D.C. United wraps up playoff spot behind Rooney
Wayne Rooney scored twice, Luciano Acosta had a goal and an assist and D.C. United wrapped up a playoff berth with a 3-1 victory over New York City FC (15-10-8) on Sunday. Acosta was the sparkplug for D.C., setting up Rooney eight minutes into the game and scoring from distance in the 24th minute. Acosta, tied for the league lead with 17 assists, weaved through a number of defenders as he dribbled down the left sideline and then turned in at the end line. As he neared the goal he found Rooney out front for his team-leading 11th goal. Acosta then notched his 10th goal, pouncing on a loose ball just outside the top the box after a defender tapped it away from Rooney and curling it into the net. Rooney made it 3-0 with a penalty kick in the 74th minute. DC (14-11-8) is unbeaten in nine straight matches, with five straight wins. NBA G LEAGUE: The Capital City Go- Go, the Washington Wizards’ G League affiliate, an-
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen won the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. It was his first Formula 1 victory since 2013. Lewis Hamilton was third and fell short of clinching his second straight season title and fifth overall. The Mercedes driver holds a commanding lead over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and will have another shot to secure the title next weekend in Mexico City.
The Angels named Brad Ausmus their manager. Contract details weren’t released. Ausmus, 49, whoserved as special assistant to GM Billy Eppler this season, was a big-league catcher for 18 seasons and manager of the Tigers from 2014-17. He replaces Mike Scioscia, who resigned Oct. 1 after 19 seasons. ... The Reds named David Bell their manager. Bell agreed to a three-year contract with a team option for 2022. Bell, 46, the son of ex-Reds manager and current front office executive Buddy Bell, was a big-league infielder for 12 seasons and manager in the Reds’ minorleague system from 2008-11. The Reds fired manager Bryan Pryce in April.
Following its 41-7 victory over then-No. 16 North Carolina State and then-No. 2 Ohio State’s 49-20 loss to Purdue, Clemson returned to No. 2 in The AP poll behind top-ranked Alabama. Notre Dame, LSU and Michigan rounded out the top five. The Buckeyes dropped to No. 11. No. 25 Appalachian State was ranked for the first time in school history.
U.S. Open and PGA champ Brooks Koepka overtook Dustin Johnson atop the world rankings after securing a four-stroke victory at the CJ Cup in Jeju Island, South Korea. Koepka fired a final-round 8-under 64 to finish at 21-under 267. It’s the first time nounced that training camp will take place at the MedStar Wizards Performance Center beginning today. The Go-Go will carry 15 players into 2018 training camp, including Lavoy Allen, Chris Chiozza, Tiwian Kendley (Morgan State) and Chasson Randle, all of whom participated in training camp with the Wizards last month. Capital City’s training camp roster also features a couple of local standouts in Baltimore native Isaiah Armwood (George Washington) and Devin Sweetney, both of whom have spent extensive time in the DMV area during their basketball careers. The roster also holds five players with at least one season of NBA G League experience, including Randle (Westchester), Quinton Chievous (Iowa/Santa Cruz), Mike Davis ( Westchester), Kellen Dunham (Iowa) and Pe’Shon Howard (Reno). Dominic Phillips rounds out the non-draft players invited to training camp. COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: Second-ranked Maryland (16-2) fell, 3-1, at No. 23 Virginia (7-8) in the Terps’ regular-season finale. The Terps will play either the No. 9 seed Michigan State or No. 8 seed Indiana on Sunday in College Park to open the Big Ten tournament. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Wren Aye scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute to seal UMBC’s 3-2 victory over Maine (6-9-1, 2-6 America East Conference). The win ended a seven-game losing streak for the Retrievers (2-15, 1-7). ... Sarah Bayer scored twice, including the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute Saturday night, and Loyola Maryland (6-9-1, 2-5-1 Patriot League) earned a 4-3 victory over visiting Lehigh (5-11, 2-6). — the 28-year-old Koepka reached No. 1. ... Former Masters champ Sergio Garcia of Spain held a three-stroke lead over former world No. 1 Lee Westwood of England during the final round of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters in Sotogrande, Spain, before play was suspended due to heavy rain and the threat of lightning. Play was scheduled to resume Monday. ... Danielle Kang shot a final-round 3-under 69 to earn a two-stroke victory at the LPGA Shanghai. Kang finished at 13-under 275 to hold off former world No. 1 Lydia Ko (66) and six others for her second career title. ... Woody Austin, 54, won the PGA Tour Champions tournament in Richmond, Va., edging Bernhard Langer by a stroke in the playoff-opening event. It was Austin’s fourth senior title and first since 20016.
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-4, 6-4 to win the Stockholm Open. The 20-year-old Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to win an ATP World Tour event. Also, Karen Khachanov of Russia won the Kremlin Cup in his hometown of Moscow and Kyle Edmund of England won the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and Elina Svitolina of Ukraine won opening round-robin matches at the WTA Finals in Singapore.
Missouri sophomore F Jontay Porter will miss the upcoming college basketball season after tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee during a closed scrimmage against Southern Illinois. ... Wayne Rooney scored twice to help D.C. United secure an MLS playoff berth with a 3-1 win over visiting New York City FC.