Angel City defender Savy King was recovering from heart surgery following her collapse on the field during a National Women’s Soccer League match on Friday night.

King, a former No. 2 overall draft pick by Bay FC last season, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the medical event in the second half of Angel City’s match against the Utah Royals. Doctors who evaluated King discovered a heart abnormality, and she underwent surgery Tuesday.

“She is now resting and recovering surrounded by her family, and her prognosis is excellent,” the team said in a statement.

King’s family released a joint statement thanking the team’s medical staff, King’s fellow players and the hospital medical staff for her care.

“On behalf of our entire family, along with Savy, we have been so moved by the love and support from Angel City players, staff, fans and community, as well as soccer fans across the country,” the statement said. “We are blessed to share Savy is recovering well and we are looking forward to having her home with us soon.”

Players on both sides were visibly shaken as trainers rushed to King’s side after she went down in the 74th minute of Friday’s match. She was attended to for some 10 minutes before she was stretchered off the field on a cart.

Angel City said King was transported to the hospital but was responsive and undergoing further evaluation.

In an Instagram story, Washington Spirit national team forward Trinity Rodman offered prayers for King and her family, adding: “In no world should that game have continued.”

The league said in its statement that it would review its policies to determine if changes needed to be made.

There were 12 minutes of stoppage time added to the match. Angel City won the game 2-0.

King, 20, was the second overall pick in the 2024 NWSL draft by expansion Bay FC and played 18 games for the club. She was traded to Angel City in February and had started in all eight games for the team this season.

Alex Morgan has joined the investor group for the San Diego Wave, the National Women’s Soccer League team she played for before retiring from professional soccer.

The Wave announced that the former Cal star and two-time Women’s World Cup winner has rejoined the club as a minority stakeholder.

Morgan announced she was retiring after a 15-year career in professional soccer last September, when she was pregnant with her son Enzo, who was born last month. A crowd of 26,516 filled San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium for Morgan’s farewell match.

Morgan was among the first players signed by the Wave after the club joined the NWSL in 2021. She went on to play 63 matches with the Wave and scored 28 goals, including the team’s first.

WNBA

Former Stanford star Haley Jones, the No. 6 overall in the 2023 WNBA draft, was a surprise cut by the Atlanta Dream.

Jones, who was the 2019 Naismith Prep Player of the Year while at Archbishop Mitty High, was waived after averaging 3.8 points, 2,3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 80 games over three seasons with Atlanta.

The 6-foot-1 guard was named to the WNBA All-Rookie First Team after her rookie season.

HOCKEY

Tage Thompson completed his hat trick with a power-play goal in overtime to give the United States a 6-5 win over Norway after the Americans squandered a four-goal lead at the ice hockey world championship in Herning, Denmark.

Norway forced overtime when defenseman Stian Solberg scored with 1:27 left in regulation, as the Anaheim Ducks prospect completed a hat trick of his own.

Thompson, a Buffalo Sabres center, scored the winner 4:09 into overtime for the U.S., which has eight points in Group B while Norway earns its first point.

“We did some good things and it was obviously great to get the win,” U.S. head coach Ryan Warsofsky of the Sharks said. ”We’ll build on this as we get set to take on a very good Germany team on Saturday.”

TENNIS

Zheng Qinwen earned her first victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 to set up an Italian Open semifinal match against Coco Gauff.

The 22-year-old Zheng, the Olympic champion from China, had lost all six previous matches against Sabalenka. The eighth-ranked Zheng saved all five break points she faced and broke Sabalenka’s serve three times to reach the last four.

Meanwhile, third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. He saved six of the eight break points he faced.

Alacaraz’s next opponent will be Lorenzo Musetti, who beat defending champion Alexander Zverev 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Earlier, Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win to advance to the last four at tournament.