Weekend Sports in Brief

MLB

PHOENIX (AP) — Tyler Gilbert turned the primary pitcher in 68 years to throw a no-hitter in his first large league begin, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres 7-0 Saturday night time with the record-tying eighth no-hitter within the majors this season.

The final to perform the feat in his first begin was Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns on Might 6, 1953. Bumpus Jones additionally did it in his main league debut with the Cincinnati Reds on Oct. 15, 1892, and Theodore Breitenstein threw one in his first begin for the Browns on Oct. 4, 1891.

The eight no-hitters matched the mark set in 1884, the primary yr overhand pitching was allowed.

TENNIS

Roger Federer goes to overlook the U.S. Open and be sidelined for months as a result of he wants a 3rd operation on his proper knee, a process he stated will go away him with “a glimmer of hope” that he can return to competitors.

Federer introduced the information Sunday by way of a video message on Instagram.

The 40-year-old Federer, who has 20 Grand Slam singles titles to share the boys’s document with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, acknowledged there was an opportunity his taking part in profession could possibly be over, however he stated he would rehab the knee with the purpose of creating one other comeback.

TORONTO (AP) — Prime-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia gained the Nationwide Financial institution Open on Sunday for his third victory of the yr and twelfth general, beating 6-foot-11 American qualifier Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-3.

The 25-year-old Medvedev, ranked second on the planet, additionally gained this yr in Mallorca and Marseille. He has 4 ATP Masters 1000 victories.

MONTREAL (AP) — Camila Giorgi accomplished a shocking run on the Nationwide Financial institution Open, beating Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 to win the title in her first WTA 1000 ultimate Sunday.

Giorgi was unseeded and got here in ranked 71st. She used a robust service sport to greatest the sixth-ranked and fourth-seeded Pliskova, successful 71% of her first-serve factors and ending with seven aces.

The Italian took out No. 9 seed Elise Mertens within the first spherical, No. 7 seed Petra Kvitova within the spherical of 16 and No. 15 seed Coco Gauff within the quarterfinals.

GOLF

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Kisner birdied the second additional gap to win a record-tying six-man playoff on the Wyndham Championship on Sunday.

Kisner struck his strategy to three toes on the 18th gap at Sedgefield and made the putt for his first PGA Tour victory since 2019 and fourth of his profession.

Kisner started 4 photographs off the lead and shot a 4-under 66, making birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth holes to succeed in 15 underneath and the playoff. He beat Adam Scott, Roger Sloan, Kevin Na, Si Woo Kim and Branden Grace after all of them had made pars on the primary additional gap. Kisner improved to 1-5 in playoffs.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Going through his largest deficit of the week and operating out of time, James Piot gained 4 straight holes to start out the again 9 at Oakmont and went on to win the U.S. Newbie over Austin Greaser.

Piot closed out his 2-and-1 victory by going bunker-to-bunker on the reachable par-4 seventeenth gap and saving par with a 20-foot putt. Greaser, who was 3 up on the flip, had an 8-foot birdie putt to increase the match. It spun off the left lip.

FIFE, Scotland (AP) — Ryann O’Toole gained her first LPGA Tour title in her 228th begin, closing with a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Dumbarnie Hyperlinks for a three-shot victory within the Belief Golf Girls’s Scottish Open,

The 34-year-old O’Toole completed at 17-under 271. With the wind down and plentiful sunshine, Lydia Ko closed with a course-record 63 to tie for second with Atthaya Thitikul (66).

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Doug Barron birdied the ultimate three holes for his third straight 6-under 64 and a two-stroke victory within the Shaw Charity Basic.

The 52-year-old Barron additionally eagled the par-5 eleventh in a back-nine 30 at Canyon Meadows. He additionally gained the 2019 Dick’s Sporting Items Open.

Steve Flesch was second at 16 underneath after a 65. Billy Andrade (64) and Brandt Jobe (66) tied for third at 13 underneath.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — England’s David Skinns gained the Korn Ferry Tour’s regular-season ending Pinnacle Financial institution Championship to earn a PGA Tour card as a top-25 finisher within the season factors race.

The 39-year-old Skinner closed with a 4-under 67 to complete at 14-under 270 at The Membership at Indian Creek. He jumped from forty sixth to twenty second within the season standings.

Jared Wolfe (65) and Zecheng Dou (67) tied for second.

AUTO RACING

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AJ Allmendinger took benefit of two horrifying multi-car crashes, the chief getting spun out and a penalty — all within the final 5 laps — to win the Brickyard 200.

He beat Ryan Blaney by 0.929 seconds within the first Cup race held on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s street course.

The victory was overshadowed by two large pileups within the ultimate 5 laps that gave the impression to be brought on by the curbing on the monitor. Sixteen automobiles have been concerned.

NASCAR officers didn’t report any critical accidents.

BOXING

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Nico Ali Walsh made a profitable professional debut Saturday night time, successful within the first spherical after which paying homage to his grandfather, Muhammad Ali.

Sporting trunks made for his grandfather, Ali Walsh knocked down his outmatched opponent halfway by way of the primary spherical earlier than the middleweight combat was lastly stopped at 1:49 of the spherical with Ali Walsh touchdown unanswered punches to the pinnacle.

OBITUARY

Joe Walton, the previous New York Jets coach who constructed Robert Morris College’s soccer program from the bottom up, has died. He was 85.

Robert Morris introduced in an obituary posted on its web site that Walton died Sunday. No reason for loss of life was supplied.

Walton, a local of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania coached the Jets for seven years and went 53-57-1 whereas main New York to the playoffs twice.

A former NFL tight finish for Washington and the Giants, Walton caught 178 passes for two,628 yards and 28 touchdowns in seven seasons.

In 1993, Walton was employed as the primary coach in Robert Morris historical past. Over 20 years, the Colonials gained outright Northeast Convention championships 3 times — in 1997, ’99 and 2000 — and shared three others — 1996, ’98 and 2010. Walton additionally led Robert Morris to consecutive ECAC Bowl victories in 1996 and ’97. He completed 114-92-1 on the faculty.

MUNICH (AP) — Gerd Müller, the Bayern Munich and former West Germany soccer nice generally known as “Der Bomber” for his scoring prowess, has died. He was 75.

The Bavarian membership introduced his loss of life on Sunday, with membership president Herbert Hainer saying it was “a tragic, darkish day for FC Bayern and all its followers.”

Müller scored 566 targets for Bayern between 1964 and 1979, serving to the workforce to 4 German titles, 4 German Cup wins and three European Cup victories in that point. He nonetheless holds the document for essentially the most targets scored within the Bundesliga with 365, scored in 427 league video games.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Roger Harring, the School Soccer Corridor of Fame coach who led Wisconsin-La Crosse to 2 NCAA Division III titles, has died. He was 88.

An obituary on the Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Houses web site stated Harring died Thursday at his dwelling in La Crosse. Wisconsin-La Crosse’s athletic division posted an obituary on its web site.

Harring coached Wisconsin-La Crosse from 1969-99 and posted a 261-75-7 document. The Eagles gained three nationwide championships throughout his tenure, additionally taking the NAIA Division II crown in 1985.

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