Yale wins its 1st national lacrosse title since 1883
No need for Yale to continue referring to its last “national championship” in men’s lacrosse.
The Bulldogs claimed an undisputed title with a 13-11 win over Duke in the NCAA title game Monday in Foxborough, Mass., scoring 36 seconds in and fighting off every rally the Blue Devils could put together.
“It’s just an incredible, incredible experience,” said Yale captain Ben Reeves, who closed his college career with a goal and three assists.
Jack Tigh scored 36 seconds into the game for his first of three goals in the opening half and Matt Gaudet scored four goals for Yale, which last claimed a lacrosse national title in 1883 — long before the NCAA existed.
The third-seeded Bulldogs (17-3) scored the first three goals and struck first in all four quarters while holding off the three-time national champion Blue Devils (16-4). Jack Starr made nine saves for Yale.
Teens lead U.S. by Bolivia in soccer
Josh Sargent scored in his American debut, fellow 18year-old Tim Weah added a goal in his second international match and a young United States team beat Bolivia 3-0 in an exhibition in Chester, Pa.
Walker Zimmerman put the Americans ahead in the 37th minute and Sargent doubled the lead in the 52nd. Weah, the son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberia President George Weah, scored in the 59th.
Weah, born on Feb. 22, 2000, became the fourthyoungest American to score when he displaced Sargent, who was born two days earlier. Sargent’s goal was particularly memorable — with his back to the goal, he intercepted a pass over his head from the goalkeeper, played the ball to himself and put it in the net with a strong rightfooted shot from about 11 yards.
With no World Cup to play for, interim U.S. coach Dave Sarachan went with youth. He gave six players their debuts, raising the total to 15 in four matches since the Americans were eliminated in qualifying.
⏩ Portugal, without Cristiano Ronaldo, was held to a 2-2 draw by Tunisia in Braga, Portugal, in the teams’ first warm-up match for the World Cup. ⏩ Mario Balotelli marked his return to the Italy team in St. Gallen, Switzerland, with the opening goal as the Azzurri beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in an international friendly in Roberto Mancini’s first match in charge.
⏩ Liverpool reached a deal to sign Brazilian midfielder Fabinho from Monaco in a transfer reportedly worth $58 million. Fabinho has made more than 200 appearances for Monaco and played a key role in helping the team win the French league in 2016-17. College baseball: Cal righthander Aaron Shortridge was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week. He finished the season 5-3 with a 2.77 ERA and blanked Arizona State 3-0 on six hits in the finale for the Bears (32-22) on Saturday. College golf: Stanford’s Isaiah Salinda finished in a tie for 15th at the NCAA championships in Stillwater, Okla. Augusta’s Broc Everett won the title.