Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Justin Thomas. On the strength of a final round 65, Thomas moved up 27 spots for a T-4th finish at the PGA Championship, marking his best majors finish since 2022.
Others of note:
Saketh Myneni won the doubles final at the Karnataka Open on the ATP Challenger Tour for his 21st career Challenger doubles title.
Maria Martinez Vaquero was a doubles finalist at the ITF event in Trnava, Slovakia.
Thomas Ponder (T-10th) and Charlie Nikitas (T-17th) posted season-best finishes on PGA Tour Americas.
Canon Claycomb finished T-12th on the Hotel Planner Tour.
Sarah Ashlee Barker scored a basket at the buzzer to give the Portland Fire its first win in franchise history.
Donta Hall had 21 points and 13 rebounds in a series-clinching playoff win for Olympiacos Piraeus.
Braxton Key had 12 pints, 6 rebounds off the bench – after breaking his nose in the previous game – to help Valencia to a series-clinching EuroLeague game.
Juwan Gary averaged 21.0 points per game in Spirou Basket’s final two playoff games of the season.
Connor Prielipp struck out a season-high 8 batters in a start for Minnesota.
Braylon Myers pitched 4 scoreless innnings with 5 strikeouts in his first career start for Myrtle Beach.
Matt Foster had 3 scoreless outings with 2 saves for Union Laguna.
Sam Gardner picked up 2 saves for the Gateway Grizzlies, and struck out the side in both outings.
Tyler Ras pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, and recorded a win and a hold.
Tyler Gentry reached base in all 6 games, and had a 3-hit game with 5 RBI.
Kade Snell had a .464 on-base percentage, and 7 RBI.
Evan Sleight homered twice annd drove in 7 runs.
Felicia Knox scored a goal in Spokane Zephyr’s season-ending match.
Ashlynn Serepca scored a goal for Linköping FC.
Alex Amankwah finished 3rd in the Men’s 800 Meter at the African Athletics Championships.
Leah Hanle won the Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase at the Mini Internationales in Europe.
