Tyrone Mears scored in the 88th minute for his first Major League Soccer goal, leading the host Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over short-handed D.C. United on Friday night. Mears, a defender in his first season in the league, was outside the top-right corner of the penalty area when a ball was headed away from the net. Mears took it just inside the box and fired into the left side of the next and past goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra. The Sounders (10-7-2) ended a three-game losing streak and climbed into a tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps atop the Western Conference. League-leading D.C. (10-6-5) played the majority of the game with just 10 men after forward Fabian Espindola was sent off with a straight red card in the 27th minute for a retaliation foul against Seattle's Zach Scott.
NHL: The Washington Capitals signed goaltender Dan Ellis to a one-year, two-way contract. Ellis, 35, had a 4-3-1 record with one shutout, a 2.35 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in eight games with the Florida Panthers last season.
Baseball: Derwood resident Ren Devereux, 8, will represent the Orioles as one of 24 national finalists in the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run contest during the MLB All-Star festivities in Cincinnati.
College baseball: Maryland sophomore right-hander Mike Shawaryn made the Perfect Game All-America first team. Shortstop Kevin Smith made the freshman first team.
College tennis: David Donn is leaving his position as men's and women's coach at Washington College after four seasons to pursue a career outside coaching.
Women's college bowling: Recent UMES graduate Mariana Alvarado was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Woman of the Year.
College academics: Five Community College of Baltimore County students earned National Junior College Athletic Association Student-Athlete Academic Awards for the 2014-15 school year. CCBC-Essex men's soccer player Alexis Rodriguez-Morfin (Eastern Tech) was one of an NJCAA record-high 185 recipients of the Pinnacle Award for a 4.0 GPA. CCBC-Catonsville baseball player Matt Bieler (Bowie) and CCBC-Essex volleyball player Jonna Nunez (Perry Hall) received the Superior Award for a 3.8-3.99 GPA, and CCBC-Catonsville baseball player Shane Sweeney (Liberty) and CCBC-Essex men's soccer player Robert Allman (Perry Hall) received the Exemplary Award for a 3.6-3.79 GPA.
National Women's Soccer League: Washington Spirit forward Crystal Dunn was voted Player of the Week.