BASEBALL
Frank German and three relievers combined on a five-hitter, Joey Meneses drove in three runs and Ronaldo Hernandez hit a two-run homer for the Portland Sea Dogs in a 7-0 win Thursday night against the Harrisburg Senators at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
German (1-3) allowed just two hits, struck out three and walked one to earn his first Double-A victory.
Meneses put the Sea Dogs ahead in the first inning with a sacrifice fly that drove in Pedro Castellanos.
Portland broke it open in the sixth. Meneses hit a two-run double, and Hernandez followed with his third home run of the season to make it 5-0.
SOCCER
CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE: Jordan Siebatcheu scored his first international goal in the 89th minute, and the United States beat Honduras 1-0 in Denver to reach the final of the first CONCACAF Nations League.
John Brooks lofted a pass to Weston McKennie, who cushioned a one-hop headed pass ahead of Siebatcheu. The 26-year-old forward, who made his international debut in March, leaned forward for a diving header that put the ball past goalkeeper Edrick Menjivar.
Siebatcheu was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in France and was eligible to play for both those nations and Cameroon. He made his competitive debut as a 78th minute substitute, part of a new-look American team trying to recover from the failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
The U.S. will play the championship match Sunday against Mexico or Costa Rica.
SPAIN: After taking some time to analyze Ronald Koeman’s performance this past season, Barcelona announced that it will keep the Dutch coach in charge for another year. The decision was announced after a meeting of the club’s board of directors.
Koeman has another year left on his contract, but club president Joan Laporta had said the club was considering whether to keep him after a disappointing season in which Barcelona only won the Copa del Rey and squandered several chances to win the Spanish league.
ENGLAND: Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out of the European Championship because of a left thigh injury sustained during a warmup match.
England opens the tournament on June 13 against Croatia.
HOCKEY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Colin Blackwell and Conor Garland scored two goals apiece, and the United States beat Slovakia 6-1 to advance to a semifinal showdown with Canada in hockey’s world championship in Latvia.
The Canadians, who lost their first three games in the tournament, stunned Russia 2-1 on an overtime goal by Andrew Mangiapane.
The other semifinal Saturday will pair defending champion Finland and Germany, which stunned Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout. Finland defeated the Czech Republic, 1-0.
COLLEGES
TRANSFER RULE: The Southeastern Conference and the Big East eliminated their intraconference transfer policies, allowing athletes to transfer within the leagues without losing a year of eligibility.
The decisions were made in each conference by university presidents and chancellors. The changes take effect immediately and are in line with the trend throughout college sports to allow more freedom for athletes who switch schools.
BASKETBALL
WNBA: A’ja Wilson had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Las Vegas Aces used a late run to beat the New York Liberty, 94-82.
Jackie Young added 16 points and Dearica Hamby had 13 for Las Vegas (6-3).
Betnijah Laney scored 23 points for New York (5-3).
FOOTBALL
USFL: The USFL is relaunching in 2022, four decades after the spring league’s short-lived run that featured such stars as Reggie White, Herschel Walker, Steve Young, Jim Kelly and team owner Donald Trump. The new USFL announced it will play next spring with a minimum of eight teams “and deliver high-quality, innovative professional football to fans.”
Although those teams, along with the cities, head coaches and schedules won’t be announced until later, the league said it retains the rights to “key original team names.” The USFL also is using the same red, white and blue stars-and-stripes logo it did from 1983-85.
Fox Sports, which has a minority equity stake in the company that owns the new USFL, will serve as the league’s official broadcast partner.
The USFL was launched in 1983, but crumbled after three seasons because of out-of-control spending and an ill-conceived push led by Trump, owner of the New Jersey Generals, to compete directly against the NFL with a fall season.
NFL: Detroit Lions defensive tackle Jashon Cornell was suspended by for the first three games of the upcoming season for violating the league’s policy and program on substances of abuse.
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