HIGH SCHOOLS

Cayden Spencer-Thompson of Mattanawcook Academy finished fourth to earn All-America honors in the triple jump at the New Balance indoor track and field nationals Sunday in New York.

Spencer-Thompson, a junior, jumped 48-feet, 101/4-inches, a Maine all-time best.

Jequan Hogan of Fontaine, Colorado, won the even with a jump of 49-61/2. Treyvon Ferguson of Hershey, Pennsylvania was second, also at 49-61/2 and Kevin Snyder of Arden, North Carolina was third in 48-103/4.

Spencer-Thompson won the emerging elite long jump on Friday with a leap of 23-101/4.

GOLF

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EUROPEAN TOUR: Matt Wallace birdied the first playoff hole against fellow Englishman Andrew “Beef” Johnston to win the Indian Open at New Delhi on Sunday.

Wallace went for the green in two on the playoff hole, the 18th, needing only 20 feet for an eagle. Johnston laid up and had a longer putt for birdie, which he missed, and Wallace won when he tapped in from a foot.

Johnston shot a final-round 66 and Wallace a 68 to finish at 11-under 277.

Sihwan Kim of the U.S. finished third after a 68, three strokes behind. Hometown favorite Shubhankar Sharma faded to a 75 to finish seven shots behind.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Vijay Singh got up-and-down for birdie with a putter from off the green on the final hole for a one-shot victory in the Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach, California.

The 55-year-old Hall of Famer edged Tommy Tolles, Tom Pernice Jr. and Scott McCarron to win for the first time as an individual on the tour. He teamed with Carlos Franco to win last year’s Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf.

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AUTO RACING

INDYCAR: Sebastien Bourdais won the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida, a victory handed to him when Alexander Rossi and Robert Wickens crashed racing for the lead.

Wickens was heading to a win in his series debut until two late cautions gave Rossi a chance to take it away.

On a restart with two laps remaining, Rossi tried to dive inside of Wickens entering the first turn. The two cars made contact and Wickens spun off course.

Bourdais slid by both cars from third for the victory, the 37th of his career.

HORSE RACING

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OBITUARY: Ronnie Franklin, who rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness before their Triple Crown try was derailed in the Belmont, has died. He was 58.

Franklin’s nephew, Walter Cullum, said the former Maryland-based jockey died of lung cancer in Baltimore on Thursday.

TENNIS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN: Roger Federer completed a rain-delayed debut match at Indian Wells, California, on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over Federico Delbonis of Argentina.

Federer led 6-3, 2-2 Saturday when the match was delayed by a heavy drizzle. Federer saved a set point in the second-set tiebreaker and advanced to face Filip Krajinovic on Monday.

Qualifier Taro Daniel upset five-time Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1, the earliest loss for Djokovic at the event since a first-round exit in 2006.

On the women’s side, American 16-year-old Amanda Anisimova took down two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4 in a match lasting just over an hour.

– Staff and news service report


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