USWNT beats Japan on Horan penalty kick
Lindsey Horan converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute and the United States came from behind to defeat Japan 2-1 to open the SheBelieves Cup before a record crowd in Atlanta on Saturday.
Jaedyn Shaw also scored for the United States in the match played before 50,644 fans at MercedesBenz Stadium, a record for a friendly match for the United States women on home soil. It was also the largest crowd for a women's game in the United States since the 1999 World Cup final.
The game also marked the return of both Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario after lengthy absences because of injury.
Japan scored 30 seconds when Kiko Seike's shot eluded the reach of U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
Shaw, 19, tied it with a blast from outside the penalty box. Shaw, 19, is the first U.S. player with five goals in five straight career starts.
Just before Shaw's goal, the U.S. was hurt when ex-Stanford defender Naomi Girma was subbed off with an apparent right thigh injury. Girma was the U.S. Soccer Player of the Year last year.
The United States will face Canada on Tuesday in the SheBelieves Cup final in Columbus, Ohio.
Golf
BHATIA HAS 4-SHOT LEAD AT TEXAS OPEN >> Akshay Bhatia birdied his last two holes at the TPC San Antonio for a 4-under 68, taking a four-shot lead over Denny McCarthy into the final round as he tries to get the last spot in the Masters.
McCarthy was the only player who managed to stay close to the 22-yearold Bhatia, and his three birdies in a four-hole stretch in the middle of the back nine enabled him to cut the lead to two shots. He closed with three pars for a 67.
Bhatia was at 15-under 201. After McCarthy, the next closest player to the lead was Brendon Todd, who shot 70 and was seven shots behind. KORDA GOES FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT LPGA WIN >> Nelly Korda raced out to an early lead and beat the self-destructing Narin An 4 and 3 in the semifinals of the T-Mobile Match Play in Las Vegas to put herself a match away from her fourth straight LPGA Tour victory.
The world's top-ranked player will play Leona Maguire in the final today. The Irish star beat Sei Young Kim 3 and 2.
Korda is trying to become the first LPGA Tour player to win four consecutive starts since Lorena Ochoa in 2008.
GARCIA HAS 2-SHOT LIV LEAD >> Sergio Garcia birdied his final hole for a 4-under 68, giving him a two-shot lead in LIV Golf Miami as he goes after his first title in the Saudi-funded circuit.
Garcia has lost in two playoffs during his three years with LIV, including one to Joaquin Niemann in Mexico at the start of the season.
NHL
JETS 4, WILD 2 >> Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and two assists, linemate Alex Iafallo a goal and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Wild in Minnesota.
BRUINS 3, PANTHERS 2 >> Jesper Boqvist scored 2:05 into overtime, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and the Bruins beat the Florida Panthers in a matchup of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division in Boston. First-place Boston moved five points ahead of second-place Florida. Both teams have four games left in the regular season — with the Panthers' all at home.
BLACKHAWKS 3, STARS 2 >> Connor Bedard, Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones scored in the second period, and the Blackhawks stopped Dallas' franchise-record win streak at eight games with a victory in Chicago.
Motorsports
LARSON WINS NASCAR POLE AT MARTINSVILLE >> Kyle Larson won the pole for today's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, turning a fast lap at 96.034 miles per hour to edge Bubba Wallace for the top spot by one one-thousandth of a second.
Wallace completed his best lap around the 0.526-mile oval at 96.029 mph. He and Larson were the only two drivers to exceed 96 mph in their qualifying laps.