motorsports

Hamlin beats teammate Briscoe at Dover

In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR’s most treacherous tracks.

Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize. Rebounding from a qualifying spin to start from the pole position, Hamlin steered clear of trouble on Sunday for his second NASCAR All-Star Race victory, edging teammate Chase Brisco.

tennis

sinner 1st italian to win italian open in 50 years

Italian tennis fans had waited for this moment for a half century.

For Jannik Sinner, though, it wasn’t just about becoming the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.

The top-ranked Sinner’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final on the red clay of the Foro Italico also made him only the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 events — the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams.

soccer

earthquakes drop second straight

Samuel Sarver scored his third goal in the last four games in stoppage time, Patrickson Delgado and Petar Musa each added a goal, and FC Dallas beat San Jose 3-2 on Saturday night to hand the Earthquakes their second consecutive loss.

The Earthquakes (9-3-2), who lost 3-2 at Seattle on Wednesday to snap a eight-game unbeaten streak, have 29 points this season, tied with Vancouver for most in MLS.

Injury concerns for U.S. ahead of World Cup

U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson went off with an apparent left knee injury while playing for Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday in a potential concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup.

Aaronson dropped to the ground, rolled down his sock and held his knee before receiving treatment from club doctors. He walked off the field gingerly to be replaced in the 59th minute of the match against Brighton.

hockey

Defending champion U.S. rebounds from loss

Defending champion United States bounced back from a loss to Switzerland with a 5-1 victory over tournament newcomer Britain at the ice hockey world championship.

Isaac Howard scored twice, Paul Cotter and Mathieu Olivier each had three points and Declan Carlile had a goal and an assist for the Americans. Goaltender Devin Cooley made 18 saves for the U.S. in the preliminary Group A game in Zurich.

NFL

former 49ers assistant coach Lewis dies at 83

Sherman Lewis, who won three Super Bowls with the 49ers as an assistant coach to begin a successful NFL career that spanned three decades but surprisingly never included an opportunity to be a head coach, has died. He was 83.

Lewis had been an assistant coach at Michigan State, where he was an All-America running back and in 1963 finished behind Roger Staubach and Billy Lothridge for the Heisman Trophy, when he joined Bill Walsh’s coaching staff in 1983. He served as the 49ers’ running backs coach from 1983-1990, and receivers coach in 1991. The 49ers won the franchise’s second Super Bowl during Lewis’ second season, and then they won the title in back-to-back years after the 1988 and 1989 seasons.

— Associated Press