney broke his nose after a collision with Axel Sjoberg during stoppage time. The Washington Post reported that Rooney also needed five stitches for a gash over his left eye. The Rapids (4-12-5) are winless in their past five games. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Three-star safety Trey Rucker committed to the Maryland football team, giving the Terps a boost in recruiting momentum less than a week from the start of preseason practice. The Flint Hill (Va.) rising senior also claimed offers from Virginia, Indiana, North Carolina State and North Carolina, among others. Rucker was named a first-team all-state defensive back in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division I. HORSE RACING: Raymond Mamone’s Imperial Hint, who became a Grade 1 winner Saturday in Saratoga, may make his next start in the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Sept. 15 at Laurel Park on his way to the Breeders’ Cup. Trainer Luis Carvajal Jr. said Sunday that 5-yearold Imperial Hint emerged from his dominant 3 ¾-length victory in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) in good shape and had returned to his Parx Racing stable by mid-afternoon. ... Jockey Jevian Toledo completed a three-win day with Oh So Lovely ($) in the ninth race, following Southern Wild ($3.60) in the sixth and Hollis ($3.60) in the eighth. Alex Cintron also registered back-to-back wins aboard Done Acting ($7.60) in the third and Brickyard Kitten ($6.40) in the fourth … Hollis was the second of two winners on the day for trainer Dane Kobiskie, following If You Build It ($8.80) in the second. Kobiskie, a former jockey and leading trainer in Maryland, had three wins from five starters over the weekend at Laurel including Still There in Saturday’s $75,000 Twixt Stakes … Live racing returns with a nine-race card Thursday, featuring carryovers of $1,090.11 in the $1 Super Hi-5 and $428.47 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6. First race post time is 1:10 p.m. ... One bettor was the winner of a total jackpot carryover payout of $26,786.44 in Saturday’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 wager at Laurel Park. The winning ticket cost $2,520 and was purchased through the Lewiston, Maine hub. —