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 and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory.

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 set the CWS record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. His bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker in his back foot. Wood, who got a foul out and consecutive strikeouts to end the inning, looked skyward and gave a primal scream and did a couple of high steps as he headed to the dugout.

Soccer

Fans convicted in hate crime against Vinícius Jr. >> A Spanish court has convicted four people who hung an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior off a highway bridge two years ago, the league said.

The defendants were found guilty of hate crimes after hanging a black figure, with Vinícius’ name on it, in the Spanish capital before a Copa del Rey match against rival Atletico Madrid in January 2023.

Along with the effigy that was hung by its neck, there was a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real.”

A defendant who disseminated images of the act online was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a hate crime, and seven months for threats.

Chelsea defeats LA FC in Club World Cup >> Pedro Neto scored in the first half and Enzo Fernández in the 79th minute to give Chelsea a 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC in Group D’s Club World Cup opener.

Chelsea put pressure on LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris early into the match. Neto found the breakthrough in the 34th minute, picking up a pass from Nicolas Jackson and cutting onto his left foot for a near-post finish.

There were 22,137 fans in attendance at the 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium, many of them backing LAFC. The Black and Gold had positive sparks of energy and possession throughout the first half, but struggled to find any real opportunities in front of goal.

MLB

Astros’ McCullers placed on IL >> The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot before his scheduled start against the Athletics.

The move, which is retroactive to Friday, comes after McCullers made seven starts this year in his return after missing two full seasons with various arm injuries.

WNBA

Seattle Storm sign Holmes >> The Seattle Storm announced they signed free agent forward Mackenzie Holmes to their active roster.

Holmes, 24, fills an open spot on the roster that was created on Saturday when center Li Yueru was traded to the Dallas Wings for two future draft picks. Last year, the Storm selected Holmes with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, but she missed the entire season due to knee surgery.

Tennis

Tiafoe upset at Queen’s club >> British wild card Dan Evans upset world No. 13 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.

“I still believed I’ve got that tennis in me and I still believe I can do good things inside the top 100. But believing it and it happening is a lot different,” Evans said. “You know how some days you think, ‘Are you deluded, are you nuts, have you still got it, still got it in your legs?’ Today showed I still have a bit left.”

US has 3 men in ATP top 10 rankings >> 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.

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.