
AP Sports Report for May 19th:
Usyk beats Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) β Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years. Usyk added Fury's WBC title to his own WBA, IBF and WBO belts with a spectacular late rally Saunday highlighted by a ninth-round knockdown in a back-and-forth bout between two previously unbeaten heavyweight champs. Two judges favored Usyk, 115-112 and 114-113, while the third gave it to Fury, 114-113. Usyk started quickly, but then had to survive while the confident, charismatic Fury dominated the middle rounds. Usyk rallied in the final rounds, just as the Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist has done so many times in his career.
Schauffele and Morikawa are tied at the PGA Championship with a lot of company, except for Scheffler
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) β Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are tied for the lead at the PGA Championship going into the final round and they have a lot of company. Low scoring at Valhalla allows for that. Shane Lowry had the second 62 this week. That ties a major championship record. Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland are within two shots. Fifteen players are separated by five shots. Missing was Scottie Scheffler. He faded early and never recovered. His 73 ends 42 consecutive rounds at par or better. And now he's nine shots behind. Schauffele and Morikawa lead Sahith Theegala by one.
P.J. Washington's free throws finish rally as Mavs beat Thunder 117-116 to reach West finals
DALLAS (AP) β P.J. Washington Jr. made two free throws before an intentional miss with 2.5 seconds left, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 117-116 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dallas moved on to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons. Washington was fouled by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on a 3-point attempt after Chet Holmgren put the Thunder in front 116-115 with a dunk. The Thunder could only get a desperation shot from well past half court after Washington's missed free throw following two makes for a one-point lead. Dallas trailed by 17 in the second half. Luka Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points.
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid
BALTIMORE (AP) β Seize the Grey has won the Preakness Stakes for 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. His victory ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid. Seize the Grey returned off the same two-week turnaround as Mystik Dan after impressing in a win on the Derby undercard enough to convince Lukas to try the Preakness. Lukas has saddled more horses in the Preakness than anyone else in the race's 149-year history. He has now won the middle leg of the Triple Crown seven times and is one back of the record held by good friend Bob Baffert. Mystik Dan finished second.
Rough return to 'normal' sends Scheffler down the leaderboard at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) β Scottie Scheffler arrived at the golf course in plenty of time. Once he got there, nothing really worked. A day after he powered through his odyssey to the jailhouse, then back to the course just in time to get to the opening tee box, Scheffler enjoyed a more regular schedule but struggled to keep things together at the PGA Championship. He shot 2-over 73 in the third round to finish at 7 under for the tournament and drop from fourth to a tie for 24th. It snapped a string of 42 straight rounds of par or better.
Clark helps Liberty become 1st WNBA team to have $2M+ in 1-game ticket revenue, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) β Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark helped bring in record ticket revenue for the New York Liberty in her first game in the Big Apple. The Liberty had more than $2 million in ticket revenue for the game, a WNBA record, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to talk about the team's revenue. The game was sold out and tickets were hot on the secondary market. Clark's first three games with the Fever have been huge for attendance.
The WNBA is investigating whether Vegas tourism authority can sponsor Aces players for $100K each
LAS VEGAS (AP) β The WNBA is investigating whether the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's $100,000 annual sponsorship to Aces player for this season and next is legal. The sponsorship does not violate the WNBA's salary cap because the Las Vegas authority did not orchestrate it with the club. But other teams are likely to raise questions about the fairness of the sponsorship and whether it violates the spirit of the cap rules. Authority CEO Steve Hill says the sponsorship was done "the right way." He says the team had nothing to do with it.
Team Penske dominates first day of Indy 500 qualifying as Ganassi and Ericsson shut out of pole
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β Team Penske swept three of the top four spots in Saturday qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 to give the team under so much scrutiny a solid shot at winning the pole for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Kyle Larson qualified for his first career Indianapolis 500 and made the Fast 12, which makes him eligible to compete with the Penske trio Sunday for the pole. Larson is the fifth driver to attempt to race both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, but first he's scheduled to make a pole run in Indy on Sunday and then start from the pole Sunday night for NASCAR's All-Star race in North Carolina. Seven different teams comprise the Fast 12.
Hart, Anunoby listed as questionable to play for Knicks on Sunday in Game 7 against the Pacers
NEW YORK (AP) β Starting forwards Josh Hart and OG Anunoby are both listed as questionable to play for the New York Knicks on Sunday in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks have been without Anunoby since he strained his left hamstring in Game 2. He scored a career playoff-high 28 points that night as New York took a 2-0 lead. The Knicks are 26-5 with Anunoby in the lineup this season. Hart left Game 6 in the fourth quarter with an abdominal strain after he was clearly in discomfort multiple times during the game.
Stewart helps New York top Indiana again 91-80 despite strong game from Caitlin Clark
NEW YORK (AP) β Breanna Stewart scored 24 points to lead a balanced New York offense as the Liberty beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 91-80 in front of a sellout crowd. It was the second consecutive meeting between the teams who finished off a home and home set. Indiana lost on Thursday by 36 points, but was more competitive Saturday thanks to a strong effort by Clark. She finished with 22 points. It was the most in her young pro career. She also had eight assists, six rebounds and eight turnovers.
AP-Scorecard
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:
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INTERLEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 4 Houston 2
Final St. Louis 7 Boston 2
Final Detroit 8 Arizona 3
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 1
Final Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 4
Final Seattle 4 Baltimore 3
Final Cleveland 11 Minnesota 4
Final Kansas City 5 Oakland 3
Final Texas 3 L.A. Angels 2
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego at Atlanta 6:20 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 0
Final San Francisco 14 Colorado 4
Final Miami 10 N.Y. Mets 9
Final Philadelphia 4 Washington 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 0
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final Dallas 117 Oklahoma City 116
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Edmonton 5 Vancouver 1
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New York 91 Indiana 80
Final Chicago 83 Dallas 74
Final Phoenix 88 Atlanta 85
Final Las Vegas 89 Los Angeles 82
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Final tie Atlanta 1 Nashville 1
Final tie LA Galaxy 0 Charlotte FC 0
Final Cincinnati 3 St Louis City 1
Final New York City FC 2 New York 1
Final Philadelphia 3 New England 0
Final Toronto FC 5 CF MontrΓ©al 1
Final Miami 1 D.C. United 0
Final Austin FC 3 Sporting Kansas City 2
Final Columbus 3 Chicago 1
Final tie FC Dallas 1 Houston 1
Final Minnesota 2 Portland 1
Final Real Salt Lake 5 Colorado 3
Final Orlando City 1 San Jose 0
Final tie Vancouver 1 Seattle 1
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TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
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INTERLEAGUE
Boston at St. Louis 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston 2:10 p.m.
Detroit at Arizona 4:10 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox at N-Y Yankees 1:35 p.m.
Seattle at Baltimore 1:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Toronto 1:37 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland 1:40 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City 2:10 p.m.
L-A Angels at Texas 2:35 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Washington at Philadelphia 1:35 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Miami 1:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chi Cubs 2:20 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at L-A Dodgers 4:10 p.m.
San Diego at Atlanta 7:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Indiana at New York 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver 8 p.m.
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Seattle at Washington 3 p.m.
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