UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. The school released a statement saying Auriemma, 62, had boarded a plane Saturday morning at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., but decided to deplane because he was not feeling well. The school says he was taken to a hospital for observation and was resting comfortably . . . The University of Nevada at Las Vegas moved swiftly to hire a men’s basketball coach after Chris Beard’s sudden exit, agreeing with New Mexico State’s Marvin Menzies on a five-year contract. Menzies’s contract must still be approved by UNLV’s board of regents . . . The University of Oklahoma men and women won NCAA team gymnastics titles. The Sooners handily defended their men’s championship, beating runner-up Stanford by nearly 10 points in Columbus, Ohio. The women ended Florida’s three-year run of team titles by holding off Louisiana State University on the final event in Fort Worth, Texas . . . Southern California’s blind long-snapper, Jake Olson, completed two field goal snaps in the Trojans’ spring football game in Los Angeles.
Joe Burrow, expected to be J.T. Barrett's backup at quarterback in the fall, threw three touchdown passes in leading his Gray squad to a 28-17 win over Barrett's Scarlet team before 100,189 at Ohio Stadium, a record crowd for the Ohio State annual spring football game.
Baseball
Fan stable after hit by foul
A fan hit by a foul ball at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., was in stable condition at a hospital, one day after she was injured during a game between the White Sox and the Rays. The ball went through a small gap in the protective netting behind an area for photographers in the seventh inning Friday. The woman was sitting in the lower box seats next to Tampa Bay’s dugout on the first base side. Stadium workers were on the field Saturday adjusting the netting on both the first and third base sides . . . The Mets placed pitcher Jacob deGrom on the family medical emergency list because of health complications involving his newborn child. The All-Star righthander will be on the list from three to seven days . . . The Angels placed outfielder Daniel Nava on the disabled list with tendinitis in his left knee.
. . . The Rockies placed catcher Nick Hundley on the seven-day concussion disabled list after he took a foul tip off his mask Wednesday. The team made the move retroactive to Thursday. . . . Shane McCarthy threw the first perfect game in Seton Hall history, striking out eight in the Pirates’ 10-0 victory over LIU Brooklyn Friday night in South Orange, N.J.
Soccer
Breakers drop NWSL opener
The Boston Breakers lost their National Women’s Soccer League season opener, 1-0, to the Washington Spirit in Boyds, Md. Libby Stout made six saves for the Breakers . . . Toronto, Montreal, Columbus, Colorado, Seattle, and Real Salt Lake were winners in Major League Soccer. Sebastian Giovinco’s goal in the first minute stood up in Toronto FC’s 1-0 victory over DC United in Washington. Ignacio Piatti scored from just outside the box in the first minute of stoppage time to give the Montreal Impact a 2-1 victory over the host Chicago Fire. Justin Meram had a goal and two assists and the host Columbus Crew beat New York City FC, 3-2, for their first victory of the season. Dominique Badji scored his first goal of the season in the 82d minute to help the host Colorado Rapids beat the New York Red Bulls, 2-1, on a snow-covered field. Chad Marshall headed in a corner kick late in the first half and hometown rookie Jordan Morris scored his first career goal to help the Seattle Sounders beat the Philadelphia Union, 2-1. Juan Manuel Martinez scored as Real Salt Lake pushed aside the Vancouver Whitecaps, 1-0
Tennis
Nadal going for historic title
Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, to play for his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title. If Nadal beats Gael Monfils in the final in Monaco on Sunday, he will earn a record-equaling 28th Masters title, which would tie Novak Djokovic . . . Christina McHale beat Sam Stosur, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Australia in their Fed Cup world group playoff in Brisbane, Australia. Romania’s Simona Halep beat Germany’s Andrea Petkovic, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, to even their world group playoff at 1-1. In other Fed Cup contests, two-time defending champion Czech Republic was held, 1-1, by Switzerland in Lucerne; Kristina Mladenovic beat Richel Hogenkamp, 6-2, 6-4, to draw France level with the Netherlands in Trelaze, France, in their semifinal after Kiki Bertens beat Caroline Garcia, 6-4 6-2, in the opening match; and Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro gave Spain a 2-0 lead over Italy after winning the opening matches of their world group playoff in Lleida, Spain.
Miscellany
Harvard crew falls to Princeton
The Harvard men’s heavyweight varsity eight, ranked fifth, could not overcome a big start by third-ranked Princeton as the Tigers won the Compton Cup rowing competition on the Charles River. The Crimson tried to rally but ran out of course as the Tigers posted a 1.7-second victory. Harvard’s lone win of the day came when the second varsity beat Princeton by 3.2 seconds . . . Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle by nearly 15 seconds at the Arena Pro Swim meet in Mesa, Ariz., finishing in 8 minutes, 13.20 seconds. Michael Phelps led all the way in the 200 individual medley, touching in 1:57.90 — third-fastest in the world this year . . . Creator won the Arkansas Derby in Hot Springs by 1¼ lengths, giving trainer Steve Asmussen his third victory in the $1 million horse race . . . Former Globe columnist Leigh Montville was named the winner of the 2016 Red Smith Award, given to one person annually for “major contributions to sports journalism.’’ . . . Errol Spence Jr. stopped Chris Algieri with 48 seconds left in the fifth round of a welterweight fight in New York City in the main event of the Premier Boxing Champions.
. . . Helio Castroneves won the pole for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach in California . . . Caster Semenya won national titles in the 400, 800, and 1,500 meters and ran Olympic qualifying times in the first two events at the South African track and field championships in Stellenbosch. Semenya ran a personal-best 50.74 in the 400, and 1:58.45 in the 800, both world-leading times . . . Deion Sanders and Rod Woodson were among the NFL greats who paid tribute to Eugene Parker, one of the first prominent African-American football agents, at Parker’s funeral in Fort Wayne, Ind . . . A private funeral service was held at a downtown theater in New Orleans for former Saints defensive end Will Smith, who was shot and killed a week ago. . . President Barack Obama has teamed with reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry on a public service announcement calling for Americans to mentor youth in their community to make a positive impact.
