General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
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Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with USC men's basketball program, announced a day after he left during the Trojans' loss to Nebraska. Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points and Nyla Harris added 10 in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke 74-69. Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA basketball tournament's latest projections, with Iowa and Oklahoma making the biggest jumps.
Auto Racing
Tyler Reddick became the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of the season with a victory Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas.
Football
Dominiq Ponder, Colorado quarterback, died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash, according to police. He was. India beat West Indies by five wickets to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where they will meet England. Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 97 to help India secure a T20 World Cup semi-final showdown with England after defeating West Indies. South Africa beat Zimbabwe by five wickets to finish top of Group 1 in the Super 8s and set up a semi-final against New Zealand.
Golf
Nico Echavarria shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, beating Shane Lowry who had two double bogeys in his final holes. Casey Jarvis won the South African Open on the DP World Tour, earning a spot in the Masters and the Open Championship with a 3-under 67 final round.
Other Sports
Bruno Fernandes was described as a "coach on the pitch" for Manchester United in their victory over Crystal Palace. Barry Hawkins won his first Welsh Open title, beating Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final. Ireland started their FIH Hockey World Cup qualification campaign with a 5-2 victory over Canada in Santiago. Brigid Kosgei set a new course record of 2:14:29 with a commanding victory at the Tokyo Marathon. Matthew Brennan became the first Briton to win the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one-day race in Belgium since Sir Mark Cavendish. Alyssa Healy ended her one-day international career with a stunning 158 as Australia completed a clean sweep in their 50-over series against India. Marco Bezzecchi won the opening race of the Moto GP season in Thailand as defending champion Marc Marquez retired late on.
College Sports
Florida earned at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title with a 111-77 romp over 20th-ranked Arkansas. Dawn Staley said South Carolina is working to help former players return home from Israel where they are playing. Hilary Knight appeared on "Saturday Night Live" alongside U.S. women's hockey teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes.