U.S. women capture 18th Fed Cup title

The United States won its 18th Fed Cup title and the first since 2000 with a 3-2 win against Belarus. CoCo Vandeweghe and Shelby Rogers beat Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the deciding doubles of the final in Minsk, Belarus. Sasnovich had kept Belarus alive after beating U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 4-6, 6-1, 8-6 to leave the final even at 2-2. Vandeweghe earlier beat Sabalenka 7-6 (5), 6-1 to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead.

The U.S. holds the most Fed Cup titles in the international competition. This was its fourth Fed Cup final since last winning in 2000.

ATP Finals: Roger Federer, the 19-time Grand Slam champion, broke Jack Sock in the first game of a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory in the season-ending event at O2 Arena in London. Both then held serve the rest of the way. In the late match of the round-robin event, Alexander Zverev beat Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Formula One: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo to solidify his hold on second place after Lewis Hamilton clinched the season title two weeks ago. Pole sitter Valterri Bottas finished second with Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari taking third. Hamilton was fourth.

NHRA: Brittany Force became the first female Top Fuel season champion since Shirley Muldowney in 1982 in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona, Calif. Force, the daughter of 16-time Funny Car champ John Force, wrapped up the title in the quarterfinals and went on to win the event at Auto Club Raceway, her fourth victory of the year. TOP 25

■ (At) No. 3 Arizona 103, MarylandBaltimore County 78: Allonzo Trier scored 30 points, DeAndre Ayton added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the Wildcats (2-0) toppled the Retrievers (0-2). Jairus Lyles had 31 points for UMBC.

■ (At) No. 5 Kentucky 73, Vermont 69: Hamido Diallo and P.J. Washington each scored 16 points to help the Wildcats (2-0) hold off the Catamounts (0-1). Washington added 10 rebounds, and Quade Green contributed 15 points. Trae Bell-Haynes let Vermont with 16 points and five assists.

■ (At) No. 12 Miami 89, Navy 55: D.J. Vasiljevic scored 16 points, Dewan Huell added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Jacquan Newton had 14 points as the Hurricanes (2-0) cruised past the Midshipmen (1-1). Hasan Abdullah scored 13 points to lead Navy.

■ (At) No. 16 Louisville 72, George Mason 61: Deng Adel had 20 points, and freshmen Darius Perry (17) and Jordan Nwora (10) combined to score 22 in the second half to rally the Cardinals (1-0) past the Patriots (1-1) to win David Padgett’s debut as Louisville’s interim coach. Jaire Grayer had 20 points and Justin Kier 18 for George Mason, which led 46-45 with 11 minutes remaining.

■ (At) No. 20 Purdue 111, Chicago State 42: Carsen Edwards scored a career-high 25 points, Vince Edwards added 15 points and 12 rebounds, and the Boilermakers (2-0) routed the Cougars (0-2).

■ (At) No. 23 Seton Hall 75, Monmouth 65: Myles Powell scored 18 points and Angel Delgado added 17 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Pirates (2-0) over the Hawks (1-1) in an NIT TipOff tournament campus game. Deion Hammond scored 17 points and Micah Seaborn had 16 for Monmouth. ACC

■ (At) Clemson 87, North Carolina A&T 63: Donte Grantham and Gabe DeVoe each recorded double-doubles to power the Tigers (2-0) past the Aggies (1-1). Grantham had 17 points and 12 rebounds; DeVoe added 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

■ (At) Boston College 91, South Carolina State 52: Steffon Mitchell scored 21 points, Jordan Chatman added 13 and the Eagles (2-0) rolled over the Bulldogs (0-2).

■ (At) N.C. State 78, Charleston Southern 56: Allerik Freeman had 18 points and Torin Dorn added 14 to help the Wolfpack (2-0) defeat the Buccaneers (0-2).

■ (At) Virginia Tech 132, Citadel 93: Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 29 points, Kerry Blackshear Jr. added 22 and the Hokies (2-0) ran by the Bulldogs (1-1).

SEC

■ (At) Arkansas 101, Bucknell 73: Jaylen Barford scored a career-high 27 points, Daryl Macon added 21 and the Razorbacks (2-0) defeated the Bison (0-2).

BIG 12

■ (At) Oklahoma 108, Omaha 89: Hometown star Trae Young had 15 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his college debut to lead the Sooners (1-0) over the Mavericks (0-2).

NOTEWORTHY

■ (At) Georgetown 73, Jacksonville 57: Patrick Ewing made a successful head coaching debut at his alma mater as Jessie Govan had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Hoyas (1-0) over the Dolphins (0-2). Marcus Derrickson added 20 points for Georgetown; JD Notae had 18 for Jacksonville.

Saturday’s Games Sunday’s games

Devils 7, (at) Blackhawks 5: Miles Wood had three goals for his first career hat trick and added an assist to lead New Jersey. Jan Rutta had a goal and two assists for Chicago.

(At) Capitals 2, Oilers 1 (SO): T.J. Oshie scored the only goal of the shootout. Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots through overtime and all three Edmonton shootout shots.

Lightning 2, (at) Ducks 1: J.T. Brown scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period as Tampa Bay avenged one of its only two regulation losses and won its fourth straight.

Sharks at Kings: Late

NHL notes

Sharks: Forward Timo Meier was fined $2,403.67 for elbowing Vancouver’s Michael Del Zotto on Saturday.