Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Thiem rides out difficult start to ease to Barcelona Open victory

World number five Dominic Thiem captured his second title of the year after thrashing Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-0 in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. The Austrian had been beaten by Rafael Nadal in his previous appearance in the Barcelona final in 2017 but after knocking out the 11-times French Open champion in the semi-finals, Thiem easily dispatched the 23-year-old Medvedev. Undrafted free agent notebook: QB Jackson staying in Buffalo

Former University at Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson and the Buffalo Bills reached an agreement on an undrafted free agent deal. "I truly thought he would be drafted," Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters. "He was on our draft board to be drafted. I'm surprised. You saw his name still sitting there late in the seventh, and you start going, ‘Man, if this kid doesn't get drafted, we're going to have to go after him.' And we did." MLB notebook: Extent of Tatis' injury unknown

San Diego Padres rookie shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. departed Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals with a hamstring injury that occurred when he awkwardly did the splits. Tatis reached for a throw while covering second base in the 10th inning and was trying to keep his right foot on the bag. His left foot was sliding forward as he stretched to catch a high throw from pitcher Matt Wisler and he unexpectedly found himself in a full split with the right foot coming off the bag. NASCAR notebook: Chevrolets gang up to foil Logano’s chances

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Joey Logano had the lead in Sunday's GEICO 500 for the final restart on Lap 185 of 188, but the front of the field proved a tough place to be, given what was happening behind him. First, Kurt Busch got a promising run, and Logano felt obligated to block the No. 1 Chevrolet. But that gave eventual race winner Chase Elliott a chance to surge into the lead at Talladega Superspeedway with an assist from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman. Crosby, Kucherov, McDavid named Hart Trophy finalists

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid are the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, which goes to the NHL's Most Valuable Player. The NHL made the announcement Sunday. The winner will be announced June 19 during the NHL Awards show in Las Vegas. Australia's Lee wins LA Open

Australian Minjee Lee claimed her first victory of the season at the LPGA's LA Open in California on Sunday, finishing four strokes ahead of South Korean Kim Sei-young at Wilshire Country Club. Lee, who has two runner-up finishes this season and could rise to number two in the world from her current fourth spot, carded a closing 68, punctuating her performance by ramming home a 12-foot birdie putt at the last to finish at 14-under-par 270. Kvitova earns maiden Stuttgart title with win over Kontaveit

World number three Petra Kvitova beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-6(2) to win Stuttgart's Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday on Sunday for her second title of the year as she prepares for next month's French Open. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, broke her opponent to go 4-2 up in the first set and served out the set a little later on the quick indoor clay courts in Stuttgart. Report: Kicker Janikowski retiring

Kicker Sebastian Janikowski, who seemingly set as many marks off the field as he did on it in a career that spanned nearly two decades, is retiring, ESPN reported Sunday. "It was a good run. I still think of the Super Bowl -- it still hurts," the 41-year-old reportedly told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Rahm and Palmer team up to win Zurich Classic by three shots

The duo of Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer proved too steady in the final round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday, pulling away for a three-stroke victory. Spaniard Rahm and American Palmer carded an assured three-under-par 69 in the unforgiving alternate shot foursomes format in demanding conditions on the bone-dry TPC Louisiana layout. Martic wins maiden WTA title with comeback win in Istanbul

Croatia's Petra Martic fought back from a set down to beat Marketa Vondrousova 1-6 6-4 6-1 to win her first WTA title at the Istanbul Cup on Sunday. Martic, 28, took an hour and 49 minutes on center court to beat her 19-year-old Czech opponent who is now yet to beat Martic in four attempts.