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. MotoGP champion Marquez goes top after win in Spain

World champion Marc Marquez swept back to the top of the MotoGP standings by a single point on Sunday after running away with his home Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. The Honda rider led from the first corner to checkered flag, heading a Spanish one-two-three with Suzuki's Alex Rins 1.654 seconds behind as runner-up and Maverick Vinales third for Yamaha. Trump slams Kentucky Derby result as 'political correctness' after disqualification

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted the result of the Kentucky Derby horse race, saying the controversial disqualification of first-finisher Maximum Security could only happen in "these days of political correctness." "The Kentuky (sic) Derby decision was not a good one. It was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby - not even close!" 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. Golf: Ice-cool Korhonen wins China Open in a playoff

Experienced Finn Mikko Korhonen sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to edge Frenchman Benjamin Hebert and win the China Open after a thrilling final round in Shenzhen on Sunday. The 38-year-old became the oldest winner of China's oldest professional tournament to claim his second European Tour title after his triumph at the inaugural Shot Clock Masters in Austria last year. 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 roundup: Braun lifts Brewers over Mets in 18th

Ryan Braun's two-run single with one out in the bottom of the 18th inning Saturday night finally capped a marathon game and lifted the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets. The Brewers have won the first two games of the three-game series from the Mets, who took the lead in the top of the 18th on Jeff McNeil's RBI single before falling below .500 (16-17) for the first time this season. LeBron was stunned by Magic leaving Lakers

Much like the rest of the basketball world, LeBron James was stunned when Magic Johnson stepped down from his post as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations last month. James opened up on the news of Johnson's decision -- which came April 9 shortly before the team's season finale against Portland -- on his HBO show "The Shop," which aired late Saturday night. James said he got the news from longtime friend Randy Mims while he was stretching for the game, and didn't believe it until he checked his phone. 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).