Frederic Brillant scored on a rebound to complete a stunning sequence of events early in the second half and D.C. United rallied from a goal down to defeat 10-man Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Audi Field.

Yamil Asad also scored from the penalty spot as D.C. United (1-1-0, 3 points) picked up their first win of the season at the expense of expansion opponents who have begun with a pair of one-goal defeats on the road.

United completed their comeback during a wild eight-minute stretch that began with a video review that resulted in the disallowing of an apparent second Miami goal and the sending off of Roman Torres for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.

Rodolfo Pizarro scored inside of two minutes for the first goal in the history of Inter Miami (0-2-0, 0 points). The David Beckham-owned team will play its first home game next Saturday against the team Beckham played for in MLS -- the LA Galaxy.

D.C. United's Ola Kamara and Joseph Mora, and Inter Miami's Robbie Robinson all departed before half-time due to injury.

The game changed drastically shortly after the break on a sequence in which Lewis Morgan appeared to have doubled Miami's lead on a shot that deflected off a defender and past goalkeeper Bill Hamid.

Instead, the goal was disallowed and Torres was sent off following video review showed he clearly touched the ball with his arm. In referee Rubiel Vazquez's judgment, it denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity.

Minutes later, Victor Ulloa took down Edison Flores in the penalty area, and Asad stepped to up convert the penalty kick to level the game in the 59th minute. It was Asad's first goal in any competition since he previously played with D.C. in 2018 and after a largely inactive 2019 spent in Argentina.

Two minutes after that, Flores was in the middle again, striking the right post with a free kick earned by Felipe. Brillant reached the rebound and hammered the half volley into the net from the edge of the six-yard box.

Miami started brightly, and Pizarro had already missed a previous chance before scoring his team's first ever goal in the second minute. Rookie Robinson started the attack, driving inside the penalty area and finding Moran on the right. Morgan snuck a low pass to the back post, where Pizarro easily finished past a stranded Hamid.

"We skipped uni for Beth Mooney," read a placard at one of Australia's group games at the T20 World Cup. From a squad that boasts superstars in the likes of Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning, and Alyssa Healy, not often does Mooney, the left-handed opener for Australia, occupy front of mind. That placard, though, remains testament to Mooney's appearance to the fore of Australia's batting contingent, not least her stature as the No. 3-ranked batter in women's T20Is.

Australia's second-highest T20I run-scorer since 2018, Mooney has been the lynchpin in their batting in their run to the T20 World Cup final, too. Her tally of 181 runs from five games at an average of over 45 is the most in the line-up.

"If I knew I'd try to sell it, I think," Mooney said about her form, after her crucial 28 in a second-fiddle act to captain Lanning helped secure a five-run victory in the semi-final against South Africa on Thursday. "I'm not sure what it is. I think, it's a clear mind, being really calm and, for me, batting is a happy place. I don't really think about anything else, except for what is going on in the game out there, and my mind is pretty clear."

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Heading into the World Cup, that clarity also shone through in the tri-series final at Melbourne's Junction Oval last month. Anchoring the hosts' innings with an unbeaten 71, Mooney helped consign India, the opponents she's set to front up against in the World Cup final, to an 11-run defeat.

Prior to the tri-series, where she finished with the most runs for Australia, Mooney, who plays for Queensland in the Women's National Cricket League and the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), starred in Heat's successive title triumphs in the 2018-2019 and 2019-20 seasons.

Much of where Mooney finds herself today, in the middle of a purple patch and on the cusp of winning a second straight T20 World Cup, is down to something of a course-correction that happened three years ago. Twenty-three at the time, she had approached Australia head coach Matthew Mott, expressing her desire to play in the 2017-18 County Championship in the UK. Mott, however, held the mirror up to Mooney, explaining she needed to get fitter, so fatigue didn't come in the way of her batting through a T20 innings or digging in longer in the 50-over game.

As someone who describes herself as "a bit dogged and obstinate", Mooney began transforming herself from being a slow runner to being among the top five quickest sprinters in the Australian national squad.

"We know now in the Australian set-up, if you want to stay in the team you've got to keep evolving, keep getting better," Mooney told ESPNcricinfo. "The opportunities are increasing and you also have young kids coming in, so there's a bit more pressure on us as well.

"One thing I pride myself on is I want to be better than what I was every time I walk out - better as a batter, fielder, player, human - whatever it might be. If you are not trying to be better than your friends and family and your team-mates, then there's not much point in showing up every day."

Part of Mooney's realisation of the need to evolve was also a result of Australia's back-to-back botched title defences that led to a wide-ranging self-appraisal within the team, coaching staff, and the management.

"Those couple of years where we lost the T20 World Cup in India and then one-day World Cup in the UK…they had an impact on me, on pretty much all," Mooney recalled. "There was a lot of talk about other teams sort of catching up to us. There was a big change in the environment we had in the Australian team to come out in the World Cup in the Caribbean [in 2018] - foreign conditions, halfway across the world from Australia - to show the world what we are made of.

"From the changeroom in Calcutta [Kolkata] where we lost to West Indies to Derby where India beat us in the semi-final, and then [winning] the 2018 title…that was a pretty proud experience, to be part of the group that turned the ship around."

According to Mooney, a part of her growth in the recent years is down to the captains she's played under. One of them, Lanning, said Mooney, is "a great leader" whom she finds "particularly easy" to bat with "because when you walk out there and feel like trying something new out there, she'll back you 100%."

The biggest impact on her career by a captain, however, Mooney admitted, has come from Queensland and Heat captain, Kirby Short, who retired from all forms of cricket last month.

"It's hard to look past her," Mooney said. "Her leadership at the Brisbane Heat has been great and we have been friends as well, so to have someone like her whom we can bounce ideas off... it's a real privilege.

"I would like to continue to having an impact on getting more girls in the game and creating a sort of platform for people to be able to speak out, be brave about particular things"

"She gets the vulnerable side of me - the side that sort of panics a little bit under pressure. She won't articulate as much perhaps, but gets pretty much every version of me. It's great to have a captain who has the belief in you to perform. She's had a huge influence probably on the success of my career and also the impact of game as well."

Lanning, under whom Mooney made her international debut four years ago, underlined "there's no fuss" about her in-form opener. "She [Mooney] has been amazing…," Lanning said after the semi-final. "In T20 cricket, it's hard to be consistent, especially as an opener when you're taking the game on, which is what she's doing. You're right. She goes about her business very quietly. There's no fuss. She's a very important part of our side…"

Mooney's first decisive step towards playing for Australia had taken the form of her decision to quit a teaching degree at university six years ago in favour of playing full-time competitive cricket. Now four years into international cricket, she has a world title and 86 limited-overs games against her name, two Ashes Test caps, a CA contract, and appearances in overseas domestic T20 leagues like the now-defunct Kia Super League in the UK and the fledging Women's T20 Challenge competition in India.

"I love my cricket, love being part of the different dressing rooms and love how far the teams I play for have come. These two-three things are a great combination for any cricketer striving to be better," adding she's "an honest, straightforward human" who, when not playing cricket, loves "finding good coffee, cycling, reading books, and hanging out with "my people" in her downtime.

"I love working hard, working on my game, but yeah, I am someone, if you see me on the street, and you got a dog. I am really sorry, I am going to walk up to you and interrupt whatever you're doing, so I can pat your dog."

Mooney's goals for the immediate future remain aligned with extending her transformation and inspiring young girls through her game.

"For me, it's about striving to be better continually and contribute to the success of whatever shirt I wear," Mooney said, adding she wants to "be the best batter in the world" someday and, maybe keep wicket for Australia. "And I would like to continue to having an impact on getting more girls in the game and creating a sort of platform for people to be able to speak out, be brave about particular things."

Five years down the line, where does she see herself?

"The great thing about cricket is you meet a few wonderful people along the way, and I have come across some already and I hope five years down from now I am still friends with them. That, along with ticking those cricket checkboxes off, would be great."

Lifting the T20 World Cup at the MCG on Sunday firmly remains one of them.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The banner was ready. So was the ladder.

Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points, and No. 7 Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in school history with an 80-62 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

Dominik Olejniczak added a season-high 14 points as the Seminoles (26-5, 16-4) had everything prepared to celebrate their accomplishment, which was secured with Virginia's victory over No. 10 Louisville. FSU will be the No. 1 seed in next week's ACC Tournament and looks to claim its first championship since 2012.

"We've coined our own phrase: we're new bloods," FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said. "We're not going to catch up with the 80 years that were before us. We're fighting for our spot and our position, the hierarchy of the most respected programs in the history of college basketball.

"It's important for us because we get a notch on our belt. And we have to enjoy this. But we think we're just getting started."

The Seminoles' first NCAA Tournament appearance under Hamilton came during his seventh season in 2008-09. He now has FSU among the nation's top 10 teams and poised to earn a high seeding in the NCAA Tournament, its fourth consecutive appearance.

Koprivicia matched his season high in points as both of FSU's 7-footers scored in double figures for the first time in ACC play. Patrick Williams had 10 points and six rebounds.

Derryck Thornton scored 13 points for Boston College (13-18, 7-13), which has lost five consecutive games. The Eagles shot just 9 of 33 (27%) from 3-point range and had 19 turnovers.

"We don't have a post player left," BC coach Jim Christian said. "We're playing without three of our top five scorers. They put so much pressure on you. Obviously wore some guys down. There were careless turnovers."

HONORING FORREST

Trent Forrest was selected winner of the ACC's Skip Prosser Award, presented to the league's top men's basketball student-athlete. Forrest, who has a 3.43 grade-point average, earned his bachelor's degree in December and is working towards his master's degree. Forrest has 1,139 points and is third in career steals with 224, fifth in assists (454) and 10th in made free throws with 334.

LAS VEGAS -- Sam Merrill scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half, including a contested 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to lift Utah State to a 59-56 victory over No. 5 San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament championship on Saturday.

The Aggies (26-8) rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to win their second straight Mountain West Tournament title and earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

San Diego State's Malachi Flynn, the Mountain West's Player of the Year, had a chance to send the game into overtime but his 3-point shot from just beyond half court rattled in and out at the buzzer. It was just the second loss of the season for the Aztecs (30-2), and the second straight year they fell to Utah State in the tournament championship game.

Neemias Queta scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half for Utah State, which trailed 27-11 in the first half and at one point went nearly 13 minutes without making a field goal.

Flynn led the Aztecs with 16 points, including 14 in the second half, while Yanni Mitchell (12 points, 13 rebounds) recorded a double-double for San Diego State.

The Aztecs went on a pair of 11-0 spurts during a 25-4 run that led to their 27-11 lead. Merrill finally snapped his team's 0-for-10 shooting drought when he made three straight baskets (including a 3-pointer) in a little over a minute to cut San Diego State's lead to 27-18.

Aztecs forward Aguek Arop ended Utah State's 8-0 run with a layup, but Diogo Brito drained a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Aggies scored 11 of the final 13 points in the half to cut their deficit to 29-21.

SAM I AM

Not only did Utah State claim it second straight conference tournament title, but Merrill won tournament MVP honors for the second year in a row. Merrill finished the three games with 83 points (29-for-52 shooting), 13 rebounds and assists. He made 11 of 26 shots from beyond the three-point arc.

CHLLY BEGINNING

Perhaps it had something to do with both teams playing their third game in as many days, but neither the Aztecs nor Aggies could buy a basket in the early going. Combined, they missed 20 of their first 25 shots (including 13 of the first 15), going 1-for-12 on 3-pointers.

While San Diego State eventually heated up, the Aggies were just 3-for-18 from the field (1-for-12 from 3-point range) over the first 18 minutes.

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As the NBA prepares for the possibility that the coronavirus outbreak could cause games to be played without fans in the arena, the league office delivered teams a Tuesday deadline to have several precautionary measures in place, according to a memo obtained by ESPN.

The NBA -- which will conduct a conference call Monday night with team doctors and trainers -- is calling for teams to have an infectious disease specialist on call, a nearby testing facility for the coronavirus, and a roster of essential employees who have close physical contact with players, the memo said.

The league wants teams to make sure each has a plan for scaled-down team traveling parties too, the memo said.

The NBA is also making it mandatory for teams to distribute hand-sanitizer to players and staff members.

The NBA has already instructed players to make changes in how they interact with fans -- advising no autographs or handshakes.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers' offense added a new toy to play with when the team signed Dion Waiters this week after he was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies following a trade from the Miami Heat. They just will wait a little to take that toy out of the packaging.

Waiters was not on the active roster for L.A.'s 113-103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, and he will not play in the Lakers' game against the LA Clippers on Sunday, according to coach Frank Vogel.

"It's probably going to be a few games," Vogel said Saturday after Waiters' first practice when asked when the 28-year-old guard could see some action. "He hadn't played all year. ... It's a matter of acclimating, getting used to our system, getting a few practices under his belt."

Unlike Markieff Morris, who is averaging 5.7 points in 14.3 minutes per game after the Lakers picked him up off of waivers when the Detroit Pistons released him -- a release that was negotiated to find him a better chance to win rather than be saddled to a Detroit rebuild -- Waiters was coming off an unproductive season when he joined L.A.

The No. 4 pick in the 2010 draft was suspended three times by the Heat this season, including a 10-game ban for a concerning incident on a team flight after he consumed a THC-infused edible, and played only three games all year.

"At the end of the day, I'm grown," he said when asked about his struggles with the Heat. "So, you learn from your mistakes. ... We don't got to keep drilling on the past, things like that. You live and you learn. And I did that. So, they understood that, and that was a short conversation (with the Lakers' brass)."

With the Lakers looking to add a bench scorer to create his own shot, Waiters is hoping for another chance in the league. The two sides also share some deep connections -- Waiters' old agent, Rob Pelinka, is currently the vice president of basketball operations for the Lakers, and his current agent, Rich Paul, also reps L.A.'s LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Talen Horton-Tucker.

After a meeting with the team and a subsequent workout more than a week later, L.A. waived 3-point specialist Troy Daniels to create an open roster spot so they could sign Waiters to a veteran minimum contract for the remainder of the season.

"You know me, I play basketball," Waiters said Saturday. "I just try to take care of that part, make sure I'm ready coming into the workouts. Make sure I'm ready, sharp, things like that. Basketball for me, that's the easy part. I've been doing it my whole life. I wasn't really worried about the workout.

"I just wanted to get a chance to talk to Coach and Rob. Rob (was) my agent for five years, so it's been good. Everything went well. It went smooth. So I'm here today, and I'm happy, I'm excited. Just trying to get my feet wet, get back into rhythm and things like that and just figure out the plays and just get to know the guys."

One of those guys, James, was teammates with Waiters in Cleveland in 2014 when the four-time MVP left Miami to play a second stint with the Cavaliers. It didn't last long, however. With the team barely treading water near the halfway point of the season, the Cavs traded Waiters to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a three-team deal that ultimately landed Cleveland JR Smith and Iman Shumpert.

Smith, coincidentally, also worked out with the Lakers this week in hopes of earning a contract, but the team chose Waiters.

"I mean, it's always been a bond," Waiters said when asked about his relationship with James. "Even when I left. We always see each other, we always showed love. So, nothing really changed. It's just different teams. We don't get to see each other as much, as often, but when we did it was always genuine. So, when I came here, like I said, they welcomed me with open arms."

Vogel said the team will have to "manufacture" some practice time and scrimmage situations to give Waiters a chance to play catch-up, since his team rarely practices -- especially with the playoffs looming next month and energy conservation at a premium.

Now for Waiters, the only cost will be patience before he will be able to integrate himself back into an NBA roster.

"I feel like everybody's got a sense of urgency around here to win. To win now," he said. "I'm just glad to be a part of that. Just come in and do what I got to do so I can help the team take the next step also."

Competition at Lee Valley also sees British records for John Wright, Steve Linsell, Don Brown, Peter Giles and Carol Parker

Denied an opportunity to compete in the European Masters Indoor Championships next week because of the coronavirus, athletes were in record-breaking form on the opening day of the British Masters Championships at Lee Valley.

Kathleen Stewart did not actually beat anyone in the combined W60-W80 400m, finishing 14 seconds down on her only opponent W60 Hilary West, but her 90.37 clocking not only improved her own British W80 record of 92.56 set last month by over two seconds but also eclipsed the world record of 91.10 set by Italian Emma Mazzenga six years ago.

Also in record-breaking form in the two-lap event was European outdoor champion John Wright.

He won the 400m in an impressive UK best of 56.93 and also won the 60m in 7.93.

John Wright won the M60 400m in the British Masters Championships at Lee Valley in a British record 56.91 having earlier won the 60m in 7.93 pic.twitter.com/psII3EwgJd

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 7, 2020

Steve Linsell set a British M55 high jump record of 1.71m as he cleared it at his third attempt while Carol Parker set a British W50 shot record of 12.63m, to eclipse 1970 Commonwealth discus champion Rosemary Chrimes’ mark from 34 years ago.

European masters athlete of the year Evaun Williams won the W80 hammer with a 31.97m throw and also won the shot with a 9.55m throw and the weight with a 12.75m throw.

Don Brown, European masters sprinter of the year, improved his week-old British M55 record in the 60m hurdles to 8.91 (97.64%).

He also came close in the flat 60m metres as he won by two metres in 7.61 to just miss Ron Taylor’s 30 year-old record of a hand-timed 7.6 but it was easily the fastest ever electronic time, and arguably better, as Taylor’s best was a mere 7.76 on automatic timing.

Multi world and European champion Irie Hill won the W50 pole vault in a championships record 3.45m but missed out on setting a world record 3.55m.

Peter Giles, as well known for being in a rock band with famous guitarist Robert Fripp as well as his running, won the M75 1500m gold in a British record 5:36.94 (89.72%). The previous record of 5:42.26 was set 23 years ago by Jimmy Todd.

Rock musician Peter Giles wins the BMAF Indoor M75 in a British record 5:36.94 at Lee Valley. pic.twitter.com/r0sj3owlpA

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 7, 2020

Up ahead the M65-plus race was won by Dave Wilcock in 5:03.95 (88.86%). The former world and European masters medallist, who won the masters M60 race at the World Indoor Championships in Portland, looks a sure-fire bet to set a UK 800m record on Sunday based on his additional 400m win in 62.66 (88.38%).

Three of Britain’s world indoor 1500m champions, who had all planned to run in Braga before its cancellation this week, all took gold medals.

M45 Dean Richardson front ran a 4:10.25 for the fastest time of the day to score 91.80% while Mark Symes won the M50 race after a slow start in 4:21.50 (90.71%).

British masters athlete of the year in 2019, Clare Elms, had to run in the combined W50/W55 race instead of the faster younger race and running solo, won by 20 seconds from W50 champion Lisa Webb.

Her time of 5:01.34 was a championship record and scored 99.38%.

W55 World Champion Clare Elms won the Combined W50/W55 BMAF Indoor 1500m by 20 seconds in 5:01.34 by 20 seconds from W50 winner Lisa Webb pic.twitter.com/MvwVo3q6av

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 7, 2020

Other winners included 2017 world masters champion Louise Rudd (W45), who won the overall W35-W45 race in 4:52.10 (89.05 %).

Gary Ironmonger kicked to victory in the M55 1500m in 4:38.41 (90.32%) ahead of former world and European masters champion Simon Anderson (4:39.14).

Steve Smith, who won a world masters M45 title over 1500m 14 years ago, showed a return to form to win the M60 race in 4:47.30 (89.06%).

Over the hurdles, Jane Horder won the W60 race in 9.96 (and the flat 60m event in 9.19) while Tony Bowman won the M80 race in 12.59.

Tony Wells won the M70 race in 10.74 and M45 Joe Appiah won his event in 8.47 but just lost out in the 60m to Ciaran Harvey’s 7.46 as he ran 7.47.

M40 Mensah Elliott took his event in 8.21.

Di Norman gained four gold medals on the opening day. She won the W45 60m hurdles in 9.52 (93.38%) and the shot with an 11.35m throw. She also won the overall women’s high jump with a 1.50m clearance and the W45 long jump gold with a championships best 4.95m.

She had to settle for second in the W45 400m as Sharon Wilkinson won in 60.60 to Norman’s 62.42. Fiona de Mauny won the W35 400m in 59.22.

Jason Carty missed his recent British record in winning the M50 60m in 7.22 in beating a high quality field including Darren Scott (7.41) and Guiseppe Minetti (7.52) while Dominic Bradley won the M40 race in 7.05 from Elliott.

Victor Novell won the M70 race in 8.93.

Vanessa Grant was the fastest woman overall with a 7.90 victory in the W35 event.

In the throws, John Watts won the M80 hammer with a 37.91m throw and also set a championships record 10.98m in the shot and won the weight with a 20.06m throw.

Also impressing was Lucy Marshall who won the W35 hammer with a 53.80m throw and the weight with a 15.51m effort.

Last week Melanie Garland lost her UK W55 long jump record to Jo Willoughby’s 4.82m leap and just missed out on regaining it with a 4.81m win.

Second was 1984 Olympic medallist Sue Richardson (nee Hearnshaw).

Ecuador stunned Japan in Miki to reach Davis Cup Finals week in November.

The tie was played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus and world number 17s Japan were without key players against 27th-ranked Ecuador.

Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo won the doubles rubbers 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 against Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama to complete a 3-0 victory.

Sweden, Austria and Hungary will all make their first appearance at the Finals, in Madrid from 23-29 November.

Defending champions Spain, 2019 runners-up Canada, semi-finalists Russia and Great Britain and wild cards Serbia and France were already assured of their places.

Hungary's tie against Belgium was the only qualifier to go to a deciding rubber, with Marton Fucsovics defeating Ruben Bemelmans 6-7 (7) 6-4 6-2 to complete a comeback from 2-1 down for the hosts in Debrecen.

Sweden secured a 3-1 win over Chile as 21-year-old Mikael Ymer recorded a three-set victory against Alejandro Tabilo.

Austria were without their number one Dominic Thiem, but Dennis Novak beat Pablo Cuevas 2-6 6-3 6-4 after Jurgen Melzer and Oliver Marach had edged a tight doubles to seal a 3-1 win.

Last year's quarter-finalists Germany saw off Belarus 4-1, while Alexander Bublik won both his singles matches to help Kazakhstan to a 3-1 success over the Netherlands.

Marin Cilic lost just one game against Sumit Nagal to give 2018 champions Croatia a 3-1 victory over India, while John Millman won three tie-breaks against Thiago Monteiro as Australia beat Brazil 3-1 in Adelaide.

Italy against South Korea was also played behind closed doors in Cagliari, the hosts easing to a 4-0 victory.

Johanna Konta saw her Monterrey Open bid end with a 6-3 6-4 semi-final defeat against Czech Marie Bouzkova.

The 28-year-old world number 16 was contesting her first semi-final since June's French Open, and had reached the last four after saving two match points against Anastasia Potapova on Friday.

Bouzkova, 21, ranked 41 places below second seed Konta, took the first set after breaking in the sixth game.

In her first meeting with the Briton, she won in an hour and 41 minutes.

The ninth seed will play top seed Elina Svitlova or Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in Sunday's final.

Konta had a break point to reduce her deficit to 5-4 in the first set but was unable to take it as Bouzkova claimed three consecutive games.

After a medical timeout between sets to assess a knee injury, Konta twice had a break point for a 5-3 lead in the second, but it was Bouzkova who broke in the next game.

Konta saw two more break point chances slip away in the 10th game before the Czech sealed victory on her first match point.