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OLD-TIMERS BACK IN FIRST
BOARDMAN -- The Chester Old-Timers pounded out 23 hits in a 12-2 win over Poland on Sunday.
Chester took over first in the Youngstown 50-plus league with the win and moves to 9-1.
Kevin Ferell picked up the victory on the mound.
Dave Smith led the team at the plate with three doubles and a single. Mike Home, Rob Fester and Bobby Vaughn had three hits, while Doug Comm, Joe Krause and Nathan Six had two hits.
Chester plays Springfield at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Oak Glen.
MCBRIDE HITS RECORD 10 THREES
MINNESOTA (AP) -- Kayla McBride made a WNBA-record 10 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points on Sunday as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 103-90, becoming the first team to clinch a spot in the WNBA playoffs.
The Lynx (27-7), who set a franchise record with 18 made 3s, have won 12 of 13.
McBride made 10 of 14 from behind the arc and 16 of 21 overall before she left the game with 1:21 remaining to a standing ovation. The previous mark of nine made 3s had been done eight times by six different players, most recently by Toronto’s Marina Mabrey on June 25.
Olivia Miles had 20 points and 13 assists for Minnesota. Napheesa Collier scored 17 and Natasha Howard 12.
Dallas All-Star Jessica Shepard left the game in the first quarter due to an ankle injury and did not return.
The Wings (19-13) have lost three consecutive games and six of their last eight.
Paige Bueckers had 23 points and eight assists, and Aziaha James added a season-high 19 points for Dallas. Odyssey Sims scored 17 and Alanna Smith had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Rookie Azzi Fudd (knee), picked No. 1 overall, missed her second consecutive game.
GIBBS WINS IN IOWA
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- Ty Gibbs didn't question his crew chief's final pit call.
"I can't do anything about it, so you just run with it," Gibbs said.
Gibbs used late pit strategy and held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell over the final 20 laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
Gibbs -- the 23-year-old grandson of former NFL coaching great and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs -- won by 0.253 seconds over Bell for his second victory of the season and his career.
Gibbs and Bell each pitted with 60 laps remaining in the 350-lap race, but while Bell took four tires, Gibbs just went with two right-side tires, and came out ahead. And when leader Ross Chastain pitted on Lap 330, Gibbs took over the top spot and fought off a late charge by Bell.
Tyler Allen, Gibbs' crew chief, thought taking two tires was the only chance to get ahead of Bell in that final pit cycle.
"We knew after practice the left sides weren't wearing much and they tended to refire OK," Allen said. "So in terms of coming into the race, it was definitely a viable option."
Gibbs liked the aggressive call.
"I think in the position with our points situation, for sure," he said.
Gibbs, who picked up his first career win April 12 at Bristol, came into the race ranked fourth in the season standings, and moved into second -- 103 points behind JGR teammate Denny Hamlin.
BRIDGEWATER TAKES LEAVE
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has stepped away from football.
“His biggest worry was letting us down, that’s the type of guy he is,” Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Sunday, when Bridgewater was placed on the reserve/retired list.
The 33-year-old journeyman had signed a one-year deal with the Lions in March after spending 2025 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also spent 2023 and part of 2024 with Detroit.
“So I’ve known Teddy a long time. As a human being he is unbelievable. Certainly as a player, everything that he’s about, the type of teammate he is, the way he prepares. He always played the game up here,” an emotional Campbell said, pointing to his head. “He had a huge heart. He’s going to be missed.”
Campbell, who was assistant head coach with the New Orleans Saints when Bridgewater played there in 2018 and 2019, has maintained a close relationship with the quarterback.
“I’ll never forget 2019 when Drew (Brees) got injured. We’d just gone out to the Rams, got beat out there and Drew got his thumb and we lost him for five weeks,” Campbell said. “Teddy stepped in and we won five in a row. That was Teddy. His time being with us meant a lot, and it meant a lot to our guys. He’s going to be missed.”
SINNER WITHDRAWS
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jannik Sinner, the world’s No. 1 men’s tennis player, withdrew from the Cincinnati Open on Sunday because of a knee injury.
Sinner, who hasn’t competed since capturing his second straight Wimbledon title last month, also withdrew from the tournament in Toronto that began Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Sinner has five Grand Slam titles and just needs to win the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam.
“After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati,” the Italian said in a statement released by tournament officials. “My right knee has been bothering me and even though we have been working hard with my medical team, I have to accept that I’m not ready to compete yet. I’m very disappointed not to be able to play in Cincinnati. I can’t wait to be back next year and I’m now focusing on getting ready for the U.S. Open.”
Sinner’s announcement follows a similar decision by Carlos Alcaraz, who said Tuesday he also was withdrawing from the hard-court event in Cincinnati because of a lingering wrist injury.
The absences mean fans in Cincinnati will not see either of the world’s top two players when men’s singles begins Saturday.
Two years ago, Sinner won the title in Cincinnati, which traditionally is one of the last stops before the U.S. Open and serves as a warmup. He then went on to win the U.S. Open.
DON NELSON HAD LONG CAREER
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86.
Nelson’s family confirmed the death in a statement that did not say where he died or provide a cause.
“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” the statement said. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.”
Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises -- Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State -- also serving as general manager for all three franchises. He was a three-time coach of the year and made the playoffs 18 times in 31 seasons. He went to the conference finals three times with the Bucks and once with the Mavericks, never winning a title.