National Sports

Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. Williams was 84.

CASTIONS DI STRADA, ITALY — The Canadian women's softball team reached the final four of the World Cup with a 5-4 victory over host Italy on Wednesday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Federico Redondo scored the first two goals of his career in the second half after assisting on a first-half score by Diego Gómez and Inter Miami posted a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Indiana rookie Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game Wednesday night, finishing with 19 in the Fever's 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings. “I just try to set my teammates up for success,” Clark said.

TROON, Scotland (AP) — The first stage of Scottie Scheffler's rise to the top of golf felt like warp speed. He went from No. 15 in the world to No. 1 in the span of five tournaments , and that was before he won the Masters for the first time.

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MARBELLA — Canada's women's soccer team blanked Nigeria 1-0 in an Olympic tune-up in Marbella, Spain. Jordyn Huitema of Chilliwack, B.C., scored the lone goal for the defending Olympic champions and world No.

World champion decathlete Pierce LePage will not compete in the Paris Olympics due to a herniated disc sustained in April. LePage made the announcement on his Instagram page Wednesday and said he will need surgery on his back.

CALGARY — Returning champions Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko and Megan Khang highlight the field that will tee off at the L-P-G-A Tour's CPKC Women's Open next week.

A federal judge has denied a request by former NBA player Jontay Porter to be allowed to resume his basketball career in Greece while he is awaiting sentencing for his role in a betting scandal that got him banned from the league.