Cilic ends 3-year title slump in Stuttgart

Marin Cilic won his first title in three years as he upset Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (2), 6-3 to win the Stuttgart (Germany) Open, the ATP Tour’s first grass event of the year.

The former U.S. Open champion hit seven aces as he won his first title since the Queen’s Club Championships in the run-up to Wimbledon in 2018.

Cilic extended Auger-Aliassime’s losing run in tour finals. The 20-year-old Canadian has lost all eight of the tour title matches he has played in straight sets in a streak that also includes losing the 2019 Stuttgart final to Matteo Berrettini.

The Croatian improved to 19-14 in career finals and has the sixth most grasscourt wins among active players with 73.

Linebacker Baker, Dolphins extend deal

The Miami Dolphins and linebacker Jerome Baker agreed on a threeyear, $39 million contract extension, agent Drew Rosenhaus said. The deal includes $28.4 million in guaranteed money.

Baker has played in all 48 games in his first three seasons with the Dolphins, starting 37 of them. He led the Dolphins in tackles in each of the past two seasons — 126 in 2019, 112 last season — and had a careerbest seven sacks in 2020.

Stevenson captures WBO interim title

Former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson unanimously outpointed Jeremiah Nakathila to take the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title late Saturday night in Las Vegas.

In what was billed as a battle of the organization’s top two contenders, Nakathila looked anything but a top contender, with the 23-year-old Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) dominating from the outset in his third bout at 130 pounds.