Briefs
Legion baseball
Ike Dean singled twice and knocked in two runs to help Jefferson-Morgan stop Waynesburg, 8-4, in American Legion action.
Gage Clark was the winner, going 4 2/3 innings and striking out four for J-M (3-6). He also had a double and a single. Devin Stoneking got on base four times and scored twice.
Waynesburg (2-9) managed one hit and scored two runs on an error.
Pony baseball
Braedon DuBreucq had two hits and four RBI to pace Donora-Monessen to a 15-4, five-inning victory over Bentworth in the first round of the Mon Valley Pony League playoffs at City Park in Monessen.
Dante DeFelices was the winning pitcher, going three innings, striking out three and walking one. Jack Sacco had a double and drove in two runs for Donora-Monessen (4-9).
Jordan Harper tripled for Bentworth (2-9).
At The Meadows
Wind Of The North stalked Trustworthy Kid from the pocket, then blew by in the Lightning Lane to capture Monday’s $20,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.
Customarily a closer, Trustworthy Kid was on a speed mission, throwing down three-quarters in 1:24.2 and giving the favorites, Lady’s Dude and Classicality, little chance to overtake him outside. However, he could not shake Wind Of The North, who surged at the wire for Aaron Merriman and edged Trustworthy Kid by a neck in 1:53.1. Lady’s Dude finished third.
Bill Bercury owns and trains Wind Of The North, an 8-year-old Cantab Hall-Talk To The Wind gelding who now boasts $924,848 in career earnings.
Dan Rawlings collected three victories on the 13-race card while Rick Beinhauer notched a training double and a winning drive.
NBA awards
Dwane Casey has won the NBA’s Coach of the Year award at Monday’s NBA Awards Show for his work with his former team, the Toronto Raptors. He was fired last month and has since become coach of the Detroit Pistons.
Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz is the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. The center was the leading vote-getter for the league’s All-Defensive first team.
Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers is the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. The guard became the first player to average at least 20 points for the first time in his 13th season or later.
Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers has won the Most Improved Player. The guard averaged 23.1 points in his first season with the Pacers. He earned his first All-Star berth, too.
Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers won Rookie of the Year honors. The guard averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, joining Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only rookies to post those numbers in a season.
In the majors
Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the ninth inning to lift Oakland to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers Monday on a historic day for Athletics starter Edwin Jackson.
Jackson allowed a run and six hits in six innings in his first appearance for the A’s, tying a record by playing for his 13th major league team. Called up from Triple-A, the 34-year-old righty matched the mark for most clubs set by former reliever Octavio Dotel.
- Brad Keller pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, helping the Royals beat the Angels in the makeup of a game that was frozen out in April.
Series opener postponed
Game 1 of the College World Series finals between Arkansas and Oregon State has been postponed until tonight because of severe weather in the Omaha area. The decision to postpone came 90 minutes after the scheduled first pitch. Rain fell in Omaha for most of the day Monday.