Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. U.S. Women's Open final round suspended until Monday

The final round of the U.S. Women's Open in Houston has been suspended until Monday due to dangerous weather conditions, tournament officials said. Thunderstorms forced play to stop on Sunday morning before play was called off at the Champions Golf Club for the remainder of the day. Gretzky rookie card sells for record $1.29 million

NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky added another record to his long resume on Friday when The Great One's collectable card from his rookie season fetched $1.29 million at auction, becoming the first hockey card to sell for more than $1 million. A mint condition 1979 O-Pee-Chee card of Gretzky with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1978-79 season broke the previous high mark set by the same card, which sold for $465,000 in August 2016, according to NHL.com. Reports: Mets hire Porter to fill GM post

The New York Mets filled their vacant general manager post, hiring Jared Porter away from the Arizona Diamondbacks' front office, multiple outlets reported Saturday. Porter, 40, was most recently the Diamondbacks' senior vice president and assistant general manager under GM Mike Hazen. Porter also has experience in the front offices of the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. Report: Ex-UCF QB Milton transferring to Florida State

Former Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton announced Sunday that he is transferring to Florida State. Milton will compete for the starting job with the Seminoles, who play about 3 1/2 hours north of his former campus in Orlando, Fla. He started for three years at UCF but spent this season recovering from ligament, nerve and artery damage to his right knee. Verstappen ends F1 season with processional win in Abu Dhabi

Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season with a lights-to-flag cruise to victory on Sunday in the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman led every lap of what turned out to be a processional race in his Red Bull to cross the line 15.9 seconds ahead of Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton on an uncharacteristic off day for the otherwise dominant champions. Zelarayan double as Columbus thump Seattle 3-0 to win MLS Cup

Argentine midfielder Lucas Zelarayan scored in both halves to help Columbus Crew seal their second MLS Cup title with a 3-0 victory over defending champions Seattle Sounders at the Mapfre Stadium on Saturday. The 1,500 fans in attendance were treated to a breathtaking display of attacking soccer from the hosts, who took the lead in the 25th minute when Seattle keeper Stefan Frei failed to keep out Zelarayan's sweetly struck volley. U.S.-based MSP Sports Capital buys into McLaren F1

U.S.-based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport. The long-term investment, announced on Sunday, is for an initial 15% holding rising to a maximum 33% by the end of 2022. McLaren said it values the British racing outfit at 560 million pounds ($740.5 million). Golf-Westwood crowned European number one, Fitzpatrick wins in Dubai

Englishman Lee Westwood was crowned Europe's number one golfer for the third time in his career with a second-placed finish on Sunday behind compatriot Matthew Fitzpatrick, who won the European Tour's season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Westwood won the Harry Vardon Trophy again 20 years after he first lifted it, with a steady final-round 68 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai to go 14-under for the tournament and finish one stroke behind Fitzpatrick, who took home $3 million for his victory. Joshua KOs Pulev to retain heavyweight titles, eyes Fury next

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua produced a devastating finish to knock out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end of the ninth round to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA belts at Wembley Arena on Saturday. The 31-year-old Briton had looked close to winning when he floored Pulev in the third round but the challenger recovered to test the home favourite in front of a limited crowd of 1,000. Top 25 roundup: LSU stuns No. 6 Florida on late FG

Max Johnson, making his first career start at quarterback, combined with a something-to-prove defense to lead Louisiana State to a 37-34 upset of No. 6 Florida on Saturday night in Gainesville. Johnson, who had been backing up TJ Finley, helped beat the Gators (8-2, 8-2 SEC) with his arm and legs as he ran for 52 yards and went 21-for-36 passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns.