The Denver Post

RYU WINS MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC BY 2

- — The Associated Press

MICH.» So Yeon Ryu GRAND RAPIDS, won the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first victory of the season and sixth overall, closing with a 5-under-par 67 for a two-stroke margin.

The 29-year-old South Korean player birdied the par-5 16th and par-4 17th and parred the par-4 18th to finish at 21-under 267 at Blythefiel­d Country Club.

Two strokes behind Anna Nordqvist and Lee-Anne Pace entering the round, Ryu had six birdies and bogey in the final round.

Caroline Masson was second after a 68. Lydia Ko shot a 67 to finish third at 18-under.

Nordqvist and Pace each shot 73 — after each had a 64 on Saturday — to tie for fourth at 17-under with Jacqui Concolino (66), Azahara Munoz (68) and Angela Stanford (70).

U.S. Women’s Open winner Ariya Jutanugarn shot a tournament-record 62. She birdied five of the first seven holes, eagled No. 8 and added three more birdies to finish 12th at 15-under.

Former Vols coach Summitt honored.

TENN.» Longtime CLARKSVILL­E,

Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt is being remembered again, this time with a plaza and statue in her hometown.

The Leaf-Chronicle reports Pat Head Summitt Legacy Plaza was unveiled in Clarksvill­e’s Liberty Park, where Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph is also recognized.

Summitt died in June 2016 at 64.

Federer wins Stuttgart Open.

GERMANY» Roger Federer STUTTGART, defeated Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3) to mark his return from three months off with the Stuttgart Open title.

The Swiss great, who is assured of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal on Monday, broke at 1-1 in the opening set and held his nerve in the second, where Raonic doublefaul­ted.

Federer skipped the entire claycourt season for the second year in a row, but he wrapped up his 18th grass-court title in 1 hour and 18 minutes — his 98th title overall and third of the season after victories at the Australian Open and World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

Konta disses umpire.

Johanna Konta failed to shake the umpire’s hand after a badtempere­d end to the Nottingham Open final, with Ashleigh Barty winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

After the first two sets were shared, Konta recovered from 4-1 down in the decider to level at 4-4 but got angry with umpire Paula Vieira Souza for not overruling a Barty shot that looked long as the top-seeded Australian held for 5-4. Neither the line judge nor Souza called it out.

“It’s an absolute joke,” fourth-seeded Konta told Souza. “You’re making decisions that affect our lives. Do you fully understand that?”

Alonso wins 24 Hours Le Mans.

FRANCE» Two-time Formula LE MANS,

One champion Fernando Alonso won the 24 Hours Le Mans on his debut in the classic endurance race to move closer to motorsport’s unofficial Triple Crown.

The Spanish driver, together with teammates Kazuki Nakajima of Japan and Sebastien Buemi of Switzerlan­d, completed 388 laps in their Toyota hybrid car, two more than Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez in the other Toyota hybrid.

Alonso is bidding to match British driver Graham Hill’s feat of completing the Triple Crown, including wins at the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapol­is 500. Alonso is a two-time winner in Monaco.

Egyptian turns down Bud trophy.

RUSSIA» An Egypt

ST. PETERSBURG, team official has confirmed goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy declined to receive a player of the match trophy at the World Cup for religious reasons.

The trophy, an artistic red goblet, is sponsored by Budweiser. Islam prohibits the consumptio­n of alcohol.

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