UCLA fires Mora after loss to USC

UCLA fired football coach Jim Mora with one regular-season game left in his sixth season — and on his 56th birthday.

Athletic director Dan Guerrero announced the shocking move one day after rival USC’s 28-23 victory over UCLA (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12). Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch will coach the Bruins in their regular-season home finale against Cal on Friday night.

UCLA must pay more than $12 million to buy out the remainder of Mora’s contract.

Golf

THOMPSON MISSES 2-FOOTER >> Lexi Thompson won $1 million for the CME Race to the Globe and left so much more behind in the LPGA Tour’s final event.

Thompson was poised to win the CME Group Tour Championship and LPGA player of the year until she jabbed at a 2-foot par putt and missed it on the 18th hole at Tiburon Golf Club. That paved the way for Ariya Jutanugarn, who birdied her last two holes for a 5-under 67 and a oneshot victory.

The points-based LPGA player of the year was a tie between So Yeon Ryu and LPGA rookie Sung Hyun Park.

COOK WINS RSM CLASSIC >> PGA Tour rookie Austin Cook won the RSM Classic, closing with two birdies for a 3-under 67 in the final PGA Tour event and earning a spot in the Masters.

College football

TIDE STILL NO. 1 >> The top nine teams in The Associated Press college football poll have held onto their spots, led by No. 1 Alabama, while Northwestern and Boise State moved into the Top 25 for the first time this season.

Alabama, top ranked since the preseason, received 58 first-place votes on Sunday. No. 2 Miami received three first-place votes. Stanford remained at No. 20.

Tennis

U.S. GREAT SEGURA DIES >> Pancho Segura, who rose from poverty to win six U.S. Pro singles and doubles championships and was one of the world’s top amateur players in the 1940s and professionals in the 1950s, has died. He was 96.

Men’s soccer

STANFORD WINS ON PKS >> No. 9 Stanford didn’t score a goal in regulation or two overtimes, but advanced to the Round of 16 by holding off Pacific 4-1 on penalty kicks. Stanford hosts Coastal Carolina at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

DONS BOW OUT >> USF’s run at the NCAA tournament ended in a 3-2 second-round loss at No. 4 seeded Louisville.

Women’s soccer

CARDINAL ADVANCES >> Topseeded Stanford advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament with a 1-0 win over Florida State. Jordan DiBiasi scored her fifth game-winning goal of the season for the Cardinal (21-1-0), which hosts Penn State at 2 p.m. on Friday. BRONCOS BOUNCED >> Santa Clara was eliminated from the NCAA tournament with a 1-0 loss at No. 1 seeded South Carolina.