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College Sports

USC Trojans announced that leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the men's basketball program, a day after he left the team's loss to Nebraska. Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Dominiq Ponder died at, coach Deion Sanders announced Sunday.

Racing & Motorsports

Tyler Reddick made NASCAR Cup Series history by becoming the first driver to win the first three races of the season with a victory Sunday at Circuit of Americas.

Golf

Nico Echavarria shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Shane Lowry, who had two double bogeys in his final round. Casey Jarvis shot a 3-under 67 to win the South African Open on the DP World Tour, earning a spot in the Masters and the Open Championship later this year.

Soccer

Bruno Fernandes was described as a "coach on the pitch" by pundit Joe Hart, helping "get the best" out of his Manchester United team-mates in their victory over Crystal Palace.

Snooker

Barry Hawkins dominated the afternoon session on his way to winning his first Welsh Open title, beating Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final.

Running

The women's US Half Marathon Championship race in Atlanta ended in controversy after a guide vehicle took the leading athletes the wrong way during the competition.

Basketball

Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points and Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke 74-69, denying the Blue Devils an outright ACC women's title.