BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) β Matt Hagan won the Funny Car final yesterday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals for his first victory on his home track. Hagan, from Christiansburg, Virginia, had a 4.164-second run at 303.23 mph at Bristol Dragway in his Dodge Charger R/T.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) β Defending national champion Vanderbilt and Virginia will meet for the second straight year in the College World Series finals beginning tonight at TD Ameritrade Park. The Commodores went 3-0 in bracket play. Virginia was 3-1, securing its spot in the finals with its 5-4 win over Florida on Saturday.
ATLANTA (AP) β Julio Teheran gave up only one hit in seven scoreless innings, Pedro Ciriaco’s pinch-hit single in the seventh scored the only run and the Atlanta Braves shut out the New York Mets 1-0 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep. The Mets have lost five straight and scored no more than one run in four of the losses.
ATLANTA (AP) β Brittany Boyd scored a career-high 18 points, and the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 73-64 yesterday. Carolyn Swords had 12 points, three steals and a career-high five blocked shots for New York, which had dropped two in a row.
