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Carolina improved to 5-0 at home in the playoffs and can clinch a second trip to the Eastern Conference final in three years by winning Game 5 in Washington on Thursday.
Sinner was asked in his post-match news conference about the pope following his 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong at the Italian Open, which is being played just up the Tiber River from the Vatican.
The 22-year-old Lawlar likely will play a variety of positions for Arizona, including second base, shortstop and third. He was hitting .336 with six homers, 31 RBIs and 13 stolen bases at Triple-A Reno.
It took 62 years for a team to surpass the modern record of 120 losses. The new mark of 121 might fall a little quicker.
The Jets are now down 2-1 in the second-round Western Conference series after a disputed goal in a 5-2 loss.
Frederik Andersen has been playing so well in net for the Carolina Hurricanes that coach Rod Brind’Amour is staying with his hands-off approach when it comes to goaltenders. Things have been trickier for the Edmonton Oilers and Stuart Skinner.
The goal came at 15:33 of the fourth overtime period. It ended the longest professional women’s hockey game in North America passing the Canadian Women’s Hockey League semifinal on March 18, 2018. The previous longest PWHL game was played exactly a year ago between Montreal and Boston.
The Rockies have the worst 40-game start since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who were 6-34.
Joseph Woll stopped 35 shots for the Maple Leafs, who took a 2-0 series lead with a pair of home wins and now return there for Game 5 on Wednesday night with the series tied.
Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Wyatt Johnston added a late goal. Sam Steel and Mikael Granlund each had two assists.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets 92-87 on Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games apiece.
Straka went head-to-head with Lowry in the final round at Philadelphia Cricket Club and prevailed for his second win of the season.
No. 2-ranked Zverev won 6-4, 6-0 in the third-round match in Rome and will play France’s Arthur Fils next.
The scoring streak by Rantanan included back-to-back games when he had four-point periods in the first round against Colorado, his former team. He was the first player to ever do that, in the playoffs or the regular season.
The three who died as a result of the crash were all in a Kia Soul, which collided with a Dodge Durango being driven by Hayes on Saturday afternoon, police said. No tickets or criminal charges have been filed, though the investigation is continuing.
The Jung brothers gave their parents jerseys prior to the game — half with Texas blue, the other side with Detroit white. Their mom had already purchased a similar jersey.
Manager Aaron Boone said Stroman still had “discomfort” in his knee after throwing a live batting practice session in Tampa, Florida, on Friday and will be reevaluated before the team figures out the next step in his rehabilitation process.
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand turned back a pair of challenges Sunday and played bogey-free over the final 27 holes at Liberty National, closing with a 3-under 69 for a four-shot victory.
Scheffler endured his craziest day as a professional in the second round of last year’s PGA Championship.
Vegas rallied in the first period after Golden Knights forward Mark Stone left because of an upper-body injury.
Randle had a triple-double of 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Jimmy Butler scored 33 but without Curry the Warriors’ offense stalled.
The Hurricanes dominated play in the series opener but needed Jaccob Slavin’s overtime goal to push through on the road.
The 33-year-old Trout confirmed Saturday that he won’t be back in the Halos’ lineup when he is immediately eligible to come off the injured list Sunday.
For the next week or so, Bryant will be restricted to not much more than a casual walk as he recovers from a procedure to fix his bothersome back.