NHL:
In the NHL playoffs, Tampa Bay tripled up the Rangers 6-2 to tie the series at 1 game apiece. Tyler Johnson scored the first hat trick in Lightning playoff history, and Tampa Bay got its high-scoring offense in gear. Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan scored for the Rangers in the wide-open, penalty-filled matchup. Henrik Lundqvist gave up six on just 26 shots. The series now shifts to Florida.
The Philadelphia Flyers hired Dave Hakstol to replace head coach Craig Berube. Hakstol spent the last 11 seasons at North Dakota, where he compiled a 289-143-43 record. He just guided North Dakota to a 29-10-3 mark and a berth in the 2015 NCAA Frozen Four.
MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, Toronto bested the Angels 10-6, the White Sox topped Cleveland 2-1 in 10 innings, and it was Oakland over Houston 2-1. The Yankees and the Red Sox had the day off. The Yankees start a series against Washington and the Red Sox take on Texas.
In the National League, the Mets slid past St. Louis 2-1 in 14 innings, Arizona edged Miami 3-2 in 13 innings, and Philadelphia won against Colorado 4-3.
In interleague play, Milwaukee slid past Detroit 3-2.
New York Yankees right-hander Chase Whitley will have Tommy John surgery today and miss the rest of the season. The 25-year-old Whitley left his start last Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning because of pain in his elbow. Whitley will have the surgery in New York. He's 1-2 with a 4.19 ERA in four starts this season.
Pawtucket Red Sox president James Skeffington has died. A team spokeswoman says Skeffington died Sunday night while jogging in Barrington, Rhode Island, where he lived. He was 73. Skeffington had been pushing to build a stadium in downtown Providence. He bought the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in February with a group that includes Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino.
NBA:
Phil Jackson remembers watching old teammate Dave DeBusschere pound his fist in triumph, when the Knicks and NBA were dual winners. The first draft lottery in 1985 gave New York the Number 1 pick and the NBA all the publicity a league could want, plus a way to deter teams from losing on purpose. Thirty years later, the lottery still creates hope and headlines — though it's debatable if tanking has ever gone away.
Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving returned to practice and says he'll play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday against Atlanta. Irving sat out Cleveland's practice Saturday and spent the weekend receiving treatment for tendinitis in his left knee and a sprained right foot. He injured the foot in Game 2 of the conference quarterfinals against Boston.
Boston Marathon:
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's appeal of his death sentence is likely to focus on the judge's refusal to move the trial out of Boston and the barrage of heartbreaking testimony from bombing victims. The 21-year-old former college student was sentenced to death last Friday by a federal jury.
NFL:
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has signed a four-year, $77.7 million extension that runs through 2020. Tannehill set career highs last season with 4,045 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and a 92.8 passer rating. He's the first quarterback from the 2012 draft class to receive an extension, ahead of the Colts' Andrew Luck, Washington's Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson of Seattle.
NCAA:
Former NBA first-round draft pick Julius Hodge is preparing to start his post-professional basketball career at the University at Buffalo.
Hodge on Monday was named the Bulls director of player development under new coach Nate Oats.
The former shooting guard was the ACC's 2004 player of the year at North Carolina State. Hodge was selected by Denver with the 20th pick in the 2005 draft. He appeared in just 23 games over two seasons split between Denver and Milwaukee before traveling to play overseas.
In April 2006, Hodge was shot four times while driving on a Denver highway. His pro career ended in Britain last December when he was released by Cheshire for what the team called "a series of misconduct related incidents." The team did not reveal the misconduct.
Hodge responded to being released by posting a message on his Twitter account calling his tenure with Cheshire as "by FAR the worst I've ever encountered."
Luge:
USA Luge may be changing its home base.
The organization has decided to invite cities to express interest in hosting its headquarters, with a decision on potential candidates expected to come at the group's annual meeting on Aug. 29.
USA Luge has been based in Lake Placid, New York, since the organization was formed in 1979. Lake Placid is also the site of one of the two full-length, certified sliding tracks in the U.S., with Park City, Utah, being the other.
LPGA:
Minjee Lee finished up the final three holes of a 6-under 65 to earn her first LPGA victory, the rain-delayed Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va. The 18-year-old Australian finished at 15-under, two shots in front of So Yeon Ryu.
UCLA star Alison Lee wound up another shot back.
Sailing:
The number of visitors to the Newport, Rhode Island, stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race exceeded officials' expectations. Organizers of the 12-day celebration say it attracted about 125,000 people. They say the city had expected 60,000 to 80,000 visitors.
