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Baltimore Bays Chelsea team wins national title

The Baltimore Bays Chelsea Under-15 boys team won the US Youth Soccer national championship Saturday in Overland Park, Kan., by defeating Albion White from Southern California, 2-1, in overtime on Christian Porras' goal in the 90th minute. Romy Hernandez also scored for Bays Chelsea, which claimed the U-15 national title for the third straight year. U.S. routs France, 92-65, to win 1st FIBA U-17 tourney

Rolling undefeated through the inaugural FIBA Under-17 world championship, the U.S. girls (8-0) capped their impressive performance with a 92-62 win Sunday over host France (5-3) in the gold-medal game of the tournament, which is run by the international governing body of basketball. For a fifth time in the eight-game tournament, all 12 U.S. players scored, led by 20 points and six assists from Ariel Massengale.

USA Basketball Showcase: Kevin Durant scored a game-high 28 points to lead the White squad past the Blue 114-96 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Durant had six rebounds and was 10-for-17 from the field in 29 minutes. Rudy Gay (Archbishop Spalding) led the Blue with 23 points, going 7-for-11 from the field, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range. The roster of 19 players will be cut to 14 or 15 by today, and training camp begins for the world championships in New York on Aug. 10.

—From Sun staff and news services

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