IN BRIEF
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chella Choi defeated Ha Na Jang in a one-hole playoff Sunday to win the LPGA Marathon Classic. It was the first career victory for Choi, who has been on the LPGA Tour since 2009. Jang is in her rookie year.
Choi parred the par-5, 532-yard 18th hole at Highland Meadows Golf Club for the win while Jang settled for a bogey.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Newly unsealed documents in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina's sports agent law suggest he funneled money to multiple Tar Heels players and set up meetings with agents and financial advisers trying to sign them to contracts.Christopher Hawkins was arrested in May for providing former player Robert Quinn thousands of dollars and helping him sell game-used equipment in 2010, along with improperly contacting a UNC player in 2013 to talk about representation.
BALTIMORE — Clint Dempsey scored on a fourth-minute header, added a pair of second-half goals for his first international hat trick, and the United States routed Cuba 6-0 on Saturday to reach its eighth straight CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.Dempsey converted a penalty kick early in the second half and added a late goal to raise his tournament-leading total to six.In Wednesday's semifinal at Atlanta, the Americans will play Jamaica.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — After 20 years and 1,609 consecutive home games, the Los Angeles Angels finally lost another game to rain.Heavy downpours turned Angel Stadium's outfield into virtual marshlands Sunday night, forcing the postponement of their game against the Boston Red Sox.The Angels were rained out at home for just the 16th time in their 55-year franchise history.
CINCINNATI — Hard-throwing Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman set a major league record Sunday for the fastest to reach 500 career strikeouts.The All-Star lefty needed just 292 innings to reach 500 strikeouts. The previous mark was by San Diego's Craig Kimbrel, who got to 500 in his 305th inning on May 25.