Badgers drop WCHA final

Sidney Peters stopped 31 of 32 shots as Minnesota beat the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team, 3-1, in the WCHA tournament championship game Sunday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

Delaney Drake scored the only goal for UW (304-2) at 4:19 of the first period. It was her first career goal.

The Badgers had several scoring chances in the third period.

“I thought we played well, we had 30-plus shots and we didn’t have a power-play opportunity,” UW coach Mark Johnson said. “I thought the effort was there, I thought we competed hard, and we just didn’t create enough opportunities to get one by her (Peters) today.”

Taylor Wente, Taylor Williamson and Nicole Schammel scored for the No. 7 Gophers (24-10-4).

NBA

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost another big man as the team said starting center Tristan Thompson sustained a sprained right ankle during Saturday’s loss and is expected to miss “multiple games.”

Thompson’s loss is another blow to the defending Eastern Conference champions, who are struggling without all-star forward Kevin Love (broken hand).

Thompson was injured when he was stepped on in a 126-117 loss to the Nuggets.

NFL

The San Francisco Police Department issued a statement Sunday saying it is looking for suspended Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith for questioning in a domestic violence incident.

Police said in the statement that Smith “fled the scene” after a “victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.” The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Smith, 28, who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2011, hasn’t played since 2015. He still is listed on the Raiders’ reserve/suspended list.

HOCKEY

Anthony Richard’s shootout goal gave the Milwaukee Admirals a 3-2 victory over visiting Wilkes Barre/Scranton on Sunday night.

Richard gave the Admirals a 2-1 lead in the second period, but Josh Jooris scored the equalizer for the Penguins with 40 seconds left in the game.

Anders Lindback had 28 saves for the Admirals (29-24-4-1).

COLLEGE BASEBALL

UW-Milwaukee managed just one extra-base hit off Gonzaga starting pitcher Daniel Bies in a 4-1 loss to the Bulldogs in Sacramento, Calif.

Bies went all nine innings, giving up just six hits. Third baseman Ben Chally drove in the only run of the day for the Panthers. (2-7)

SOFTBALL

Wisconsin’s six-run second inning fueled a 12-0 rout over Wright State at the South Florida Under Armour Invitational in Tampa, Fla.

Kelsey Jenkins had two hits and five RBI and Brooke Wyderski had two hits and a pair of RBI. Freshman pitcher Haley Hestekin allowed just one hit for the Badgers (11-8).

TRACK

Poland set a world record in the 4x400-meter relay at the world indoor athletics championships, with the United States also finishing inside the previous mark.

Karol Zalewski, Rafal Omelko, Lukasz Krawczuk and Jakub Krzewina won in 3:01.77. That shaved 0.36 of a second off the previous record of 3:02.13, which was set by the U.S. in 2014.