Messi out of pair of Argentina’s friendlies in US due to muscle injury

Lionel Messi will not play in Argentina’s two friendlies in the United States this month due to a right leg muscle injury. The Argentina Football Association made the announcement. The captain was injured last week while playing for his Inter Miami club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. He will miss Argentina’s matches against El Salvador on Friday in Philadelphia and against Costa Rica four days later in Los Angeles.

■ Golf: UNLV senior Yuki Moriyama holds the individual lead while the Rebels’ men’s golf team is tied for second after two rounds of the All American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston. Moriyama is at 4-under 140, good for a one-shot lead in the 100-player field with one round to play. Senior Caden Fioroni is tied for fifth, three shots back. The Rebels are at 8 over, tied with Texas Tech and four shots behind leader Sam Houston State.

■ NHL: The Sports Business Journal announced Monday that the Golden Knights are one of five nominees for the publication’s Sports Team of the

Year Award. The winner will be announced at the 17th annual Sports Business Awards on May 22 in New York.