COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson was named the Naismith men’s player of the year. Williamson, who won The Associated Press honor Friday, is the third freshman to win the Naismith award. He averaged 22.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game while ranking second nationally by shooting 68%. ... Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, 64, was named the Naismith men’s coach of the year. The Volunteers went 31-6 this season and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. ... Virginia Tech hired Mike Young as its coach. Young, 55, a Virginia native, was coach at Wofford since 2002. He guided the Terriers to five NCAA tournaments, including this season when they won a first-round game as a No. 7 seed. Young replaces Buzz Williams, who left last week after five seasons to take the Texas A&M job. ... Arkansas hired Eric Musselman as its coach. Musselman, 54, who coached the NBA’s Warriors from 2002 to 2004 and the Kings in 2006-07, spent the last four seasons at Nevada and led the Wolf Pack to the NCAA Tournament the last three years. They made the Sweet 16 in 2018. Musselman replaces Mike Anderson, who was fired last month after eight seasons. ... Minnesota and coach Richard Pitino agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season worth an average of $2.46 million per year. Pitino, 36, has a 112-91 record through six seasons and this year led the Golden Gophers to just their second NCAA Tournament victory since 1990. ... Oregon All-American guard Sabrina Ionescu announced Saturday on The Players Tribune that she will return for her senior season.
GOLF: Jin Young Ko of South Korea shot a final-round 2-under 70 to win the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Ko finished at 10-under 278, three strokes clear of runner-up and countrywoman Mi Hyang Lee. It was the 23-year-old Ko’s first LPGA major title and second victory in three weeks. ... Malaysian player Arie Irawan died in his hotel room from “apparent natural causes,” and the PGA Tour Series-China canceled the final round of the Sanya Championship in Sanya, China. Irawan was 28. Trevor Sluman led after 54 holes and was declared the winner.
SOCCER: Substitute Gerard Deulofeu scored twice to lift Watford to a 3-2 comeback win over Wolverhampton at Wembley Stadium in London and into the FA Cup final for the first time in 35 years. Watford will face five-time champ Manchester City for the title May 18 at Wembley. ... Paris Saint-Germain missed a chance to clinch its second straight Ligue 1 title and eighth overall, settling for a 2-2 draw against visiting Strasbourg. PSG holds a 20-point lead over Lille and can clinch the title next weekend with a win or draw against the second-place club.
ALSO: Japan’s Takuma Sato won the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama in Birmingham. It was Sato’s fourth career victory. ... No. 8 seed Madison Keys beat No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win the VolvoCar Open in Charleston, S.C. It was Keys’ first title of the year and fourth overall. ... Dani Cameranesi had two goals and an assistto lead four-time defending champ U.S. to an 8-0 group-play victory over Switzerland at the women’s hockey world championship in Espoo, Finland.
— Edited from news services