Duke wins its first men's lacrosse title

Every kid with a lacrosse stick envisions scoring the goal that wins the national championship. C.J. Costabile thought about it when he was growing up, never believing the opportunity would come his way.

And then it did.

Costabile scored with five seconds gone in sudden-death overtime Monday, giving Duke its first NCAA men's lacrosse title with a 6-5 victory over Notre Dame.

Asked if he once dreamed of pulling off such a feat, Costabile said, "Everyone kind of thinks about that. It's kind of cool. It's fairy tale stuff. You don't think it's going to happen."

And then, after a slight pause, he added, "I guess it kind of happened."

Costabile won the faceoff from Trever Sipperly and sprinted downfield before beating standout goaltender Scott Rodgers with a shot from directly in front of the net.

"I took my lane, it was open," Costabile said. "Whether I decided to shoot high or low, I couldn't tell you. I just kind of let it rip and saw the back of the net move."

"For C.J. to make a play like he did in overtime certainly made it a lot easier for the rest of us," Duke coach John Danowski said.

Said Rodgers: "That's the kind of shot you don't want to see as a goalie."

Duke (16-4) twice before advanced to the title game -- and lost by one goal both times. This time, however, the Blue Devils walked away with the championship trophy by defeating the unseeded Irish (10-7).

"The best feeling about it was we set this goal at the beginning of the year," Costabile said.

It was the lowest-scoring title game in history, yet what it lacked in offense it made up for in drama. There were five ties, and neither team led by more than one goal.

The previous lowest-scoring game was in 1982, when North Carolina beat Johns Hopkins 7-5.

Conway to miss two months IndyCar driver Mike Conway will miss at least three months because of back and leg injuries suffered in his frightening crash in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Conway had surgery for multiple fractures in his lower left leg and has been diagnosed with a compression fracture in his back. Conway's team, Dreyer & Reinbold, has yet to say who will replace him in the No. 24 car. ... IndyCar driver Davey Hamilton will not compete in Texas after de Ferran Dragon Racing decided to run just one of its damaged cars Saturday. Hamilton was knocked out of Sunday's Indy 500 before completing a lap.

College golf: Reigning NCAA golf champion Matt Hill is turning pro, skipping his final year at North Carolina State after not qualifying for the NCAA tournament this year.

College tennis: Stanford's Bradley Klahn routed Louisville's Austen Childs 6-1, 6-2 to win the NCAA men's singles championship.

Cycling: Alejandro Valverde received a two-year ban for his connection to a blood-doping ring.