Sports News Roundup: Tiger Woods confirms WD from Genesis due to flu diagnosis; Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu headline NBA All-Star Saturday and more

But Curry made 4 of 5 shots from the right corner to end his round and overtake Ionescu to win 29-26 in the special 3-point competition between the two prolific shooters during All-Star Saturday Night in Indianapolis. NASCAR Xfinity race at Daytona postponed until Monday DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Penguins hope for home boost from Jaromir Jagr against Kings

The Pittsburgh Penguins' game Sunday against the visiting Los Angeles Kings comes at the end of a celebratory weekend, but their reality hasn't changed. The Penguins, in an uphill struggle to get into the playoffs, are coming off a solid 4-1 win Thursday at Chicago. That came after a three-game losing streak.

Golf-Spieth takes responsibility for Genesis Invitational disqualification

Jordan Spieth admitted to signing for the wrong score at The Genesis Invitational at Riviera on Friday as the former U.S. Open champion was disqualified for the first time in his career.

The PGA Tour said that the former world number one had signed at the end of the second round for a three on the par-three fourth hole when he had made a four.

Mixed Martial Arts-Topuria redraws global UFC map with title win

When Ilia Topuria uncorked a thunderous second-round right hook to down Alexander Volkanovski at the Honda Centre on Saturday he not only won the UFC featherweight title but also redrew the global topography of the world's leading fight promotion. In a moment reminiscent of Conor McGregor's famous 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo in 2015, Topuria seized his chance in the second round against the Australian.

Tiger Woods confirms WD from Genesis due to flu diagnosis

Tiger Woods confirmed Saturday over social media that he is dealing with the flu. Woods' announcement came one day after he withdrew from the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu headline NBA All-Star Saturday

Stephen Curry sensed he was in trouble as he neared the end of his round but suddenly flashed the ability that has helped him make a record 3,642 3-pointers in regular-season play. It was good timing as WNBA standout Sabrina Ionescu put on a stellar shooting performance of her own. But Curry made 4 of 5 shots from the right corner to end his round and overtake Ionescu to win 29-26 in the special 3-point competition between the two prolific shooters during All-Star Saturday Night in Indianapolis.

NASCAR Xfinity race at Daytona postponed until Monday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Saturday's scheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been postponed to Monday morning because of rain. The season-opening race has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

ATP roundup: Nicolas Jarry downs Carlos Alcaraz at Argentina Open

Third-seeded Chilean Nicolas Jarry cruised to a 7-6 (2), 6-3 upset of No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Saturday in the semifinals of the IEB+ Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. Jarry battled back from a 6-5 deficit in the first set to force a tiebreaker, where he raced out to a 6-1 lead that ended up being too much for Alcaraz to handle. Jarry then won the final three games of the second set to complete the sweep.

Swimming-United States' Johnston top seed for 400m medley in Doha

United States swimmer David Johnston swam a personal best to top qualifying for the 400 metres medley final at the World Championships on Sunday, while Canada's Tessa Cieplucha took top seed for the women's 400m. With France's world champion Leon Marchand skipping Doha, Texas University student Johnston won his heat in four minutes and 12.51 seconds to upstage U.S. team mate and defending silver medallist Carson Foster, who qualified fourth.

Equestrian-Australian show-jumper Rose stood down for wearing mankini costume

Australian three-time Olympic equestrian medallist Shane Rose has been stood down from competition for wearing an orange mankini at a closed event in Wallaby Hill near Sydney, Equestrian Australia said on Sunday. A silver medallist in team eventing at the 2008 Beijing and 2020 Tokyo Games, the 50-year-old apologised on Facebook, saying he did not intend to offend anyone.

NHL roundup: Panthers beat Lightning for 11th straight road win

Florida scored six unanswered goals inside the match's first 22 minutes, and the Panthers -- the NHL's road warriors -- humbled the Tampa Bay Lightning 9-2 on Saturday to stretch their road winning streak to 11 games. Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett totaled two goals and two assists apiece, while Brandon Montour recorded a tally and two helpers.

(With inputs from agencies.)