Reuters Sports News Summary

Koepka, who won the PGA Championship last month, is even par at the halfway point of a tournament where Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele on Thursday both shot eight-under 62s to set the record for lowest round in tournament history. Motor racing-Alpine reviewed procedures with Gasly after double penalty blow Alpine held a 90-minute meeting with Pierre Gasly after his double penalty at the Spanish Grand Prix to discuss how to improve communication with the Frenchman, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NBA-League suspends Morant 25 games over alleged firearm video

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant 25 games without pay after finding he "intentionally and prominently" displayed a firearm in a live-streamed video on May 13. The two-time All-Star was previously suspended for eight games in March after he appeared in another social media video holding a firearm at a nightclub.

NBA-Jordan to sell majority stake in Hornets

Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan has reached a deal to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets, the team said on Friday, ending his 13-year run in charge of the team. Hornets minority stakeholder Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, who is a minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks, lead the buyers' group.

Soccer-Rapinoe expected to make swift comeback after calf injury, says OL Reign coach

United States forward Megan Rapinoe is expected to be sidelined for a couple of weeks after she suffered a calf injury during last weekend's National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) match, OL Reign coach Laura Harvey said on Friday. Rapinoe is widely expected to be in the U.S. squad for the Women's World Cup as they look to defend their title. Fans were left worried when the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner hobbled off after seven minutes during OL Reign's 2-1 win over the Kansas City Current.

Golf-Struggling Koepka says he is 'not a fan' of LACC

Brooks Koepka criticized the Los Angeles Country Club on Friday, saying the North Course was yielding scores too low for a U.S. Open and finding fault with its unusual layout. Koepka, who won the PGA Championship last month, is even par at the halfway point of a tournament where Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele on Thursday both shot eight-under 62s to set the record for lowest round in tournament history.

Motor racing-Alpine reviewed procedures with Gasly after double penalty blow

Alpine held a 90-minute meeting with Pierre Gasly after his double penalty at the Spanish Grand Prix to discuss how to improve communication with the Frenchman, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday. Gasly, who joined Renault-owned Alpine at the end of last season from AlphaTauri, qualified fourth at the Circuit de Catalunya on June 3 but then collected two three-place grid penalties for impeding Formula One rivals.

Motor racing-Hamilton back on top in Canada as Red Bull stall

Mercedes Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time in an extended second practice session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Friday as rain and a technical glitch kept the mighty Red Bulls off the top of the timing sheets. Building on the momentum of a double podium at the Spanish Grand Prix, Hamilton clocked a best lap of one minute, 13.718 seconds around the island circuit where he claimed the first of his record 103 grand prix wins in 2007. He is a seven-times winner of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Golf-Defending champion Fitzpatrick records hole-in-one at U.S. Open

It took the roar of the crowd for defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick to realise he had knocked a hole-in-one at the par-3 15th during the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday. The 28-year-old produced a shot for the ages to win his maiden major at Brookline a year ago and showed he still had magic in his hands when he delivered a shot straight onto the green at the Los Angeles Country Club.

Golf-Clark uses newfound confidence to take U.S. Open by surprise

Wyndham Clark may have little experience in major championships but a newfound confidence after securing his first PGA Tour win last month has done wonders for his game as the American took the U.S. Open by surprise on Friday. Clark shot a three-under-par 67 at Los Angeles Country Club that brought him to nine under on the week and gave him a two-shot clubhouse lead before overnight co-leaders Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele began their round.

Golf-Clark shines, McIlroy heats up midway through U.S. Open second round

Wyndham Clark took advantage of generous fairways and soft course conditions to jump to the top of the leaderboard while Rory McIlroy overcame a sluggish start to card a 67 midway through second round action at the U.S. Open on Friday. Clark drilled his fourth birdie of the day on his penultimate hole to take the outright lead at nine-under par, a shot ahead of overnight leaders Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele, who went out in the afternoon wave.

MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani wins, homers in Texas

Shohei Ohtani starred on the mound and at the plate, Mickey Moniak delivered the tying hit and the go-ahead home run, and the Los Angeles Angels held on to beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The Angels won three of four in the series.