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Controversy
follows Fever
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A crowd of supporters and critics of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota.
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a light blue shirt under her jacket that said, “Trans kids belong” as she coached on the bench in her team’s 108-100 win.
There were fans in the stands wearing T-shirts that read, “Trans kids belong in sports.” It’s the third straight Fever game that drew a rally after Cunningham recently voiced support for barring transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s sports in an ESPN article published last week.
On the court, Minnesota rookie sensation Olivia Miles spearheaded an efficient offense with 28 points, Courtney Williams added 27 points, and the Lynx won their 10th-straight game with a 108-100 win over the Fever.
Shiho Kuwaki
triumphs
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) -- Shiho Kuwaki has added her name to the growing list of Japanese players to win LPGA majors. The 23-year-old Kuwaki won the Women’s British Open with a par on the second playoff hole over Esther Henseleit of Germany on Sunday.
Kuwaki shot a 70 in the final round at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. She looked like a winner until Henseleit dramatically holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 70 to force only the second playoff since the Women’s British Open became a major in 2001.
Henseleit hit under a gorse bush and made bogey on the second hole.
IndyCars
pass tests
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Alex Palou and Alexander Rossi were sold on the new IndyCar at first glance. Then they climbed inside the cockpit, took it around Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course and were even more impressed.
Palou, the four-time series champ, and Rossi, the 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner, became the first drivers to test the new IndyCar models this weekend, and both gave the car rave reviews.