NBA:
In the NBA playoffs, Washington beat Indiana 102-96 for a series start of 1-0, and the Clippers bested Oklahoma City 122-105 for a 1-0 series lead.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams has been named the NBA's Rookie of the Year. He received 104 of the 124 first place votes cast by a nationwide panel of sports reporters after averaging 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds a game. He joined the Sixers out of Syracuse as the 11th overall pick in the draft.
NHL:
In the NHL playoffs, Pittsburgh skated past the Rangers 2-0 to go up 2-1 in the series, and Los Angeles defeated Anaheim 3-1, giving the Kings a 2-0 series lead.
MLB:
In baseball in interleague play, Toronto blanked Philadelphia 3-0, the White Sox beat the Cubs 3-1 in 12, Colorado defeated Texas 8-2, and San Diego bested Kansas City 6-5 in 12.
In the American League, Yankees relievers Shawn Kelley (0-2), Matt Thornton and Preston Claiborne walked six overall in the eighth, the most walks in an inning by New York since 1990. The wild display came after manager Joe Girardi was ejected by plate umpire Laz Diaz for arguing a strike call in the top of the inning and engaging Diaz in a heated argument. The Angels beat the Yankees 4-1, Seattle doubled up Oakland 4-2, Minnesota slid past Cleveland 1-0 in 10, and it was Detroit over Houston 2-0. Boston had a day off.
In the National League, Miami beat the Mets 4-3, San Francisco slid past Pittsburgh 11-10 in 13, Washington trumped the Dodgers 4-0, St. Louis edged Atlanta 4-3, and it was Milwaukee over Arizona 8-3.
AHL:
The Calgary Flames announced Monday that the American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has approved the relocation of their AHL British Columbia affiliate to the Glens Falls Civic Center, starting with the 2014-2015 season.
NFL:
In the NFL, the Giants have signed 16 veterans already, addressing problems on both lines and in the secondary after they went 7-9 last season. General Manager Jerry Reese says that only means some needs have been taken care of.
Free agent defensive end Will Smith has signed with the New England Patriots.
The 32-year-old veteran had played his entire 10-year career with the New Orleans Saints. Smith has played in 139 NFL games with 120 starts and has 67 1/2 sacks, 20 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
Soccer:
A Brazilian soccer team has been ordered to play its next two home games in an empty stadium after a man was fatally struck on the head by a toilet bowl thrown from the stands during fan violence last weekend.