MBAPPE RESCUES PSG LATE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
After teammate Lionel Messi missed a penalty, Kylian Mbappe saved his team again by scoring a brilliant solo goal deep into stoppage time as Paris SaintGermain beat Real Madrid 1-0 in their Champions League last-16 match on Tuesday.
Mbappe has rescued PSG many times with late goals in the French league this season — as recently as last Friday — and he did so again on the biggest stage.
After taking a backheeled pass from substitute Neymar in the fourth and final minute of stoppage time of the first leg, Mbappe cut inside two players down the left and shot the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
In the other Champions League game, Manchester City was so good that even the fans of its opponents couldn’t help but applaud.
When Phil Foden sidefooted home the third of City’s four first-half goals in a 5-0 win over Sporting in the last 16, it wasn’t just the vocal away fans showing their appreciation inside the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
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Kraig Chiles and Charlie Gonzalez each had a hat trick as the Sockers (13-0-1) defeated host Ontario 8-2 (74-2).
Baseball
Longtime Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman announced his retirement, ending a decorated career in which he became the franchise leader in many major categories and boosted the team to its only World Series championship.
The Nationals took Zimmerman with their first pick in the 2005 draft (fourth overall) soon after the team moved from Montreal to Washington. He retires as the Nationals’ career leader in games (1,799), runs (963), hits (1,846), total bases (3,159), doubles (417), home runs (284) and RBIs (1,061).
A two-time All-Star, Zimmerman helped the franchise win its World Series championship in 2019. He had hits in 10 of the Nationals’ 16 postseason games in 2019 and hit the first World Series home run in Nationals franchise history, in the second inning of Game 1 off Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole.
College football
Former Miami coach Al Golden is joining Notre Dame after a stint in the NFL to become defensive coordinator under new Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman.
A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Golden had reached an agreement with the school on a multiyear contract.
Local collges
The SDSU women’s golf team finished 10th at the 14team Lamkin Invitational at The Farms in Rancho Santa Fe, which featured nine ranked teams. Freshman Anika Sato was SDSU’s top finisher, tying for 12th with a 6-over 222. Sara Kjellker finished one stroke behind her, placing 15th. No. 12 San Jose State (9 over) edged No. 1 Stanford (12 over) for the team title. Stanford’s Rachel Heck won the individual title with at 5-under 211.
• The Cal State San Marcos men’s golf team shot even-par over three rounds at Shadowridge Golf Club in Vista to win the 14-team CSUSM Fujikura Invitational by five shots over Colorado State-Pueblo.
• Sydney Brown had 21 points, eight rebounds and two steal for UCSD (9-13, 6-7 Big West), which fell to host UC Irvine 67-50 in women’s basketball.
• Aztecs senior Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez was named Mountain West Diver of the Week, while Maggie Balint was named conference pitcher of the week.