U. S. women surge onward

Alex Morgan scored a minute into second- half stoppage time, Hope Solo posted her 97th career shutout and the United States beat No. 3- ranked France 1- 0 in the SheBelieves Cup in Nashville, Tennessee. The topranked Americans improved to 8- 0- 0 in 2016, outscoring opponents 30- 0. The U. S. has won its first two games of the SheBelieves Cup.

† A two- game suspension imposed on Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chase Utley for a hard takeout slide that broke the leg of New York Mets shortstop Ruben

Tejada in last year’s playoffs has been dropped.