Malnati avoids rain to lead Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas — Peter Malnati shot 7-under 65 Friday to lead the Houston Open after morning rain and lightning prevented the second round from being completed.
More golf: Doug Barron took a one-shot lead after the first round of the SAS Championship. ... Matthew Fitzpatrick has a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Italian Open.
Gymnastics: Nikita Nagornyy won his first men's all-around title at the world championships.
NBA: The NBA has decided to stay silent for the remainder of its trip to China in the aftermath of the Tweet by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey supporting protests in Hong Kong.
Athletics: Nike is closing its elite Oregon Project track and field program overseen by Alberto Salazar following his recent four-year doping ban.
College: Peter Jan Sartorio, the owner of a California frozen foods company, avoided jail for paying $15,000 to rig his daughter's college entrance exam in a widespread admissions scandal.
MLB: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who has been heavily criticized in the aftermath of the club's stunning season-ending loss to the Washington Nationals, will return next season, sources said. ... Phillies managing partner John Middleton says he fired manager Gabe Kapler despite resistance from Team President Andy MacPhail and general manager Matt Klentak. Middleton overruled the pair, saying, "This is what CEOs do." ... Padres pitcher Jacob Nix, 23, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal trespassing after he tried to climb through a doggy door of a home in Peoria, Arizona, and was kicked in the face and tased. Nix admitted to police that he was inebriated.
Tennis:...