Cycling
Bouhanni money at the Giro; Evans leads after 10 stages
SALSOMAGGIORE TERME, Italy – French rider Nacer Bouhanni timed another sprint to perfection to win his third stage in this year’s Giro d’Italia, and Cadel Evans’ overall lead remained unchanged after Tuesday’s 10th leg.
Bouhanni clocked just more than 4 hours on the mostly flat 108-mile route from Modena to Salsomaggiore Terme. It was the eighth win this year and the 28th career victory for Bouhanni, who rides for the FDJ.fr team.
Evans remained 57 seconds ahead of Colombian rival Rigoberto Uran in the overall standings.
Golf
11-year-old Lucy Li qualifies for the U.S. Women’s Open
Lucy Li is the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open by winning the sectional qualifier at Half Moon Bay in California.
The 11-year-old Li of Redwood Shores, California, shot rounds of 74-68 on the par-72 Old Course on Monday. She surpasses Lexi Thompson as the youngest qualifier in the U.S. Women’s Open, which is June 19-22 at Pinehurst No. 2. Thompson was 12 in the 2007 Open.
Beverly Klass played the 1967 Open when she was 10. There was no qualifying.
Hockey
Group A and Group B set its quarterfinals at worlds
MINSK, Belarus – Joel Ward scored two power-play goals and had an assist to lift Canada to a 3-2 victory over Norway at the ice hockey world championships Tuesday, clinching first place in the group.
Canada won Group A ahead of Sweden and will play Finland, the fourth-place team from Group B in the quarterfinals.
The United States won 5-4 over Germany in their final group-stage game to finish second in Group B. The U.S. will play the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
All four quarterfinals games are scheduled for Thursday.
NBA
Bobcats get back to being the Hornets in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Hornets are back.
The NBA franchise announced Tuesday at a press conference it officially has changed its name back to the Hornets after 10 years of being known as the Bobcats.
The Hornets resided in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002 before George Shinn moved the team – and name – to New Orleans after a messy divorce from the city. The name became available again when New Orleans owner Tom Benson changed his team’s name from the Hornets to the Pelicans.
NFL
Minneapolis will host its 2nd Super Bowl in 2018
ATLANTA – Minneapolis will host the 2018 Super Bowl after a vote by owners Tuesday rewarded the city for getting a new stadium deal.
The owners chose Minneapolis and the new $1-billion stadium planned for the site of the old Metrodome to host the championship over Indianapolis and New Orleans.
The big game will be staged in the Twin Cities for the second time. It was there in 1992, when Washington beat Buffalo.
Next year’s game is in Glendale, Arizona, followed by Santa Clara, California, for the 50th Super Bowl, then Houston.
Earlier at their spring meetings, NFL owners tabled any vote expanding the playoffs to 14 teams.
Also on Tuesday:
A committee examining the length, site and time of the draft reported to the owners. The NFL will consider whether to keep it in May, will look into adding a fourth day and moving it from its traditional spot in New York to a variety of NFL cities.
New director of football operations Troy Vincent hired three advisers, including Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary. Vincent, a former All-Pro defensive back, also hired former NFL player and coach Jimmy Raye and former player and general manager Mike Reinfeldt.
Associated Press
