Mystics fall to Lynx, 88-83, receive No. 3 seed, bye

Lindsay Whalen scored 10 points in the final regular-season home game of her career, Sylvia Fowles set the WNBA season record for rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx closed the season with a 88-83 victory over the visiting Washington Mystics on Sunday night. The No. 3 seed Mystics had their eight-game winning streak ended and their 22 regular-season wins tied a franchise best. Washington will have a bye through the first round of the playoffs to host the Lynx-Los Angeles Sparks winner in the second round Thursday night. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Luciano Acosta scored early and Zoltan Stieber added a late goal to help D.C. United (7-9-6) win its third in a row, 2-0, over the 10-man New England Revolution (79-8) on Sunday night. HORSE RACING: Jeffrey Harryman of Baltimore finished with a bankroll balance of $2,214.50 to capture the fall session of the Maryland Jockey Club Champions Handicapping Tournament held on Maryland Pride Day at Laurel Park. Harryman earned $2,790 in prize money and ended with a comfortable margin over runner-up Sean Nolan of Alexandria. Harryman will compete in the BCBC be held Nov. 2-3 at Churchill Downs, while Nolan heads to the BIG ONE Sept. 22-23 at Laurel Park. Third place went to John Kousouris of Towson. LOCAL GOLF: Randy Sroka shot a tournamentrecord 134 to capture the men’s stroke play championship at The Golf Club at South River. Pam Cooling finished at 173 to claim the women’s stroke play title and Lee Weigt shot 150 to secure the senior stroke play championship. Shane D’Aprile (161) and Mark Charnock ( 177) were the men’s first and second flight winners, respectively. —