Sports Digest: Roman Anthony’s home run in eighth lifts Sea Dogs past Curve

Roman Anthony hits his 15th home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Portland Sea Dogs to a 9-8 win over the Altoona Curve on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field in Portland.

Anthony finished 2 for 4, with walk, and extended his on-base streak to 22 games.

The Sea Dogs, who have won 14 of 16 games, scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to take an 8-6 lead. Philip Sikes and Tyler Miller walked with the bases loaded and Luis Ravelo hit an RBI single to give Portland the lead.

Jase Brown hit a solo home run and Kervin Pichardo an RBI double in the top of the eighth to give Altoona the lead.

Portland’s Kristian Campbell went 2 for 4 with a solo home run for Portland, extending his on base streak to 26 games. Catcher Kyle Teel added three hits, scored a run and drove in a run.

COLLEGES

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Anson Dorrance, whose 21 NCAA championships are the most by a head coach in any Division I sport in college history, is retiring after 45 seasons directing the women’s soccer program at North Carolina.

The Tar Heels said Dorrance informed Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham of his plans Friday and told the team Sunday, four days before their season opener at Denver.

Dorrance also overlapped as both the men’s and women’s coaches early in his career but his greatest success was with the women.

FOOTBALL

NFL: The Browns’ proposal to leave the lakefront and play in a new domed stadium in Cleveland’s suburbs has hit a major snag.

In a letter sent to team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, Cuyahoga County officials said they’re backing a proposed $1.2 billion renovation of the team’s current stadium and are committed to keeping the NFL franchise in downtown Cleveland “for generations to come.”

Earlier this week, the team unveiled renderings for a $2.4 billion state-of-the-art stadium and entertainment complex to be built in Brook Park, Ohio – about 15 miles south of Cleveland.

• The Jacksonville Jaguars signed veteran safety Tashaun Gipson to a one-year contract, reuniting him with the franchise despite a six-game suspension to start the regular season.

Gipson played three seasons for Jacksonville (2016-18) and was a starter on the 2017 team that advanced to the AFC title game. The Jaguars blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter against Tom Brady and New England.

Gipson will join the team for practice beginning Monday and could end up serving as an experienced backup – essentially a midseason insurance policy – once his suspension ends in late October.

• Rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw one touchdown pass and took Denver on long scoring marches to close the first half and open the second half as the Broncos picked up a 34-30 victory at Indianapolis in their preseason opener.

• Cleveland reacquired veteran center Nick Harris in a trade from the Seattle Seahawks after backup Luke Wypler suffered a broken ankle in Saturday’s exhibition game against the Green Bay Packers.

Harris was drafted by the Browns in 2020. He spent three seasons with Cleveland, missing all of 2022 after suffering a knee injury in the preseason opener. The 25-year-old signed a one-year deal as a free agent with the Seahawks in March.

GOLF

LIV: Graeme McDowell has become the first LIV Golf player to be suspended under its anti-doping policy for using an over-the-counter decongestant that contained a banned substance.

The Saudi-funded league said McDowell, a former U.S. Open champion, would be suspended for one tournament and fined $125,000. He will be replaced in the field at the LIV Golf Greenbrier next week by an alternate.

SOCCER

PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea has signed Pedro Neto from Wolverhampton on a seven-year contract for a reported transfer fee of 54 million pounds ($69 million).

The Portugal international joins Enzo Maresca’s team ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League opener against Manchester City next weekend.

Neto spent five seasons at Molineux, scoring two goals and providing nine assists in 20 appearances last season.

TENNIS

NATIONAL BANK OPEN: Amanda Anisimova beat eighth-seeded Emma Navarro 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday in an all-American semifinal in the windy Toronto.

She will face third-seeded defending champion Jessica Pegula in the final Monday in another all-American match. Pegula beat No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia 6-4, 6-3.

Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in the men’s semifinals in Montreal after waiting out a rain delay early in the second set.

Rublev has victories this year in Madrid and Hong Kong. The 26-year-old Russian beat top-seeded Jannik Sinner 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday night in the rain-delayed tournament.

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