Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. MLB roundup: Giants dig out of 8-0 hole to beat Reds

Evan Longoria belted a homer to lead off the 11th inning, and the visiting San Francisco Giants overcame an eight-run deficit to post a 12-11 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. After striking out a pair of batters in a scoreless 10th inning, Jared Hughes (2-1) saw his 0-1 slider to Longoria deposited just inside the left field foul pole to begin the 11th. Chadwick wins inaugural W Series race in British one-two

Britain's Jamie Chadwick stood on top of the podium as the first race winner in the new all-female W Series on Saturday with compatriot Alice Powell second at a damp and overcast Hockenheim. Spanish teenager Marta Garcia finished a close third. Sakkari overcomes Konta to lift Rabat title

Greek Maria Sakkari rallied from a set and a break down to beat British number one Johanna Konta 2-6 6-4 6-1 and lift her first WTA title at the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco on Saturday. Konta, playing in her first WTA final since June last year, did not face a single break point as she surged ahead to claim the opening set before the unforced errors crept into her game. NBA notebook: Suns hire 76ers aide Williams as coach

The Phoenix Suns hired Monty Williams as their new head coach on Friday. Williams, currently an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers, replaces the fired Igor Kokoskov and becomes the Suns' seventh head coach in eight years for owner Robert Sarver. McIlroy trails leaders by two at Wells Fargo

Rory McIlroy celebrated his 30th birthday with a three-under-par 68 in the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday to move within two shots of the leaders at the weather-hit event in Charlotte, North Carolina. A bogey by Max Homa (70) at the last left him tied at the top on 11-under 202 alongside fellow Americans Jason Dufner (71) and Joel Dahmen (70), while Pat Perez carded a 66 to move up to 10 under. Women can hack it against the men in F1, says Wilson

Desiré Wilson sees no physical or mental reason why a woman cannot compete in Formula One, whatever the men might say, and she should know. The only woman to win a Formula One race, a non-championship round of a long-defunct British series at Brands Hatch in 1980, the 65-year-old South African says those who raise such obstacles are talking rubbish. Tsitsipas rallies past Goffin to set up Cuevas final in Estoril

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas stepped up his French Open preparations with a 3-6 6-4 6-4 victory over Belgian David Goffin to reach the Estoril Open final on Saturday. World number 10 Tsitsipas, chasing his third ATP title, was close to going down a break early in the final set as he faced three break points but his serve bailed him out of trouble. Country House wins Kentucky Derby after favorite DQ'd

Country House was declared the winner of the 145th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday when Maximum Security became the first horse in the history of the race to be disqualified after crossing the line first. Country House's team raised an objection to Maximum Security's win, saying the 9-2 favorite's wide turn heading into the stretch impeded other horses on the sloppy track in rainy Louisville. MLB notebook: Reds release three-time All-Star Kemp

The Cincinnati Reds on Saturday released 34-year-old outfielder Matt Kemp, who had been a disappointment since being acquired in an offseason deal from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cincinnati also demoted former 30-homer man Scott Schebler to Triple-A Louisville. The Reds also recalled left-hander Cody Reed from Louisville. Reed was 1-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 11 appearances. NASCAR notebook: Johnson confident after posting top speed in practice

DOVER, Del. -- Jimmie Johnson was right where he was accustomed to being -- at the top of the scoring pylon at Dover International Speedway. OK, it was Saturday afternoon, not Sunday. And it was practice, not the Gander RV 400 (2 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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