BASEBALL
Mickey Gasper scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch to break a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning, and the Somerset Patriots pulled away Wednesday night for a 5-1 victory at Hadlock Field that snapped the Portland Sea Dogs’ eight-game winning streak.
Gasper also drove in two runs, and Brandon Lockridge was 3 for 5 for the Patriots.
The Sea Dogs scored in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Izzy Wilson that drove in Elih Marrero. Christian Koss got two of Portland’s three hits, and David Hamilton lined a double in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to seven games.
NECBL: Zach DeMattio’s RBI single in the bottom of eighth inning lifted the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (13-16) to a 10-9 win over the Sanford Mainers (13-16) in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Jake Rainess went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI for the Mainers.
CYCLING
TOUR DE FRANCE: The first big mountain stage shook things up at the Tour de France, as defending champion Tadej Pogacar wilted Wednesday toward the end of the 11th stage and lost the yellow jersey.
Jonas Vingegaard and his team, Jumbo-Visma, were the big winners on the stage as the Danish rider claimed the famed jersey from Pogacar, the two-time defending champion who had been the dominant rider so far but cracked in the final ascent on the Col du Granon and fell more than 2 minutes behind.
Vingegaard and his teammates put on an impressive display throughout the day, with clever tactics early in the race and multiple attacks that ultimately unsettled Pogacar.
Vingegaard moved away from Pogacar in the brutal climb to the top of the Col du Granon to enjoy a winning finish to an epic day in the Alps. The 94.4-mile stage featured two other monster ascents, the daunting Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier.
It was Vingegaard’s first stage win at cycling’s biggest race. Last year’s overall runner-up got to the summit 59 seconds ahead of Nairo Quintana, with Romain Bardet in third place, 1:10 behind.
After 11 stages, Vingegaard leads Bardet by 2 minutes, 16 seconds. Pogacar moved down to third, 2:22 back.
BASKETBALL
WNBA: Jonquel Jones had 20 points and 14 rebounds, DeWanna Bonner added 19 points to move into 12th on the WNBA’s career scoring list, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 89-81 at Indianapolis.
Bonner passed Seattle star Lauren Jackson (6,007) on the career scoring list, becoming the 14th player in WNBA history to reach 6,000 points.
TRACK AND FIELD
SUSPENSION: Nijel Amos, an Olympic silver medalist in the men’s 800 meters, has been suspended ahead of the world championships after testing positive for a rare banned substance.
The Athletics Integrity Unit said Amos, 28, gave a sample on June 4 that was found to contain GW1516, an experimental drug which can modify the body’s metabolism but has been considered too dangerous for human use.
Amos had been set to race the 800 heats of the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 20. He won silver at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first-ever medalist for Botswana.
SOCCER
SPAIN: Real Madrid ended a partnership of nearly two decades with Audi and is switching to BMW as one of its main sponsors, the Spanish club announced.
The new deal means all Madrid soccer and basketball players will get BMW cars beginning this season.
BMW Spain said it will provide fully electric cars to players and coaches, who can choose their own model.
Madrid players had been driving Audi cars until now.
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