Numbers Game in the Second Half, Pele Scores Three Consecutive Goals
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This Day In Sports 1958 — Brazil, led by 17-year-old Pele, beats France 5-2 in a semifinal of the World Cup. With Brazil up 2-1 Numbers Game in the second half, Pele scores three consecutive goals. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, June 24, 2019 C3 Morning rush Valley Press news services Green becomes major champion By DOUG FERGUSON on the Symetra Tour in 2017 to Mitchell helps Mercury beat Sparks earn an LPGA Tour card, be- PHOENIX — Leilani Mitchell scored 22 points Associated Press came the first Australian to win in her first start of the season and Phoenix handed CHASKA, Minn. — Hannah WINNER Los Angeles its fourth-straight loss. Green never felt more nervous an LPGA Tour major since Webb Briann January and DeWanna Bonner than standing over a 5-foot par Hannah Green, won her last one in 2006 at the scored 15 points each, Brittney Griner had 13 and putt Sunday at Hazeltine Na- of Australia, Kraft Nabisco Championship. Essence Carson 11 for the Mercury (3-5), who had tional with a chance to win her holds the trophy “I’m speechless,” Green said lost three straight. Griner blocked two shots for 588, first major at the KPMG Wom- after winning as she fought to get the words out breaking a tie with Lauren Jackson for third in en’s PGA Championship. the KPMG through such strong emotions. “I league history. Neither did Karrie Webb, Women’s PGA was really nervous playing the Candace Parker and Chiney Ogwumike led Championship last five holes.” the Sparks (4-6) with 12 points apiece. Parker add- who won seven majors in her Hall of Fame career. on Sunday She finished at 9-under 279 ed 10 rebounds for a double-double in just her third and won $577,500. Webb watched from outside in Chaska, game of the season. It was hard work, even the ropes, her heart racing. It Minnesota. Associated Press though Green never surrendered Reavie holds off Bradley, Sucher for first was 11 years ago in Minnesota the lead on a cloudy day at Hazel- win in 11 years that Webb started a scholarship and to win a major championship five different LPGA majors. She tine with some light drops of rain CROMWELL, Conn. — Chez Reavie won the program to bring young Austra- as my first is crazy.” stayed with Green in a house all at the end. Travelers Championship for his second PGA Tour lian amateurs to majors to spend She became the first wire-to- week, along with the two most title and first in 11 years, closing with a 1-under 69 Green rolled in a 5-foot birdie a week with her and experience wire winner of this major since recent scholarship winners — putt on the par-5 seventh for a for a four-stroke victory over Keegan Bradley and golf’s biggest events. Four years Zack Sucher. Yani Tseng in 2011, and even Becky Kay and Grace Kim — three-shot lead. With the group ago, Green was one of those more amazing is who she held who were draped in Australian ahead still waiting to tee off, a The 37-year-old Reavie, also the 2008 Canadian scholarship winners. Open winner, finished at 17-under 263 at TPC River off to claim the silver trophy. She flags at Hazeltine. 7-year-old girl handed her a blue Highlands a week after tying for third in the U.S. And now she’s a major cham- started the final round with a “I feel like I won a golf tourna- sheet of paper. It was a poem she Open at Pebble Beach. pion. one-shot lead over Ariya Jutanu- ment today I’m so excited for her,” wrote to Green, along with the Reavie took a six-stroke lead into the round after Green held her nerve to the garn, the most powerful player Webb said. “You didn’t do it your- words, “You can win this.” Green, a shooting a 63 on Saturday. But Bradley chipped end, hitting 8-iron to 15 feet for on tour and a two-time major self, but you supported someone who had given Lily Kostner a golf away and got within a stroke on the par-4 15th when a pivotal birdie on the 16th hole, champion. Jutanugarn didn’t who realized that dream.” ball at the ANA Inspiration this he made a 7½-foot birdie putt after Reavie missed and getting up-and-down from a make a birdie in her round of 77. They all charged the 18th year, read the poem and hugged an 11-footer. bunker ono the 18th hole for an Then it was Park, another green to celebrate with Green, the girl, and then drilled another Reavie put the tournament away on the par-4 even-par 72 and a one-shot vic- former No. 1 and two-time major spraying her with cans of beer in tee shot to birdie range. 17th, making a 14-foot birdie putt, while Bradley tory over defending champion winner, making an 18-foot birdie true Aussie fashion. It’s become a “I had it in the back of my three-putted for a double bogey. Bradley and Sucher Sung Hyun Park. putt on the final hole for a 68 that tradition on the LPGA Tour for yardage book because I didn’t each shot 67, with Sucher playing the back nine in “I can’t believe I’m in this po- left Green no margin for error. friends to spray winners with want it to get rained on,” Green 5-under 30. sition right now,” said Green, a Watching it all unfold was water bottles, and Webb would said. “A couple times on the back Vaughn Taylor birdied the final five holes for a 65 to finish fourth at 12 under. 22-year-old Australian in her sec- Webb, as clutch as there was not allow that to happen. nine when I was feeling nervous ond year on the LPGA Tour. “I’ve in her prime, the only woman “It was Budweiser,” she said. and had some time, I actually England beats Cameroon 3-0 in WWCup always wanted to win an event, to capture the “Super Slam” of Green, who won three times read it to myself.” VALENCIENNES, France — Steph Houghton scored on a rare free kick to set England on its way to a 3-0 victory over Cameroon on Sunday, clinching Women’s soccer MLB sports odds AUTO RACING GOLF a place in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals af- 2019 Women’s World American League Glance Major League Baseball NASCAR Monster Energy PGA — Travelers Champi- ter a game punctuated by the anger of the African West Division Today Cup Glance National League Cup-Toyota / Save Mart onship Par Scores team over VAR decisions. GROUP STAGE W L Pct GB Sunday Houston 49 30 .620 — FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE GROUP A at PHILADELPHIA -122 New York +112 350 Results At TPC River Highlands At times during the incident-filled game in Texas 42 36 .538 6½ Sunday W L D GF GA Pts at CHICAGO -116 Atlanta +106 At Sonoma Raceway Cromwell, Conn. northeast France, the Cameroon players looked like x-France 3 0 0 7 1 9 Oakland 41 38 .519 8 LA Dodgers -136 at ARIZONA +126 Purse: $7.2 million Angels 39 40 .494 10 Sonoma, Calif. they might refuse to resume playing as they protest- x-Norway 2 1 0 6 3 6 Colorado -130 at SAN FRAN +120 Lap length: 1.99 miles Yardage: 6,841; Par 70 Seattle 35 47 .427 15½ American League ed against decisions while referee Quin Liang strug- x-Nigeria 1 2 0 2 4 3 (Start position in parentheses) Final Round South Korea 0 3 0 1 8 0 East Division at NEW YORK -240 Toronto +220 C. Reavie, $1,296,000 ....65-66-63-69—263 -17 gled to maintain control. W L Pct GB at BOSTON -164 Chicago +154 1. (8) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 90 laps, x-advanced to second round 148.7 rating, 44 points. K.Bradley, $633,600 .......65-66-69-67—267 -13 Houghton scored the first goal after the captain Friday, June 7 New York 49 28 .636 — at CLEVELAND -148 Kansas City +138 Z. Sucher, $633,600 .......64-65-71-67—267 -13 Tampa Bay 45 33 .577 4½ Updated odds available at Pregame.com 2. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 90, 119.7, 37. was set up for an indirect free kick in the penalty France 4, South Korea 0 3. (9) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 90, 111.1, 34. V. Taylor, $345,600 ...........68-66-69-65—268 -12 Saturday, June 8 Boston 42 37 .532 8 Paul Casey, $262,800 ....65-68-71-65—269 -11 area in the 14th minute. Toronto 29 49 .372 20½ 4. (19) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 90, Norway 3, Nigeria 0 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE 106.6, 33. J. Niemann, $262,800 ...69-65-69-66—269 -11 Ellen White added to the lead in the fourth Wednesday, June 12 Baltimore 22 56 .282 27½ Kevin Tway, $262,800 ....68-68-66-67—269 -11 Central Division South Division 5. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 90, 105.5, minute of first-half stoppage time with a goal only Nigeria 2, South Korea 0 W L Pct. GB 51. A. Ancer, $194,400 ..........64-73-70-63—270 -10 France 2, Norway 1 W L Pct GB Jason Day, $194,400 .....70-63-68-69—270 -10 awarded after an offside call was overruled on a vid- Minnesota 50 27 .649 — JetHawks 3 1 .750 — 6.