Walk-off HR lifts defending champions

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Freshman Jeren Kendall’s two-run homer off Tyler Peitzmeier into the right-field bullpen in the bottom of the ninth inning gave defending national champion Vanderbilt a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Cal State Fullerton in the College World Series on Monday at Omaha, Nebraska.

The Commodores were down 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning when heavy thunderstorms Sunday night forced the suspension of the game until Monday afternoon.

Zander Wiel doubled leading off the ninth and scored on Bryan Reynolds’ two-base hit. Then Kendall launched Peitzmeier’s 0-1 slider into the bullpen for the first walk-off homer at the CWS since 2009.

• Miami also has walk off: Even when Jacob Heyward failed, he was a success.

It was that kind of day for the Miami sophomore, who singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Hurricanes knocked Arkansas out with a 4-3 victory.

Heyward, the hottest No. 9 batter in the college game right now, was supposed to bunt before he delivered the walk-off win. He squared up twice and got down 0-2 against Zach Jackson. That forced Heyward to swing away. And it was a good thing.

Heyward, the younger brother of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jason Heyward, hit a two-run homer and reached base all four times he went to the plate.

Clippers, Hornets swap players

NBA: The Lance Stephenson experiment is over in Charlotte.

The Hornets gave up on the struggling guard, trading him to the Clippers in exchange for center Spencer Hawes and forward Matt Barnes.

The Hornets felt Stephenson was on his way to becoming a star when he averaged 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists while starting 78 games two years ago for an Indiana Pacers team that won 56 games and reached the Eastern Conference finals.

FIFA’s Blazer acted undercover for U.S.

SOCCER: Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer agreed to act undercover for U.S. prosecutors and has been cooperating since at least 2011 in the government’s investigation of soccer corruption.

Blazer’s 19-page plea agreement from Nov. 25, 2013, was unsealed after a federal judge agreed to a request by media organizations. As part of the deal, Blazer agreed he would sign over title of his FIFA pension to satisfy payments owed to the U.S. government.

In exchange for Blazer’s cooperation and guilty pleas to 10 counts, the government agreed not to recommend a specific sentence for his crimes.

• Nobel Peace Center boots FIFA: The Nobel Peace Center says it will stop working with FIFA on a joint fair-play program called “Handshake for Peace.”

Without mentioning the corruption allegations against the soccer body, the board said it had asked the center’s administrators “to terminate the cooperation with FIFA as soon as circumstances allow.”

Sam suspended by Montreal Alouettes

MISCELLANY: The Montreal Alouettes suspended defensive end Michael Sam, a move that frees a roster spot while allowing the Alouettes to retain Sam’s CFL rights.

Sam left the Alouettes’ training camp for personal reasons last week after being given special permission to return home to Texas. His departure came three weeks after he became the first openly gay player to sign in the CFL.

• Roddick, Fish to play together in Atlanta: Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will play doubles together at the BB&T Atlanta Open next month, and Fish is also going to attempt another comeback in singles.

Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion and former No. 1-ranked player, retired from professional tennis in 2012.

Fish, a former top-10 player, has played just onematch since August 2013. He has been dealing with anxiety issues.

• USA rugby teams qualify for Rio: Ninety-two years after they clinched Olympic gold, U.S. rugby players will be defending their title at the 2016 Games.

USA’s men’s and women’s teams both qualified for the Olympic debut of rugby sevens at next summer’s Games after winning the NACRA North America Rugby Sevens titles.

The last time rugby was featured at the Olympics — in the 15-a-side version of the game — was in Paris in 1924, when the United States won gold. They also won the 1920 Olympic title.