Canada tops U.S. for women’s hockey title

Brianne Jenner and Blayre Turnbull scored to back Shannon Szabados, who had 38 saves, as the Canada women’s hockey team beat the United States 2-0 in Detroit to win the inaugural Rivalry Series.

The U.S., which held a 38-17 edge in shots, won 1-0 on Tuesday in London, Ontario, and Canada evened the best-of-three set with a 4-3 victory Thursday in Toronto. They meet again in April at the world championship in Finland.

Bowling: At Columbus,

Ohio, Anthony Simonsen, 22, of Little Elm, Texas, won the PBA Players Championship to become the youngest player to win two PBA major titles while denying runner-up Jason Belmonte, 35, of Australia a record 11th major crown.

Tennis: At Rotterdam, Netherlands, three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka, 33, of Switzerland lost his first final since his comeback a year ago from left knee surgeries, falling 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to Gael Monfils, 32, of France in the ABN AMRO World Tournament.

Skiing: At Are, Sweden, Marcel Hirscher coasted to his third slalom title at the Alpine world championships, matching fellow Austrian Toni Sailer as the lone male skiers to win seven career golds at worlds.

College football: Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt, under contract through 2021, agreed to leave the Ducks with a financial settlement that will pay him $2.5 million over multiple years.

Soccer: At Cuneo, Italy, Pro Piacenza, a third-tier team with financial problems, lost 20-0 to Cueno after being able to field only seven players, all of them from ages 16 to 19.