Uconn’s Bueckers named AP Player of Year
SAN ANTONIO — Paige Bueckers is in a class all by herself.
Uconn’s star guard became the first freshman ever to win The Associated Press women’s basketball player of the year award Wednesday.
Bueckers helped lead the
Huskies to their 13th consecutive Final Four with 28 points in the regional final win over Baylor on Monday night, just the latest star turn for the phenomenal 19-year-old Minnesota native.
More college basketball: Uconn sophomore James Bouknight has announced his intention to enter the NBA draft.
Golf: The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.
Tennis: No. 23-seeded Maria Sakkari upset Naomi Osaka 6-0, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open. The defeat was her first since February 2020, and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking this week from Ash Barty, who is in the semifinals. Sakkari will next play No. 8seeded Bianca Andreescu of Canada. Barty will play No. 5 Elina Svitolina.
Soccer: The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be spread across nine cities in Australia and New Zealand. The opening match will take place at Eden Park in Auckland, with Sydney’s Stadium
Australia hosting the final . ... Chelsea and Barcelona advanced to the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League. Pernille Harder scored against her former team to lead Chelsea to a 3-0 win over Wolfsburg, and 5-1 on aggregate. Barcelona outlasted Manchester City, losing the second leg 2-1 but won 4-2 on aggregate.
Colleges: The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic to college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting their education-related compensation. The high court heard arguments in a case about how colleges can reward athletes who play Division I basketball and football.