Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Collins keeps up winning run in farewell season by claiming Charleston title; Big time: Edey, Clingan meet in Purdue-UConn title showdown and more

Confetti fell on the Gamecocks after freshman Tessa Johnson scored a career-high 19 points to power South Carolina to an 87-75 victory over fellow No. 1 seed Iowa in the national championship game on Sunday in a sold-out Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Reports: S Kyle Dugger, Patriots agree to 4-year extension The New England Patriots and star safety Kyle Dugger have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.


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Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Collins keeps up winning run in farewell season by claiming Charleston title; Big time: Edey, Clingan meet in Purdue-UConn title showdown and more
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WTA roundup: Danielle Collins wins 13th straight match for back-to-back titles

Danielle Collins is showing no signs of slowing down as she heads into retirement later this season, having won her second consecutive tournament on Sunday at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina. The unseeded Collins crushed fourth-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 on the clay surface in 77 minutes for her 13th consecutive match victory after winning the hard-court Miami Open a week earlier.

ATP roundup: Hubert Hurkacz wins at Estoril for 8th career title

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz powered his way to his first clay-court title, beating Pedro Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in the final of the Millennium Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal. The No. 2 seed, Hurkacz recorded 15 aces in capturing his eighth career ATP Tour crown in the 87-minute match. He won 29 of 35 first-serve points and did not have to save any break points, while Martinez saved 3 of 5.

South Carolina gets revenge on Clark, Iowa to win national title

CLEVELAND -- The goal of redemption led to perfection for South Carolina's women's basketball team. Confetti fell on the Gamecocks after freshman Tessa Johnson scored a career-high 19 points to power South Carolina to an 87-75 victory over fellow No. 1 seed Iowa in the national championship game on Sunday in a sold-out Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

Reports: S Kyle Dugger, Patriots agree to 4-year extension

The New England Patriots and star safety Kyle Dugger have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. Per reports, Dugger will receive a base value of $58 million for the contract, and the deal could be worth up to $66 million. It includes $32.5 million in guarantees.

76ers C Joel Embiid out vs. Spurs

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will sit out Sunday's game against the host San Antonio Spurs due to injury management of his left knee. Embiid recorded 30 points and 12 rebounds while playing in just 23 minutes of Philadelphia's 116-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

MLB roundup: Marlins shake off 0-9 start, clobber Cards

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in the first inning as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Sunday for their first victory of the season. Jake Burger and Josh Bell each drove in two runs and Luis Arraez went 4-for-5 with three runs for the Marlins, who had started the campaign 0-9.

Reports: Ex-Texas DT T'Vondre Sweat arrested for DWI

Former Texas defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year last season, was arrested in Austin, Texas on Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to multiple reports. The Outland Trophy winner and unanimous first-team All-American was booked into Travis County Jail at 2:12 p.m. CT on Sunday. He later posted $3,000 bond and was released.

No Stephen Curry, no problem: Warriors rough up Jazz

Klay Thompson scored 25 of his game-high 32 points in the first half, Jonathan Kuminga recorded a double-double and the Golden State Warriors took care of business with a 118-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in San Francisco. Hitting nine of his 11 shots from the field, Kuminga finished with 21 points and a game-high 10 rebounds after missing the past six games with bilateral knee tendonitis. Rookies Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis chipped in with 16 points apiece for Golden State (43-35), which won for the seventh time in its past eight games.

Big time: Edey, Clingan meet in Purdue-UConn title showdown

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Two giant players will take center stage for one massive championship game. UConn aims to become the first back-to-back NCAA men's basketball champion since Florida in 2006 and 2007 when the Huskies face the Purdue Boilermakers on Monday night.

Tennis-Collins keeps up winning run in farewell season by claiming Charleston title

Danielle Collins captured the Charleston Open title on Sunday with a dominant 6-2 6-1 victory over fourth seed Daria Kasatkina, extending her sensational winning run to 13 matches in her final season on the WTA Tour. The 30-year-old American, who won her first Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open last month, wrapped up the one-sided contest in 77 minutes.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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