CHICAGO (AP) — Davis Martin tossed six innings of four-hit ball to lead the Chicago White Sox pas...

CHICAGO (AP) — Davis Martin tossed six innings of four-hit ball to lead the Chicago White Sox past Toronto 3-0 on Sunday for their first three-game sweep of the Blue Jays in 10 years.Miguel Vargas had an RBI triple, and Lenyn Sosa and Austin Hays each drove in a run as the White Sox opened 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004. Luisangel Acuña got two hits for Chicago (4-5), which last swept the Blue Jays in April 2016 at Toronto.Martin (2-0) struck out six and walked two in his second consecutive sharp start. Chris Murphy, Chicago's third reliever, worked around a walk in the ninth for his first save this season and the second of his career.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Ernie Clement had two of Toronto's six hits as the AL champion Blue Jays (4-5) dropped their fourth straight game and were shut out for the first time this season.Eric Lauer (1-1) pitched the first two innings for Toronto, yielding two runs and three hits while walking three. Three relievers followed.Tanner Murray made his major-league debut at shortstop for the White Sox after getting called up from Triple-A. Murray ranged to his left to snare Addison Barger's grounder up the middle with the bases loaded in the third, then threw out Barger at first to end the threat.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
TANNER MURRAY 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/MsKQStoG5t">pic.twitter.com/MsKQStoG5t</a>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/2040870718401835285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2026</a>
</blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Toronto catcher Brandon Valenzuela singled in the first at-bat of his big league debut. He was called up Saturday from Triple-A Buffalo after Alejandro Kirk got injured.The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the first. Chase Meidroth scored when Vargas' sinking liner skipped past center fielder Daulton Varsho for a triple.Sosa's run-scoring double in the third made it 2-0. Hays singled home a run in the fourth.Up nextBlue Jays: RHP Max Scherzer (1-0, 1.50 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (0-0, 6.75) on Monday in Toronto.White Sox: RHP Erick Fedde (0-1, 5.40) starts Monday at home against Baltimore.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</a>

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 5: Eric Lauer #56 of the Toronto Blue Jays is replaced during the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on April 5, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

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PHOENIX (AP) — Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts added 16 and UCLA routed South Carolina 79-51 Sunday to win its first NCAA championship in women’s basketball.The near-record lopsided victory completed the Bruins’ journey through this year’s <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness">March Madness</a> that started following a loss to UConn in last season’s Final Four. The Bruins ran through their opponents this season with their only loss coming in November, to Texas in a Thanksgiving tournament.UCLA (37-1) was led by Betts and her fellow seniors and graduate students, like Jaquez — who played all four years with the Bruins. She also had 10 rebounds and five assists in front of her brother Jaime, who plays for the Miami Heat and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/heat-jaime-jaquez-sister-gabriela-ucla-march-madness-902c097217345015e72b6566f3e7d181">flew in to attend</a> the game to watch his alma mater win.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The group that coach Cori Close put together through a combination of high school commitments and transfer portal players capped off their stellar careers with a championship. The title is UCLA’s first since winning the 1978 AIAW championship, which was the postseason tournament for women’s basketball before the NCAA took over in 1982.The championship game loss was the second straight for the Gamecocks, who won the title in 2024. Dawn Staley and her Gamecocks (36-4) will be favored to return to the game’s biggest stage with a talented group of returnees, led by Joyce Edwards and Agot Makeer.Like their <a href="https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-ucla-texas-965e552b6f30ba07a9eee033d8bb2746">51-44</a> semifinal win over Texas, the Bruins were locked in defensively, anchored by Betts. She finished with 11 rebounds and exited the game with 3:45 left, giving Close a huge hug.Offensively, the Bruins had a much easier time than in the semifinal game that saw the team score only 20 points in the first half. The Bruins surpassed that total in the opening 10 minutes against South Carolina. Kiki’s Rice 3-pointer just before the first-quarter buzzer made it 21-10 as the Bruins got off to a strong start and South Carolina struggled with 17% shooting, it’s poorest quarter of the season.The Bruins extended the lead to 15 points in the second quarter by clogging up the paint on defense and working the ball inside on offense for a 36-23 lead at the half.UCLA put the game away in the third quarter, opening the period with a 12-3 run. Jaquez had five points during the spurt. South Carolina never threatened again as the Bruins outscored them 25-9 in the period.South Carolina avoided the most lopsided loss in championship history of 33 points, set in 2013 when UConn defeated Louisville. The Gamecocks also surpassed the title game record low of 44 points by Louisiana Tech in 1987 against Tennessee.The Gamecocks were trying to cement their name as the premiere program in the sport with a fourth championship and third in the past five seasons. It just wasn’t meant to be Sunday as they had their worst shooting game of the season against a talented UCLA team.Close has been at UCLA for 15 seasons, but her connections go deeper with the school as she was mentored by the legendary Bruins men’s coach John Wooden, who won 10 national championships at the school.Their bond began when she was 22 years old and he was 83. She shares the same first name with one of his great-granddaughters. Close visited Wooden bi-weekly, adopting his “Pyramid of Success” and focus on character and its paid off with her team.___AP March Madness bracket: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket">https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket</a> and coverage: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness">https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness</a>

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Gabriela Jaquez #11 of the UCLA Bruins reacts in front of Tessa Johnson #5 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the third quarter in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National on Su...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National on Sunday, and he brought the whole family with him. All four of them.Scheffler, who tends to keep his golf separate from his home life, had not shared any information since <a href="https://apnews.com/article/scottie-scheffler-houston-open-masters-8d2e0ffe4977089c0c6ee520ee5a79f4">withdrawing from the Houston Open two weeks ago</a> because of the impending birth of his second child. He said wife Meredith gave birth to a boy on March 27. They named him Remy."We just liked it," Scheffler said about the name. His first son, Bennett, was born in 2024 before the PGA Championship. "We didn't have very many good boy names, to be honest with you."<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>There he was, in a stroller Meredith was pushing under the famous oak tree by the clubhouse, 9 days old and already at his first Masters.It added to the sights rarely seen anywhere else on the Sunday before a major. That holds true with so much about the Masters.Defending champion Rory McIlroy has been at the club all weekend, watching the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/maria-jose-marin-augusta-l-womens-amateur-asterisk-talley-b71bc7576bfdd79aa4fd1f6e5cfd35e3">Augusta National Women's Amateur</a> on Saturday and handing out trophies to a group of boys in the annual Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals on Sunday.McIlroy has talked about how much he looked forward to returning as the Masters champion and enjoying all the perks that go with it. He was in his green jacket during the Drive, Chip and Putt, and posed with Maria Jose Marin, the ANWA winner and first Colombian to join the roll call of Augusta National winners.Then he headed out to the golf course with his father, Gerry, and Augusta member Jimmy Dunne. Next up is the Masters Club dinner Tuesday and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/rory-mcilroy-masters-champion-dinner-menu-f9d15abc48fdac5495c12efb6eb71cbf">the elaborate menu</a> he has put together."It is the most exclusive dinner club in all of sport, and I think we should all feel very fortunate that we are there," he told Golf Channel after his part in the trophy presentation Sunday. "But we're there because of the hard work and the good play that we've been able to produce."He also mentioned two players who won't be at the dinner — Tiger Woods, arrested and briefly jailed for suspicion of driving under the influence during a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tiger-woods-crash-bodycam-video-president-5d9f2443ef415040a45e7f0a7e4f4baa">March 27 car crash</a>, and Phil Mickelson, who is tending to a personal health matter at home."Unfortunately, there will be a couple of guys that won't be in that room, which is a shame, but I want to make sure that they're acknowledged as well,” McIlroy said. "They've been two of the greatest champions that the Masters has ever seen. But it's going to be a really cool night. I can't wait. I hope everyone enjoys the dinner and enjoys everything that I've selected."Bryson DeChambeau also was at Augusta National on Saturday for the end of the ANWA, consoling Asterisk Talley after the 17-year-old hit two shots into Rae's Creek for a quadruple-bogey 7 on the par-3 12th hole that cost her a chance to win.DeChambeau grew up about 45 minutes away from where Talley lives in the central valley of California. They know each other well."Obviously, I've had difficult moments in my career, and if there's anything I can do to support her, that's what I'm here for. That's why I'm here to support," DeChambeau told reporters Saturday.He teed off Sunday by himself after the DC&amp;P was over, walking to slap hands and pose for photos with kids and spectators some 100 yards down the right side of the tee. "I've got to go play," he told them before running to catch up with his caddie. There are exceptions for running at Augusta National.Also there was Gary Player, the three-time Masters champion who will be hitting the honorary tee shot on Thursday. The Black Night was on the putting green as the Boys 7-9 division was preparing for its putting competition on the 18th green.There was 8-year-old Landyn Kelly from Henderson, Nevada, rapping 40-foot putts toward the hole with 90-year-old Player watching with amazement."What a touch! What a touch he has, man!" Player exclaimed.Scheffler took this Sunday to play with Blake Smith, his longtime manager, who had never played Augusta National. Scheffler and McIlroy are fighting some history this week. Adam Scott in 2013 is the last player to win the Masters after having three weeks off."I've been practicing," Scheffler said. "I've been able to do a good amount at home."___AP golf: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/golf">https://apnews.com/hub/golf</a>

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MARCH 15: Scottie Scheffler of the United States on the ninth hole during THE PLAYERS Championship on March 15, 2026 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl.

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MADRID (AP) — New coach, same struggle for Sevilla.  Sevilla lost 1-0 at last-placed Oviedo on Su...

MADRID (AP) — New coach, same struggle for Sevilla.Sevilla lost 1-0 at last-placed Oviedo on Sunday to stay just two points above the relegation zone in the Spanish league.It dropped to 17th with the loss which saw the debut of coach Luis García Plaza, who replaced Argentine coach Matías Almeyda before the international break.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>It was the third straight defeat for Sevilla, and its eighth match without a win in nine league rounds. The club was in 15th place when Almeyda was fired.Federico Viñas scored in the 32nd minute for Oviedo, which has won two of its last three league matches to keep alive its hopes of not returning to the second division. Oviedo has 24 points, seven points behind Sevilla.Sevilla played a man down from the 39th as defender Tanguy Nianzou was sent off with a straight red card for a hard foul.<h3>Boost for Getafe</h3>Getafe boosted its chances of playing in Europe next season after beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home for its sixth win in its last eight league matches.Luis Vázquez scored in the 14th and Martín Satriano sealed the victory in the 90th to keep Getafe in eighth place with 41 points, level with seventh-placed Real Sociedad and three points ahead of ninth-placed Espanyol.Under one scenario, Spain could end up with as many as 10 places in European competitions next season, depending on how Spanish teams finish this season in Europe.Getafe’s only setbacks recently were 1-0 losses to Sevilla at home and to Atletico Madrid away.Athletic, meanwhile, has lost four of its last five games in all competitions and has only one victory — 2-1 against Real Betis in the league before the international break — in its last six games.One of its losses came in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal against Basque Country rival Real Sociedad last month.Athletic dropped to 10th.<h3>Celta wins</h3>Celta came from behind to beat Valencia 3-2 on the road.The victory ended Celta’s three-game winless streak in the league and left the club in sixth place. The top four are guaranteed Champions League spots with the fifth team also set to qualify. Betis, currently sitting fifth, drew 0-0 with Espanyol at home on Saturday.Ilaix Moriba, Fer López and Williot Swedberg scored for Celta in the second half after Guido Rodríguez had put the hosts ahead in the 12th minute. Rodríguez scored Valencia’s second goal in second-half stoppage time.Valencia, which dropped to 13th place, had won four of its last six league games.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

SEVILLE, SPAIN - MARCH 21: Federico Gattoni, Nemanja Gudelj and Andres Castrin of Sevilla FC react after the team's defeat in the LaLiga EA Sports match between Sevilla FC and Valencia CF at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on March 21, 2026 in Seville, Spain.

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PARIS (AP) — Lyon’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League were further dented on...

PARIS (AP) — Lyon’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League were further dented on Sunday after a 0-0 draw at Angers in Ligue 1, extending its winless run in all competitions to nine matches.Looking for a first win since mid-February, Paulo Fonseca’s players were devoid of ideas in a match that offered few chances for both teams.Lyon has a tough schedule ahead with matches against leader Paris Saint-Germain and second-placed Lens in its remaining six Ligue 1 games. The seven-time champions are currently fifth, two points behind third-placed Lille.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The top three in France qualify directly for the Champions League while the fourth-placed team enters the playoffs.On Friday, defending champion PSG increased its lead over Lens to four points by beating Toulouse 3-1.Lens endured an off night on Saturday and was well beaten by northern rival Lille 3-0.__AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Angers' Dutch midfielder #8 Branco Van den Boomen (L) fights for the ball with Lyon's Ukrainian forward #77 Roman Yaremchuk (R) during the French L1 football match between SCO Angers and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) at the Stade Raymond-Kopa in Angers on April 5, 2026.

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BERLIN (AP) — More goalkeeping heroics from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s World Cup qualification star Nik...

BERLIN (AP) — More goalkeeping heroics from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s World Cup qualification star Nikola Vasilj meant St. Pauli held on for a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin on Sunday as it struggles to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga.In his first game since his saves helped see the Bosnian team past Italy in the World Cup qualifying playoffs, Vasilj faced eight shots on target and stood out with a double save, though it came after he’d given the ball away. The only one that went in was a towering header from Union striker Andrej Ilic at a corner.St. Pauli had earlier taken the lead when Mathias Pereira Lage delivered a fierce long-distance volley to open the scoring, and created little after that.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>St. Pauli held on for the final three minutes with 10 men after its Australian captain Jackson Irvine was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of eight minutes, both for late tackles.Even a point for St. Pauli was bad news for Wolfsburg, which is on course for an historic first relegation from the Bundesliga after losing 6-3 to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. A fixture in the Bundesliga since 1997, Wolfsburg is now four points adrift of any chance of safety.The bottom two teams, Wolfsburg and Heidenheim, are relegated directly to the second division. The team in 16th, currently St. Pauli, goes into a two-leg playoff against the third-place team from the second tier.Union stays 10th.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli) celebrate during matchday 28 1.Bundesliga: Union Berlin and St. Pauli at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin, Germany on April 05 2026.

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DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Police in the German city of Dresden have opened more than a dozen invest...

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Police in the German city of Dresden have opened more than a dozen investigations into offenses, including causing “dangerous bodily harm” after large-scale disorder involving fans at a soccer game.Dozens of fans of Dynamo Dresden ran across the field toward supporters of Hertha Berlin during Saturday’s second-division game before being chased back by police. Dresden fans then burned a Hertha fan flag.The game was resumed after an interruption of nearly 20 minutes and Hertha won 1-0.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Police said in a statement late Saturday that they were investigating offenses including dangerous bodily harm, breach of the peace and property damage. Police did not immediately confirm any injuries or arrests.Dynamo Dresden finance director Stephan Zimmermann offered an apology to “all uninvolved people who were caught up in these unnecessary acts” and said the club had met with police.“Our home games are known for a unique atmosphere. Pictures like we saw this evening are not acceptable and cause massive damage not only to our club but to soccer as a whole in Germany,” Zimmermann said in a statement.“We and many other clubs have spent recent months advocating for fans’ interests and a safe stadium experience, and scenes like this are a heavy blow.”___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

04 April 2026, Dresde;: The match between Dynamo Dresden and Hertha Berlin in the second division of the Bundesliga had tense moments when fans of both clubs threw fireworks at each other and invaded the pitch, prompting police intervention and the suspension of the match for about 20 minutes. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTICE: The DFL / DFB rules prohibit any use of photographs in the form of image sequences and/or quasi video

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sebastian Berhalter and Thomas Müller scored stoppage-time goa...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sebastian Berhalter and Thomas Müller scored stoppage-time goals, Edier Ocampo also scored a goal, and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 on Saturday night.Yohei Takaoka had two saves and an assist — his first career goal contribution in MLS — for the Whitecaps (4-1-1).Juan Mosquera made his season debut and had a goal and an assist for the Timbers (1-3-2), and David Da Costa also scored a goal.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Müller converted from the penalty spot to make it 2-2 in the first minute of stoppage time and Berhalter capped the scoring with a shot from the top of the box about four minutes later.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
BERHALTER TAKES US HOME 🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VANvPOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VANvPOR</a> | 🏔️ 3 - 2 🪵 <a href="https://t.co/wc7mwbcVE9">pic.twitter.com/wc7mwbcVE9</a>— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/2040651706896093532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2026</a>
</blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Ocampo opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Takaoka played a long arcing ball-ahead to Ocampo, who avoided goalkeeper James Pantemis — who had charged off his line — and rolled a shot from the edge of the penalty area inside the back post and into a wide-open net.Mosquera slammed home a volley from outside the area off a clearance attempt to tie it 1-1 in the 36th minute and fed Da Costo for a first-touch finish from point-blank range give the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.Pantemis finished with six saves.The Whitecaps had 61% possession and outshot Portland 21-9, 9-4 on target.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - APRIL 04: Sebastian Berhalter #16 of the Vancouver Whitecaps reacts during the match against Portland Timbers at BC Place on April 04, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored three goals, his fifth career hat trick in MLS, and Son Heung-min had four assists to help Los Angeles FC beat Orlando City 6-0 on Saturday night.Sergi Palencia and Tyler Boyd each added a goal for LAFC (6-0-1). Hugo Lloris had six saves.Orlando City (1-5-0) — which also conceded a hat trick to Sam Surridge last time out in a 5-0 loss to Nashville and lost 5-0 at New York City FC on March 7 — set the franchise record for largest margin of defeat in a regular-season game.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Son’s cross was redirected into the net by Orlando defender David Brekalo to give LAFC a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute.Bouanga added goals — all off assists by Son — in the 20th, 23rd and 28th minutes.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Hat-trick in 30 minutes? Nothing is off the table for Denis Bouanga. 🤷‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/HQTapnoX53">pic.twitter.com/HQTapnoX53</a>— Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLS/status/2040620119290753259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2026</a>
</blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Son fed Sergi Palencia for his first goal of the season made it 5-0 in the 39th and Boyd capped the scoring in the 70th minute with his first MLS goal since July 13, 2024 for Nashville.Maxime Crépeau stopped two shots for Orlando.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: Denis Bouanga #99 of the Los Angeles FC during play against the FC Dallas in the second half during at BMO Stadium on March 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

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Debinha and Michelle Cooper scored goals and the Kansas City Current snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over visiting Gotham FC on Saturday.Elsewhere in the National Women’s Soccer League, the North Carolina Courage and the Portland Thorns settled for a 2-2- draw; and the Seattle Reign played to a scoreless draw with the Denver Summit.Gotham’s Jaedyn Shaw started after a three-match absence due to injury. Her return paid immediate dividends in the 29th minute, when she scored to give Gotham (1-2-2) a 1-0 lead.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Two-time league MVP Temwa Chawinga started and played 41 minutes for her first appearance in 168 days and assisted on Debinha’s goal in the 39th minute to make it 1-1.The Current (2-3-0) completed the comeback in the 60th minute when Ally Sentnor collected an attempted clearance from defender Lilly Reale and played it wide to Cooper, who finished.Four first-half goals for Courage, ThornsThe Courage and Thorns each scored two first half goals at WakeMed Park in Cary, North Carolina.The Thorns (3-1-1) struck first when Reilyn Turner scored on a header in the 12th minute off a long-range pass from Jayden Perry. Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.Manaka Matsukubo equalized for the Courage (1-2-1) in the 28th minutePortland retook the lead in the 33rd, with Olivia Moultrie putting away the rebound to make it 2-1.Ashley Sanchez’s well-placed shot in the 37th minute tied the match again.Kössler comes close for DenverSeattle goalkeeper Claudia Dickey and Denver counterpart Abby Smith each recorded three saves in a scoreless draw at One Spokane Stadium.The sides combined for 31 shots and six on target. The closest call came in the 29th minute when Melissa Kössler’s shot for the Summit hit the post.Denver (1-3-1) is unbeaten in its last four matches.The Reign (3-1-1) remain tied for second in the standings and completed their three-game homestand at 2-0-1.t

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - APRIL 04: Midge Purce #23 of NJ/NY Gotham FC competes for the ball against Temwa Chawinga #6 of Kansas City Current during the NWSL match between Kansas City Current and NJ/NY Gotham FC at CPKC Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Oliver Kapanen’s decisive goal in the shootout gave the Montreal Canadiens a ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Oliver Kapanen’s decisive goal in the shootout gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils for their eighth straight win on Saturday.Kapanen scored on a wrist shot past Devils goalie Jake Allen in the fifth round of the shootout.The win gave Montreal 100 points for the first time since the 2016-17 season when it accumulated 103 points.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson and Jayden Struble scored for Montreal, and Jakub Dobes had 35 saves.Timo Meier, Jack Hughes and Dawson Mercer scored for New Jersey and Allen stopped 26 shots.Cole Caufield picked up two assists, but failed to notch his 50th goal for Montreal. Caufield will get another shot Sunday when these two teams face off again in Montreal. He is sitting at 49 goals.Caufield is looking to be the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades.Montreal jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Meier tied it with just 2:15 to play.New Jersey drew within 3-2 late in the second period when Hughes connected on his 25th goal of the season and second career shorthanded goal. The Devils killed off a double-minor to close out the period.Mercer scored from Meier and Nico Hischier at 13:08 of the second period to cut the Montreal lead to 3-1.Hutson’s unassisted goal came just 1:16 after Demidov scored on the power play at 8:12.Struble’s second goal of the season and just the sixth of his career provided Montreal with a 1-0 lead late in the first period.Up nextNew Jersey is at Montreal on Sunday.___AP NHL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nhl">https://apnews.com/hub/nhl</a>

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 4: Ivan Demidov #93 of the Montréal Canadiens celebrates after scoring a shootout goal against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on April 4, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, and Daniss Jenkins added 16 points and 14 ass...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, and Daniss Jenkins added 16 points and 14 assists as the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-93 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.The last time the Pistons (56-21) were the top seed in the East was in 2006-07. They have already clinched the Central Division title for the first time since 2007-08.Jalen Duren added 16 points and seven rebounds, and Ausar Thompson had 14 points for the Pistons, who have won 12 of their last 15 games.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Both Duren (illness) and Harris (left knee contusion) had been listed as questionable. The Pistons are 8-2 in the 10 games that Cade Cunningham has missed with a collapsed left lung.Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 23 points. Paul George scored 20 points, and VJ Edgecombe added 19. George has averaged 25.8 points in six games since returning from a 25-game suspension for violating the league's drug policy.The 76ers played without Joel Embiid, who was ruled out with right oblique injury maintenance/illness in the second half of a back-to-back. The Sixers had won eight of their last 11.The teams went back and forth in the first half, the Pistons leading by 10 points after one quarter before the 76ers tied the game in the second. A 15-4 run to end the first half gave Detroit control, and the Pistons stretched their lead to 26 points in the second half.Up nextPistons: Visit Orlando on Monday.76ers: Start a three-game trip in San Antonio on Monday.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MARCH 23: Tobias Harris #12 of the Detroit Pistons high fives fans after the win against the Los Angeles Lakers at Little Caesars Arena on March 23, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday’s split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness.In his second at-bat, Frelick grimaced as he lined a single to center.After a lengthy discussion involving Brewers manager Pat Murphy and trainer Brad Epstein, Frelick left the game.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>He was replaced by pinch runner Brandon Lockridge, who stole second and later stayed in the game to play left field as Blake Perkins moved to right field.Frelick singled and walked during the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brewers-royals-score-game-1-ee7257d0af1d13ab0d3dba5c60c05f9a">Brewers' 5-2 victory</a> in the first game.The 25-year-old is in his fourth season with Milwaukee, which selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/MLB">https://apnews.com/hub/MLB</a>

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 01: Sal Frelick #10 of the Milwaukee Brewers up to bat against the Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field on April 01, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21...

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 136-134 in overtime Saturday to snap the Spurs' 11-game winning streak.Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon scored 15 for the Nuggets.Gordon scored with 6.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, then forced Victor Wembanyama into a miss on the final shot of regulation.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Wembanyama finished with 34 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists and five blocked shots for the Spurs, who lost for only the third time in their last 30 games.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
EPIC DUEL IN DENVER 🃏👽 JOKER: 40 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST, 3 BLK WEMBY: 34 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK NUGGETS WIN THEIR 8th STRAIGHT GAME IN AN OT THRILLER! <a href="https://t.co/0BojZ7irsx">pic.twitter.com/0BojZ7irsx</a>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/2040557275052486861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2026</a>
</blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Stephon Castle scored 20 points for San Antonio, while Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie each scored 18 for the Spurs.Castle’s three-point play midway through the second quarter put the Spurs up 57-44, that 13-point margin the biggest that they would hold all afternoon.Wembanyama scored with 9:08 remaining to put San Antonio up 107-96. The Spurs were 48-2 this season in games where they held double-digit leads in the fourth quarter.They’re 48-3 now — with two of those losses against the Nuggets, who rallied from a 13-point deficit in the fourth to beat San Antonio on March 12.Denver held San Antonio to 33% shooting the rest of the way, outscoring the Spurs 40-27 in the final 14 minutes of the game including overtime.Jokic had 16 of his points in those final 14 minutes, while Denver held Wembanyama to 1 for 4 shooting in that span.Up nextSpurs: Host Philadelphia on Monday.Nuggets: Host Portland on Monday.

DENVER, CO - APRIL 4: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets handles the ball during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on April 4, 2026 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE

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MIAMI (AP) — Don Garber remembers the earliest days of David Beckham’s plans to bring Major League Soccer to Miami, the quest that started more than a dozen years ago.There were twists. There were turns. Eventually, there was Lionel Messi, too.But there was never Miami — until now.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“We believed in Miami,” Beckham said. “And Miami believed in us.”Inter Miami finally played a game in its namesake city on Saturday night, hosting Austin FC after more than six years of calling Fort Lauderdale its home. Garber was there for the ribbon-cutting of Miami Freedom Park, a complex with construction still very much in progress and one that needed temporary approvals from civic officials just so Saturday’s match could be held.Beckham picked Miami as his spot in 2013, the league made it official in 2014 when he formally exercised his option for an expansion franchise, and now, there’s a home.“We made a commitment to him that he would have an option on the team, and he exercised that in Miami,” Garber said. “And it was a journey. And that journey, in many ways, didn’t end when Leo Messi joined the club. The journey really came to its conclusion today with the opening of this building.”The team says the stadium holds 26,700 seats. A public golf course near Miami International Airport was plowed under to make room for the stadium, and tons of construction equipment — from cranes to hard hats and everything in between — is still scattered all over the site. The lack of certain aesthetics didn’t stop some fans from spending more than $1,000 on the resale markets for the best seats on Saturday, which was Inter Miami’s first “home” match since winning last season’s MLS Cup championship.“It’s a great day for the club,” Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano told Apple TV before the match. “It’s our dream day.”By the time Messi came onto the field for warmups, most of the seats were filled. Beckham and the rest of Inter Miami’s ownership group came out to applaud the fans moments earlier, <a href="https://x.com/MLS/status/2040572321820250388?s=20">even mingling with some</a> in the most ardent supporters’ section behind one of the goals. It was an event, with pink glow sticks being waved in the stands and music icon Marc Anthony performing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”“There were times of trouble, you know, but David, he’s an optimist,” Garber said. “I think he was an optimist as a player. Again, he’s got a lot of courage. You’ve seen that throughout his career. He has that same courage as a business person.”Beckham is a global icon when it comes to soccer, entertainment and fashion — and in many ways, MLS changed forever when he came to the U.S. to play for the LA Galaxy. It was through that deal that he got the option for an expansion franchise, which ultimately meant Miami.“When I came to America and the MLS 20 years ago, my dream was to win championships, help raise the game of soccer that I love so much and to build my own team,” Beckham said. “Thirteen years ago, I announced Miami was my choice. We had no name. We had no fans. We had no stadium. Today, I stand in our new home. We are champions of the MLS. We have the best player in the history of the game playing in Miami. Dreams really can come true.”Beckham’s celebrity level got things started. Messi put the team onto a global stage. And others now will try to replicate it — including Austin, which has actor and producer Matthew McConaughey as part of its ownership group.McConaughey wrote an open letter of sorts to Beckham on Saturday.“As Austin visits Miami today for a little shindig on your new pitch, I want to first shout out a sincere “thank you” — you didn’t create soccer over here in the US, but you damn sure supercharged it,” McConaughey wrote. “When you came to the Galaxy you gave MLS fresh legitimacy, you turned games into events, and essentially changed MLS from a proving ground to a premier destination. THANK YOU.”Much work remains, both in terms of finishing the construction, all the surrounding areas — the team has promised parks, soccer fields, retail shops and more as part of the complex — and there’s still final certifications to obtain from various governmental agencies. Garber said he isn’t worried about any of that affecting Inter Miami’s home schedule going forward.MLS gave Inter Miami several road matches to start the season, buying the team time to get closer to finishing construction. And though outside was a traffic nightmare, things seemed to go off without a hitch inside the stadium.Garber said his initial assessment Saturday was that the stadium was “breathtaking.”“What’s happened in the last 30 days to where they are today is just remarkable,” Garber said. “It’s way further along than I expected it to be. And I’ve learned a lesson that when people tell you things are going to get done, sometimes you’ve just got to trust them.”___AP soccer: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/soccer">https://apnews.com/hub/soccer</a>

MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 04: Sir David Beckham, Co-owner of Inter Miami CF, speaks prior to the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and Austin FC at Nu Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Miami, Florida.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurle...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley's Huskies muscled their way back to the national title game, beating Illinois 71-62 in the Final Four on Saturday night as they seek their third championship in four seasons.Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while the fabulous freshman Mullins scored 15 for the Huskies (34-5), who rode <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2026-final-four-big-men-f9541edb3ee130259bd13a8b4e623c7b">strong inside play</a> and tough defense to their 19th straight victory in the Sweet 16 or later rounds of the <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket">NCAA Tournament.</a>UConn will face Arizona or Michigan on Monday night as it seeks its seventh title, all since 1999, and third under Hurley, who would become the only active coach with more than two.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“You’re set up for success at UConn,” Hurley said. “Geno Auriemma, Jim Calhoun, Kevin Ollie, just some incredible coaches before me. I’ve got the best staff in the country. I’ve got an incredible group of players. And there’s nothing like the bus ride to the stadium on Monday night when you’re one of the last two teams standing.”Mullins, whose <a href="https://x.com/MarchMadnessMBB/status/2038396242200277362">buzzer-beating 3-pointer</a> sent the Huskies past Duke and into the Final Four, hit <a href="https://x.com/MarchMadnessMBB/status/2040584774713032891">a catch-and-shoot 3</a> with 52 seconds left — his only basket of the second half — to give UConn a 66-59 lead.“We’re so ready for the national championship game,” Mullins said. “This is what I came here for. Let’s get it on Monday.”Freshman Keaton Wagler had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the Fighting Illini (28-9), who reached their first Final Four since losing the championship game to North Carolina in 2005.Wagler and Mullins became the first pair of freshmen to top 15 points in a Final Four game since Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing in 1982.UConn's Alex Karaban had nine points on 1-of-8 shooting while adding four rebounds and four assists. He’s trying to become the first player since John Wooden’s dominant UCLA teams in the 1960s and 1970s to finish his career as a three-time champion. He also tied Hurley’s brother, Bobby, for second on the career list with 18 March Madness victories.The Huskies haven’t lost a tournament game played past the opening weekend since 2009, when they fell in the national semifinals to Michigan State. With one more victory, they would break a tie with North Carolina and move into third place alone in national titles, trailing only UCLA (11) and Kentucky (eight).Tomislav Ivisic had 16 points and seven rebounds for Illinois, but the Illini couldn’t replicate the blueprint that carried them to double-digit victories over Penn, VCU, Houston and Iowa. Illinois made just 3 of 14 3-pointers in the first half and finished 6 of 26 beyond the arc.UConn took full advantage, even though the Huskies had two long scoring droughts — nearly six minutes in the first half and more than six minutes in the second. The latter allowed Illinois to charge back from its biggest deficit of the season, 57-43 with 9:43 to play, to get within 57-53 with 5:03 remaining.But the Huskies answered and closed it out at the free-throw line for their fifth straight win in the series. UConn beat Illinois 74-61 on Nov. 28 in Madison Square Garden, and now the Huskies have held the Illini to their two lowest scoring totals and shooting percentages of the season. UConn also beat Illinois 77-52 in the Elite Eight two years ago.The Huskies reached this Final Four by beating Furman and UCLA before outslugging Michigan State and toppling Duke, the tourney’s top seed, on Mullins' 35-foot 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left. They didn’t need such heroics Saturday in Indianapolis.Illinois reached the Final Four for the sixth time in school history but just the third since 1989 and the first since losing to the Tar Heels in the 2005 championship game.Karaban extended his school records for games played (150), starts (149), wins (126) and 3-pointers (289).___AP March Madness bracket: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket">https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket</a> and coverage: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness">https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness</a>

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 04: Tarris Reed Jr. #5 of the Connecticut Huskies high fives Braylon Mullins #24 in the second half against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto has been diagnosed with a right calf strain after undergoing an MRI on Saturday.Soto was injured Friday night trying to run from first to third during the Mets’ 10-3 win over the San Francisco Giants.Both Soto and manager Carlos Mendoza were surprised that the MRI didn’t show more damage than it did.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“Right now it’s a minor strain,” Soto said at Oracle Park on Saturday. “We’re going to be going day-by-day, see how it feels. No decisions have been made yet. We’re going to see how I wake up the next couple of days and go from there.“It’s impressive what we saw on the imaging because I feel way better than yesterday. I definitely feel really good, and to see what came out on the MRI, it was surprising for me.”Mendoza saw Soto walking through the Mets clubhouse prior to Saturday’s game against the Giants and appearing to be doing well. The team has not ruled out placing Soto on the injured list but is hoping to avoid that.“He’s got that mild strain but surprisingly when I saw him earlier, the way he’s walking around, just the attitude itself, he seems to be in a really good place,” Mendoza said. “That’s a tricky area. We’re going to have to be really, really careful with him. The good news is how he’s feeling and the feedback we’re getting from him.”In eight games this season, Soto is batting .355 with one home run and five RBIs. The veteran slugger is in the second season of a $765 million, 15-year deal.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 02: New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) rounds third base during a MLB game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants on April 02, 2026, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid, who will not play the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, said Friday night he was angry at Philadelphia 76ers management for not allowing him to play in Washington on Wednesday.He was out for Saturday's game with "right oblique; injury management; (and) illness." He has not played in both games of a back to back all season.Embiid was ruled out Wednesday due to an illness. He replied to a reporter's post on social media that listed him as out by saying that he planned to play. He later posted, "I guess they won't let me play basketball."<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>After a 115-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, Embiid expressed his displeasure with Daryl Morey, the 76ers president of basketball operations."I was pissed off. I wanted to play basketball," Embiid said. "I wasn't allowed to play basketball, so I think this is more of a question of Daryl Morey or whoever makes the decisions."Embiid scored 26 points in 34 minutes in a 76ers loss Monday in Miami. He was not listed on the injury report but told reporters that he was ill. "Physically, I just was not in it."He said he had a short night's sleep before Wednesday's 153-131 win over the Wizards and wasn't at a morning film session, after which he was ruled out."I found out online that I wasn't playing that night," Embiid said. "That kind of caught me off guard."Embiid was listed as doubtful on Thursday's injury report for Minnesota, but played 34 minutes, totaling 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.Sixers coach Nick Nurse said he wasn't concerned with the situation, praising Embiid for his play Friday."We handle it by keeping things basketball-related," Nurse said Saturday before facing the Pistons. "He was at shootaround yesterday; he was excellent in the game yesterday, was really a great teammate and focused and all that stuff yesterday. So we just try to keep it all basketball-focused."Embiid has played 37 games this season, sidelined primarily by injury management in his knees. He’s averaged 26.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.The 32-year-old center missed 13 games after straining his right oblique on Feb. 26 against Miami.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 25: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts against the Chicago Bulls at Xfinity Mobile Arena on March 25, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina goalkeeper David De Gea starred with several huge saves to preserve a 1-0 win against Hellas Verona and pull further away from the Serie A relegation zone on Saturday.The former Manchester United shot-stopper kept his side in the match before teammate Nicolò Fagioli scored the winner eight minutes from time, against the run of play.Jack Harrison, on loan from Leeds United, got down the right and laid it off for an unmarked Fagioli to fire in off the inside of the right post.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The tension spilled over four minutes later when Verona midfielder Tomas Suslov and Fiorentina counterpart Albert Guðmundsson got into a brawl, leading to both of them getting sent off with ripped jerseys.Fiorentina spent most of the first half of the season mired to the foot of the table but has lost only two league matches in 2026. It moved to five points above the drop zone.Verona remained nine points from safety.<h3>Sublime goal</h3>Andrea Pinamonti’s sublime strike helped Sassuolo fight back to win 2-1 as Cagliari fumbled a precious lead.Cagliari, which was only three points above the relegation zone, went in front through a first-half Sebastiano Esposito penalty.However, Sassuolo leveled five minutes into the second half. A corner was headed clear only as far as Ulisses Garcia outside the area. The defender controlled the ball on his chest before drilling into the bottom right corner for his first goal in Italy after joining from Marseille in February.And the comeback was completed in the 78th. Pinamonti gathered a ball with his back to goal, turned his defender and slipped the ball through a narrow gap into the bottom left corner.Elsewhere, Lazio was held to 1-1 by Parma, which inched seven points above the drop zone.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

VERONA, ITALY - APRIL 04: David de Gea of Fiorentina celebrate winning the match against Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on April 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Maria Jose Marin of Colombia went from a tight battle with Asterisk Talley to...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Maria Jose Marin of Colombia went from a tight battle with Asterisk Talley to a runaway winner Saturday in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, closing with a 4-under 68 for a victory made easier after the 17-year-old Talley collapsed on the back nine.“It means the world to me,” said Marin, who was crushed when she failed to make the 36-hole cut last year to play a final round at Augusta National.Marin, a junior at Arkansas, becomes the third NCAA champion to win at the home of the Masters, following Jennifer Kupcho and Rose Zhang, and this one featured a shocker on the back nine.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Talley, who led by as many as three shots early, made her first bogey of the tournament on the tough par-4 11th, falling into a share of the lead with Marin.And then it all came undone. Talley went long into a back bunker on the par-3 12th. She went at the right pin with a shot too strong, and the ball rolled off the front, down a slope and into the water. Talley decided to drop in the bunker, and did the same thing again.Stunned, the California teenager took her next penalty drop on the other side of the water, pitched to about 8 feet and holed that for a quadruple-bogey 7.In the group ahead, Marin reached the par-5 13th and two-putted for birdie to get to 14-under par, suddenly five shots ahead as Talley tried to regain her composure.The last challenge for Marin came from Andrea Revuelta, who birdied Amen Corner to stay on the fringes of contention. On the par-5 15th, Marin chose to lay up with a four-shot lead, but her third was well long, and her fourth shot up the slope went to the front of the green. She had 5 feet for bogey, while Revuelta had 8 feet for birdie.Revuelta, who had reached the back collar of the green in two, missed and had to settle for par. Marin made her bogey putt to stay three ahead, and the 19-year-old Colombian hit her tee shot to about 6 feet for birdie on the 16th to put it away.Revuelta closed with a 68 and was runner-up.Talley took a double bogey on the 16th — she played par 3s in 6 over on the back nine — and wound up with a 75 to tie for fourth, six shots behind. Meja Örtengren of Sweden, who played in the final group with Talley, shot 74.Marin set an Augusta National Women’s Amateur record at 14-under 202. The smile never left her face as she walked up the 18th green, raising her right hand when she tapped in for par. Among those who celebrated with her was Maria Fassi of Mexico, another Arkansas star who was runner-up in the inaugural tournament. Marin has called that moment a big inspiration.Masters chairman Fred Ridley presented the trophy to her in Butler Cabin, and Marin held it aloft, smiled wide and said, “It’s so pretty.”Marin, who started the final round one shot behind, fell three back with a bogey on third hole. That was her last big mistake until the tournament was in hand. She made a series of big par putts that kept her in range until Talley fell apart.Along with winning the NCAA last year, Marin won the Women’s Amateur Latin America. That puts her into three of the LPGA Tour’s majors this year.___AP golf: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/golf">https://apnews.com/hub/golf</a>

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 04: Maria Jose Marin of Colombia poses with the Augusta National Women's Amateur trophy after winning the Augusta National Women's Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club on April 04, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia.

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