Hall of Fame trainer, manager Duva dies

Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Duva, who handled the careers of 19 champions, including heavyweight Evander Holyfield, died at the age of 94 at his home in Paterson, N.J.

Duva had a career that spanned seven decades. Besides Olympic medalists such as Holyfield, he also handled welterweight champions Pernell Whitaker and Meldrick Taylor. His first titlist was middleweight Joey Giardiello, who won his crown in 1963.

Duva and his family founded the promotional Main Events, which grew into an industry powerhouse.

ODDS AND ENDS

Soccer: The U.S. women’s team lost 3-0 Tuesday night to France in the SheBelieves Cup final. France scored twice in the first nine minutes.

Basketball: Kentucky coach John Calipari will lead Team USA’s Under-19 World Cup squad at July’s FIBA World Championships.

■ Former Wake Forest star Tim Duncan, John Stockton (Gonzaga) and Jay Williams (Duke) headline the seven-member class that will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.

Auto racing: NASCAR docked driver AJ Allmendinger 35 points, and crew chief Randall Burnett was suspended three races for a violation in Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Burnett was also fined $65,000 after NASCAR found three loose lug nuts on Allmendinger’s car.

The points penalty dropped Allmendinger from 11th place to 34th.