Basketball

Fever force Game 5 in WNBA finals — Shenise Johnson scored 15 points and Marissa Coleman added 14 to help the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 75-69 on Sunday night in Indianapolis, forcing a decisive Game 5 in the WNBA Finals. As they’ve done all playoffs, the Fever found a way to stave off elimination. Indiana is 5-0 in elimination games this postseason and 9-2 since the 2012 playoffs when it beat Minnesota for its lone title. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Minnesota. Trailing 38-36 early in the third quarter, Indiana took control with a 13-2 run. Johnson scored the final four points of the burst. Indiana had just one basket in the final quarter allowing Minnesota to rally within four behind Maya Moore, but the Lynx could get no closer.

Hockey

Canadiens win in debuting goalie duel — Tomas Plekanec scored twice in the first period and Mike Condon made 19 saves in his NHL debut to lead Montreal to a 3-1 win at Ottawa on Sunday. The 25-year-old Condon allowed only Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s short-handed goal midway through the second period in the Senators’ home opener. Torrey Mitchell added a goal for Montreal in the third period. Matt O’Connor made 31 saves for Ottawa in his NHL debut. Condon and O’Connor are the first goalies to make their first NHL starts in the same game since Oct. 14, 1967.

Football

California law to prohibit use of ‘Redskins’ — California Gov. Jerry Brown Sunday signed a bill to prohibit public schools in the state from using the term “Redskins” as their team names or mascots. As of Jan. 1, 2017, all public schools will be barred from using the term, which many Native Americans consider an insensitive racial slur. The measure will allow schools that use materials that contain the term, such as uniforms, to phase out their use to alleviate cost concerns. But Brown was less receptive to the bill that would have prohibited public buildings and parks from carrying the name of Confederate figures.

Running

Kenya’s Chumba, Kiplagat win Chicago Marathon — Dickson Chumba broke away from a three-man pack in the 23rd mile and easily outdistanced the field for his first Chicago Marathon title Sunday. The 29-year-old Kenyan finished the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 25 seconds, while fellow Kenyan Sammy Kitwara was 25 seconds back for his second consecutive runner-up finish in Chicago. Sammy Ndungu completed Kenya’s podium sweep. Florence Kiplagat won the women’s race in an unofficial 2:23:33.

SOCCER

U.S. makes roster changes — Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey won’t play for the U.S. in its exhibition against Costa Rica on Tuesday. Defenders DaMarcus Beasley and Matt Besler, midfielders Kyle Beckerman and Graham Zusi, forward Chris Wondolowski and goalkeeper Nick Rimando were also released from camp Sunday. Joining the squad are midfielders Mix Diskerud, Lee Nguyen and Brek Shea, forward Andrew Wooten and goalkeeper Bill Hamid. Tuesday’s exhibition is the United States’ final match before the start of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

Tennis

Djokovic beats Nadal for 6th China Open title — Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to win his sixth China Open title in Beijing and improve his record at the tournament to a sterling 29-0. Djokovic had seven aces to none for his Spanish rival, and saved both break points he faced in the match, which was the 45th between the two players. Nadal still leads 23-22 but has not beaten Djokovic since the French Open final last year and has not prevailed on hard courts since the 2013 U.S. Open final. In the women’s final, Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza captured her second career WTA Tour title at the China Open on Sunday, rallying in both sets to defeat Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-4.

Wawrinka wins Japan Open — French Open champion Stan Wawrinka defeated Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Japan Open in Tokyo for his career-best fourth title of the season. In addition to Roland Garros, Wawrinka has won titles this season at Chennai and Rotterdam. He improved to 5-1 against Paire, who upset local favorite Kei Nishikori in the semifinals.

— From wire reports