BASEBALL
Sterling Sharp and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as the Portland Sea Dogs shut out the Bowie BaySox, 3-0, in an Eastern League game Wednesday in Bowie, Maryland.
Sharp earned his first win since June 13, allowing five hits over five innings, with three walks and two strikeouts. Ryan Miller worked two innings, and Alex Hoppe and Luis Guerrero each threw a hitless inning.
Portland took the lead in the fourth inning when Nathan Hickey scored on an error. Tyler Dearden added an RBI double in the sixth, and Tyler Esplin followed with an RBI single.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson and former crew chief Chad Knaus, who combined to win a record-tying seven Cup Series championships, were selected for the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
They will be joined by longtime driver Donnie Allison, who was voted in on the pioneer ballot.
The induction ceremony for the Class of 2024 will be held Jan. 19 in Charlotte.
• Corey LaJoie has reached a multi-year extension to remain on as the driver of the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports in the Cup Series.
HOCKEY
NHL: All-Star forward Troy Terry agreed to a seven-year, $49 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks.
Terry, 25, was selected to each of the past two All-Star games. He had 23 goals and 38 assists in 70 games last season, after posting career highs with 37 goals and 67 points in 2021-22.
BASKETBALL
NBA: Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction.
Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his memorabilia ever to appear on the market. The current record sale for a Chamberlain sports memorabilia item is $1.79 million in June 2023. It was for a jersey worn his rookie season with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Online bidding will run from August 28 to September 27.
• The NBA suspended San Antonio Spurs guard Devonte’ Graham for two games without pay after he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, the league announced.
TENNIS
DC OPEN: Andy Murray beat Brandon Nakashima in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the opening round in Washington.
The No. 3 seed, Felix Auger-Aliassime, lost 7-6 (10), 7-6 (3) to Yosuke Watanuki.
SOCCER
ITALY: At age 45 and after a career that included a World Cup title with Italy, a long list of trophies with Juventus and many years when he was considered among the best goalkeepers in soccer, Gianluigi Buffon announced his retirement on Wednesday.
Buffon had one season remaining on his contract with Parma in Serie B, and therefore leaves the sport with the same team that he began his professional career with nearly three decades ago.
The pinnacle of Buffon’s career came during the 2006 World Cup, when he conceded only two goals during the seven matches of the Azzurri’s run to the trophy. In all, Buffon made a record 176 appearances for Italy.
ENGLAND: Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has undergone a minor knee operation and will miss the start of the Premier League season, Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed.
The Brazil international missed three months of last season after suffering a knee injury at the World Cup.
Arteta said Jesus had been feeling “discomfort” in the knee for the past few weeks.
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