Month: May 2022

10:41 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — The New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 7 on Monday night, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves for a second Game 7 win this postseason. Forward Chris Kreider scored twice, while defenseman
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10:48 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Chicago White Sox put right-handers Dylan Cease and Kendall Graveman on the restricted list Monday ahead of a three-game series at the Blue Jays that begins Tuesday night. The team also waived left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who was designated for assignment last week, and recalled right-hander Kyle Crick
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10:49 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Plate umpire John Tumpane left Monday night’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Red Sox in the seventh inning after getting hit in the mask by a foul ball. Tumpane didn’t have a chance to move when Ryan Mountcastle fouled off a 96 mph fastball by Ryan Brasier
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10:00 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta was forced to leave Game 7 of the second-round series against the New York Rangers with a lower-body injury on Monday night. Raanta exited the game 15:37 into the second period, with the Hurricanes trailing the Rangers 2-0. As New York put the pressure
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10:02 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent curled in a short birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff on Monday to become the ninth freshman to win the NCAA individual title. Sargent didn’t have a birdie during a 4-over 74 at Grayhawk Golf Club, but made the playoff
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed rookie outfielder Seiya Suzuki on the 10-day injured list with a left ring finger sprain prior to the second game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers. Suzuki was injured in Thursday’s game against the Reds in Cincinnati when he stole second in the
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4:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Kansas City Royals veteran Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right forearm, the most significant of a flurry of roster moves by the Royals before opening a three-game series with the Guardians. The 38-year-old Greinke complained of tightness in his arm
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6:12 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Versatile infielder/outfielder Brad Miller was put on the 10-day injured list Monday by the Texas Rangers, who called up Josh Smith from Triple-A Round Rock to make his big league debut. Miller was put on the IL with right hip impingement. He was removed from Sunday’s game
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2:59 PM ET San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will stand when the national anthem is played before his team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Memorial Day. “Today, I’ll be standing for the anthem,” Kapler said Monday on his blog. “While I believe strongly in the right to protest and the importance
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3:28 PM ET UEFA has commissioned an independent inquiry into the events which led to the delayed kickoff at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris, including supporters being sprayed with tear gas by riot police outside the Stade de France. Senior French politicians said on Monday that between “30,000-40,000 fake
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