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than just being on the offensive line or being a starting point guard. It has got to be for some legitimate quid pro quo; you’ve got to do some work. Most of the work, it seems, has to do with social media content; that’s the new-age endorsement deal.” It is a fine line and near impossible to police, given that the NCAA has no presumptive right to examine NIL contracts. Still, alarmed by a spike in NIL deals that look an awful lot like improper recruiting inducements, the NCAA’s Board of Directors issued formal “guid- ance” this month to reiterate the long-standing ban on boosters engaging in recruiting, noting that it considered “collectives” to be boosters. Moreover, the board notified universities, collectives and boosters that the NCAA enforcement staff was empowered to investigate seem- ingly egregious deals and moni- tor agreements going forward. Ruiz insists his deals will withstand any scrutiny. All of his NIL deals are reviewed by Miami’s NCAA compliance of- fice, he has said. Moreover, he notes, he is not a collective but a business owner who signs athletes for marketing purposes. “I don’t believe in collectives,” he said. “They are established just to kind of skirt around the rules rather than have legitimate purposes. What we do is a legitimate, arm’s-length trans- action. We get the players to either film a commercial, post either through Twitter, Insta- gram or TikTok. Every single situation calls for a different review, a different number, different dynamics.” Athletic performance is not among them, he added, even in the case of Pack. “The reason we entered into the agreement is because he was the number one player in the [transfer] portal, and I figured he has a lot of following,” Ruiz said. “I had read up on him, but I had never seen him play. I didn’t really know his athletic ability. What I was focusing on was the marketing opportunity of being able to capture as an NIL athlete the number one player in the portal.” Ruiz said the decision to pub- licize the value of Pack’s deal only accrued more publicity for his business. “We got over 5 million impres- sions,” he said, adding that the national buzz immediately in- creased Pack’s value. “As you move forward, every time that he plays this season, he will be measured against the question of whether we, as Life- Wallet and Cigarette, are getting their true marketing dollars [worth] — ‘Was that a good deal or a bad deal?’ ” Ruiz said. “It’s a positive for him and a positive for us.” While the transfer decisions of Pack and the Cavinder twins have drawn considerable attention, Ruiz said 90 percent of his NIL deals are with enrolled students, including some at Florida International. And all deals require work in return, he said. LifeWallet designed a commercial featuring Miami quar- terback Tyler Van Dyke and the offensive line, for example, in which Van Dyke emerges from a large SUV carrying a silver brief- case while being guarded by his teammates. “A lot of people tie in NIL with athletic ability, but it’s not con- nected at all,” Ruiz said. “You can have a really, really good athlete that may very well not be very valuable as an NIL contract. Maybe they don’t tweet or have Instagram. They may be an introvert. They may not have interest, and that’s okay. They still have a place in the ecosys- tem in sports, but it may not necessarily be on the NIL side.”

contract n egotiations.
“It seems to me it’s in disar-
ray,” Ruiz said, adding that he
has offered to consult with the
NCAA on remedies. “I just don’t
think the people that were put-
ting NIL deals together really
thought through the real pur-
pose.”
That said, Ruiz has seized this
new commercial opportunity
with unrivaled zeal. He insists
he is doing so in full compliance
with NCAA rules — namely, that
he is not using NIL deals to coax
recruits or transfers, nor is he
simply handing out cash with-
out requiring athletes to per-
form a specific job or service in
exchange.
“I have zero concern [of an
NCAA investigation],” Ruiz said.
“If they speak to the players,
which they’re welcome to do,
they’re going to see that I’ve
never enticed a player or done
anything like that. And [the
same] if they speak to the
agents. I have zero concerns.”
Nonetheless, Ruiz’s deals are
not without controversy.
Few NIL deals have attracted
more attention than his, partly
because he is their chief promot-
er.
He announced via Twitter on
April 23 that Kansas State guard
Nijel Pack was transferring to
Miami, adding: “The biggest
LifeWallet deal to date, two
years $800,000.00 total at
$400,000.00 per year plus a car.
Congratulations!!!”
Soon after, Miami’s Isaiah
Wong threatened via his agent
to transfer unless his $400,000
NIL deal with Ruiz was in-
creased, given his contribution
to the Hurricanes’ success in the
NCAA tournament.
Ruiz resolved the dispute
with minimal fanfare.
“I just spoke frankly to the
agent and spoke frankly to the
family: ‘Look, I don’t think this
is the way to go about it,’ ” Ruiz
recounted. “I said: ‘We have a
deal. It’s in writing.... Every
deal has its value for our compa-
ny, and we determine that.
You’re not going to get any more
money; that’s just the way that
works.’ ”
The controversy followed the
highly publicized transfer to
Miami of Fresno State’s stand-
out women’s basketball players,
twins Hanna and Haley Cavin-
der, who also signed NIL deals
with Ruiz.
From the outset, the chief
concern of athletic administra-
tors was that NIL deals would be
used as recruiting inducements,
flouting the NCAA’s long-stand-
ing prohibition on college boost-
ers getting involved with pro-
spective students.
The traditional hypothetical
was that a lone, renegade boost-
er with a car dealership, for
example, would coax a top re-
cruit to his alma mater with an
under-the-table payment or the
promise of a snazzy new ride.
In the first year of NIL agree-
ments, a steroid-fed version of
that has emerged in which sev-
eral boosters pool money to
create school-specific collec-
tives that bankroll deals specifi-
cally to land recruits. That, in
effect, is thinly veiled “pay for
play,” which the NCAA prohib-
its.
Big East Commissioner Val
Ackerman, co-chair of an NCAA
panel that spent months last
year devising recommendations
for a coherent, workable NIL
policy, explained the basic pil-
lars of the “interim” policy that
governs NIL deals.
“Number one, NIL payments
can’t be inducements to go to a
particular school,” Ackerman
said. “And, two, they can’t be pay
for play. They can’t be based on
athletic performance. It’s third-
party money, and it’s supposed
to be for some attribute other

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NBA playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Best of seven EASTERN CONFERENCE CELTICS ELIMINATED BUCKS, 4-3 Game 1: Milwaukee 101, at Boston 89 Game 2: at Boston 109, Milwaukee 86 Game 3: at Milwaukee 103, B oston 101 Game 4: Boston 116, at M ilwaukee 108 Game 5: Milwaukee 110, a t Boston 107 Game 6: Boston 108, at Milwaukee 95 Game 7: at B oston 109, Milwaukee 81 HEAT ELIMINATED 7 6ERS, 4-2 Game 1: at Miami 106, Philadelphia 92 Game 2: at Miami 119, Philadelphia 103 Game 3: at Philadelphia 99, Miami 79 Game 4: at Philadelphia 116, Miami 1 08 Game 5: at Miami 120, Philadelphia 85 Game 6: Miami 99, a t Philadelphia 90 WESTERN CONFERENCE MAVERICKS ELIMINATED S UNS, 4-3 Game 1: at Phoenix 121, Dallas 114 Game 2: at Phoenix 129, Dallas 109 Game 3 at Dallas 103, Phoenix 9 4 Game 4: a t Dallas 111, Phoenix 101 Game 5: a t Phoenix 110, Dallas 80 Game 6: at Dallas 113, Phoenix 8 6 Game 7: Dallas 123, at Phoenix 90 WARRIORS ELIMINATED G RIZZLIES, 4-2 Game 1: Golden State 117, at Memphis 116 Game 2: at Memphis 106, Golden State 101 Game 3: at Golden State 142, Memphis 112 Game 4: at Golden State 101, Memphis 98 Game 5:at Memphis 134, Golden State 9 5 Game 6: at Golden State 110, Memphis 96 CONFERENCE FINALS Best of seven; x-If necessary EASTERN CONFERENCE HEAT VS. CELTICS Tuesday’s game: Boston at Miami, 8:30, ESPN Thursday’s game: Boston at Miami, 8:30, ESPN Saturday’s game: Miami at Boston, 8:30, ABC Monday’s game: Miami at Boston, 8:30, ABC x-Wednesday, May 25: Boston at Miami, 8:30, ESPN x-Friday, May 27: Miami at Boston, 8:30, ESPN x-Sunday, May 29: Boston at Miami, 8:30, ESPN WESTERN CONFERENCE WARRIORS VS. MAVERICKS Wednesday’s game: Dallas at Golden State, 9, TNT Friday’s game: Dallas at Golden State, 9, TNT Sunday’s game: Golden State at Dallas, 9, TNT Tuesday, May 24: Golden State at Dallas, 9, TNT x-Thursday, May 26: Dallas at Golden State, 9, TNT x-Saturday, May 28: Golden State at Dallas, 9, TNT x-Monday, May 30: Dallas at Golden State, 8, TNT NBA FINALS HEAT-CELTICS WINNER VS. WARRIORS-MAVERICKS WINNER Best of seven TBD

Stanley Cup playoffs FIRST ROUND Best of seven EASTERN CONFERENCE PANTHERS ELIMINATED C APITALS, 4-2 Game 1: Washington 4, at Florida 2 Game 2: at Florida 5, Washington 1 Game 3: at Washington 6, Florida 1 Game 4: Florida 3, at Washington 2 (OT) Game 5: at Florida 5, Washington 3 Game 6: Florida 4, at Washington 3 (OT) HURRICANES ELIMINATED B RUINS, 4-3 Game 1: at Carolina 5, Boston 1 Game 2: at Carolina 5, Boston 2 Game 3: at Boston 4, Carolina 2 Game 4: a t Boston 5, Carolina 2 Game 5: at Carolina 5, Boston 1 Game 6: at Boston 5, Carolina 2 Game 7: a t Carolina 3, Boston 2 RANGERS ELIMINATED PENGUINS, 4-3 Game 1: Pittsburgh 4, at N.Y. Rangers 3 (3OT) Game 2: at N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 2 Game 3: at Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Rangers 4 Game 4: at Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Rangers 2 Game 5: a t N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 3 Game 6: N.Y. Rangers 5, at Pittsburgh 3 Game 7: at N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) LIGHTNING ELIMINATED M APLE LEAFS, 4-3 Game 1: at Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 0 Game 2: Tampa Bay 5, at Toronto 3 Game 3: Toronto 5 , at Tampa Bay 2 Game 4 at Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3 Game 5: at Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 Game 6: at Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 (OT) Game 7: Tampa Bay 2, at Toronto 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE FLAMES ELIMINATED S TARS, 4-3 Game 1: at Calgary 1, Dallas 0 Game 2: Dallas 2, at Calgary 0 Game 3: at Dallas 4, Calgary 2 Game 4: Calgary 4, at Dallas 1 Game 5: at Calgary 3, Dallas 1 Game 6: at Dallas 4, Calgary 2 Game 7: at Calgary 3, Dallas 2 (OT) O ILERS ELIMINATED KINGS, 4-3 Game 1: Los Angeles 4, at Edmonton 3 Game 2: at Edmonton 6, Los Angeles 0 Game 3: Edmonton 8, at Los Angeles 2 Game 4: at Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 0 Game 5: Los Angeles 5, at Edmonton 4 (OT) Game 6: Edmonton 4, at Los Angeles 2 Game 7: at Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 0 AVALANCHE ELIMINATED PREDATORS, 4-0 Game 1: at Colorado 7, Nashville 2 Game 2: a t Colorado 2, Nashville 1 (OT) Game 3: Colorado 7, at Nashville 3 Game 4: Colorado 5, at Nashville 3 BLUES ELIMINATED WILD, 4-2 Game 1: St. Louis 4, at Minnesota 0 Game 2: a t Minnesota 6, St. Louis 2 Game 3: Minnesota 5, at St. Louis 1 Game 4: a t St. Louis 5, Minnesota 2 Game 5: St. Louis 5, at Minnesota 2 Game 6: a t St. Louis 5, Minnesota 1 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Best of seven; x-If necessary EASTERN CONFERENCE HURRICANES VS. RANGERS Wednesday's game: N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7, ESPN Friday's game: N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 8, ESPN Sunday's game: Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 3:30, ESPN Tuesday, May 24: Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7, ESPN x-Thursday, May 26: N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, TBA x-Saturday, May 28: Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, TBA x-Monday, May 30: N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, TBA PANTHERS VS. LIGHTNING Tuesday's game: Tampa Bay at Florida, 7, TNT Thursday's game: Tampa Bay at Florida, 7, TNT Sunday's game: Florida at Tampa Bay, 1:30, TNT Monday's game: Florida at Tampa Bay, 7, TNT x-Wednesday, May 25: Tampa Bay at Florida, TBA x-Friday, May 27: Florida at Tampa Bay, TBA x-Sunday, May 29: Tampa Bay at Florida, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FLAMES VS. OILERS Wednesday's game: Edmonton at Calgary, 9:30, ESPN Friday's game: Edmonton at Calgary, 10:30, ESPN Sunday's game: Calgary at Edmonton, 8, ESPN2 Tuesday, May 24: Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30, ESPN x-Thursday, May 26: Edmonton at Calgary, TBA x-Saturday, May 28: Calgary at Edmonton, TBA x-Monday, May 30: Edmonton at Calgary, TBA AVALANCHE VS. BLUES Tuesday's game: St. Louis at Colorado, 9:30, TNT Thursday's game: St. Louis at Colorado, 9:30, TNT Saturday’s game: Colorado at St. Louis, 8, TNT Monday's game: Colorado at St. Louis, 9:30, TNT x-Wednesday, May 25: St. Louis at Colorado, TBA x-Friday, May 27: Colorado at St. Louis, TBA x-Sunday, May 29: St. Louis at Colorado, TBA CONFERENCE FINALS Best of seven TBD STANLEY CUP FINALS Best of seven TBD

HOCKEY

WNBA EAST WLPct GB Atlanta......................................... 31 .750 — Washington.................................. 31 .750 — Chicago......................................... 21 .667^1 /^2 Connecticut.................................. 11 .500 1 Indiana.......................................... 23 .400 11 / 2 New York...................................... 13 .250 2 WEST WLPct GB Las Vegas..................................... 31 .750 — Phoenix......................................... 21 .667^1 / 2 Dallas............................................ 21 .667^1 / 2 Los Angeles.................................. 22 .500 1 Seattle.......................................... 13 .250 2 Minnesota.................................... 04 .000 3 SUNDAY’S RESULTS Dallas 81, at New York 71 Atlanta 85, at Indiana 79 MONDAY’S RESULTS No games scheduled. TUESDAY’S GAMES Washington at Dallas, 8 Atlanta at Indiana, 7 Connecticut at New York, 7 Phoenix at Las Vegas, 10 Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Chicago at Seattle, 10

Flames 3, Stars 2 (OT) Late Sunday DALLAS .............................. 1 100 —2 CALGARY ........................... 0 201 —3 FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1, Dallas, Benn 1 (Suter, Seguin), 0:40. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 2, Calgary, Toffoli 1 (Kylington, Stone), 1:46. 3, Dallas, Namestnikov 1 (Robertson, Pavelski), 2:17. 4, Calgary, Tkachuk 1 (Gaudreau, Markstrom), 8:44. OVERTIME Scoring: 5, Calgary, Gaudreau 2 (Lindholm, Tkachuk), 15:09. SHOTS ON GOAL DALLAS .............................. 8 4115 —28 CALGARY ......................... 17269 15 —67 Power-play opportunities: Dallas 0 of 1; Calgary 0 of 3. Goalies: Dallas, Oettinger 3-3-0 (68 shots-65 saves). Calgary, Markstrom 3-3-0 (28-26). A: 19,289 (19,289). T: 3:22.

NWSL WLTPts GF GA San Diego.......................... 300971 Angel City FC .................... 210632 Portland............................ 101430 Houston............................ 111432 Orlando............................. 111435 Chicago.............................. 110333 Washington...................... 110322 Gotham FC ........................ 110334 Louisville........................... 012245 OL Reign............................ 012234 Kansas City ....................... 021127 North Carolina................... 010012 FRIDAY’S RESULT OL Reign 0, at Portland 0 SATURDAY’S RESULTS Kansas City 2, at Orlando 2 Houston 1, at L ouisville 1 North Carolina at Gotham FC, ppd. SUNDAY’S RESULTS Angel City FC 1, at Washington 0 at San Diego 2, Chicago 1 WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES Washington at Portland, 10 Orlando at North Carolina, 7 San Diego at Louisville, 7:30 SATURDAY’S MATCHES Houston at Portland, 6 Kansas City at Angel City FC, 10:30 SUNDAY’S MATCHES Washington at OL Reign, 6 San Diego at North Carolina, 2 Louisville at Gotham FC, 5 Chicago at Orlando, 7 WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Kansas City at OL Reign, 10

SOCCER

MLS EAST WLTPts GF GA CF Montréal...................... 63220 22 19 Orlando City...................... 64220 14 15 Philadelphia...................... 51520 16 9 Cincinnati.......................... 65119 16 18 New York........................... 52419 17 9 New York City FC .............. 53217 21 10 Atlanta.............................. 44315 17 16 D.C. United........................ 45113 14 15 Charlotte FC...................... 47113 10 15 Columbus.......................... 34413 15 13 New England..................... 35312 18 20 Toronto FC ........................ 37211 16 23 Inter Miami CF .................. 36211 11 21 Chicago.............................. 25410 813 WEST WLTPts GF GA Los Angeles FC.................. 72223 23 12 FC Dallas........................... 61422 19 8 Austin FC .......................... 63220 23 11 LA Galaxy.......................... 64119 12 10 Real Salt Lake................... 53419 12 16 Houston............................ 44315 14 13 Colorado............................ 44315 13 12 Nashville........................... 44315 11 12 Portland............................ 33615 18 18 Minnesota United............. 45214 12 12 Seattle.............................. 35110 12 14 San Jose............................ 25410 19 26 Sporting KC....................... 27391023 Vancouver......................... 26281020 SATURDAY’S RESULTS D.C. United 2, at Miami 2 Orlando City 1, at Toronto FC 0 at Colorado 2, Los Angeles FC 0 CF Montréal 2, at Charlotte FC 0 at New York City FC 2, Columbus 0 San Jose 3, at Vancouver 3 New York 1, at Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 2, at Chicago 1 at Houston 2, Nashville 0 at R eal Salt Lake 2, Austin FC 1 at Portland 7, Sporting KC 2 FC Dallas 3, at LA Galaxy 1 SUNDAY’S RESULTS New England 2, at Atlanta 2 at Seattle 3, Minnesota 1 WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES New York City FC at D.C. United, 7:30 Chicago at New York, 7:30 Miami at Philadelphia, 7:30 LA Galaxy at Minnesota, 8 Seattle at Houston, 8:30 Colorado at Sporting KC, 8:30 CF Montréal at Nashville, 8:30 FC Dallas at Vancouver, 10 Austin FC at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 Portland at San Jose, 10:30 SATURDAY’S MATCHES Toronto FC at D.C. United, 4 Los Angeles FC at Columbus, 3:30 New England at Cincinnati, 6 Atlanta at Nashville, 7:30 SUNDAY’S MATCHES Real Salt Lake at CF Montréal, 4 Vancouver at Charlotte FC, 5 Chicago at New York City FC, 5 New York at Miami, 6 Minnesota at FC Dallas, 7 Sporting KC at San Jose, 7:30 Orlando City at Austin FC, 8 Seattle at Colorado, 8 Houston at LA Galaxy, 8 Philadelphia at Portland, 10 SATURDAY, MAY 28 D.C. United at New York, 7 San Jose at Los Angeles FC, 6 Columbus at Atlanta, 7 Chicago at Toronto, 7 Cincinnati at CF Montréal, 7:30 Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 FC Dallas at Orlando City, 7:30 Portland at Miami, 8 New York City at Minnesota, 8 Nashville at Colorado, 9 Vancouver at Kansas City, 9 Houston at Real Salt Lake, 9:30

INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG At Strasbourg Tennis Club; In S trasbourg, France Purse: $211,275 Surface: Red clay SINGLES — R OUND OF 32 Maryna Zanevska, Belgium, def. Zhang Shuai (5), China, 6-2, 6-3; Oceane Dodin, France, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5; Heather Watson, Britain, def. Katharina Hobgarski, Germany, 6-4, 6-1; Nefisa Berberovic, Bos- nia-Herzegovina, def. Sloane Stephens (6), United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1; Karolina Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, def. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-2; Kaja Juvan, Slovenia, def. Lina Glushko, Israel, 6-3, 6-1; Viktorija Golubic (9), Switzerland, def. Yana Morderger, Germany, 6-0, 6-4; Elise Mertens (4), Belgium, def. Carole Monnet, France, 7-5, 6-4; Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Julie Gervais, France, 6-4, 6-2; Angelique Kerber (2), Germany, def. Diane Parry, France, 6-3, 6-4. DOUBLES— R OUND OF 16 Daria Saville, Australia, and Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, and Julia Lohoff, Germany, 6-3, 6-1; Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and Hao-Ching Chan (2), Taiwan, def. Sabrina Santamaria, United States, and Vivian Heisen, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).

GENEVA OPEN At Tennis Club de Geneve Eaux-Vives; In G eneva Purse: $556,280 Surface: Red clay SINGLES — R OUND OF 32 Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Marcos Giron, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Federico Delbonis (7), Argentina, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-4; Richard Gasquet, France, def. John Millman, Australia, 6-3, 6-1; Marco Cecchinato, Italy, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 6-4; Benoit Paire, France, def. Emil Ruusuvuori, Finland, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. DOUBLES— R OUND OF 16 Fabrice Martin, France, and Romain Arneodo, Monaco, def. John-Patrick Smith and Luke Saville, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 20-18; Joao Sousa and Francisco Cabral, Portugal, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, and Alexander Bub- lik, Kazakhstan, 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), 12-10; Pablo Andujar, Spain, and Matwe Middelkoop, Netherlands, def. Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia, France, 3-6, 6-3, 13-11; Jakub Paul and Leandro Riedi, Switzerland, def. Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Jamie Murray (2), Britain, 5-7, 6-4, 10-5.

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ATP LYON OPEN At Parc de la Tete d’Or; In L yon, France Purse: $556,280 Surface: Red clay SINGLES — R OUND OF 32 Ugo Humbert, France, def. Gregoire Barrere, France, 6-3, 6-4; Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea, def. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0; Oscar Otte, Germany, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-3, 6-1; Alex Molcan, Slovakia, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-4, 6-4; Yosuke Wata- nuki, Japan, def. Pedro Martinez (8), Spain, 6-7 (7-2), 6-4, 6-2; Sebastian Baez (7), Argentina, def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1; Karen Khacha- nov (5), Russia, def. Gilles Simon, France, 6-1, 6-4. DOUBLES— R OUND OF 16 Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen (3), Belgium, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, and Jackson Withrow, Unit- ed States, 6-3, 6-4; Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, def. Albano Olivetti and Ugo Blanchet, France, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).

WTA MOROCCO OPEN At Club des Cheminots; In R abat, Morocco Purse: $251,750 Surface: Red clay SINGLES — R OUND OF 32 Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, def. Ekaterina Reyngold, Russia, 6-1, 6-2; Arantxa Rus (7), Nether- lands, def. Lulu Sun, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-0; Astra Sharma, Australia, def. Marcela Zacarias, Mexico, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4; Dalma Galfi, Hungary, def. Ulrikke Eikeri, Norway, 6-2, 7-5; Garbine Muguruza (1), Spain, def. Anna Danilina, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-2; Martina Trevisan, Italy, def. You Xiaodi, China, 6-0, 6-4; Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, def. Catherine Harrison, United States, 6-2, 6-0; Lucia Bronzetti, Italy, def. Anna Kalinskaya (8), Russia, 6-3, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3; Nuria Parrizas Diaz (3), Spain, def. Carol Zhao, Canada, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-2. DOUBLES— R OUND OF 16 Tara Moore, Britain, and Paula Kania-Chodun, Poland, def. Kristina Mladenovic and Clara Burel, France, 6-2, 6-4.

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USFL All games played in Birmingham, Ala. NORTH WLTPct PF PA New Jersey....................... 410 .800 106 80 Philadelphia...................... 230 .400 106125 Michigan........................... 140 .200 87 80 Pittsburgh......................... 140 .200 60112 SOUTH WLTPct PF PA Birmingham...................... 500 1.000 129 92 New Orleans..................... 320 .600 110 85 Tampa Bay ........................ 320 .600 84 99 Houston............................ 150 .200 107116 WEEK 4 FRIDAY, MAY 6 Philadelphia 26, at Michigan 25 SATURDAY, MAY 7 New Jersey 21, at Pittsburgh 13 at Birmingham 16, Tampa Bay 10 SUNDAY, MAY 8 at New Orleans 23, Houston 16 WEEK 5 FRIDAY’S RESULT at Tampa Bay 27, Michigan 20 SATURDAY’S RESULT at New Jersey 27, New Orleans 17 SUNDAY’S RESULTS Birmingham 30, at Philadelphia 17 Pittsburgh 21, at Houston 20 WEEK 6 SATURDAY’S GAMES Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1 Michigan at Birmingham, 7:30 SUNDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh at New Orleans, noon Houston at New Jersey, 4

NASCAR Cup Series 2022 SCHEDULE Winners in parentheses. Feb. 6: x-Clash at the Coliseum Heat Race 1 (Kyle Busch) Feb. 6: x-Clash at the Coliseum Heat Race 2 (Tyler Reddick) Feb. 6: x-Clash at the Coliseum Heat Race 3 (Justin Haley) Feb. 6: x-Clash at the Coliseum Heat Race 4 (Joey Logano) Feb. 6: x-Clash at the Coliseum Last Chance Qualifying Race 1 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 6: x-Clash at the Coliseum Last Chance Qualifying Race 2, (Ryan Preece) Feb. 6: Clash at the Coliseum (Joey Logano) Feb. 17: x-Duel 1 at Daytona (Brad Keselowski) Feb. 17: x-Duel 2 at Daytona (Chris Buescher) Feb. 20: Daytona 500 (Austin Cindric) Feb. 27: Wise Power 400 (Kyle Larson) March 6: Pennzoil 400 (Alex Bowman) March 13: Ruoff Mortgage 500 (Chase Briscoe) March 20: QuikTrip 500 ( William Byron) March 27: Texas Grand Prix (Ross Chastain) April 3: Toyota Owners 400 (Denny Hamlin) April 9: Maximum Pain Relief 400 (William Byron) April 16: x-Qualifying Race 1 (Tyler Reddick) April 16: x-Qualifying Race 2 (Christopher Bell) April 16: x-Qualifying Race 3 (Justin Haley) April 16: x-Qualifying Race 4 (Ty Dillon) April 17: D irt Race (Kyle Busch) April 24: Geico 500 (Ross Chastain) May 2: Drydene 400 (Chase Elliott) May 8: Goodyear 400 (Joey Logano) May 15: AdventHealth 400 (Kurt Busch) May 22: x-NASCAR All-Star Open, Fort Worth May 22: NASCAR All-Star Race, Fort Worth May 29: Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. June 5: Enjoy Illinois 300, Madison, Ill. June 12: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. June 26: Ally 400, Lebanon, Tenn. July 3: Kwik Trip 250, Elkhart Lake, Wis. July 10: Quaker State 400, Hampton, Ga. July 17: Ambetter 301, Loudon, N.H. July 24: Explore the Pocono Mountains 350, Long Pond, Pa. July 31: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, Speedway, Ind. Aug. 7: FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 14: Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond Aug. 21: Go Bowling at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 27: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. Sept. 4: Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sept. 11: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Sept. 17: Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 25: A utomotive 500, Fort Worth Oct. 2: YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 9: Roval 400, Concord, N.C. Oct. 16: South Point 400, Las Vegas Oct. 23: Dixie Vodka 400, Homestead, Fla. Oct. 30: Xfinity 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 6: NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Avondale, Ariz. x-Non-points race

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World Golf Ranking Through Sunday. 1.........................Scottie Scheffler USA 9.75 2....................................Jon Rahm ESP 8.24 3..........................Collin Morikawa USA 7.60 4...........................Cameron Smith AUS 7.48 5...........................Patrick Cantlay USA 7.24 6............................Viktor Hovland NOR 6.96 7...............................Rory McIlroy NIR 6.49 8..............................Jordan Spieth USA 5.86 9............................Justin Thomas USA 5.52 10....................Xander Schauffele USA 5.06 11...................Hideki Matsuyama JPN 5.05 12.........................Dustin Johnson USA 4.98 13................................Sam Burns USA 4.96 14............................Billy Horschel USA 4.11 15......................Louis Oosthuizen SAF 4.08 16......................Joaquin Niemann CHI 4.03 17.......................Matt Fitzpatrick ENG 3.98 18..........................Brooks Koepka USA 3.97 19................................Tony Finau USA 3.82 20................................Sungjae Im KOR 3.81 21.........................Abraham Ancer MEX 3.78 22................Bryson DeChambeau USA 3.78 23.................................Paul Casey ENG 3.73 24............................Tyrell Hatton ENG 3.68 25............................Daniel Berger USA 3.65 26...........................Harris English USA 3.61 27.............................Shane Lowry IRL 3.56 28.................................Max Homa USA 3.45 29..............................Kevin Kisner USA 3.43 30............................Will Zalatoris USA 3.42 31............................Jason Kokrak USA 3.37 32...........................Corey Conners CAN 3.24 33....................................Kevin Na USA 3.11 34.........................Thomas Pieters BEL 2.83 35...............................Talor Gooch USA 2.80 36..............................Patrick Reed USA 2.77 37.......................Harold Varner III USA 2.76 38.........................Cameron Young USA 2.73 39...............................Adam Scott AUS 2.67 40..................................Tom Hoge USA 2.60 41.....................Kyoung-Hoon Lee KOR 2.59 42..........................Seamus Power IRL 2.48 43..........................Russell Henley USA 2.34 44....................Tommy Fleetwood ENG 2.30 45.........................Keegan Bradley USA 2.27 46...........................Lucas Herbert AUS 2.25 47.............................Sergio Garcia ESP 2.23 48.........................Marc Leishman AUS 2.18 49.....................Cameron Tringale USA 2.18 50..........................Webb Simpson USA 2.17

LPGA Tour MONEY L EADERS Through Sunday. Trn Money

........................Jennifer Kupcho 10 $900,734

................................Minjee Lee 7$818,271

..........................Lexi Thompson 6$700,994
4............................Celine Boutier 10 $599,903

....................................Lydia Ko 8$577,558

............................Danielle Kang 9$554,040

.......................Atthaya Thitikul 10 $551,273

............Nanna Koerstz Madsen 9$542,882

............................Jessica Korda 4$541,946

...........................Jin Young Ko 6$522,022

.........................Nasa Hataoka 10 $499,339

............................Hyo Joo Kim 5$487,431

.............Brooke M. Henderson 9$468,555

...............Madelene Sagstrom 10 $444,303

............................Hye-Jin Choi 8$392,211

...................................Xiyu Lin 9$391,297

.......................Hinako Shibuno 7$384,451

.........................Hannah Green 7$371,270

............................Marina Alex 9$369,704

...................Patta Tavatanakit 8$364,599

...............................Yuka Saso 10 $358,421

........................Leona Maguire 10 $329,679

.............................In Gee Chun 9$300,178

.........................Ryann O'Toole 9$293,906

.....................Sarah Schmelzel 10 $270,229

PGA Tour FEDEX CUP LEADERS Through Sunday. Points Money

.....................Scottie Scheffler 2,842 $10,299,587

...............................Sam Burns 1,552 $4,442,731

........................Cameron Smith 1,544 $6,691,487

..................Hideki Matsuyama 1,539 $4,790,866

........................Patrick Cantlay 1,410 $4,203,061

................................Max Homa 1,342 $4,134,510

.................................Jon Rahm 1,270 $3,573,830

..........................Jordan Spieth 1,255 $3,819,864

.................................Tom Hoge 1,230 $3,597,908

...............................Sungjae Im 1,117 $3,188,024

............................Talor Gooch 1,205 $3,402,501

.......................Viktor Hovland 1,114 $3,821,599

..........................Rory McIlroy 1,096 $4,375,111

.....................Cameron Young 1,050 $3,320,971

.......................Justin Thomas 968 $3,121,111

...................Joaquin Niemann 955 $3,366,171

.....................Collin Morikawa 955 $3,575,733

.................Xander Schauffele 936 $2,825,664

...............................J.J. Spaun 897 $2,486,962

...........................Sepp Straka 895 $2,921,684

.........................Will Zalatoris 872 $2,852,150

................................Luke List 847 $2,462,829

.......................Seamus Power 812 $2,302,035

.........................Billy Horschel 780 $2,519,628

..................Cameron Tringale 780 $2,405,265

.........................Jason Kokrak 779 $2,245,111

NASCAR Cup Series POINTS LEADERS Through Sunday.

Chase Elliott, 475.

Ryan Blaney, 423.

Kyle Busch, 417.

William Byron, 415.

Ross Chastain, 407.

Martin Truex Jr, 400.

Joey Logano, 396.

Alex Bowman, 386.

Kyle Larson, 376.

Christopher Bell, 359.

TRANSACTIONS

NFL Arizona Cardinals: Signed WR Christian Blake, S Tae Daley, QB Jarrett Guarantano, OL Greg Long, RB T.J. Pledger and WR Jared Smart. Atlanta Falcons: Signed WR Geronimo Allison, TE Tucker Fisk and DB Tre Webb to contracts. Signed ILB Nick Kwiatkoski to a one-year contract. Released WR Chad Hansen, TE Daniel Helm and CB Luther Kirk. Baltimore Ravens: Signed LB Vince Biegel. Buffalo Bills: Singed DTs Prince Emili and C.J. Brewer, T Will Ulmer and CB Ja’Marcus Ingram. Carolina Panthers: Waived CB Troy Pride. Signed TE Jared Scott and OT Wyatt Miller. Detroit Lions: Signed OLB Natrez Patrick. Waived OLB Jessie Lemonier. Houston Texans: Signed OL Kenyon Green and WR John Metchie Ill to contracts. Jacksonville Jaguars: Waived WRs Terry Goodwin and Josh Hammond, S Sean Mahone and OL Marcus Tatum. Signed TE Naz Bohannon, WRs Marvin Hall, Willie Johnson and Ryan McDaniel to contracts. Minnesota Vikings: Named Demitrius Washington as vice president of football operations. Signed LB William Kwenkeu. Released LB Tuf Borland. Philadelphia Eagles: Signed WR Keric Wheatfall to a contract.

C OURTESY OF JOHN RUIZ

Miami billionaire John Ruiz, left, signed Hurricanes linebacker
Gilbert Frierson to a name, image and likeness deal in January.

NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament FIRST ROUND FRIDAY’S RESULTS Virginia 13, Southern Cal 11 Duke 17, John Hopkins 12 James Madison 14, Connecticut 7 Loyola (Md.) 17, Mount St. Mary’s 5 Florida 19, Mercer 12 Jacksonville 20, Stanford 8 Stony Brook 16, Drexel 4 Syracuse 12, Fairfield 11 Denver 16, Vermont 3 Northwestern 22, Central Michigan 7 Rutgers 17, Saint Joseph’s 10 Princeton 15, Massachusetts 9 Michigan 17, Notre Dame 11 SECOND ROUND SUNDAY’S RESULTS Maryland 19, Duke 6 North Carolina 24, Virginia 2 Loyola (Md.) 18, James Madison 8 Syracuse 13, Princeton 9 Stony Brook 11, Rutgers 7 Boston College 13, Denver 8 Northwestern 15, Michigan 12 Florida 15, Jacksonville 10 QUARTERFINALS THURSDAY’S GAMES Florida at Maryland, noon Loyola (Md.) at Boston College, 2:30 Syracuse at Northwestern, 5 Stony Brook at North Carolina, 7:30 SEMIFINALS IN BALTIMORE FRIDAY, MAY 27 Game 1: TBA Game 2: TBA CHAMPIONSHIP IN BALTIMORE SUNDAY, MAY 29 Semifinal winners, TBA

NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament OPENING ROUND WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Vermont 15, Manhattan 3 Delaware 20, Robert Morris 8 FIRST ROUND SATURDAY’S RESULTS Virginia 17, Brown 10 Princeton 12, Boston U. 5 Penn 11, Richmond 10 (OT) Yale 18, Saint Joseph’s 16 SUNDAY’S RESULTS Maryland 21, Vermont 5 Rutgers 19, Harvard 9 Cornell 15, Ohio State 8 Delaware 1 0, Georgetown 9 QUARTERFINALS IN HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. SATURDAY’S GAMES Rutgers vs. Penn, noon Princeton vs. Yale, 2:30 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO SUNDAY’S GAMES Delaware vs. Cornell, noon Maryland v s. Virginia, 2:30 SEMIFINAL IN EAST HARTFORD, CONN. SATURDAY, MAY 28 Game 1: TBA Game 2: T BA CHAMPIONSHIP IN EAST HARTFORD, CONN. MONDAY, MAY 30 Semifinal winners, 1

COLLEGE LACROSSE

WTA SINGLES RANKINGS Through Sunday.

Iga Swiatek, Poland, 7061

Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, 4911

Paula Badosa, Spain, 4770

Maria Sakkari, Greece, 4726

Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 4446

ATP SINGLES RANKINGS Through Sunday.

Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 8660

Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 7980

Alexander Zverev, Germany, 7200

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 6170

Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5525

Carlos Alcaraz, Spain, 4770

The Washington Post - USA (2022-05-17)

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