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This Day In Sports 1994 — Major league baseball players strike in the Numbers Game sport’s eighth work stoppage since 1972. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, August 12, 2019 C3 Morning rush Reed delivers clutch putts to win tourney Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON first spot in the Masters. He Gray, Ogwumike lead Sparks past Sky Associated Press wrapped up a spot on the In- LOS ANGELES — Chelsea Gray scored seven JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The ternational team for the Presi- of her 26 points in the final 1:25 and the Los Angeles harder he worked, the farther dents Cup, making him the first Sparks overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Chi- LET’S GO! Patrick Reed felt he was falling Mexican in the event. cago Sky 84-81 on Sunday. Patrick Reed behind. That’s when the peo- “When I finished, I was a Nneka Ogwumike had 17 points and 13 re- pumps his fist little down because I didn’t get bounds, and Maria Vadeeva added 12 points for ple around him sought drastic on the 18th hole measures by making him leave it done and I feel like I played the Sparks (15-8). Los Angeles has won five in a row as he wins the his golf clubs alone for 10 whole good,” Ancer said. “But then overall and eight straight at home. Northern Trust Gray hit a 3 and, after a basket by Chicago’s days. getting all this news that I’m go- Recharged from his pre-sum- tournament at ing to the Tour Championship, Cheyenne Parker, made a jumper to cut L.A.’s Liberty National deficit to 81-80 with a minute left. The Sky commit- mer break, Reed finally found playing all the majors, going ted a shot-clock violation before Gray made two foul the result he was looking for Golf Course on to Masters, all that, I was like, shots to make it 82-81 with 29.5 seconds remaining. Sunday in The Northern Trust, Sunday in Jersey ‘Man, this is not too bad.’ I’m ex- Allie Quigley missed a 3 on the other end, Gray and it couldn’t have come at a City, New Jersey. tremely happy, proud of the way grabbed the rebound and Ogwumike made a layup better time. Associated Press I performance. I still obviously to cap the scoring with 5.7 seconds left. He delivered key shots on can get a couple Ws, and no bet- Reed finished at 16-under want that W, but really proud Quigley led the Sky (14-10) with 20 points. Park- three straight holes on the back ter place that starting the first 268 and won for the seventh with all the boxes that I checked er added 19, and Diamond DeShields had 16. nine at Liberty National — two week of the playoffs.” off today.” All-Star point guard Courtney Vandersloot time in his career on the PGA for birdie, one for par — to over- Points are quadrupled in the Tour. Rahm wasn’t quite that hap- did not play for Chicago because of an illness. py. take Jon Rahm, hold off Abra- PGA Tour postseason, so the vic- Ancer felt like a winner when The Sky scored 14 of the first 18 points and opened He made a 12-foot birdie putt ham Ancer, close with a 2-un- tory vaulted Reed from No. 50 it was over. He also played bo- a 20-6 lead when DeShields hit a pull-up jumper late on No. 12 and reached the par-5 der 69 and win the FedEx Cup to No. 2. His place in the Tour in the first quarter. Los Angeles slowly closed the gey-free over the final 12 holes, 13th in two to set up another gap, scored the final three points of the third and opener. Championship is secure. His and his birdie on the 17th gave It was his first victory in 16 birdie, giving him a two-shot Vadeeva converted a 3-point play to open the fourth odds of the $15 million prize are him hope. But his approach to and give the Sparks their first lead at 62-61. months over 41 tournaments lead. And then it all fell apart worldwide dating to the 2018 greatly increased. the 18th came down below a for the Spaniard. He was on the It still wasn’t enough for him ridge, and his long birdie putt Rodríguez, Arriola help DC beat Galaxy Masters. wrong side of the green at the WASHINGTON — Lucas Rodríguez and Paul “The longer that time period to get in the top eight qualifiers to force a playoff went some 6 par-3 14th and three-putted for Arriola scored in D.C. United’s 2-1 victory over the is in between wins, it just makes for the Presidents Cup, to be feet by the cup. He made that to bogey from 50 feet. His tee shot Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night. it tougher,” Reed said. “I was decided after next week. Reed finish alone in second, his best narrowly found a bunker on the Rodríguez side-footed a rebound into an open pushing too hard and was try- went to No. 12 and he would PGA Tour finish. 15th, leaving him no shot at net to make it 2-1 in the 73rd minute. Ulises Se- ing harder and all of a sudden, it have to win the BMW Champi- That was enough to send reaching the green, and he had gura’s shot from outside the box was stopped by a was going the wrong direction. onship next week to qualify. him from No. 67 to No. 8, with to scramble for bogey from the diving David Bingham but the rebound went di- My team was smart enough to Even so, it was the kind of more perks that he could count. thick grass behind the green. rectly to Arriola and the corner of the 6-yard box. His tell me to back off, shut it down victory to at least get the at- Ancer is a lock to make it to Rahm never caught up, first-timer was parried by Bingham, but Rodríguez and reset and get clear, because tention of U.S. captain Tiger the Tour Championship in two closed with a 69 and tied for tapped in the putback from near the spot. D.C. (10-7-9) snapped a three-game winless skid we can finish the year right. We Woods. weeks, meaning he earns his third with Harold Varner III. and won for just the second time in its last eight matches. Bill Hamid played a goal kick into the attacking NFL MLB SPORTS ODDS AUTO RACING GOLF half where Quincy Amarikwa headed it to Segu- Major League Baseball NFL Preseason Glance American League Glance NASCAR Monster Energy, PGA- Northern Trust Par ra, who flipped an arcing pass to the top of the area West Division National League AMERICAN CONFERENCE Today W L Pct GB Consumers Energy 400 Scores where Arriola first-timed it to give D.C. United the West FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Sunday W L T Pct PF PA Houston 77 41 .653 — Results lead in the 28th minute. at WASHINGTON -107 Cincinnati -103 Sunday At Liberty National Golf Club Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 38 17 Oakland 67 51 .568 10 at COLORADO -105 Arizona -105 Jersey City, N.J. Favio Álvarez tied it in the 48th. Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 14 3 Texas 59 58 .504 17½ Michigan International Speedway American League Brooklyn, Michigan Purse: $9.25 million Hamid finished with three saves. After a failed Denver 1 1 0 .500 28 32 Angels 58 61 .487 19½ at NEW YORK OFF Baltimore OFF Yardage: 7,370; Par: 71 L.A.Chargers 0 1 0 .000 13 17 Seattle 48 71 .403 29½ at NEW YORK OFF Baltimore OFF Lap length: 2 miles clearance attempt by D.C. United in first-half stop- Starting position in parentheses Final Round East East Division at TORONTO OFF Texas OFF P. Reed, $1,665,000 ........66-66-67-69—268 -16 page time, Uriel Antuna turned and fired from W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB Boston -109 at CLEVELAND -101 1. (2) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200. 2. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200. A. Ancer, $999,000 ..........67-65-68-69—269 -15 near the spot but Hamid made a diving one-handed Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 24 16 New York 77 41 .653 — Houston -250 at CHICAGO +220 Jon Rahm, $536,500 .....64-68-69-69—270 -14 Interleague 3. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200. stop. He also made a diving save in the 70th minute. New England 1 0 0 1.000 31 3 Tampa Bay 69 50 .580 8½ H. Varner III, $536,500 .....67-67-68-68—270 -14 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 34 27 Boston 62 58 .517 16 at LA ANGELS -130 Pittsburgh +120 4. (15) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 200. The Galaxy (12-11-1) have lost four of their last at SAN DIEGO OFF Tampa Bay OFF Adam Scott, $370,000 ...68-69-69-65—271 -13 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 22 31 Toronto 49 72 .405 29½ 5. (11) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 200. Updated odds available at Pregame.com 6. (22) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200. Rory McIlroy, $299,469 ..65-68-70-69—272 -12 five games. South Baltimore 39 78 .333 37½ 7.