▶ A look at the amateur standings over the past 19 years shows Dan Russo at top of game./
BRADENTON, Fla. — A’ja Wilson had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Angel Mccoughtry added 20 points and the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces held off the No. 7 seed Connecticut Sun 66-63 to advance to the franchise’s second WNBA Finals.
Colleges: South Carolina starting linebacker Sherrod Greene will miss at least the next four-tosix weeks with a fractured hip. ... Purdue University has suspended 14 students — 13 of them athletes — for violating the Protect Purdue Pledge by attending a party Saturday in a residence hall. The students must vacate the dormitory by Wednesday though they can file an appeal. All of the athletes compete in winter or spring sports, athletic department spokeswoman Kassidie Blackstock confirmed. Blackstock declined to identify which teams will be affected. ... La Salle has cut seven sports, effective at the end of the academic year, in a move affecting approximately 130 athletes. The university sliced men’s baseball, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo. It also cut women’s softball, volleyball and tennis. The cuts drop La Salle’s intercollegiate athletics teams from 25 to 18. ... The University at Buffalo says 19 football players, five members of the women’s volleyball team and one women’s soccer player have tested positive for the coronavirus. All three teams have suspended activities through at least Monday. ... South Alabama called off its Saturday game with Sun Belt rival Troy because of CO
VID-19. South Alabama, Troy and the league will try to find a makeup date.
Soccer: Premier League clubs are yet to agree to a financial bailout for England’s lowerdivision clubs, who are struggling to cope with games being played without fans. The Premier League will fund coronavirus tests for any lower-league clubs that play top-division teams in the FA Cup. ... Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for coronavirus. The 29-year-old player who joined the team from Bayern Munich this month will now self-isolate.