By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Lindberg, a 31-year-old Swede, shot a two-under 70 at Mission Hills, putting her in position to make the major her first professional victory.https://nyti.ms/2GqBXZi
By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Sports Scott Foster, 36, was called in as an emergency goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. He blocked all seven shots that came his way.https://nyti.ms/2uGLR3u
By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports With Aaron Judge in center field for the first time, the Yankees lost another outfielder, Billy McKinney, and reliever Adam Warren to injuries.https://nyti.ms/2EawbET
By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Baseball teams have been scooping up younger players. And then there’s the Mets. Can a focus on veterans work in today’s game?https://nyti.ms/2uBhKtZ
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Stephens, the United States Open champion, won her hometown tournament, which is moving north to Miami Gardens, Fla., next year.https://nyti.ms/2pTFYes
By JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Mississippi State did the unthinkable last year, beating UConn with a late jumper in the national semifinals. Notre Dame did it this year. On Sunday, they’ll meet in this year’s final.https://nyti.ms/2pRbokK
By MARC TRACY and ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports Michigan faces Loyola-Chicago in Saturday’s first semifinal, and two No. 1 seeds, Villanova and Kansas, meet in the second.https://nyti.ms/2IhCHw4
By CINDY SHMERLER from NYT Sports Stephens, who won the U.S. Open last fall and then endured a painful losing streak, will face Jelena Ostapenko in the Miami Open final on Saturday.https://nyti.ms/2GoLOKV
By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports Maguire University has attended every Final Four weekend since 1963, which is pretty good when one considers the school doesn’t exist.https://nyti.ms/2IhlMtM
By CINDY SHMERLER from NYT Sports The Miami Open, which has been played in Crandon Park for 32 years, will move next year to Hard Rock Stadium, where the Dolphins play.https://nyti.ms/2GDxnWR
By SALIM VALJI from NYT Sports Jujhar Khaira of the Oilers is nearing the end of his first full season in the N.H.L., where he is the only active player of Indian descent.https://nyti.ms/2Ih0MmI
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports As Loyola-Chicago (with Sister Jean) and Villanova make the Final Four in San Antonio, here is a look at the deep connection between Catholic colleges and basketball.https://nyti.ms/2GGcGt9
By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports No Premier League player has covered more ground this season than Burnley’s Jack Cork. But it is the thinking that goes into each step, not merely the effort, that makes all those miles so valuable.https://nyti.ms/2pQXoaE
By ALLAN KREDA from NYT Sports The Rangers, out of playoff contention for the first time since 2004, come face-to-face with several former teammates on the Lightning on Friday.https://nyti.ms/2J7JHgo
By Unknown Author from NYT Sports Noah Syndergaard’s height and long stride toward home adds to his perceived velocity, a statistic that measures how fast a pitch looks to the hitter.https://nyti.ms/2IeM6EI