CHARLOTTE, N.C. >> Pep Biel had a goal and two assists to propel Charlotte FC to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night.

Charlotte (3-1-1) jumped in front in the 11th minute when Biel scored unassisted. It was his second goal this season after scoring twice in eight starts and nine appearances last year — his first in the league.

Charlotte midfielder Andrew Privett was tagged with a red card in the 74th minute. That led to a penalty-kick goal by Cristian “Chicho” Arango. It was Arango’s third goal of the season after coming over from Real Salt Lake. Privett’s red card was for a foul on Preston Judd.

Daniel De Sousa Britto stopped three shots for San Jose (2-3-0) in the club’s first trip to Charlotte.

Hockey

Blackhawks’ Maroon says he’s retiring >> Three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Maroon said he is retiring after this season.

Maroon, who turns 37 next month, made the announcement in a pregame television interview before he and the Chicago Blackhawks played at his hometown St. Louis Blues.

Maroon helped the Blues win their first championship in franchise history in 2019. He then joined the Tampa Bay Lightning and won back to back in 2020 and ‘21.

Baseball

Guardians Bibee signs 5-year contract >> Right-hander Tanner Bibee has signed a five-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians. It includes a club option for 2030.

Bibee will get his first opening-day assignment on Thursday at Kansas City. He went 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA last season, finishing with 12 quality starts in 31 outings and 187 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings.

Guardians, Rockies swap Outfielders in trade >> The Colorado Rockies traded outfielder Nolan Jones to the Cleveland Guardians for Tyler Freeman.

The addition of Freeman provides increased flexibility for Colorado after it lost Thairo Estrada to a broken right wrist.

The 26-year-old Jones returns to Cleveland after he made his big league debut with the Guardians in 2022. The second-round pick in the 2016 amateur draft was traded to the Rockies in November 2022 for infielder Juan Brito.

Golf

Hovland part of 3-way tie at Valspar >> Viktor Hovland was steady amid a wild day of charges and collapses at the Valspar Championship, leaving him in a three-way tie for the lead at Innisbrook with two dozen players still very much in the mix.

Jacob Bridgeman showed plenty of mettle in his first time as the 36-hole leader, falling four shots behind at the turn and rallying for a 1-under 70 to share the lead with Hovland (69) and Nico Echavarria (66).

They were at 7-under 206 with seemingly everyone on their heels. That includes Justin Thomas, who left on Friday hopeful he would make the cut. He shot 30 on the back nine for a 65, his lowest round ever on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook, to finish two behind.

Boxing

Former Police officer becomes champion >> Former police officer Tiara Brown became WBC world featherweight champion by beating Skye Nicolson in a split-decision victory.

The 36-year-old Brown took Nicolson’s belt when judges scored the bout 97-93 and 96-94 in her favor, with one judge scoring it 96-94 for Nicolson.

Brown (19-0) dropped to the canvas in tears when she was announced as the winner. It was the first professional loss for Nicolson (12-1), an Australian.

Women’s basketball

Arizona State hires Grand Canyon’s Miller as head coach >> Arizona State is hiring Grand Canyon’s Molly Miller as its next women’s basketball coach.

Miller replaces Natasha Adair, who was fired earlier this month after going 29-62 in three seasons.

Miller had a successful run across town at GCU, leading the Lopes to their first Western Athletic Conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance this season. Grand Canyon took a 30-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament before losing to Baylor in the first round.