BASEBALL

Sea Dogs game against Binghamton postponed

The Portland Sea Dogs game against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Sunday was postponed because of rain.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 18 in Binghamton when the Sea Dogs and Rumble Ponies will play back-to-back doubleheaders on Aug. 17-18.

Soccer

U-20 WORLD CUP: Venezuela scored twice in extra time to defeat the United States 2-1 in a quarterfinal in Jeonju, South Korea.

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With the teams deadlocked in a scoreless tie after 90 minutes, late goals from Adalberto Penaranda and Nahuel Ferraresi put the South Americans ahead. Jeremy Ebobisse made it close with a goal with three minutes remaining but the comeback bid fell short.

The defeat condemned the U.S. to a second successive last-eight exit from the tournament following the loss to Serbia in 2015 at the same stage.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: More than 1,500 people were injured when panic swept through a crowd of Juventus fans watching the final, won by Real Madrid on Saturday, in the northern Italian city of Turin, authorities said Sunday.

The Turin prefect said that the crowd “was taken by panic and by the psychosis of a terror attack,” fearing that a loud noise was caused by attackers.

AUTO RACING

INDYCAR: Graham Rahal completed a doubleheader sweep in the Detroit Grand Prix to become the series first two-time winner this season.

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Rahal’s Honda-power car finished 1.17 seconds ahead of Josef Newgarden’s Chevrolet, a day after getting to the checkered flag six-plus seconds ahead of the competition.

The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver pulled away for the victory after a single-file final restart with two laps to go in the 70-lap race on Belle Isle course.

OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY: Dave Farrington Jr. of Jay took the checkered flag in the Super Late Model feature Saturday night.

Farrington, who started 13th, passed Scott McDaniel late in the race and cruised to the win. Timmy Brackett of Buckfield finished second, while Glen Luce of Turner finished third.

In other action Saturday: Ben Tinker of New Gloucester won the PASS Mods 40-lap feature; Billy Childs Jr. of Leeds won the Strictly Stock feature; Jamie Heath of Waterford won the Bandits race; and Tommy Tompkins of Carthage won the Figure 8 race.

ROAD RACING

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ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MARATHON: Jeffrey Eggleston of Boulder, Colorado, won the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, California in 2 hours, 21 minutes, 18 seconds, and 94-year-old Harriette Thompson of Charlotte, North Carolina, became the oldest woman to run a half marathon.

Thompson finished in 3:42:56 to loud cheers from thousands of spectators lining the finish chute.

San Diego’s Bridie McCarey won the women’s marathon in 2:48:48.

BASKETBALL

WNBA: Kiah Stokes scored a career-high 23 points and added 14 rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 88-72 in New York.

Elena Delle Donne had 23 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream 78-72 in Washington after blowing an 18-point second-half lead.

– Staff and news service report


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