BASEBALL
The Portland Sea Dogs belted four solo home runs, and CJ Liu matched his career high with 10 strikeout in a 6-1 Eastern League victory Friday night against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at Hadlock Field.
Tyler McDonough and Corey Rosier homered for the second straight night, both in the third inning to give the Sea Dogs a 2-1 lead. Phillip Sikes and Niko Kavadas went deep in the fifth.
Liu (5-6) allowed one run on four hits and one walk over seven innings – his longest appearance since throwing a no-hitter against Akron on May 5.
NECBL: Matthew Polk’s bases-loaded triple capped a four-run fifth inning that propelled the Sanford Mainers to a 5-3 win over the Newport Gulls in Newport, Rhode Island.
Polk’s triple, which followed an error, a hit batsman and two walks, was the only Sanford hit until Calvin Hewitt led off the eighth with a home run.
Mainers pitcher Seamus Barrett struck out 10 over seven innings. He allowed two runs on six hits. Bryce Afthim pitched the final two innings for a save.
TRACK AND FIELD
U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS: Isaiah Harris of Lewiston advanced to the 800-meter final by finishing third in his semifinal in Eugene, Oregon.
Harris’ time of 1 minute, 45.92 seconds was enough for an automatic qualifying spot in the final at 9:26 p.m. Sunday.
SOCCER
U.S. WOMEN: Forward Alex Morgan and midfielder Lindsey Horan were selected co-captains of the U.S. national team headed to the Women’s World Cup.
The team made the move because captain Becky Sauerbrunn has an injured foot and won’t be at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
When Horan and Morgan are on the field at the same time, Horan will wear the armband.
U.S. MEN: United States forward Ricardo Pepi, 20, signed a five-year contract with PSV Eindhoven, staying in the Dutch league, where he impressed last season.
Pepi scored 12 goals in 2022-23 for Groningen, which was relegated from the Eredivisie. PSV finished second.
• United States left back Antonee Robinson signed a new deal with Fulham of the English Premier League through the 2027-28 season.
Robinson has made more than 100 appearances for Fulham since joining the team in 2020.
BASKETBALL
NBA: The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $120 million contract extension with guard Dejounte Murray, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.
The deal preserves the Hawks’ backcourt combination with Trae Young and Murray and keeps Murray under contract through the 2027-28 season.
WNBA: Brittney Sykes scored 29 points and Ariel Atkins had her first double-double with 26 points and 21 rebounds as the Washington Mystics defeated the visiting Indiana Fever, 96-88.
• Napheesa Collier led a balanced attack with 12 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the visiting Phoenix Mercury, 75-64.
COLLEGES
FOOTBALL: Northwestern suspended Coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into alleged hazing within the football program.
The school said an investigation led by attorney Maggie Hickey of law firm ArentFox Schiff did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing. But investigators found there were “significant opportunities” to find out about it and report the conduct.
CYCLING
TOUR DE FRANCE: Jasper Philipsen of Belgium claimed yet another mass sprint, winning his third stage in this year’s race as he prevailed in the 105-mile seventh stage into Bordeaux.
Philipsen was expertly led to the front by his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate, Mathieu van der Poel, and then comfortably countered a move by veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish.
Defending overall champion Jonas Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey.
HOCKEY
NHL: The Seattle Kraken avoided salary arbitration with defenseman Will Borgen, agreeing to a two-year contract at an of average $2.7 million a season.
Seattle also announced a one-year deal with veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
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