Bills GM is sacked; Logano wins
The Buffalo Bills fired general manager Doug Whaley one day after the end of the NFL draft, a move that further solidifies rookie head coach Sean McDermott’s control over the team. Team owner Terry Pegula said Sunday he reached the decision after a lengthy review of the team.
Whaley’s dismissal completes what has become yet another front-office house-cleaning that began when coach Rex Ryan was fired in the final week of last season. Whaley’s future was also uncertain at the time, though he received the full backing of Pegula. The owner’s change of heart coincides with the authority McDermott has amassed in the three months since he was hired.
LOGANO WINS AT RICHMOND
Joey Logano pulled away after a restart with 20 laps to go to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.
Logano, who qualified fifth but had to start 37th after making a transmission change, grabbed the lead from Brad Keselowski when Keselowski had to make a defensive move to keep Kyle Busch from sneaking past him on the inside.
Logano then had to get around Kyle Larson and five others who stayed on the track when everyone else pitted with just over 20 laps remaining. He made quick work of that challenge and pulled away.
Keselowski, who had the dominant car for the second half of the race, held on for second, followed by Denny Hamlin, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kevin Harvick.
RED SOX TOP CUBS
Marco Hernandez scored the go-ahead run on Pedro Strop’s wild pitch in a four-run eighth inning, helping host Boston beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2. The Red Sox took two of three in the lively weekend series. Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer for Boston, and the Red Sox got two more runs on shortstop Addison Russell’s throwing error in the eighth.
l Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single during a three-run rally in the eighth inning and host Toronto posted back-to-back wins for the first time this season, beating Tampa Bay, 3-1.
The Blue Jays started the day with a 7-17 record, the worst in the majors.
l Miguel Sano homered and drove in five runs, helping visiting Minnesota beat slumping Kansas City, 7-5, for the Royals’ ninth straight loss.
PLAYOFF IN ZURICH CLASSIC
Kevin Kisner chipped in for eagle on the 18th hole as darkness fell at the rain-soaked Zurich Classic in Avondale, La., lifting himself and teammate Scott Brown into a Monday playoff with Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith.
Kisner’s chipin — which skipped on a wet green, hit the pin and dropped in from nearly 95 feet — forced the 23-year-old Smith to make a 11/2-foot birdie putt. Kisner and Brown shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play, and Blixt and Smith had a 64 to finish at 27 under at the TPC Louisiana in the PGA Tour’s first team event in 36 years.
Kisner’s chipin whipped the die-hard crowd around the final green into a frenzy while Kisner waved both arms in celebration.
NADAL WINS IN BARCELONA
Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem, 6-4, 6-1, to win his 10th Barcelona Open title. It was the second consecutive week that Nadal had won a tournament for the 10th time. He had become the first men’s tennis player in the Open era to win the same title 10 times at the Monte Carlo Masters last Sunday. It was Nadal’s second title of the season and 71st of his career.