HORSE RACING
American Pharoah has final prep
American Pharoah completed his final workout Sunday before the Kentucky Derby. The likely favorite for the 141st Derby galloped 5 furlongs in 58.62 seconds under Martin Garcia at Churchill Downs. Looking on was Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who arrived from Southern California to supervise. The colt has been in Louisville since April 13 after winning the Arkansas Derby by 8 lengths. Baffert says American Pharoah handled his lone workout on the dirt strip well and he looks great. American Pharoah takes a four-race winning streak into the Derby. He's won those races by a combined 22 ¼ lengths, all under Victor Espinoza, who will be aboard in the Derby.
GOLF
Rose rallies late
Justin Rose birdied the final two holes Sunday to win the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La. Rose, who entered the week ranked ninth in the world, completed a 7-under 65 in the rain-delayed third round and closed with a 66 at TPC Louisiana for his seventh PGA Tour title. The Englishman has won at least once in six consecutive seasons, the second-longest streak on the tour behind Dustin Johnson's eight consecutive. Playing aggressively on a soggy course, Rose made six birdies in the final round and played the last 66 holes without a bogey. He finished at 22-under 266. Rose's final two putts from 10 and 13 1/2 feet allowed him to hold off Cameron Tringale by a stroke. Bryce Molder (Conway) shot a 3-under 69 and finished in a tie for 33rd place at 13 under to win $38,895.
• Joe Durant had a hole-in-one and teamed with Billy Andrade to win the Champions Tour's Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Mo. Andrade and Durant closed with a 9-under 45 at the par-3 Top of the Rock course, playing nine holes of modified alternate shot and nine of better ball. Durant aced the third hole on the second nine, using a 7-iron on the 167-yard hole. Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam tied for second, three strokes back after a 51. Larry Nelson and Larry Fleisher won the Legends Division for players 65 and older, beating Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player by two strokes.
• Wu Ashun became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour title on home soil, edging England's David Howell by a stroke in the Volvo China Open in Shanghai. The 29-year-old Wu, who plays primarily on the Japan Tour, closed with a 1-under 71 to finish at9-under 279 at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.
BASKETBALL
Indiana guard to return
Indiana guard and leading scorer Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell says he'll return for his senior season. Ferrell announced his decision not to enter the NBA Draft on Sunday. He was sixth in the Big Ten last season with 16.3 points per game and was fourth in assists at 4.9. The return of Ferrell, freshman guard James Blackmon Jr. and forward Troy Williams and the recent signing of 6-11 prep star Thomas Bryant gives the Hoosiers a solid core of players for next season.
• Memphis guard Mike Conley will not play tonight in Game 4 of the Grizzlies' playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers because of a facial injury. The team said Sunday that Conley was returning to Memphis for additional evaluation. Conley left Saturday night's Game 3 in the third quarter after he appeared to be caught inadvertently by Portland guard CJ McCollum's elbow while going after the ball. Conley fell to his hands and knees and stayed there for several moments before team trainers guided him to the locker room with a towel to his face. TV cameras caught blood spots on the towel. The Grizzlies said he was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation, but he did not stay the night. The Grizzlies withstood a Portland rally in the fourth quarter for a 115-109 victory to take a 3-0 series lead. Conley had 14 points before he was injured.
TENNIS
Nishikori defends in Spain
Top-seeded Kei Nishikori successfully defended his title at the Barcelona Open by beating Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday's final. The fifth-ranked Japanese fought back from early breaks in both sets to claim his second clay-court title in as many years at the Real Club de Tenis. Nishikori finished off Andujar with a final break to win in 1 hour, 34 minutes.
• Home favorite Angelique Kerber rallied to upset Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the final of Sunday's Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, for her second consecutive title. After losing the opening set, Kerber twice broke the fourth-seeded Dane in the second. Wozniacki saved three match points at 6-5 in the third set, but Kerber took her fourth chance to win in 2 hours, 4 minutes. Kerber, 27, upset three-time defending champion Maria Sharapova in the second round, while Wozniacki defeated second-seeded Simona Halep in a semifinal lasting nearly three hours.
MOTORSPORTS
Newgarden holds off Rahal
Josef Newgarden held off a hard-charging Graham Rahal on Sunday in the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for his first IndyCar Series victory. Newgarden got his milestone victory at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham a few hours from his hometown of Hendersonville, Tenn., with most of the major drama coming behind him. Rahal finally slipped past Scott Dixon on the final lap after several tries, giving the American drivers a 1-2 finish.
Sports on 04/27/2015