Djamel Sedjati, of Algeria, Isaiah Harris, of the United States, Saul Ordonez, of Spain and Alex Ngeno Kipngetich, of Kenya jostle for position at the end of a men’s 800-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday. Petr David Josek/Associated Press
TRACK AND FIELD
Lewiston native Isaiah Harris finished fourth in the third heat of the men’s 800 meters at the World Track and Field Championships and failed to advance to the semifinals on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary.
Harris finished in 1:48.00, just behind third-place finisher Saul Ordonez (1:47.97). The top three runners in each of the seven heats qualify for the semifinals, along with the next three fastest times.
Alex Ngeno Kipngetich won the heat in 1:47.63 and Djamel Sedjati was second in 1:47.87.
Harris finished second the U.S. track and field championship in July in Eugene, Oregon, finishing in 1:46.68. Tuesday’s race started slow and Harris was seventh after the first lap in 56.08. Harris moved up to third with 100 meters to go, but was passed by Rivera down the stretch.
Bryce Hoppel was the only American to qualify for the semifinals, finishing second in the fourth heat in 1:45.56.
• Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon pushed the pace early and pulled away down the stretch to defend her 1,500-meter title at the world championships.
The 29-year-old Kipyegon only grew stronger as the race went along, finishing in a time of 3 minutes, 54.87 seconds to beat Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia by almost a second. Sifan Hassan, running from back in the pack for a chunk of the race, surged into third place.
Laulauga Tausaga and Valarie Allman finished 1-2 for the Americans in the discus. Tausaga used the biggest throw of her career – a four-meter improvement (13 feet, 1 inch) to edge Allman.
It was a tough night for former world champions Dalilah Muhammad (400 hurdles) and Steven Gardiner (400). Muhammad, struggling with injuries this season, couldn’t advance out of the semifinals, while Gardiner collapsed to the track rounding the final bend and grabbed at his leg.
BASKETBALL
NBA:The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team.
Harden made public comments on Aug. 14 and Aug. 17 saying he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless he were traded to another team. The league talked to Harden as part of its investigation and confirmed that his comments referenced Harden’s belief that the 76ers would not grant his trade request.
Harden picked up his player option for next season in June, but the 76ers have not found a deal, prompting Harden’s anger. Among other things, he called 76ers president Daryl Morey a liar at a promotional event in China.
WNBA: A’ja Wilson scored 53 points to tie a WNBA record for the most points in a game and the Las Vegas Aces beat the short-handed Atlanta Dream 112-100 on in College Park, Georgia.
Wilson became only the third player in league history to score 50-plus points in a game – joining Liz Cambage (53) and Riquna Williams (51). Wilson was fouled with 51.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and made both free throws to reach the mark. Wilson finished 16 of 23 from the field and 20 of 21 at the free-throw line.
• Alyssa Thomas had 22 points and 10 rebounds, DeWanna Bonner added 17 points and the Connecticut Sun held off the Washington Mystics 68-64 in Washington.
TENNIS
SERENA WILLIAMS: Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl, she posted Tuesday on Instagram, almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis star.
Adira River Ohanian is the second child – and second daughter – for the 41-year-old Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Their first, Olympia, was born in 2017.
Williams, who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles during a career that transcended her sport, revealed at the Met Gala in May that she was pregnant.
HOCKEY
NHL: The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million. Hagel will count $6.5 million against the salary cap annually when the new contract kicks in for the 2024-25 season.
The soon-to-be 28-year-old had a career-best 64 points in 81 games last season, his first full one with the Lightning since they acquired him in a trade with Chicago. Tampa Bay gave up two first-round draft picks to get Hagel from the Blackhawks before the 2022 trade deadline.
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