Suns hire veteran coach Vogel to lead franchise
Fayetteville, ark. – Brayden taylor hit a three-run home run and used two singles to drive in three more runs, and tcu rolled to a 12-4 victory over arizona in Friday’s nightcap of the Fayetteville regional.
taylor finished with four hits in five trips to the plate for the second-seeded Horned Frogs (38-22), who advance to play no. 1 seed arkansas (42-16) on Saturday. the third-seeded Wildcats (33-25) will play an elimination game against Santa Clara (35-19) earlier in the day.
Kiko romero hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to give arizona the lead. tcu answered with taylor’s homer and an RBI single by anthony Silva to take a 4-2 lead. taylor pushed the lead to 6-2 with a two-run single in the second.
Mason White hit a solo homer for the Wildcats in the fourth. romero hit his second home run – a solo shot – in the eighth, but Kurtis Byrne answered with a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning and austin davis followed with an RBI double to complete the scoring.
Luke Savage (5-3) worked four innings in relief of starter Kole Klecker to get the win. Savage allowed one run on three hits and a walk.
Cam Walty (5-1) took the loss, surrendering six runs on eight hits while retiring just three batters.
Suh, Matsuyama ride hot putts on steamy day at the Memorial
dublin, Ohio – Justin Suh signed for a 6-under 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise.
the way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from the 10-foot range or longer, he might not want to let it out of his sight.
Suh made one last birdie on the 18th that gave him a one-shot lead over past champion Hideki Matsuyama, with two-time Memorial champion Patrick Cantlay another shot behind.
“On the first hole, I made a 12-footer for par on the fringe. I just kind of kept the confidence with the putter going,” Suh said.
Holtorf’s three hits lead Washington past Utah in Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA City – rylee Holtorf had three hits, including a two-run homer, to help no. 7 seed Washington defeat no. 15 utah 4-1 on Friday in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams.
Holtorf, who entered with a .263 batting average, went 3 for 3 with three rbis against the Huskies’ Pac-12 rival. She said she didn’t approach this game any differently than usual.
“every at-bat is kind of the same mindset,” she said. “the stage is a little bigger, but it’s the same – getting in the box, same routine, all of that. Just competing the best I can.”
Silver says Morant not being charged with a crime won’t prevent NBA penalties
denver – Memphis guard Ja Morant not being charged with a crime for twice displaying a gun on social media will not prevent the nba from handing down more discipline, Commissioner adam Silver said Friday.
Silver is preparing to announce whatever penalty is coming Morant’s way for the second gun incident shortly after the end of the nba Finals. He suspended Morant for eight games in March after the Grizzlies star held a gun in a suburban denver nightclub while streaming himself live on Instagram. another live stream in May, this time while sharing the front seat of a car with one of his friends, saw Morant displaying a weapon again.
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns hired former NBA champion coach Frank Vogel on Friday to replace Monty Williams, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move.
The 49-year-old Vogel has been the coach of the Indiana Pacers, Orlando
Magic and Los Angeles Lakers during his career and now moves to the Suns, where he’ll try to help the franchise win its first title in its 55-year history with a roster that includes stars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul.
Vogel led the Lakers to an NBA title in 2020 when the league finished its season in the Florida bubble. He has a 431-389 career record over 11 seasons and a 49-39 mark in the playoffs.
Phoenix fired Williams on May 13 despite four successful seasons, including an NBA Finals appearance in 2021 and a coach of the year award in 2022. But the Suns also experienced two straight embarrassing playoff exits – trailing by 30 points at halftime of elimination games at home.
The Suns were tied to several candidates during their nearly three-week search, including assistant Kevin Young and bigger names like Nick Nurse and Doc Rivers. On Friday, they settled on Vogel, who