Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years on Monday, striking out a record 19 as the Razorbacks eliminated Murray State 3-0 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas in 1950 and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State in 1960 as the only pitchers to throw CWS no-hitters, and his defense was never really challenged as he dominated a Racers team that was making its first Omaha appearance.

The junior right-hander, who set the CWS record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game, was subdued in the aftermath.

“The only special thing was I didn’t want to go home. That’s it,” he said. “We’re not going home. We get to play tomorrow night. But it’s pretty cool.”

Arkansas (49-14) plays another elimination game today against either LSU or UCLA.

Murray State (44-17), only the fourth No. 4 regional seed since 1999 to reach Omaha, went 0-2 in its first appearance.

Wood’s bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker in his back foot.

“When I hit the guy in the foot, I knew I screwed up,” said Wood, who got a foul out and consecutive strikeouts to end the inning, then looked skyward and gave a primal scream and did a couple of high steps as he headed to the dugout.

The Arkansas faithful behind the first-base dugout did a brief “Woo Pig Sooie!” chant as Wood warmed up for the ninth.

Wood (4-1) hit pinch-hitter Nico Bermeo in the back of his left elbow with a fastball to start the ninth. Bermeo initially was awarded first base, but Arkansas challenged the call, arguing Bermeo moved his elbow into the pitch. The call was overturned and Bermeo was out.

Wood struck out Connor Cunningham and Jonathan Hogart to finish the game.

“The dude was electric tonight,” Hogart said.

Wood was mobbed by teammates, with the celebration moving from behind the mound to the area between second and third base.

“Gage was just executing pitch after pitch, getting ahead in the count and elevating his fastball in and out. What a great job,” coach Dave Van Horn said.

Wood, a projected first-round pick in next month’s MLB amateur draft, went to three-ball counts just twice, and 83 of his 119 pitches were strikes.

“I think Gage Wood made himself some money today. Holy cow,” Racers coach Dan Skirka said.

Soccer

Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia scored twice for Boca Juniors in the first half and Benfica rallied back on penalty kick from Angel Di María a goal from Nicolás Otamendi in the 84th minute as the teams drew 2-2 in a heated game that included three red cards in a Club World Cup Group C match.

Boca Juniors played in a home-like environment with the Argentine club’s supporters making up most of the 55,574 crowd at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida against one of Portugal’s premier teams.

The game included the three red cards — two for Boca — four yellow cards and 22 fouls, including 14 by Benfica.

Luiz Araujo and Giorgian de Arrascaeta each scored as Flamengo beat Esperance Sportive de Tunis 2-0 in a Group D match as the Club World Cup in Philadelphia.

After dominating possession for 17 minutes, de Arrascaeta opened the scoring after finishing off a cross from Araujo. Araujo capped an amazing performance in the 70th minute by scoring Flamengo’s second goal.

Tennis

Ben Shelton rose two spots to No. 10 in the ATP rankings, joining No. 4 Taylor Fritz and No. 8 Tommy Paul to give the United States three men in the top 10 for the first time in nearly 20 years.

In April 2006, Andy Roddick was No. 4, James Blake was No. 7, and Andre Agassi was No. 10.

The top three men remained the same: No. 1 Jannik Sinner, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 3 Alexander Zverev.

There are four American women in the WTA’s top 10 this week again, and five in the top 13: No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, No. 6 Madison Keys, No. 9 Emma Navarro and No. 13 Amanda Anisimova.

Aryna Sabalenka remains at No. 1.

British wild card Dan Evans upset No. 13-ranked Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-2 for his first win at Queen’s Club since 2021.

Backhand slices and quick net reflexes underpinned No. 199 Evans’ second-ever top-20 win on grass. The first was at 2019 Wimbledon.

Deaths

Nina Kuscsik, who campaigned for women’s inclusion in long-distance running and then won the Boston Marathon the first year that they were officially allowed to enter into the race, has died. She was 86.

An obituary for the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home in Huntington Station, New York, said Kuscsik died June 8 of respiratory failure after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

“Nina was more than a pioneer, determined women’s running advocate, and celebrated icon within the sport. To us, she was a friend who will always be remembered for her kindness, joyful laugh and smile,” the Boston Athletic Association said on Instagram. “Nina held the distinct honor of winning the 1972 Boston Marathon, and recognized the platform that came with that triumphant moment, inspiring thousands of women to reach their own goals and finish lines in the decades since.”

She ran the Boston Marathon four times from 1968-71 — before women were officially welcomed, a period retroactively recognized as the Pioneer Era — and then won the first official women’s race in 1972.

She was also the first woman to enter the New York race, in 1970, and was one of the “Six who Sat” – six women who refused to start the 1972 New York City Marathon for 10 minutes to protest an Amateur Athletic Union rule that the women’s race had to be separate from the men’s. She won that year and the next year as well.

She later served on AAU and USA Track and Field committees drafting rules for women’s running.

Dr. Ron Taylor, a World Series champion pitcher with both the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets who later became the Toronto Blue Jays’ team physician, died Monday. He was 87.

Hockey

The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as the first six players to its initial roster for the 2026 Olympics.

All 12 teams that qualified — with France replacing Russia because of the International Olympic Committee’s ban on that country for team sports because of the war in Ukraine — announced the start of their groups set to take part in Milan.

This tournament marks the return of NHL participation.