NHL:
Play-offs: The Tampa Bay Lightning will have a three-games-to-two lead when they host the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals. The Lightning are one win away from their second trip to the Stanley Cup finals following a 2-0 shutout of the Blueshirts at Madison Square
NBA PLAYOFF ACTION:
Cleveland 114, Atlanta 111, OT, Cleveland leads series 3-0
Not too many NBA players can record a triple-double after missing their first 10 shots. Then again, LeBron James is no ordinary player.
James shook off his early shooting misery to finish with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in overtime to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. King James nailed a 3-pointer with 36.4 seconds left to put the Cavs ahead by one before hitting a runner with 12.8 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.
The Hawks had two chances to tie it in the final seconds, but Shelvin Mack missed two 3-pointers.
Early on, it looked like the Cavaliers were in trouble as they played their second straight game without Kyrie Irving because of tendinitis in his left knee. James was 0-for-5 when he was pulled from the game with just over four minutes left in the first quarter and the Hawks leading 20-13. James missed three more shots in the last three seconds of the opening period, and two more in the second before finally draining a turnaround jumper with about seven minutes left in the half.
Matthew Dellavedova contributed 17 points in place of Irving, while J.R. Smith came off the bench to added 17.
Jeff Teague (teeg) had a team-high 30 points for the Hawks, who lost Al Horford to an ejection in the first half. Paul Millsap had 22 points and nine rebounds to help Atlanta keep it close.
The Cavaliers can clinch a triple to the NBA Finals on Tuesday in Cleveland.
MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, Boston beat the L.A. Angels 6 to 1
Texas 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
In the National League, Pittsburgh beat the Mets 9 to 1
| Monday's Games |
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Kansas City (Guthrie 4-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 3-1), 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (S.Gonzalez 2-1) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 6-3), 1:10 p.m.
Boston (J.Kelly 1-3) at Minnesota (Nolasco 4-1), 2:10 p.m.
AUTO RACING:
Juan Pablo Montoya certainly has put his NASCAR experience in his rear-view mirror.
Montoya has won the 99th Indianapolis 500, finishing just ahead of teammate Will Power. His second victory at the Brickyard comes 15 years after he won the race before trying his hand at Formula One and NASCAR.
Carl Edwards picked one of NASCAR's marquee races to end his lengthy winless streak.
Edwards grabbed the lead with 20 laps remaining before capturing the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He moved in front as most of his competitors needed green-flag pit stops. Edwards remained on the track the remainder of the race and cruised to his first victory at Charlotte.
It was Edwards' first victory in 50 races since November 2013 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Greg Biffle was second, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., pole-sitter Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr.
The outcome gives Joe Gibbs Racing a Charlotte sweep, one week after Denny Hamlin won the All-Star Race.
TENNIS : Roger Federer was a winner during Day 1 of the French Open, but his toughest opponent was tournament security.
The second-seeded Federer was in the middle of his 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alejandro Falla when a spectator ran onto the court to take a "selfie" with the 17-time Grand Slam winner. Federer was taken aback by the intrusion, motioning to authorities and saying afterward, "I am not happy about it."
Other winners on the men's side include fifth seed Kei Nishikori , eighth seed Stan Wawrinka and No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga . No. 25 Ivo Karlovic was the lone men's seed to fall on Sunday.
Third seed Simona Halep , seventh seed Ana Ivanovic and No. 9 Ekaterina Makarova advanced to the second round in the women's draw.
SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Monty is the man
FRENCH LICK, Ind. (AP) — Colin Montgomerie is the Senior PGA Championship winner for the second straight year, closing with a 3-under 69 for an 8-under total.
Montgomerie answered a pair of front-nine challenges with birdies and won for the third time in the last six senior major championships.
Esteban Toledo (EHS'-tah-bahn toh-LAY'-doh) twice pulled within a shot on the front nine but couldn't keep up. Toledo shot a 69 to finish second at minus-4. Woody Austin was another shot back after a 69.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press.
