Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Newhook broke a tie with 8:53 left and the Montreal Canadiens outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Game 7 on Sunday night to end the thrilling first-round series. The Canadiens will face the Buffalo Sabres in the second round after finishing off their first series victory since losing the Stanley Cup Final to Tampa Bay in 2021. Game 1 is Wednesday night in Buffalo. Rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes made 28 saves and Nick Suzuki got his first goal of the series for Montreal. Each game of the series was decided by one goal and four went to overtime. The score was tied or within one goal for all but six minutes in the seven games.
Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1
DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Makar, who left in the first period with an undisclosed ailment, scored his second goal of the game with 2:54 remaining to make it 8-6. Nathan MacKinnon added an empty-net goal with 2:08 remaining to seal it. This was the 10th playoff game ever with at least 15 combined goals and just the second since 1994. There were 14 different players who notched a goal in a game that turned into a track meet.
Wolves say Edwards is questionable for Game 1 despite knee injury
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Edwards might be back for Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, barely a week after appearing to suffer a serious knee injury. Edwards will be listed as questionable for Monday night’s series opener, the Timberwolves said. The All-Star guard, who averaged 36.7 points in three games against San Antonio this season, has been “cleared for on-court basketball activities,” the Timberwolves said Sunday.
With Trump watching in Doral, Cameron Young finishes off wire-to-wire win at Cadillac Championship
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was Cameron Young. He called a one-stroke penalty on himself while playing the par 4 second hole, after he caused his ball to move in the fairway. And then he made par anyway. It was that sort of week: Young was unflappable and unbeatable. He went wire-to-wire alone on the lead at the Cadillac Championship, a final round of 4-under 68 getting him to 19 under for the week and six shots clear of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. President Donald Trump was watching. Scheffler finished second at 13 under.
Chase Elliott wins at Texas to join Tyler Reddick as multiple Cup Series winners this season
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chase Elliott stayed ahead of Denny Hamlin for the closing four laps after a final restart to win at Texas. It was his second victory of the season and the 23rd of his career. Elliott led five times for a race-high 87 laps and joined five-time winner Tyler Reddick as the only NASCAR Cup drivers this season with multiple wins. After taking the bottom and clearing Hamlin on the backstretch on the first lap after the restart, Elliott managed the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet over the last few laps to get to the checkered flag. Alex Bowman was third and Reddick was fourth.
Cherie DeVaux must decide if Golden Tempo will run Preakness for a shot at the Triple Crown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cherie DeVaux hasn’t decided yet whether her Kentucky Derby winner will compete for the Triple Crown at the Preakness. DeVaux gave a wait-and-see answer on Sunday morning when asked whether Golden Tempo would run at the May 16 middle jewel in Maryland. DeVaux, who a day prior became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, said she’ll consider the Preakness as long as Golden Tempo is in “tip-top shape.” The usual post-Derby dilemma for trainers and owners is whether their horses are up for the two-week turnaround at the Preakness.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani goes hitless in 4th straight game for the 1st time since 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has gone hitless in four straight games. That hasn’t happened in four years. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday after a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that he believes in his star to “come out of it at some point.” Ohtani’s 0-for-3 day pushed him to 0 for 14 over his last four games, his longest hitless streak since going 0 for 12 over five games with the Los Angeles Angels from May 24-28, 2022. Ohtani’s struggles have mirrored those of the team around him. The Dodgers have not homered in six straight games.
Man United beats Liverpool 3-2 and will be back in the Champions League after 2-year absence
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United guaranteed a return to the Champions League next season with a 3-2 win against Liverpool. Kobbie Mainoo settled a thrilling Premier League clash at Old Trafford with his first-time strike from the edge of the area. Defending champion Liverpool had fought back from two goals down to level the game. But Mainoo’s goal meant United would be playing in European club soccer’s top competition after a two-year absence. Tottenham climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa. It’s back-to-back league wins for Spurs for the first time since the opening two games of the season.