GOLF
Tyrrell Hatton kept it together down the stretch Sunday at Bay Hill and earned his first PGA Tour victory, playing bogey-free over the last seven holes to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The 28-year-old Englishman shot a 2-over 74 and could only smile when he tapped in a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a one-shot victory over Marc Leishman, one of the few players who kept moving forward – barely – on another day of blustery, brittle conditions.
Hatton finished at 4-under 284, one of only four players who beat par for the week, the fewest at Bay Hill since 1980.
CHAMPIONS TOUR: Ernie Els won the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, California, for his first PGA Tour Champions title, birdieing the par-5 15th and 18th holes for a two-stroke victory.
Making his third senior start, the 50-year-old Hall of Famer closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 16-under 197.
Fellow Hall of Famer Fred Couples, trying to win the event from the third time at age 60, finished with a 66 to tie for second with Glen Day and Robert Karlsson.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Jorge Campillo lost a two-shot lead with three holes to play, but stayed alive with two long birdie putts in a playoff and beat David Drysdale on the fifth extra hole to win the Qatar Masters.
HOCKEY
ECHL: Drew Callin scored 4:27 into overtime to give the Worcester Railers (19-36-4) a 3-2 win over the Maine Mariners (32-25-2) at Cross Insurance Arena.
The Mariners led 2-0 after one period on goals by Matt Nuttle and Dillan Fox. Worcester’s Justin Murray cut into the deficit midway through the second, and Tyler Poulsen tied it in the third.
Connor LaCouvee made 28 saves for Maine. Evan Buitenhuis had 30 saves for Worcester.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR: Joey Logano raced to his second Cup Series win in three weeks, holding off Kevin Harvick over the final two laps after an overtime restart at Phoenix Raceway.
Also the winner two weeks ago in Las Vegas for Team Penske, Logano overcame a pit-road penalty for an uncontrolled tire and a broken jack during another stop.
Kyle Busch finished third, Kyle Larson was fourth and Clint Bowyer was fifth.
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUES: The Baltimore Orioles claimed right-handed pitcher Hector Velazquez on waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
Velazquez, 31, was 11-7 with a 3.90 ERA in 89 games the last three seasons with Boston, including 19 starts.
• Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander felt soreness in his triceps and made an early exit from an exhibition start, and the AL Cy Young Award winner was headed for more tests.
• Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun has a broken jaw after being hit in the mouth by a fastball from Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Julio Urias.
HIGH SCHOOLS
WRESTLING: A runner-up finish by Jeffrey Worster of Oxford Hills was the top result for Maine competitors at the New England championships in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Worster, the only Mainer to reach the championship finals, lost a 3-2 decision to Beau Dillon of Salem, New Hampshire, in the 220-pound division.
Three other Mainers placed in the top six. Noah Hernandez of Massabesic was fifth at 160 pounds, Ben Laurence of Mt. Ararat/Brunswick finished sixth at 170, and Mark Ward of Mt. View was sixth at 152.
SOCCER
PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United completed a derby double over Manchester City for the first time in a decade with a 2-0 victory that was aided by goalkeeping blunders.
Anthony Martial scored in the first half, and Scott McTominay struck from distance into an empty net during second-half stoppage time after a giveaway by City keeper Ederson.
• Chelsea strengthened its grip on fourth place with a 4-0 victory at home against Everton, getting goals from Mason Mount, Pedro, Willian and Olivier Giroud.
SHEBELIEVES CUP: Julie Ertz scored on a header in the 87th minute and the United States extended its unbeaten streak to 30 games with a 1-0 win over Spain in Harrison, New Jersey.
Christen Press sent a crossing pass from the left flank on a free kick and Ertz, running at full speed, nodded it past Sandra Panos. The Spanish goalkeeper got a hand on the shot but could not prevent it from going into the net.
U.S. keeper Alyssa Naeher made three saves in her second shutout of the tournament. She blanked England 2-0 on Wednesday in Orlando, Florida.
The win put the U.S. in position to win the four-team tournament with a tie against winless Japan on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas.
TENNIS
BNP PARIBAS OPEN: The tournament that was scheduled to begin Wednesday in Indian Wells, California, has been postponed after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley.
The Riverside County Public Health Department declared a public health emergency for the desert cities 110 miles east of Los Angeles, including Indian Wells, where the ATP and WTA tours were to play the two-week tournament.
The event typically draws upwards of 450,000 fans. This year’s field included Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff.
LYON OPEN: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the U.S. earned her fifth career title with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Anna-Lena Friedsam in Lyon, France.
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