Sports Briefing | Soccer: Villarreal Controls Champions Spot

Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano scored with a free kick to earn a 1-0 win over visiting Valencia in the Spanish league.











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Sports Briefing | Hockey: U.S. Tops Denmark at World Juniors

Auston Matthews, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the N.H.L. draft, had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over Denmark in the world junior hockey championship in Helsinki, Finland.











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Sports Briefing | Baseball: Dodgers Sign a Top Japanese Pitcher

The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with the Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda, according to multiple reports.











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Sports Briefing | Pro Football: Cal Quarterback Enters the Draft

California quarterback Jared Goff will skip his senior season to enter the N.F.L. draft.











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Alabama 38, Michigan State 0: Alabama Advances to Set Up Showdown With Clemson

Led by quarterback Jake Coker, the second-seeded Crimson Tide routed third-seeded Michigan State in the second College Football Playoff semifinal.











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Howard Davis Jr., Who Beat Grief to Win Boxing Gold, Dies at 59

Davis, who was mourning his mother when he earned a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, had more than 100 victories as an amateur but never won a world title.











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Roundup: Xavier Takes Its First Loss at the Hands of Villanova

No. 16 Villanova may again be the team to beat in the Big East. It thumped No. 6 Xavier, 95-64, at home on Thursday.











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