Luis Calo hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning as Lake Mary, Florida, beat Boerne, Texas, 10-7 on Saturday in a wild game that sent the Southeast region representative to the Little League World Series championship.

Florida will take on Taiwan on Sunday afternoon. It will be the first appearance by a Florida team in the title game since 2003, when East Boynton Beach fell to Musashi-Fuchi of Japan, 10-1.

Texas seemed in control after Doc Mogford hit a two-run double past the outstretched glove of Jacob Bibaud, making it 4-0 in the third inning.

At that point, Florida had not scored a run or had a hit. It finished with 10 of each, and the lead changed three times in the final two innings.

Florida came into its final at bat in the sixth inning down 7-5.

But Jacob Bibaud hit a ground ball that bounced through the infield, bringing in James Feliciano and cutting the lead to 7-6. A sacrifice fly from Liam Morrisey brought in Garrett Rohozen to tie the game.

After Luis smacked his go-ahead hit, Liam — in as a courtesy runner — stole third and went to score when an error left the ball loose down the third base line.

Taiwan beats Venezuela on international side

Starter Lai Cheng-Xi struck out 12 batters and allowed just three hits in 5 1/3 innings as Taiwan, the Asia-Pacific representative, beat Venezuela 4-1 to reach the championship.

In its 32nd LLWS appearance, Taiwan has a chance to win it all for the first time since 1996 — though it has claimed the tournament title 17 times, more than any other international team, including a run of five straight from 1977-81.

Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan, Taiwan, made it to the semifinal on the international side of the bracket in 2023 but ultimately settled for third place. Cheng-Ta brought the team back to South Williamsport but with an entirely different roster.

Three-run homer in 9th sends Saints to 6-3 loss

For eight innings, it looked like smooth sailing for the St. Paul Saints on Saturday. A three-run homer in the ninth inning by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Caleb Durdin then sent St. Paul to a 6-3 loss at CHS Field.

Durbin’s homer came off Saints reliever Jeff Brigham, who surrendered three runs on two hits and a walk in his one inning. Andrew Morris made his first Triple-A home start for St. Paul, allowing three runs in six innings.

Brooks Lee homered in his first at-bat for the Saints on his rehab assignment while playing as the designated hitter.

St. Paul newcomers Carson McCusker and Jeferson Morales each had hits in their first Triple-A game.

golf

Shin capitalizes on Korda’s struggles

Two-time champion Jiyai Shin capitalized on a back-nine collapse by top-ranked Nelly Korda to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews on Saturday.

Shin finished 7-under par at the fifth and final major of the year, and it’s the number the South Korean will set off on Sunday in her bid to follow up her titles at the British Open in 2008 and 2012.

Korda is also seeking her third major title — it would be her first at the British Open — but will start two strokes off the lead after seeing her form of the opening two days desert her in shooting 75.

Korda lost her way on the back nine, missing a par putt from 4 feet at No. 12, another from 5 feet at No. 13 and then making double on No. 16 after pushing her drive out of bounds.

There was another bogey at the 17th — a tough hole she had birdied on Thursday and Friday — but a birdie at the last left Korda in third place.

Bradley takes 1-shot lead over Scott in Colorado

Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a player who should be competing to win and thinking about playing in the matches.

He certainly looked the part Saturday in the BMW Championship, all while hearing the occasional “U-S-A! U-S-A!” cheer as he made his way across windswept Castle Pines for a wild round of 2-under 70 that gave him a one-shot lead over Adam Scott.

“To be named Ryder Cup captain and still be a full-time player is strange,” said Bradley, at 38 the youngest U.S. captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963.

A victory would make him the first captain to win on the PGA Tour since Davis Love III was 51 when he won the 2015 Wyndham Championship. It also would move Bradley to No. 11 in the world ranking.

Bradley had eight birdies and still only shot 70, a round that featured three straight birdies on the front, three straight bogeys on the back and four birdies over his last five holes (the exception was a bogey on the par-3 16th). He was at 12-under 204.

Motorsports

Burton wins wild NASCAR Cup race at Daytona

Harrison Burton won a wild Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, holding off Kyle Busch in overtime for his first career victory and a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs.

Burton, who already lost his ride in the famed No. 21 Ford with Wood Brothers Racing next season, took the lead from Busch on the final lap thanks to a huge push from little-known Parker Retzlaff.

Busch fought back and had a chance down the stretch, but he couldn’t pass Burton. Burton said he “cried the whole victory lap.” His dad, former NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, called the race and radioed down to offer his congratulations.

Busch finished second, followed by Christopher Bell, Cody Ware and Ty Gibbs. It was Burton’s first win in 98 career Cup starts.

Briefly

motorsports >> Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 for Trackhouse Racing.

baseball >> Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year. A night earlier, Ohtani reached 40 home runs with a two-out, grand slam in the ninth inning and 40 stolen bases with a swipe in the fourth inning. The Japanese sensation is the fastest player in major league history to join the 40-40 club as its sixth member. He did so in his 126th game of the season.

— From news services