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Lightning hold off late charge from Red Wings for overtime win
Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winner 27 seconds into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning started a final two-game homestand with their 50th win, edging the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night.,After goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (27 saves) stuffed Alex DeBrincat just after the puck dropped in ...

Jonathan Quick loses final NHL game as Panthers beat Rangers
Goalie Jonathan Quick, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, lost the final game of his career as the host Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers, 3-2, on Monday night in Sunrise.,Cole Reinhardt produced the first two-goal game of his career, including the game-winner with 1:50 left in the thir...

Orioles ride late-inning power surge to comeback win over D-backs
Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead two-run homer run in the seventh inning, Jeremiah Jackson smacked two homers and drove in five runs and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to stun the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Monday in the series opener.,The Orioles trailed 7-1 going to the b...

Long-time NFL coach Dave McGinnis dies at 74
Dave McGinnis, who spent 30 years as an NFL head and assistant coach, died on Monday due to a prolonged illness, the Tennessee Titans announced.,The Athletic reported that the colorful McGinnis, 74, died of renal failure.,"My heart aches with the loss of Coach Mac, who was so much more than a coach ...

Transfer roundup: Arizona adds Derek Dixon, JJ Mandaquit
Halfway through college basketball's transfer window, national semifinalist Arizona picked up a pair of portal participants Monday in North Carolina guard Derek Dixon and Washington guard JJ Mandaquit.,Dixon and Mandaquit were four-star prospects in the high school Class of 2025. They were Nos. 44 a...

Yankees' Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon close to rehab assignments
New York Yankees starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon may go out on rehabilitation assignments in the next week, manager Aaron Boone told reporters before Monday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels.,The right-handed staff ace Cole underwent Tommy John surgery 13 months ago. He did t...

Wings select UConn star Azzi Fudd No. 1 overall in WNBA draft
UConn guard Azzi Fudd was chosen by the Dallas Wings with the No. 1 overall pick of the WNBA draft on Monday night in New York.,Fudd is the seventh UConn player to be selected first in the draft. One of the others is Paige Bueckers, who went No. 1 to Dallas last year. Fudd and Bueckers are in a rela...

Terence Crawford fined $75 after post-parade traffic stop
Retired boxing star Terence Crawford was found guilty of careless driving during a bench trial Monday in his hometown of Omaha, Neb., in connection to a traffic stop where police ordered him and his passengers out of a vehicle at gunpoint.,Crawford was ordered to pay a $75 fine along with $49 in cou...

Giants looking for offense to turn around in visit to Reds
One team struggling on the road encounters one that has fared poorly at home when the San Francisco Giants visit the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night to tip off a three-game series.,The Giants have lost three of their last four on the road and the Reds four of their last five at home as the clubs pr...

Indiana lands Notre Dame’s Markus Burton among 3 transfers
Indiana picked up three commitments from the transfer portal on Monday, one of whom doesn't have to leave the state to enroll at his new school.,Notre Dame guard Markus Burton, Duke forward Darren Harris and Georgia Tech guard Jaeden Mustaf each announced they are joining the Hoosiers.,Burton has be...

O's move Ryan Mountcastle to 60-day IL, acquire Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand
The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash considerations on Monday.,Baltimore optioned Encarnacion-Strand to Triple-A Norfolk as it made some infield adjustments. The Orioles placed first baseman Ryan Mountcastle on the 60-day...

WTA roundup: Germany’s Siegemund kicks off Stuttgart with 3-set win
Laura Siegemund pleased the home crowd as she battled back from a set down and defeated lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 to open the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.,Siegemund, the top-ranked German woman in the world rankings at No. 51, won this event in 2017...

Report: Miami extends coordinators Shannon Dawson, Corey Hetherman
Miami has agreed to multi-year extensions with offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson and defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman after its run to the national title game last season, according to a report by ESPN.,Terms of the contract extensions, in years and salaries, were not reported.,Dawson arrive...

Manny Pacquiao '100% confident' Floyd Mayweather rematch will happen
As far as Manny Pacquiao is concerned, he is "100% confident" his rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still on for Sept. 19 at The Sphere in Las Vegas, regardless of what the latter has said about the event recently.,Mayweather told Vegas Sports Today in early April that "we don't know the location...

ATP roundup: Jack Draper forced to retire from Barcelona opener
No. 8 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain was forced to retire while losing in the third set of his opening-round match of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, 3-6, 6-3, 4-1 (ret.), against Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Monday.,It's another setback for Draper, who reached No. 4 in the world rank...

Orioles RHP Dean Kremer returns to face D-backs
The Baltimore Orioles recalled right-hander Dean Kremer to start Monday's series opener at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks, while left-hander Cade Povich was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.,Kremer, 30, has been a regular starter for the Orioles since 2022 but opened the current season at Norfolk...
Milwaukee Bucks Enter Uncertain Future After Doc Rivers Exit
The Milwaukee Bucks face a pivotal offseason after Doc Rivers’ departure and uncertainty surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo....
Coby White Eyes Breakthrough as Hornets Face Heat
Coby White and the Hornets face the Heat in a crucial NBA play-in matchup—full preview and analysis....

Reports: UNC lands Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas
North Carolina head coach Michael Malone landed his first portal pickup, with Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas joining the Tar Heels, according to reports by On3 and ESPN on Monday.,Avdalas, a 6-foot-9 guard who hails from Greece, played professionally in his home country and tested the NBA dr...

Nationals place pitchers Ken Waldichuk, Cole Henry on IL
The Washington Nationals placed left-hander Ken Waldichuk and right-hander Cole Henry on the 15-day injured list Monday.,Waldichuk has left forearm tightness and Henry has a right rotator cuff strain.,In corresponding moves, the Nationals recalled right-handers Orlando Ribalta and Jackson Rutledge f...