National Sports

MANCHESTER, England — U.S. Soccer is closing in on naming Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as the new coach of the women’s national team, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Canadian-born MMA heavyweight Ben (Vanilla Thunder) Tynan leaves Bangkok, Thailand, with a US$50,000 bonus after winning his debut in the One Championship promotion.

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Cody’s Wish rallied from last and survived a stewards’ inquiry to defend his title in the $1 million Dirt Mile at the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Junior Alvarado, Cody's Wish ran the distance in 1:35.97.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe wasn't impressed. Ryan Reaves added the situation was discussed internally.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon women's record, which has stood for 20 years, could go down Sunday with one of the strongest fields assembled in the history of the race.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to give the Golden State Warriors a 141-139 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 in one of the NBA’s seven In-Season Tournament openers Friday night.

Friday's Games NHL Philadelphia 5 Buffalo 1 St.

REGINA — Sam Oremba and Borya Valis each scored twice as the Regina Pats whipped the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 6-1 in Western Hockey League action Friday night at the Brandt Centre.

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Pan American Games podium featured a healthy lineup of successful Canadians on Friday, as they added 13 medals to the country's impressive collection.

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Camilo Villegas birdied his final three holes Friday and carded an 8-under 64 that allowed him to emerge from the pack on another low day of scoring and build a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the World Wide Technolog