BALTIMORE (AP) β Duke won its second straight NCAA men’s lacrosse championship, holding off Notre Dame’s comeback with a goal by Kyle Keenan with 2:39 left to clinch an 11-9 victory Monday. The Blue Devils limited the Irish to one goal over the first 35 minutes, built a six-goal lead in the third quarter and held on the capture their third national championship in the last five years.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) β Jimmie Johnson’s run at another Sprint Cup title is on and could lead to NASCAR history. Johnson’s victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday locked him into the new, expanded championship chase format.
ATLANTA (AP) β David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs as the Boston Red Sox ended their 10-game losing streak, rallying from a five-run deficit to defeat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 Monday. The defending World Series champions trailed 6-1 after the fourth, with starter Clay Buchholz walking a career-high eight in only three-plus innings.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) β Danielle Collins of Virginia beat California’s Lynn Chi 6-2, 7-5 to become the Cavaliers’ first women’s national singles champion Monday. Collins, Virginia’s first woman to advance as far as the national quarterfinals, won 11 straight points in the second set to rally from a 3-5 deficit.
