Charlo undisputed welterweight champ
Jermell Charlo became the first undisputed super-welterweight champion in the four-belt era when he stopped Argentina’s Brian Castano in the 10th round of their rematch at Dignity Health Sports Park.
After an outstanding bout with ample toe-to-toe action, Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) dropped Castano twice in rapid succession in the 10th. Charlo leaped onto the ropes in celebration while the referee was still counting out his opponent, celebrating the addition of Castano’s WBO 154-pound title to his WBC, WBA and IBF belts.
Sebastián Muñoz shot a sixunder 66 to get to 21 under at the Byron Nelson, a stroke ahead of hometown favorite Jordan Spieth, who shot a 64. James Hahn almost matched Muñoz’s opening-round 60 at TPC Craig Ranch, shooting 61 to jump 34 spots to a tie for fourth with Justin Thomas (64) . ... Minjee Lee had an eagle-birdie run on the back nine and took a one-shot lead over Madelene Sagstrom heading into the final round of the LPGA’s Cognizant Founders Cup . ... Steve Stricker took a three-stroke lead over Steven Alker into the final round of the PGA Champions Tour Regions Tradition, birdieing the final hole for a six-under 66.
A 6-5 victory over Chelsea on penalties produced Liverpool’s first FA Cup triumph since 2006 and kept it in contention for, potentially if unlikely, a quadruple of trophies.
The FA Cup showpiece ended 0-0 through 120 minutes. In two weeks, Liverpool will be hoping to win the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
The Pittsburgh Penguins could get a boost with the possible return of injured players Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry and Rickard Rakell, who are all day to day, coach Mike Sullivan told reporters.
They all practiced Saturday.
Former Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas was arrested in Texas more than two weeks after a warrant was issued over an alleged violation of a protective order.
Police said Thomas violated the court order by sending threatening messages to a woman about her and her children, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Zane Smith drove away from pole-sitter John Hunter Nemechek and Ty Majeski on a restart with nine laps to go at Kansas Speedway for his third NASCAR Truck Series victory of the season. ... Christopher Bell qualified on the pole for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, topping the time set by Tyler Reddick earlier in the session and grabbing his third pole of the NASCAR Cup Series season for Joe Gibbs Racing . ... Colton Herta stopped an early slide, overcame two late pit stops and eventually pulled away from Simon Pagenaud to win the wild and wet IndyCar Grand Prix in Indianapolis . ... Matt Hagan made the quickest funny car run in Virginia Motorsports Park history with a 3.853second pass at 331.45 mph to top qualifying for the Virginia NHRA Nationals. was the fastest in top fuel and topped pro stock motorcycle.