Katelyn Rowland had a homecoming season for Bay FC in 2024, and she made it the last of her professional soccer career.

The 30-year-old goalkeeper from Walnut Creek announced her retirement from the sport Friday afternoon, just over a month before Bay FC’s regular-season opener.

She made 21 appearances -- all starts -- for Bay FC last season, including the 2-1 playoff quarterfinal loss in extra time to Washington. She recorded 56 saves and allowed 28 goals, keeping five clean sheets.

Rowland won four NWSL titles over her 10-year career, in her rookie season (Kansas City), second year (Western New York) and twice with North Carolina.

-- Michael Nowels

Hockey

AHL suspends Barracuda’s Bordeleau >> San Jose Barracuda forward Thomas Bordeleau was suspended for one game by the AHL for his cross-check on an opponent in a road game against Colorado earlier this week.

Tkachuks help U.S. to 4 Nations win >> Brady and Matthew Tkachuk each scored twice and the United States beat Finland 6-1 on Thursday night night in each team’s opening game at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.

U.S. will take on rival Canada tonight.

Golf

Thompson leads at Torrey Pines >> Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler was right on his heels.

Thompson made only two pars on the back nine and finished with a wedge to a foot for birdie and a 6-under 66 for a one-shot lead over Scheffler.

Scheffler, playing bogey-free despite hitting only five fairways, and Rory McIlroy showing the form that led him to victory at Pebble Beach as his 67 left him three shots back.

Track and field

Stanford’s Fisher sets world record >> Stanford product Grant Fisher set his second world indoor record within a week, shattering a 21-year-old mark in the 5,000 meters in Boston.

Fisher finished in 12 minutes, 44.09 seconds, beating the mark that Kenenisa Bekele set in 2004, by 5.51 seconds.

Last Saturday, Fisher set the indoor world record in the 3,000 meters in 7:22.91.

Women’s basketball

Watkins lifts USC to huge win over UCLA >> JuJu Watkins scored 38 points, helping sixth-ranked USC topple No. 1 UCLA 71-60 on Thursday night.