BASEBALL

Jon Berti hit a three-run home run while on rehab with the New York Yankees to lead the Somerset Patriots to an 8-4 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs in an Eastern League game at Hadlock Field on Saturday night.

Berti’s home run capped a four-run fourth inning that broke a 2-2 tie.

Max Ferguson and Phillip Sikes each hit a two-run homer for the Sea Dogs, who are 4 1/2 games ahead of Somerset in the second half of the Northeast Division.

SMALL LEAGUE: Luis Calo hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to take the lead, and Lake Mary, Florida, defeated Boerne, Texas, 10-7 to advance to the final of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Florida will face Taiwan, which beat Venezuela 4-1, on Sunday afternoon. It will be the first appearance of a Florida team in the final since 2003.

Universities

FOOTBALL: Aidan Birr kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired and Georgia Tech defeated No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in Dublin in the first major college football game of the season.

After an undefeated regular season but with a revamped roster, Florida State tied the game at 21-21 with 6:33 left in the game. The offense included a touchdown on 15 plays, including two fourth-down conversions by quarterback DJ Uiagalelei.

Jamal Haynes ran for 75 yards and two touchdowns for Georgia Tech.

CAR RACING

INDY CAR: Santino Ferrucci won the first pole of his IndyCar career and secured AJ Foyt Racing the best starting position for Sunday’s race at Portland International Raceway.

Ferrucci, who benefited from the first-year alliance between Foyt and Team Penske, defeated Will Power to give Foyt his first pole since Takuma Sato a decade ago in Detroit.

Alex Palou, a two-time Portland winner, qualified third despite going off course early in the last group.

FORMULA 1: Lando Norris drove a breathtaking lap to qualify on pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of three-time world champion Max Verstappen.

With gusts of wind from the North Sea creating unpredictable conditions for the drivers, Norris was way ahead of everyone else on his final lap, beating second-placed Verstappen by 0.356 seconds.

Verstappen has won all three races at Zandvoort, Netherlands, since the Dutch Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2021.

NASCAR: Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Trackhouse Racing in 2025.

The 35-year-old New Zealander will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse, taking over a number that was last used in the series by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports.

Van Gisbergen will join Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez to give Trackhouse an expanded three-car team.

FOOTBALL

ENGLAND: Joao Pedro remained unperturbed in the fifth minute of stoppage time to head in the winning goal that gave Brighton a 2-1 home victory over Manchester United.

• Erling Haaland helped Manchester City move level with Brighton on six points after two games by scoring his seventh Premier League hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Ipswich.

ITALY: Christian Pulisic scored his first goal of the Serie A season but could not prevent AC Milan from losing 2-1 at Parma.

RIDE A BIKE

SPANISH VUELTA: Primoz Roglic secured his second stage win at the 2024 Spanish Vuelta, reducing the three-time champion’s lead over Ben O’Connor in the overall standings.

Slovenian Roglic attacked on the final climb at the end of a hilly 159-kilometer ride from Ubeda to Cazorla.

Including a 10-second time bonus, Roglic was able to reduce O’Connor’s lead by 55 seconds. The Australian is 3 minutes and 49 seconds ahead of Roglic.