For the second time in less than three years, USC is looking for a new head men’s golf coach.

The Trojans’ athletic department announced Wednesday evening that J.T. Higgins has resigned from his position after three seasons leading USC.

Higgins arrived in Los Angeles from Texas A&M, where he won the 2009 NCAA Championship among nine other top-15 finishes at nationals in 18 seasons. But after taking over at USC, the Trojans didn’t finish better than eighth at three Pac-12 Championships and missed NCAA regionals as a team each of the past two seasons.

A national search for Higgins' replacement will begin immediately.

Back in July 2020, USC and Chris Zambri mutually agreed to part ways after 14 seasons with Zambri leading the men’s golf program. Under Zambri, a USC alum, the Trojans had made 12 NCAA Championship appearances, won three regional tiles and three conference crowns, and amassed 32 total tournament victories.

PRAGUE -- West Ham United manager David Moyes said winning the Europa Conference League on Wednesday stands as the best moment in his career.

The east London club clinched their first trophy in 43 years -- and first European title in 58 years -- in a dramatic 2-1 win over Fiorentina thanks to a 90th minute goal from Jarrod Bowen.

In the end Moyes, who turned 60 this year and coached in over 1,000 matches during his 25 years in management, was able to lift the first major trophy of his career. The Scot said it was the crowning moment in his career despite previous notable triumphs -- helping Everton qualify for the Champions League in 2005 and later succeeding the great Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013.

"I would have to say so. The moments you get to celebrate with your family and win in the last minute of the game, it doesn't happen often," Moyes said. "It can go against you, but tonight is a brilliant feeling.

"If somebody had said three years ago when I took the job that you'd avoid relegation and finish in Europe and I've said you were mad.

"This competition has been great for us, the players have been remarkable."

Moyes was able to share a moment with his 87-year-old father David Sr. after the match.

"I thought he was the first one who should get the medal round his neck," Moyes then told a news conference. "He's had a lot of moments over the years and not had that moment, so I hope he's enjoyed it."

Moyes previously coached West Ham in the 2017-18 season, helping to save them from relegation, but left at the end of that season when his contract was not renewed.

He then returned in December 2019 and again helped guide the club clear of relegation. Since then, he has helped the club qualify for the Europa League and last season go on a run to the semifinals before losing to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Wednesday's triumph means West Ham qualify for next season's Europa League and will play European football for a third consecutive season.

"These sorts of moments as managers don't come around often. This is a great moment for us," Moyes told BT Sport. "It is a brilliant club in the East End of London that does wonderful work in the community. It is a great family club. It is getting better and stronger. This is another step on the road of continued progress.

"We have gone unbeaten in Europe, which is incredible. We only lost last year in a semifinal, two incredible years and we get another one now."

Phoenix Suns ownership and executives had a series of conversations with Chris Paul and his representatives on the All-Star point guard's future with the franchise Wednesday, including the possibility that he could be waived by the NBA's June 28 guarantee date on his contract, sources told ESPN.

The Suns insist that they're still working through several possibilities for Paul's future and reiterated that to his representatives later Wednesday afternoon, sources said. Phoenix plans to explore trade opportunities including Paul and Deandre Ayton that could alter the franchise's roster landscape ahead of a final decision on Paul's partially guaranteed contract, sources said.

Only $15.8 million of his $30.8 million for the 2023-24 season is guaranteed if he's waived -- unless the Suns keep Paul past that June 28 deadline date. The expectation is that the Suns would stretch and waive the guaranteed portion of Paul's salary next season ($3.16M per season over the next five seasons) to create more salary cap space and open up the team's ability to use the $12.2 million taxpayer midlevel exception. Paul's $30.8 million for 2024-25 is nonguaranteed.

Paul continues to want to return to the Suns and partner with his close friend Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, sources said. Nevertheless, Paul and his representatives want the organization to make a quicker decision on his future so that he can proceed out into free agency if indeed the Suns ultimately waive him, sources said.

MIAMI -- Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and Denver's two stars made sure the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat 109-94 in Game 3 on Wednesday night.

Jokic finished with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists -- the first such game in NBA Finals history, or at least the first since assists were tracked. Murray had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, getting the rebound he needed with 9 seconds remaining.

The Nuggets outrebounded the Heat 58-33, and took a 2-1 lead. Game 4 is Friday in Miami.

Jimmy Butler scored 28 points for Miami, and Bam Adebayo finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds. Caleb Martin added 10 points for Miami.

Miami has been the comeback kings of these playoffs -- seven rallies in games after trailing by at least 12 points. The Heat were down by 14 going into the fourth, and Nuggets coach Michael Malone reminded his club of Miami's penchant for comebacks.

"First two games, they won the fourth quarter," Malone said. "Tonight, we win the fourth quarter, we win the game."

His team listened.

The lead eventually reached 21, the outcome never seriously in doubt, and Jokic looking very much like he's back in cruise control. The Heat got within nine on a 3-pointer by Duncan Robinson with 1:22 left, but there was no epic finish for Miami.

Officially, Jokic is now the seventh player to have two triple-doubles in the same finals. Magic Johnson and LeBron James each did it in three different finals. Draymond Green, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird and Butler all had one title series with two triple-doubles.

It was his 10th triple-double of these playoffs, extending his single-season record, and he was unbothered by whatever Miami threw his way. Jokic finished 12 for 21 from the floor, 7 for 8 from the line, playing 44 minutes.

Christian Braun was tremendous off the bench for the Nuggets, scoring 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting in 19 minutes. Aaron Gordon added 11 for Denver.

Miami never led in the second half. A dunk by Adebayo put the Heat up 44-42 with 3:18 left in the half, before a 3-pointer by Murray represented the seventh and final lead change of the night. It was 53-48 at halftime, before Denver pushed the lead to double digits for the first time early in the third and wound up leading by as many as 19 later in that period.

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers shortstop Willy Adames returned to action less than two weeks after getting hit on the head by a foul ball while sitting in a dugout.

Adames started at shortstop and batted second Wednesday night against Baltimore after getting activated earlier in the day. He homered in his first at bat with a 400-foot drive over the center-field wall and followed with a third-inning double, finishing 2-for-5 in a 10-2 win.

"Obviously, it was a little scary -- scary time -- but thank God everything went well," Adames said before the game. "It could be way worse."

The Brewers optioned second baseman Brice Turang to Triple-A Nashville.

Adames was standing on the steps behind the railing of the Brewers' dugout during the second inning of a 15-1 loss to San Francisco on May 26 when a line drive from teammate Brian Anderson struck him on the head. Adames said the liner hit him on the left side, around the temple.

He was taken to a hospital later that night and placed on the 7-day concussion list the next day.

"It was pretty shocking," Adames said. "Obviously, I was a little scared right after I got hit. You really don't know what's going on in there till you get hit like that. After I got the image in the hospital, that kind of calmed me down. I knew after that, I was safe."

Adames, 28, said the doctor who examined him told him how lucky he was to avoid serious injury.

"He said it right away. 'You got lucky. You've got a really hard head,'" Adames said. "I was like, 'Everybody knows that.'"

Adames said the freak incident won't stop him from continuing to watch the action from the dugout steps rather than sitting on the bench. But it did help him understand the importance of keeping a close eye on the action while in the dugout.

"It's scary, man," Adames said. "You don't really realize that until something like that happens. We're always here making jokes, having fun. We don't think about it until something like that happens."

Adames said he started feeling better a couple of days after getting hit. He was activated after playing two games for the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, one at designated hitter and another at shortstop.

"Gradually increased activities and there were no issues," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "None at all. I think Saturday and Sunday were two really good days where he got back into the full baseball swing of things. That's when we knew we were trending toward this day of activation."

Milwaukee hoped Adames would boost its lineup as it competes with Pittsburgh for the NL Central lead.

Adames was selected as the Brewers' most valuable player by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America each of the past two seasons, though he's off to a slow start this year. Adames is batting .205 with a .292 on-base percentage, nine homers and 27 RBIs in 51 games.

Adames' return meant a demotion for Turang, who has played great defense in his rookie season but has struggled at the plate.

Turang went 5-of-10 in his first four games and hit a grand slam in the Brewers' home-opening 10-0 victory over the New York Mets, but he's tailed off since. Turang is batting .205 with a .254 on-base percentage, three homers and 14 RBIs in 57 games.

"You see some of the best players in the big leagues have been optioned before," Turang said. "It's part of your journey. It is what it is. You've got to produce up here, and that's what it's about. I've got to go back and get right. I'll be back."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Los Angeles Angels placed outfielder Hunter Renfroe on the paternity list Wednesday.

Outfielder Jo Adell was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move.

Renfroe, 31, is hitting .252 with 11 home runs and 30 RBIs in 58 games this season, his first with the Angels. He has played for four teams over the past four seasons after spending the first four seasons of his major league career with the San Diego Padres.

Adell, 24, was batting .278 with 18 homers and 43 RBIs in 55 games at Salt Lake before being recalled. He has yet to appear in a major league game this season, but he hit .224 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 88 games with Los Angeles in 2022.

The Angels are set to continue a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday in Anaheim, California. Los Angeles won the opener 7-4.

ATLANTA -- Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Wednesday night's 7-5 loss to the Braves in the first inning after getting hit on the left wrist by a pitch from Atlanta's Charlie Morton.

New York announced that X-rays were negative, and he is listed as day-to-day with a contusion.

Alonso, who leads the major leagues with 22 homers, dropped to the ground after being hit by the 96 mph fastball. He got up and walked about halfway to first base before manager Buck Showalter and a trainer came out to tend to him. After a short meeting, Alonso walked off the field.

Tommy Pham entered the game as a pinch runner for Alonso. Pham played left field in the bottom of the first, and Mark Canha took Alonso's spot at first base.

Alonso, who is batting .231 with 49 RBIs, was booed in pregame introductions and before his at-bat after shouting at Braves starter Bryce Elder, "Throw it again, throw it again, please! Throw it again," a night earlier following his long homer in a 6-4 loss to the Braves.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.