Briefly
Boxer Martin Sanchez of Mexico died in Las Vegas a day after he was knocked out in a super lightweight bout by Rustam Nugaev of Russia.
The 26-year-old fighter died Saturday at Valley Hospital Medical Center, hospital marketing director Gretchen Papez told the Associated Press on Sunday.
Sanchez fell at 2:09 of the ninth round Friday night by a straight right in a bout at The Orleans. He had been bleeding from the nose and mouth, but did not appear seriously injured as he left the ring.
Two physicians who examined Sanchez after the fight were satisfied he was fine, Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Marc Ratner told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A short time later Sanchez was seen walking strangely and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery, the paper added.
The boxing death is the fifth in Nevada since 1994.
Basketball
Celtics sign first-round pick Green
The Boston Celtics signed Gerald Green, the 18th overall selection in Tuesday’s NBA Draft.
Green, 19, is expected to play for Boston next week in the Reebok Vegas Summer League. The 6-foot-8 forward entered the draft out of high school.
•The Detroit Shock signed Andrea Stinson, four days after trading the guard to the Phoenix Mercury, who waived Stinson right after Wednesday’s trade for Plenette Pierson and signed Maria Stepanova.
To make room for Stinson, the Shock waived forward Ayana Walker, who averaged 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in 12 games.
Miscellany
Cesario wins American Oaks
Japanese filly Cesario pulled away at the top of the stretch and went on to a four-length victory in the $750,000 American Oaks at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.
Cesario became the first Japanese-bred to win a Grade 1 race in the United States, triggering a huge winner’s circle celebration that featured the Japanese flag waving on a most American holiday weekend.
running 1 1/4 miles on the turf in a stakes record time of 1:59.03.
Melhor Ainda finished second and Singhalese was third in the field of 12 international fillies.
• Clint Jones easily beat Olympic teammate Tommy Schwall to win the Summer Ski Jump at Lake Placid, N.Y., for the third straight year Sunday.
Jones, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., had jumps of 94 and 98 meters for a total of 253.5 points. Last year, he set a Lake Placid hill record with a 104-meter jump.
Schwall, also from Steamboat Springs, had jumps of 90 and 94 meters to finish with 235 points. Anders Johnson of Park City, Utah, was third with jumps of 87.5 and 91.5 meters for 224.5 points.
The event takes place on a porcelain tile in-run and a synthetic landing hill, which duplicate winter conditions.
• Olympic champion Wyatt Allen won the Diamond Sculls title at the Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, England, while Trinity College captured the Temple Cup for student eights.
Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.), beat Yale by three lengths in the Temple Cup final. Trinity moved ahead at the quarter mile and went on to the victory.
In the final of the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schoolboy eights, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School from Philadelphia lost to Eton College by a length.