COLLEGES
St. Joseph’s used two big innings to win the opener of a baseball doubleheader 10-7 on Monday before losing to Albertus Magnus 11-10 in 10 innings in the second game at Hamden, Connecticut.
In the opener, Jackson Stanton had two hits with four RBI, hitting a two-run single in a six-run third inning and adding a two-run homer in the four-run fifth. Zach Miles had three hits with two RBI and two runs for the Monks (10-14, 5-3 GNAC).
Sean Jefferson hit a walkoff home run in the 10th inning of the second game for the Hawks (8-14, 2-6).
Jonathan Dube and Matt Thibault each had four hits, and Jered Wilhelm drove in three runs for the Monks in the second game.
SOFTBALL: UMaine managed three hits in losing a doubleheader to Rhode Island College 8-1 and 8-0 at Kingston, Rhode Island.
In the opener, Jasmine Gray singled and stole home, and Nora Campo also had a hit for Maine (9-24). The Rams (15-19) scored five runs in the first and added three more in the fifth.
Katie Zaun and Ashley Hibbard combined on a one-hitter in the second game. Zaun, who struck out five, allowed a single to Grace McGouldrick in the fourth and a walk to Caitlin Fallon in the fifth.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Michigan State standout Tyson Walker is returning for his fifth season.
Walker announced his decision with an Instagram post, giving a boost to Coach Tom Izzo’s chances of contending for a title.
The 6-foot-1 guard averaged a team-high 14.8 points and ranked second with nearly three assists per game.
• Duke guard Jeremy Roach is entering his name into the NBA draft but maintaining his college eligibility.
The 6-foot-2 junior announced his decision in a social-media post, saying he was looking forward to getting feedback on his game during predraft workouts.
Roach was the team’s No. 2 scorer at 13.6 points per game for a team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Roach was coming off a strong postseason performance in a Final Four run in 2022 and battled through a lingering toe injury that briefly sidelined him as a team captain last season.
FOOTBALL
NFL: The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit against several people, businesses and the state of Florida, claiming he was drugged, robbed and extorted before he was fatally struck while standing drunk on a highway after running out of gas.
The lawsuit, filed recently in Fort Lauderdale, alleges the former Ohio State star was drugged and robbed by a man and three women in the hours before the April 9, 2022, accident. They say it happened at a Boca Raton hotel, at an upscale golf driving range, a bar and a nightclub. The lawsuit does not give any specifics. Haskins, 24, had been in South Florida for offseason workouts with Steelers teammates when the accident happened.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of his widow and parents, also names the driver and owner of the dump truck that struck him, saying it was exceeding the speed limit, had worn tires and brakes and was overloaded.
It says the pickup truck Haskins had rented had a mechanical defect that caused it to run out of gas. The family also alleges that the state highway department didn’t properly maintain and light the road, or post a lower speed limit while construction work was being done. They say a temporary sign blocked visibility on the highway.
BOXING
WOMEN: Claressa Shields will fight Hanna Gabriels for the women’s world middleweight championship on June 3, bringing boxing to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit for the first time since it opened in 2017.
Shields, who hails from Flint, Michigan, headlines the card that will include up-and-coming fighters from the Motor City.
TENNIS
MONTE CARLO MASTERS: Three-time Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka had contrasting fortunes in the first round of the clay-court at Monaco.
Former champion Wawrinka rallied to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, sealing victory on his sixth match point.
The 38-year-old Swiss, who won here in 2014, next plays American Taylor Fritz.
Murray lost 6-1, 6-3 to 14th-seeded Alex De Minaur. The 35-year-old Murray, who has a metal hip, struggled against the Australian’s court speed in their first meeting on clay, losing the first set in 34 minutes after dropping serve a third time.
GOLF
PGA: Will Zalatoris spent the Masters weekend having back surgery that will end his PGA Tour season having played just seven times since returning from a previous back injury.
Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship and was one putt away from forcing a playoff in the U.S. Open last year, announced on Instagram he had a microdiscectomy on Saturday after having sought multiple medical opinions.
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