Tennell, Nagasu, Chen make U.S. Olympic team

Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu and Karen Chen, the top three finishers at the national championships Friday, were selected Saturday to the U.S. team for the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Three-time U.S. champ Ashley Wagner, who complained vigorously about the marks after the free skate, was not included. Four years ago, Wagner also finished fourth but was placed on the team ahead of Nagasu. Wagner wound up with a bronze medal in the team event.

The Husband-wife team of Chris Knierim and Alexa Scimeca-Knierim won the pairs title Saturday.

Nathan Chen won the men’s title Saturday night, with Ross Miner second and Vincent Zhou third. (AP)

Coutinho to Barcelona • Philippe Coutinho is joining Barcelona after Liverpool agreed Saturday to sell the Brazilian in a $192 million deal that makes him one of the most expensive players in soccer history. (AP)

Erving out of hospital • Hall of Famer Julius Erving has been released from a hospital after he became ill at a Philadelphia 76ers’ game. Erving’s management team said Saturday that Erving, 67, had undergone a comprehensive medical evaluation and was expected to make a full recovery. They did not provide further details. (AP)

Federer, Bencic lead Swiss team to win • Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic won the deciding Fast4 mixed doubles 4-3 (3), 4-2 Saturday over Germany’s Alexander Zrevev and Angelique Kerber to give Switzerland the Hopman Cup title, in Perth, Australia. Federer won 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-2 over Zrevev in singles, and Kerber beat Bencic 6-4, 6-1 to send the championship to the mixed doubles decider.

• Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open title on his fourth appearance in the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andrey Rublev of Russia.

• Gilles Simon won the Maharashtra Open final over Kevin Anderson 7-6 (4), 6-2 in Pune, India. (AP)

MU women play South Carolina • Possibly without its best player, the No. 15 Missouri women’s basketball team faces defending national champion South Carolina at Mizzou Arena for a 1 p.m. tipoff on ESPN2. It’s uncertain if All-SEC junior guard Sophie Cunningham will be available for the Tigers (13-2, 1-1 SEC) against the No. 4 Gamecocks (13-1, 2-0). Cunningham suffered a sprained right knee in last Sunday’s win at Alabama and sat out Thursday’s home loss to Louisiana State. Cunningham, listed as “day to day” by the team’s staff, was at Mizzou Arena Saturday for the men’s team’s game against Florida wearing a bulky brace on her right leg. The last time South Carolina visited Mizzou Arena, Robin Pingeton’s Tigers dealt the No. 6 Gamecocks a 62-60 defeat last year on Cunningham’s last-second layup, which turned out to be USC’s final loss of the season. Mizzou hasn’t beaten a top-four team since Jan. 4, 2006, when the Tigers upset No. 4 Baylor 64-61.

The Gamecocks are led by All-American and national player of the year candidate A’ja Wilson, a 6-5 senior who averages 24.6 points per game.

Without Cunningham Thursday, the Tigers relied on sophomore guard Amber Smith for scoring in the 69-65 loss to LSU. She gave MU a career-high 27 points, while senior forward Jordan Frericks added 19 points and 15 rebounds. Mizzou is 2-4 all-time against South Carolina, but 2-1 at Mizzou Arena. (Dave Matter)

Ambush fall to KC • The St. Louis Ambush fell to 1-11 with an 11-9 loss to the Kansas City Comets (3-8) at Family Arena in St. Charles. (News services)