Sports News Roundup: Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Arizona clinches second in Pac-12; Soccer-'Messi, we're waiting for you,' - threat left after attack on family business and more

The Wildcats still have not lost consecutive games under second-year coach Tommy Lloyd. WTA roundup: Mayar Sherif rallies to reach Monterrey quarters Seventh-seeded Mayar Sherif of Egypt saved two match points while rallying for a 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 win over China's Xinyu Wang on Thursday in the second round of the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.

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Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Arizona clinches second in Pac-12

Azuolas Tubelis scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 8 Arizona clinched second place in the Pac-12 and ended Southern California's 14-game home winning streak with an 87-81 victory on Thursday in Los Angeles. Tubelis made 11 of 17 shots en route to his 12th double-double of the season as Arizona (25-5, 14-5 Pac-12) bounced back from a home loss to Arizona State. The Wildcats still have not lost consecutive games under second-year coach Tommy Lloyd.

Soccer-'Messi, we're waiting for you,' - threat left after attack on family business

Two people on motorcycles shot at a supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi, in Rosario, in Argentina's Santa Fe province early on Thursday morning, local media and the city's mayor reported. A threatening hand-written message for 35-year-old Messi, Argentina's captain and seven-times World Player of the Year, was also left on the shop door.

WTA roundup: Mayar Sherif rallies to reach Monterrey quarters

Seventh-seeded Mayar Sherif of Egypt saved two match points while rallying for a 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 win over China's Xinyu Wang on Thursday in the second round of the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico. Wang served for the match at 6-5 of the second set, but Sherif broke to force a tiebreaker. Wang then jumped ahead 6-4 before Sherif took the final four points of the tiebreaker to extend the match. A service break in the fifth game of the final set was all Sherif needed, though it took her four match points to close out the win.

Ice hockey-Decorated American forward Decker announces retirement

American forward Brianna Decker announced her retirement on Thursday after a highly-decorated career during which the three-time Olympian established herself as one of the game's best female players. The 31-year-old Wisconsin native, an Olympic gold medallist and six-time world champion, was a steady presence with the U.S. team and earned a reputation as a tenacious forward and reliable playmaker.

NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving hit 40 points in Mavs' win

Luka Doncic amassed 42 points and 12 assists and Kyrie Irving scored 40 points to lift the host Dallas Mavericks past the Philadelphia 76ers 133-126 on Thursday. The Mavericks improved to 2-4 with Doncic and Irving playing together.

Snooker-China's Zhao, Yan to miss World Championship due to match-fixing hearing

Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao and eight other Chinese players will remain suspended until the end of the season and miss the World Snooker Championship as they await the outcome of a disciplinary hearing for alleged match-fixing, governing body WPBSA said. The hearing would start on April 24, it said on Thursday, clashing with the April 15-May 1 tournament at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Spring training roundup: Yanks' Wandy Peralta tosses 20-second K

Wandy Peralta struck out Tucupita Marcano on three pitches and roughly 20 seconds as the New York Yankees cruised to a 9-1 triumph over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in a spring training game on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla. A Yankees reliever, Peralta struck out the side in the second inning, concluding with a slider, sinker and changeup to Marcano in quick succession. Marcano only swung at the second pitch.

NHL roundup: Bruins become fastest to 100 points

Dimitry Orlov and David Pastrnak each scored a goal and had two assists as the Boston Bruins used a five-goal third period to blow past the visiting Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Thursday evening. With their ninth consecutive win, the Bruins improved to 48-8-5 on the season and became the fastest team in NHL history to record 100 points, doing so in 61 games. Boston had previously reached the 100-point mark in 63 games in 1971-72 en route to the Stanley Cup. The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens got there in 62 games. That team also won the Stanley Cup.

Tennis-Flawless Djokovic downs Hurkacz to reach Dubai semi-finals

Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his third title of 2023 by powering into the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-3 7-5 win over Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday. The 35-year-old Serbian won in Adelaide before sealing his 22nd Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open while managing a hamstring injury and has hit top form after a slow start in Dubai on his return to the tour.

Cycling-Czech Olympian Nash cleared of doping after dog medicine defence

Veteran Czech cyclist Katerina Nash has avoided a four-year ban after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation determined the five-time Olympian's positive test had been a result of administering medicine to her pet dog. Nash, 45, tested positive for the appetite stimulant capromorelin after providing an out-of-competition urine sample on Oct. 24 2022, USADA said.