Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — The game between the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards has been postponed because of rainy weather. The teams will try to make it up Sunday as part of a straight doubleheader. The weather could still be an issue Saturday night, when the Orioles and Royals will try again to play the first game of this series. This is Kansas City's only scheduled visit to Baltimore in 2022. Jordan Lyles was supposed to start Friday night against Carlos Hernandez of the Royals. That is now the matchup for Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Joel Erickson Ek had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Greenway, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin also scored as the Wild improved to 8-8 all-time in Game 3s. Fleury, playing in a 16th consecutive Stanley Cup playoffs, earned his 92nd career playoff win. Ryan O'Reilly scored a power play goal and Ville Husso made 28 saves for the Blues.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dylan Carlson hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Designated hitter Juan Yepez doubled with one out off Camilo Doval (0-1) in the ninth. Carlson's timely hit scored pinch runner Brendan Donovan. Ryan Helsley (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings and earned the win. Giovanny Gallegos picked up his sixth save.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder Tyler O'Neill went to a salary arbitration hearing with the St. Louis Cardinals, asking a three-man panel to award him $4.15 million rather than the team's $3.4 million offer. A decision from arbitrators Mark Burstein, Brian Keller and John Stout is not expected for several weeks. The three heard the case remotely, O'Neill set career bests last year with a .286 average, 34 homers and 80 RBIs, finishing eighth in NL MVP voting. He is hitting .213 with two homers and 19 RBIs this season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are some intriguing rookies who were not selected in last week's draft that could carve out a roster spot with the Kansas City Chiefs during their rookie minicamp this week. One in particular is Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross, a once-budding star whose career was threatened by a congenital spine disorder that ultimately required surgery. Ross was bypassed by every team in the draft, mostly due to his medical history but also poor testing at Clemson's pro day. But he's a proven big-play commodity and could help out a position of need for the AFC West champions.

76ers win in Embiid's return...Mavs prevail at home

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks picked up much-needed wins after dropping the first two games of their respective conference semifinal series.

Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') returned to help the 76ers earn a 99-79 win over the Heat, cutting Miami's lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Embiid delivered 18 points and 11 rebounds while wearing a black facemask. He was back after missing the first two games of the series with a fractured orbital bone and a mild concussion.

Danny Green and Tyrese Maxey each had 21 points for the Sixers, who allowed just 34 points in the first half and 14 in the fourth quarter.

Jimmy Butler had a game-high 33 points for the Heat, but the rest of Miami's starters combined for 22.

Luka Doncic carried the Mavericks to a 103-94 win over the Suns, providing 26 points and 13 rebounds. Doncic just missed a triple-double with nine assists, while Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 28 points after struggling in the two losses in Phoenix.

The Suns' starting All-Star guards had tough nights. Chris Paul had seven turnovers in the first half on his 37th birthday. Devin Booker scored 18 but was just 2 of 7 inside the 3-point line. Paul had 12 on just nine shots.

Jae Crowder had a team-high 19 points for the Suns, who stay in Dallas for Game 4 on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mavericks have been fined $25,000 for players and coaches straying too far onto the court from the bench in a Game 2 loss to Phoenix in the NBA's Western Conference semifinals.

Coach Jason Kidd is criticizing the decision, saying the league is focusing on the wrong things and says cheering for teammates should be celebrated.

UNDATED (AP) — Byron Buxton is a big reason why the Minnesota Twins own a three-game lead in the American League Central at 16-11. So is rookie Jesse Winder.

Buxton belted his ninth homer of the season and Winder tossed six shutout innings as the Twins handed the Athletics their seventh consecutive loss, 2-1. Jose Miranda smacked his first big league homer to support Winder, who struck out eight while allowing three hits.

Winder has tossed six scoreless frames in each of his last two starts after coming out of the bullpen at the start of the season.

— Chas McCormick and Martín Maldonado hit consecutive homers in the second inning to account for the Astros' scoring in a 3-2 downing of the Tigers. McCormick's two-run homer to center in the second inning put the Astros up 2-1. Luis Garcia had his best outing of the season, one earned run on two hits with nine strikeouts over six innings of Houston's season-high, fifth straight win.

— Luis Robert hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster to power the White Sox to their fourth win in a row, 4-2 at Boston. Vince Velazquez limited the Red Sox to a run and three hits in five innings after entering the night 0-7 with a 13.50 ERA in his last seven road starts. The Bosox have dropped 12 of their last 16.

— The Rays pulled out an 8-7 win over the Mariners on Manuel Margot's (mahn-WEHL' mahr-GOHZ'), three-run homer in the top of the ninth. Tampa Bay erased three deficits to earn its sixth comeback win of the season and 52nd since the start of last year. Pinch-hitter Jarred Kelenic (KEHL'-nihk) put Seattle up 6-5 in the eighth with a two-run homer.

— Mike Trout had a two-run double and Jhonathan Díaz pitched five strong innings in his first start of the season, leading the surging Angels to a 3-0 victory over the Nationals. Shohei Ohtani (SHOH'-hay oh-TAH'-nee) also drove in a run in the Angels' third straight victory and 10th in their last 13 games. The AL West-leaders are eight games above .500 for the first time since June 2018.

— Christian Yelich's (YEH'-lih-chehz) infield single was the big hit in Milwaukee's four-run sixth inning, leading a 6-3 victory in Atlanta. Eric Lauer gave up one earned run on two hits with eighth strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings to move to 3-0. The NL Central leaders have won four straight and nine of 10.

— Dylan Carlson laced an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Giants. Harrison Bader launched a two-run homer to left field for the Cardinals to open the scoring in the fifth. The Giants countered in the bottom half when pinch-hitter Darin Ruf delivered a two-run single.

— Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings in the Padres' 3-2 victory against the skidding Marlins. Manny Machado reached base three times and had two hits, including a big RBI single as the Padres won for the fourth time in five games. Miami has dropped six straight.

— Merrill Kelly came within one out of a complete game while pitching the Diamondbacks to a 4-1 verdict over the Rockies. The game was tied 1-1 before Daulton Varsho and David Peralta hit homers in the eighth inning. Peralta delivered a two-run shot to help Arizona earn its fourth straight win.

UNDATED (AP) — Friday's 15-game major league schedule became a nine-game slate following rain in the Northeast and Midwest.

American League games called off are Toronto at Cleveland, Baltimore against visiting Kansas City and the New York Yankees versus Texas in the Bronx. Over in the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs were rained out at Wrigley Field, along with the New York Mets and Phillies in Philadelphia, and the Reds and Pirates in Cincinnati.

The Guardians, Orioles and Cubs will make up their home games by playing Saturday doubleheaders. The Yankees will host the Rangers for two games on Sunday, and the Mets-Phillies game has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader in August. The Red and Pirates will make up their game on July 7 as part of a twinbill.

Correa day to day with finger bruise, no break

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Twins say shortstop Carlos Correa didn't break his right middle finger when he was hit by a pitch in Thursday's loss in Baltimore.

President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey says Correa is just bruised and sore, leaving his status as day to day. There are no plans to put Correa on the injured list.

Correa is batting .255 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in his first season since signing with the Twins.

— The Red Sox have put center fielder Kiké (KEE'-kay) Hernández and left-handed starter Rich Hill on the COVID-19 injured list. Boston filled the roster by promoting outfielder Jarren Duran and right-hander John Schreiber from Triple-A Worcester.

— Two-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder Tyler O'Neill went to a salary arbitration hearing with the Cardinals, asking a three-man panel to award him $4.15 million rather than the team's $3.4 million offer. O'Neill set career bests last year with a .286 average, 34 homers and 80 RBIs, finishing eighth in NL MVP voting. He is hitting .213 with two homers and 19 RBIs this season.

UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Bruins have climbed back into their Stanley Cup playoff series.

The Bruins are within two games to one in their first-round series following a 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.

Rookie Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots in his first career playoff start. Swayman got the call after Linus Ullmark (LEE'-nuhs OOL'-mahk) allowed eight goals in the first two games.

Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists for the B's, while Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak (PAHS'-tur-nahk) each had a goal and an assist. Coyle's was a shorthanded-goal, while Pastnark and Taylor Hall scored on power plays.

Boston stormed back after Vincent Trochek (TROH'-chehk) opened the scoring for Carolina.

The Maple Leafs earned a 5-2 win over the Lightning in Tampa to take a two-games-to-one lead in the opening-round series.

The Leafs took control on goals by Morgan Riely and Colin Blackwell about five minutes apart in the first period. David Kampf (kamf) made it 3-0 early in the second.

Jack Campbell turned back 32 shots and blanked the Lightning until Ross Colton scored a power-play goal midway through the third period.

The Bolts got within 3-2 before Ilya Mikheyev (mih-KAY'-ehv) provided a pair of empty-netters in the final 100 seconds.

The series stays in Tampa for Game 4 on Sunday.

The Wild made it back-to-back wins to go up 2-1 in their first-round series with the Blues.

Karill Kaprizov (kah-REEL' kah-PREE'-zahf) each had a goal and an assist as the Wild dumped St. Louis, 5-1. Minnesota took control early on goals by Jordan Greenway and Kaprizov in the first 2:18 of the contest.

Mats Zucarello (zoo-kah-REH'-loh) and Joel Eriksson Ek also beat Ville Husso (VIH'-lay HOO'-soh), who stopped 28 shots.

Marc-Andre Fleury handled 29 shots and blanked the Blues until Ryan O'Reilly's power-play goal 2:17 into the third period.

The Oilers had a blast in their 8-2 thrashing of the Kings, giving Edmonton a 2-1 series lead. Evander Kane led the assault with a hat trick, while Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had two goals and an assist.

Mike Smith made 44 saves to backstop the Oilers' second straight win since a series-opening loss at home.

The series stays in Los Angles for Game 4 on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff run won't include goaltender Casey DeSmith. Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery on Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason.

DeSmith entered the playoffs as Pittsburgh's top goaltender with All-Star Tristan Jarry sidelined with a lower-body injury.

Injuries are threatening to tip the balance of a handful of first-round series around the NHL playoffs. The Penguins are down to third-string goaltender Louis Domingue (doh-MIHNG') against the New York Rangers.

The Washington Capitals are missing big scoring winger Tom Wilson against the top-seeded Florida Panthers.

The Nashville Predators are now leaning on Connor Ingram against the Colorado Avalanche with starting goalie Juuse Saros out.

Dan Ventrelle out as Raiders team president

UNDATED (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders team President Dan Ventrelle has left the organization less than a year after taking the job.

Owner Mark Davis announced in a statement that Ventrelle "is no longer with the Raiders organization" but divulged no details around the decision. However, Ventrelle said in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was fired in retaliation for bringing concerns from multiple employees to the NFL about a "hostile work environment."

Ventrelle took over as team president on an interim basis last July after Marc Badain resigned. Ventrelle was promoted to the full-time role after the season ended.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has bolstered its backcourt with the addition of Max Klesmit, who spent the last two seasons at Wofford.

The Wisconsin native earned Third Team All-Southern Conference honors this past season, averaging 14.9 points and 1.6 steals. Klesmit had 8.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a freshman in 2020-21.

Jason Day handles rain, expands lead at Wells Fargo

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Jason Day expected a grind at the Wells Fargo Championship on a rainy day in Maryland. He got one, but his retooled swing held up for a 3-under 67 that expanded his lead to three shots over Max Homa.

Day is seeking his first win since four years ago in this tournament at Quail Hollow. The Wells Fargo moved to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm this year because its usual venue is hosting the Presidents Cup in September.

The course has held up well, but the weather couldn't be much worse for early May in the mid-Atlantic. Homa played with Day and shot 66.

Toms, Duke share lead after opening round on Champions Tour

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — David Toms and Ken Duke share the lead after one round on the PGA Tour Champions.

Toms judged the wind right on his final hole for a birdie and a 65 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Duke was in the first group and hung on with four straight pars in the wind for his 65. Steve Flesch was at 67.

Players had to deal with a rain delay and soggy conditions on the TPC Sugarloaf.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>BALTIMORE (AP) — The game between the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards has been postponed because of rainy weather. The teams will try to make it up Sunday as part of a straight doubleheader. The weather could still be an issue Saturday night, when the Orioles and Royals will try again to play the first game of this series. This is Kansas City's only scheduled visit to Baltimore in 2022. Jordan Lyles was supposed to start Friday night against Carlos Hernandez of the Royals. That is now the matchup for Saturday.ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Joel Erickson Ek had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Greenway, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin also scored as the Wild improved to 8-8 all-time in Game 3s. Fleury, playing in a 16th consecutive Stanley Cup playoffs, earned his 92nd career playoff win. Ryan O'Reilly scored a power play goal and Ville Husso made 28 saves for the Blues.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dylan Carlson hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Designated hitter Juan Yepez doubled with one out off Camilo Doval (0-1) in the ninth. Carlson's timely hit scored pinch runner Brendan Donovan. Ryan Helsley (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings and earned the win. Giovanny Gallegos picked up his sixth save.NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder Tyler O'Neill went to a salary arbitration hearing with the St. Louis Cardinals, asking a three-man panel to award him $4.15 million rather than the team's $3.4 million offer. A decision from arbitrators Mark Burstein, Brian Keller and John Stout is not expected for several weeks. The three heard the case remotely, O'Neill set career bests last year with a .286 average, 34 homers and 80 RBIs, finishing eighth in NL MVP voting. He is hitting .213 with two homers and 19 RBIs this season.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are some intriguing rookies who were not selected in last week's draft that could carve out a roster spot with the Kansas City Chiefs during their rookie minicamp this week. One in particular is Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross, a once-budding star whose career was threatened by a congenital spine disorder that ultimately required surgery. Ross was bypassed by every team in the draft, mostly due to his medical history but also poor testing at Clemson's pro day. But he's a proven big-play commodity and could help out a position of need for the AFC West champions.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE76ers win in Embiid's return...Mavs prevail at homePHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks picked up much-needed wins after dropping the first two games of their respective conference semifinal series.Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') returned to help the 76ers earn a 99-79 win over the Heat, cutting Miami's lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Embiid delivered 18 points and 11 rebounds while wearing a black facemask. He was back after missing the first two games of the series with a fractured orbital bone and a mild concussion.Danny Green and Tyrese Maxey each had 21 points for the Sixers, who allowed just 34 points in the first half and 14 in the fourth quarter.Jimmy Butler had a game-high 33 points for the Heat, but the rest of Miami's starters combined for 22.Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.Luka Doncic carried the Mavericks to a 103-94 win over the Suns, providing 26 points and 13 rebounds. Doncic just missed a triple-double with nine assists, while Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 28 points after struggling in the two losses in Phoenix.The Suns' starting All-Star guards had tough nights. Chris Paul had seven turnovers in the first half on his 37th birthday. Devin Booker scored 18 but was just 2 of 7 inside the 3-point line. Paul had 12 on just nine shots.Jae Crowder had a team-high 19 points for the Suns, who stay in Dallas for Game 4 on Sunday.NBA-MAVERICKS FINEDMavs finedNEW YORK (AP) — The Mavericks have been fined $25,000 for players and coaches straying too far onto the court from the bench in a Game 2 loss to Phoenix in the NBA's Western Conference semifinals.Coach Jason Kidd is criticizing the decision, saying the league is focusing on the wrong things and says cheering for teammates should be celebrated.MLB-SCHEDULEBuxton, Winder lead TwinsUNDATED (AP) — Byron Buxton is a big reason why the Minnesota Twins own a three-game lead in the American League Central at 16-11. So is rookie Jesse Winder.Buxton belted his ninth homer of the season and Winder tossed six shutout innings as the Twins handed the Athletics their seventh consecutive loss, 2-1. Jose Miranda smacked his first big league homer to support Winder, who struck out eight while allowing three hits.Winder has tossed six scoreless frames in each of his last two starts after coming out of the bullpen at the start of the season.Also around the majors:— Chas McCormick and Martín Maldonado hit consecutive homers in the second inning to account for the Astros' scoring in a 3-2 downing of the Tigers. McCormick's two-run homer to center in the second inning put the Astros up 2-1. Luis Garcia had his best outing of the season, one earned run on two hits with nine strikeouts over six innings of Houston's season-high, fifth straight win.— Luis Robert hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster to power the White Sox to their fourth win in a row, 4-2 at Boston. Vince Velazquez limited the Red Sox to a run and three hits in five innings after entering the night 0-7 with a 13.50 ERA in his last seven road starts. The Bosox have dropped 12 of their last 16.— The Rays pulled out an 8-7 win over the Mariners on Manuel Margot's (mahn-WEHL' mahr-GOHZ'), three-run homer in the top of the ninth. Tampa Bay erased three deficits to earn its sixth comeback win of the season and 52nd since the start of last year. Pinch-hitter Jarred Kelenic (KEHL'-nihk) put Seattle up 6-5 in the eighth with a two-run homer.— Mike Trout had a two-run double and Jhonathan Díaz pitched five strong innings in his first start of the season, leading the surging Angels to a 3-0 victory over the Nationals. Shohei Ohtani (SHOH'-hay oh-TAH'-nee) also drove in a run in the Angels' third straight victory and 10th in their last 13 games. The AL West-leaders are eight games above .500 for the first time since June 2018.— Christian Yelich's (YEH'-lih-chehz) infield single was the big hit in Milwaukee's four-run sixth inning, leading a 6-3 victory in Atlanta. Eric Lauer gave up one earned run on two hits with eighth strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings to move to 3-0. The NL Central leaders have won four straight and nine of 10.— Dylan Carlson laced an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Giants. Harrison Bader launched a two-run homer to left field for the Cardinals to open the scoring in the fifth. The Giants countered in the bottom half when pinch-hitter Darin Ruf delivered a two-run single.— Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings in the Padres' 3-2 victory against the skidding Marlins. Manny Machado reached base three times and had two hits, including a big RBI single as the Padres won for the fourth time in five games. Miami has dropped six straight.— Merrill Kelly came within one out of a complete game while pitching the Diamondbacks to a 4-1 verdict over the Rockies. The game was tied 1-1 before Daulton Varsho and David Peralta hit homers in the eighth inning. Peralta delivered a two-run shot to help Arizona earn its fourth straight win.MLB-RAINOUTSWeather plays havoc with scheduleUNDATED (AP) — Friday's 15-game major league schedule became a nine-game slate following rain in the Northeast and Midwest.American League games called off are Toronto at Cleveland, Baltimore against visiting Kansas City and the New York Yankees versus Texas in the Bronx. Over in the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs were rained out at Wrigley Field, along with the New York Mets and Phillies in Philadelphia, and the Reds and Pirates in Cincinnati.The Guardians, Orioles and Cubs will make up their home games by playing Saturday doubleheaders. The Yankees will host the Rangers for two games on Sunday, and the Mets-Phillies game has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader in August. The Red and Pirates will make up their game on July 7 as part of a twinbill.MLB-NEWSCorrea day to day with finger bruise, no breakUNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Twins say shortstop Carlos Correa didn't break his right middle finger when he was hit by a pitch in Thursday's loss in Baltimore.President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey says Correa is just bruised and sore, leaving his status as day to day. There are no plans to put Correa on the injured list.Correa is batting .255 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in his first season since signing with the Twins.Elsewhere around the majors:— The Red Sox have put center fielder Kiké (KEE'-kay) Hernández and left-handed starter Rich Hill on the COVID-19 injured list. Boston filled the roster by promoting outfielder Jarren Duran and right-hander John Schreiber from Triple-A Worcester.— Two-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder Tyler O'Neill went to a salary arbitration hearing with the Cardinals, asking a three-man panel to award him $4.15 million rather than the team's $3.4 million offer. O'Neill set career bests last year with a .286 average, 34 homers and 80 RBIs, finishing eighth in NL MVP voting. He is hitting .213 with two homers and 19 RBIs this season.NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULEB's, Leafs winUNDATED (AP) — The Boston Bruins have climbed back into their Stanley Cup playoff series.The Bruins are within two games to one in their first-round series following a 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.Rookie Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots in his first career playoff start. Swayman got the call after Linus Ullmark (LEE'-nuhs OOL'-mahk) allowed eight goals in the first two games.Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists for the B's, while Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak (PAHS'-tur-nahk) each had a goal and an assist. Coyle's was a shorthanded-goal, while Pastnark and Taylor Hall scored on power plays.Boston stormed back after Vincent Trochek (TROH'-chehk) opened the scoring for Carolina.Game 4 is Sunday in Boston.The Maple Leafs earned a 5-2 win over the Lightning in Tampa to take a two-games-to-one lead in the opening-round series.The Leafs took control on goals by Morgan Riely and Colin Blackwell about five minutes apart in the first period. David Kampf (kamf) made it 3-0 early in the second.Jack Campbell turned back 32 shots and blanked the Lightning until Ross Colton scored a power-play goal midway through the third period.The Bolts got within 3-2 before Ilya Mikheyev (mih-KAY'-ehv) provided a pair of empty-netters in the final 100 seconds.The series stays in Tampa for Game 4 on Sunday.The Wild made it back-to-back wins to go up 2-1 in their first-round series with the Blues.Karill Kaprizov (kah-REEL' kah-PREE'-zahf) each had a goal and an assist as the Wild dumped St. Louis, 5-1. Minnesota took control early on goals by Jordan Greenway and Kaprizov in the first 2:18 of the contest.Mats Zucarello (zoo-kah-REH'-loh) and Joel Eriksson Ek also beat Ville Husso (VIH'-lay HOO'-soh), who stopped 28 shots.Marc-Andre Fleury handled 29 shots and blanked the Blues until Ryan O'Reilly's power-play goal 2:17 into the third period.Game 4 is Sunday in St. Louis.The Oilers had a blast in their 8-2 thrashing of the Kings, giving Edmonton a 2-1 series lead. Evander Kane led the assault with a hat trick, while Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had two goals and an assist.Mike Smith made 44 saves to backstop the Oilers' second straight win since a series-opening loss at home.The series stays in Los Angles for Game 4 on Sunday.NHL-PLAYOFFS-NEWSInjuries plague NHL playoff teamsPITTSBURGH (AP) — The rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff run won't include goaltender Casey DeSmith. Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery on Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason.DeSmith entered the playoffs as Pittsburgh's top goaltender with All-Star Tristan Jarry sidelined with a lower-body injury.Injuries are threatening to tip the balance of a handful of first-round series around the NHL playoffs. The Penguins are down to third-string goaltender Louis Domingue (doh-MIHNG') against the New York Rangers.The Washington Capitals are missing big scoring winger Tom Wilson against the top-seeded Florida Panthers.The Nashville Predators are now leaning on Connor Ingram against the Colorado Avalanche with starting goalie Juuse Saros out.NFL-RAIDERS-PRESIDENTDan Ventrelle out as Raiders team presidentUNDATED (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders team President Dan Ventrelle has left the organization less than a year after taking the job.Owner Mark Davis announced in a statement that Ventrelle "is no longer with the Raiders organization" but divulged no details around the decision. However, Ventrelle said in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was fired in retaliation for bringing concerns from multiple employees to the NFL about a "hostile work environment."Ventrelle took over as team president on an interim basis last July after Marc Badain resigned. Ventrelle was promoted to the full-time role after the season ended.COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WISCONSIN-KLESMITBadgers get Klesmit from WoffordMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has bolstered its backcourt with the addition of Max Klesmit, who spent the last two seasons at Wofford.The Wisconsin native earned Third Team All-Southern Conference honors this past season, averaging 14.9 points and 1.6 steals. Klesmit had 8.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a freshman in 2020-21.PGA-WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIPJason Day handles rain, expands lead at Wells FargoPOTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Jason Day expected a grind at the Wells Fargo Championship on a rainy day in Maryland. He got one, but his retooled swing held up for a 3-under 67 that expanded his lead to three shots over Max Homa.Day is seeking his first win since four years ago in this tournament at Quail Hollow. The Wells Fargo moved to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm this year because its usual venue is hosting the Presidents Cup in September.The course has held up well, but the weather couldn't be much worse for early May in the mid-Atlantic. Homa played with Day and shot 66.PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSToms, Duke share lead after opening round on Champions TourDULUTH, Ga. (AP) — David Toms and Ken Duke share the lead after one round on the PGA Tour Champions.Toms judged the wind right on his final hole for a birdie and a 65 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Duke was in the first group and hung on with four straight pars in the wind for his 65. Steve Flesch was at 67.Players had to deal with a rain delay and soggy conditions on the TPC Sugarloaf.

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HUTCHINSON, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawks just couldn't get going on offense as Newton came to town and shut out Hutch 9-0 in game one of the double header and then 8-0 in the nightcap.

The Salthawks fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 9-0 loss to Newton on Friday. Newton scored on a single by&nbsp;Andrew Barron&nbsp;and a single by&nbsp;Jake Schmidt&nbsp;in the first inning to take a quick 2-0 lead. The Salthawks struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Newton, giving up nine runs in seven innings.&nbsp; 

A single by&nbsp;Jax Heneha&nbsp;in the fifth inning was the only hit for&nbsp;Hutch. Cade Valdez&nbsp;was the winning pitcher for Newton. Valdez allowed one hit and no runs over seven innings, striking out four. Lakin Franz&nbsp;took the loss for&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks Varsity. Franz went four and two-thirds innings, allowing five runs on six hits and striking out five. Heneha&nbsp;went 1-for-3 at the plate to lead&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks Varsity&nbsp;in hits. Newton racked up 13 hits.&nbsp;Barron,&nbsp;Schmidt,&nbsp;Justin Zerger,&nbsp;Luke Hirsh, and&nbsp;Colby Gomez&nbsp;each managed multiple hits for Newton.&nbsp;Barron&nbsp;led Newton with three hits in five at bats.

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Hutch had trouble scoring again in game 2 losing to&nbsp; Newton in an 8-0 loss. 

One bright spot for&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks Varsity&nbsp;was a single by&nbsp;Lakin Franz&nbsp;in the second inning. Franz punched the ball into right field for a solid single. 

Jason Slechta&nbsp;pitched Newton to victory. Slechta allowed two hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out eight and walking one. 

Kinser Newquist&nbsp;took the loss for&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks. Newquist lasted three and a third innings, allowing four hits and six runs while striking out two. 

Franz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Maliki Miller&nbsp;each collected one hit to lead&nbsp;the Salthawks. Newton racked up eight hits in the game.&nbsp;Colby Gomez&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ryan Ruggiero&nbsp;all had multiple hits for Newton.

A bright spot for Hutchinson was freshman Jack Davis coming in to pitch in relief for Newquist threw one pitch to strike out top of the order batter Luke Hirsh.&nbsp; Then promptly struck out the next batter he faced to retire the side.&nbsp; Davis pitched two and two thirds innings and registered three strikeouts.

Next action for the Salthawks is next Tuesday in Goddard as they finish game 1 of a double header that was suspended in the 4th inning from opening day March 29th in Goddard.&nbsp; Hutch trailed 7-1 in the 4th inning.

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HUTCHINSON, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawks just couldn't get going on offense as Newton came to town and shut out Hutch 9-0 in game one of the double header and then 8-0 in the nightcap.Game 1 recap-The Salthawks fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 9-0 loss to Newton on Friday. Newton scored on a single by&nbsp;Andrew Barron&nbsp;and a single by&nbsp;Jake Schmidt&nbsp;in the first inning to take a quick 2-0 lead. The Salthawks struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Newton, giving up nine runs in seven innings.&nbsp; A single by&nbsp;Jax Heneha&nbsp;in the fifth inning was the only hit for&nbsp;Hutch. Cade Valdez&nbsp;was the winning pitcher for Newton. Valdez allowed one hit and no runs over seven innings, striking out four. Lakin Franz&nbsp;took the loss for&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks Varsity. Franz went four and two-thirds innings, allowing five runs on six hits and striking out five. Heneha&nbsp;went 1-for-3 at the plate to lead&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks Varsity&nbsp;in hits. Newton racked up 13 hits.&nbsp;Barron,&nbsp;Schmidt,&nbsp;Justin Zerger,&nbsp;Luke Hirsh, and&nbsp;Colby Gomez&nbsp;each managed multiple hits for Newton.&nbsp;Barron&nbsp;led Newton with three hits in five at bats.Gm 1 <a href="https://gc.com/game-622d4f57cbc9ee127a393a03/stats">BOX SCORE</a>Game 2 recap-Hutch had trouble scoring again in game 2 losing to&nbsp; Newton in an 8-0 loss. One bright spot for&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks Varsity&nbsp;was a single by&nbsp;Lakin Franz&nbsp;in the second inning. Franz punched the ball into right field for a solid single. Jason Slechta&nbsp;pitched Newton to victory. Slechta allowed two hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out eight and walking one. Kinser Newquist&nbsp;took the loss for&nbsp;Hutchinson Salthawks. Newquist lasted three and a third innings, allowing four hits and six runs while striking out two. Franz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Maliki Miller&nbsp;each collected one hit to lead&nbsp;the Salthawks. Newton racked up eight hits in the game.&nbsp;Colby Gomez&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ryan Ruggiero&nbsp;all had multiple hits for Newton.A bright spot for Hutchinson was freshman Jack Davis coming in to pitch in relief for Newquist threw one pitch to strike out top of the order batter Luke Hirsh.&nbsp; Then promptly struck out the next batter he faced to retire the side.&nbsp; Davis pitched two and two thirds innings and registered three strikeouts.Next action for the Salthawks is next Tuesday in Goddard as they finish game 1 of a double header that was suspended in the 4th inning from opening day March 29th in Goddard.&nbsp; Hutch trailed 7-1 in the 4th inning.Gm 2 <a href="https://gc.com/game-622d4f6fcbc9ee127a393a04/stats">BOX SCORE</a>

Newton High Baseball sweeps Salthawks

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Royals announced this afternoon that Friday night's game in Baltimore has been postponed.

Kansas City will play Baltimore in a straight doubleheader Sunday.

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">You can listen to the games on KWBW 1450 AM and 98.5 FM</a>.

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Tonight’s game has been postponed due to inclement weather. We will play a straight doubleheader on Sunday at 12:35 p.m. CT. Game 2 will start approximately 30 minutes after Game 1 ends. <a href="https://t.co/cmk3RelHpp">https://t.co/cmk3RelHpp</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1522669725809102849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Royals announced this afternoon that Friday night's game in Baltimore has been postponed.Kansas City will play Baltimore in a straight doubleheader Sunday.<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">You can listen to the games on KWBW 1450 AM and 98.5 FM</a>.

Royals postpone Friday night contest

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yadier Molina homered leading off the third inning for his first RBI of the season, Tommy Edman hit a two-run single and another RBI single, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stumbling San Francisco Giants 7-1. Edman singled in the fifth to back right-hander Miles Mikolas and again in the Cardinals' four-run seventh. Tyler O'Neill added a two-run single that inning and Juan Yepez also singled home a run.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former SMU and Texas A&amp;M coach Jeanne Sutherland has been named to lead the Nebraska women's golf program. Sutherland was associate head coach in 2021-22 and takes over the top job from Lisa Johnson, who led the program three seasons. Johnson left after her husband, John Johnson, was hired as Portland State's athletic director. Sutherland was at SMU from 2011-21 and at Texas A&amp;M from 1992-2007. Sutherland led a combined 18 teams from those schools to NCAA regionals, with four advancing to the championship rounds. She was head pro at Vail Golf Club in Colorado from 2007-11.

Avs go up 2-0; Blueshirts, Cats, Stars win

UNDATED (AP) — The Nashville Predators' No. 3 goaltender almost stole a game from the Colorado Avalanche in his first postseason start. Instead, the top-seeded Avs were able to take a two-games-to-none lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Cale Makar (mah-KAHR') beat Connor Ingram on Colorado's 51st shot to give the Avalanche a 2-1 win over the Predators. Before the goal, the rookie netminder hadn't allowed a goal since Nathan MacKinnon beat him 5:25 into the game. Makar ended it at 8:31 of the extra session.

Yakov Trenin had the lone goal for Nashville, tying the game in the first period.

Meanwhile, it was time for the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars to get even. The Blueshirts, Cats and Stars knotted their respective Stanley Cup first-round series at a game apiece.

Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH'-mee pah-NAH'-rihn) and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists in the Rangers' 5-2 win over Pittsburgh, helping the Blueshirts bounce back from Tuesday's triple-overtime loss. The Rangers led 3-2 until Panarin and Vatrano scored 1:47 apart midway through the third period.

Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome (strohm) and Andrew Copp provided New York's other goals.

Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) turned back 39 shots and looked no worse for wear after making 79 saves in Game 1.

Jake Guentzel (GEHNT'-sul) and Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins, who host Game 3 on Saturday.

The Panthers got back on track by whipping the Capitals, 5-1.

The game was scoreless until Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov tallied 1:38 apart late in the opening period. Mason Marchment restored Florida's two-goal lead, just 27 seconds after Nicklas Backstrom put the Caps on the board 2:44 into the second.

Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe (vur-HAY'-gee) added second-period goals and Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHV'-skee) handled 26 shots. Verhaeghe and Barkov also had one assist apiece.

The series shifts to Washington for Game 3 on Saturday.

Jake Oettinger (AH'-tihn-jur) made 29 saves in his first postseason shutout and second career playoff start, guiding the Stars past the Flames, 2-0 in Calgary. Oettinger stopped 23 shots over the last two periods, allowing the Stars to even the Stanley Cup first-round series at a game apiece.

Joe Pavelski opened the scoring 7:47 into the first period and Michael Raffl (RAH'-ful) secured the win with an empty-netter.

Johnny Gaudreau beat Oettinger 43 seconds into the game, but the goal was waved off for offside.

Predators to start Ingram in goal for Game 2

UNDATED (AP) — New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff is returning for a third straight season despite seeing his team miss the NHL playoffs yet again. General manager Tom Fitzgerald said Thursday that he hired Ruff to take a group of talented young players and make them better, and that has happened for guys like Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. But Fitzgerald says he now wants to see the team improve.

UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have ruled out Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday versus the visiting Miami Heat.

Embiid hasn't played since suffering an orbital fracture in the Sixers' first-round clincher against Toronto.

Philly has dropped its first two games against the Heat and need someone in the front court to provide offensive support to guards James Harden and Tyrese Maxey.

— Celtics guard Marcus Smart says there's a "strong likelihood" he'll play Saturday at Milwaukee after missing Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal with a bruised right thigh. Smart says the injury is similar to an issue he faced in the regular season. The NBA defensive player of the year missed six games in January due to a quadriceps problem.

— Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss at least two more games of the Boston series as he recovers from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Middleton hasn't played since injuring his knee in Game 2 of the Bucks' five-game, first-round victory win over the Chicago Bulls.

— Memphis center Steven Adams has cleared the health and safety protocols and should be available for Game 3 of the Grizzlies' Western Conference semifinal with the Warriors on Saturday. Coach Taylor Jenkins says they will make a decision after seeing how Adams handles Friday.

— Grizzlies star Dillon Brooks has been suspended for one game without pay by the league for making "unnecessary and excessive contact" that resulted in a fractured elbow for Golden State's Gary Payton II in Game 2. Brooks must sit out Saturday's Game 3 with the series shifting to Chase Center in San Francisco tied at one game apiece.

— The Nets say Ben Simmons has undergone successful back surgery in Los Angeles. The team says Simmons will need about three weeks for an "initial recovery period" before he can start his rehabilitation program. The Nets are hoping he'll be fully recovered before the start of training camp this fall.

Ohtani's Fenway debut a success with 11 Ks, RBI in 8-0 rout

UNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was overpowering in his Fenway Park debut, but it took his Los Angeles Angels teammates seven innings to give him some support.

The reigning American League MVP fired two-hit ball with seven strikeouts over seven frames as the Angels drubbed the Red Sox, 8-0. Ohtani induced a career-best 29 swings and misses and threw 81 of his 99 pitches for strikes. He also drove in a run.

However, Rich Hill and Tanner Houck matched zeroes with Ohtani until Jared Walsh belted a two-run homer in the seventh. The Angels followed with a five-run eighth, capped by Walsh's two-run, infield single.

— Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning to push the Orioles past the Twins, 5-3. Hays also saved a run by throwing out Max Kepler out at the plate in the fourth. Mountcastle had two round-trippers and Jorge López got the final four outs to move to 3-1.

— Rookie Steven Kwan hit his first big-league homer and Adam Civale (sih-VA'-lee) picked up his first win of the season as the Guardians rallied to beat the Blue Jays, 6-5. Toronto had a 2-0 lead until Kwan ripped a two-run shot, sparking a scoring burst that gave Cleveland a 6-2 lead. Civale struck out eight and allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings.

— Mike Zunino (zuh-NEE'-noh) smacked a three-run homer against his former team and Shane McClanahan held Seattle hitless into the fifth inning of the Rays' 4-3 victory. The only hits Seattle managed off the hard-throwing lefty were Jesse Winker's first homer of the season and consecutive singles by Ty France and J.P. Crawford in the sixth, ending McClanahan's night. McClanahan has allowed three earned runs or less in all six of his starts.

— The Astros pulled out a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Kyle Tucker's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Jose Altuve (al-TOO'-vay) and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers in Houston's fourth consecutive win. Tucker's hit helped the Astros bounce back after closer Ryan Pressly blew the save in the ninth inning of his return from the injured list.

— The Mets exploded for seven runs in the ninth inning to turn a 7-1 deficit into an 8-7 win at Philadelphia. Brandon Nimmo tied it with a two-run single and scored on Starling Marte's double, allowing New York to post its first win in 25 years when trailing by six in the ninth. The Mets managed just three hits before the rally as Aaron Nola limited them to one run over seven frames.

— The Brewers made it eight wins in nine games while dealing the Reds their ninth consecutive loss, 10-5. Willy Adames (ah-DAH'-mehs) hit two of Milwaukee's six home runs and had four ribbies to back a shaky Adrian Houser, who yielded four earned runs over five innings. Luis Urías (oo-REE'-uhs), Christian Yelich (YEH'-lihch), Tyrone Taylor and Keston Hiura (HEE'-rah) also went deep for the NL Central leaders.

— Yadier Molina picked up his first RBI of the season by homering in the third inning of the Cardinals' 7-1 trouncing of the Giants. Tommy Edman hit a two-run single and another RBI single. Winning pitcher Miles Mikolas (MY'-koh-lahs) allowed one run on seven hits, struck out three and walked three over 5 2/3 innings.

— Manny Machado homered twice and Nick Martinez worked seven innings to lead the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Marlins. Machado's first homer was to straightaway center before his second blast landed in the second deck. Martinez held the Marlins to one run and four hits.

— Garrett Hampson and Brendan Rodgers each hit their first home run of the season, both three-run shots in the Rockies' 9-7 win versus the Nationals. Randal Grichuk (GRIH'-chuhk) also homered to help Colorado withstand Washington's 15-hit attack. Rodgers' blast put the Rockies up 8-3 in the fifth.

UNDATED (AP) — Twins shortstop Carlos Correa may have a broken finger after he was hit by a pitch Thursday in Baltimore.

A Twins spokesman said after the game that preliminary imaging showed the potential for a non-displaced fracture of Correa's right middle finger. Correa is expected to have a CT scan Friday.

— The White Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list because of a bruised right hand. Vaughn hasn't played since he was struck by a pitch from Los Angeles Angels right-hander Mike Mayers last week. He is batting .283 with four home runs and a team-leading 12 RBIs in 16 games.

Chargers add another veteran to defense, signing LB Van Noy

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers added another veteran to their defense by signing outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy. The outside linebacker had 66 tackles for the Patriots last season and was second on the team with five sacks. Van Noy was released by the Patriots in March.

Report: Mickelson had $40 million in gambling losses

UNDATED (AP) — A new book on Phil Mickelson says government auditors found his gambling losses totaled more than $40 million in a four-year period.

Alan Shipnuck writes that the federal audit occurred during the investigation of Mickelson's role in an insider trading scheme that sent Billy Walters to prison. Shipnuck's previous excerpt shed light on Lefty's involvement with a Saudi-funded golf league run by Greg Norman.

Mickelson has not said if he will defend his title in the PGA Championship in two weeks.

Conference leaders meet with government leaders in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The commissioners of the Southeastern and Pac-12 conferences were in Washington on Thursday, meeting with lawmakers to discuss the need for federal legislation to help colleges regulate how athletes can be paid for endorsement deals.

Coaches and administrators from several college conferences held spring meetings in Arizona this week and emphasized the need to bring some uniform standards to NIL compensation.

Outgoing Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said college sports leaders have been told there is little if any chance of anything getting done in Congress for college sports until after the midterm elections in November.

The NCAA has generally not regulated NIL activity as booster-fueled collectives have sprung up all over the country. Coaches and administrators have complained that collectives are crossing NCAA lines by using payments disguised as NIL deals as recruiting inducements for both high school prospects and transferring athletes.

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Jason Day shot a 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Day has been tinkering with his swing in an effort to end a four-year victory drought on the PGA Tour.

Joel Dahmen was a shot back on what could be the best day for scoring at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, with rain, wind and unseasonably cool temperatures in the forecast through Sunday.

Matthew Wolff, local favorite Denny McCarthy and PGA Tour rookies Aaron Rai, Callum Tarren and Paul Barjon are two shots back.

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<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yadier Molina homered leading off the third inning for his first RBI of the season, Tommy Edman hit a two-run single and another RBI single, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stumbling San Francisco Giants 7-1. Edman singled in the fifth to back right-hander Miles Mikolas and again in the Cardinals' four-run seventh. Tyler O'Neill added a two-run single that inning and Juan Yepez also singled home a run.LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former SMU and Texas A&amp;M coach Jeanne Sutherland has been named to lead the Nebraska women's golf program. Sutherland was associate head coach in 2021-22 and takes over the top job from Lisa Johnson, who led the program three seasons. Johnson left after her husband, John Johnson, was hired as Portland State's athletic director. Sutherland was at SMU from 2011-21 and at Texas A&amp;M from 1992-2007. Sutherland led a combined 18 teams from those schools to NCAA regionals, with four advancing to the championship rounds. She was head pro at Vail Golf Club in Colorado from 2007-11.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NHL-STANLEY CUP SCHEDULEAvs go up 2-0; Blueshirts, Cats, Stars winUNDATED (AP) — The Nashville Predators' No. 3 goaltender almost stole a game from the Colorado Avalanche in his first postseason start. Instead, the top-seeded Avs were able to take a two-games-to-none lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Cale Makar (mah-KAHR') beat Connor Ingram on Colorado's 51st shot to give the Avalanche a 2-1 win over the Predators. Before the goal, the rookie netminder hadn't allowed a goal since Nathan MacKinnon beat him 5:25 into the game. Makar ended it at 8:31 of the extra session.Yakov Trenin had the lone goal for Nashville, tying the game in the first period.Meanwhile, it was time for the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars to get even. The Blueshirts, Cats and Stars knotted their respective Stanley Cup first-round series at a game apiece.Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH'-mee pah-NAH'-rihn) and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists in the Rangers' 5-2 win over Pittsburgh, helping the Blueshirts bounce back from Tuesday's triple-overtime loss. The Rangers led 3-2 until Panarin and Vatrano scored 1:47 apart midway through the third period.Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome (strohm) and Andrew Copp provided New York's other goals.Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) turned back 39 shots and looked no worse for wear after making 79 saves in Game 1.Jake Guentzel (GEHNT'-sul) and Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins, who host Game 3 on Saturday.The Panthers got back on track by whipping the Capitals, 5-1.The game was scoreless until Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov tallied 1:38 apart late in the opening period. Mason Marchment restored Florida's two-goal lead, just 27 seconds after Nicklas Backstrom put the Caps on the board 2:44 into the second.Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe (vur-HAY'-gee) added second-period goals and Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHV'-skee) handled 26 shots. Verhaeghe and Barkov also had one assist apiece.The series shifts to Washington for Game 3 on Saturday.Jake Oettinger (AH'-tihn-jur) made 29 saves in his first postseason shutout and second career playoff start, guiding the Stars past the Flames, 2-0 in Calgary. Oettinger stopped 23 shots over the last two periods, allowing the Stars to even the Stanley Cup first-round series at a game apiece.Joe Pavelski opened the scoring 7:47 into the first period and Michael Raffl (RAH'-ful) secured the win with an empty-netter.Johnny Gaudreau beat Oettinger 43 seconds into the game, but the goal was waved off for offside.Game 3 is Saturday in Dallas.NHL-NEWSPredators to start Ingram in goal for Game 2UNDATED (AP) — New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff is returning for a third straight season despite seeing his team miss the NHL playoffs yet again. General manager Tom Fitzgerald said Thursday that he hired Ruff to take a group of talented young players and make them better, and that has happened for guys like Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. But Fitzgerald says he now wants to see the team improve.NBA-PLAYOFF-NEWSNo Embiid FridayUNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have ruled out Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday versus the visiting Miami Heat.Embiid hasn't played since suffering an orbital fracture in the Sixers' first-round clincher against Toronto.Philly has dropped its first two games against the Heat and need someone in the front court to provide offensive support to guards James Harden and Tyrese Maxey.In other NBA news:— Celtics guard Marcus Smart says there's a "strong likelihood" he'll play Saturday at Milwaukee after missing Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal with a bruised right thigh. Smart says the injury is similar to an issue he faced in the regular season. The NBA defensive player of the year missed six games in January due to a quadriceps problem.— Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss at least two more games of the Boston series as he recovers from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Middleton hasn't played since injuring his knee in Game 2 of the Bucks' five-game, first-round victory win over the Chicago Bulls.— Memphis center Steven Adams has cleared the health and safety protocols and should be available for Game 3 of the Grizzlies' Western Conference semifinal with the Warriors on Saturday. Coach Taylor Jenkins says they will make a decision after seeing how Adams handles Friday.— Grizzlies star Dillon Brooks has been suspended for one game without pay by the league for making "unnecessary and excessive contact" that resulted in a fractured elbow for Golden State's Gary Payton II in Game 2. Brooks must sit out Saturday's Game 3 with the series shifting to Chase Center in San Francisco tied at one game apiece.— The Nets say Ben Simmons has undergone successful back surgery in Los Angeles. The team says Simmons will need about three weeks for an "initial recovery period" before he can start his rehabilitation program. The Nets are hoping he'll be fully recovered before the start of training camp this fall.MLB-SCHEDULEOhtani's Fenway debut a success with 11 Ks, RBI in 8-0 routUNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was overpowering in his Fenway Park debut, but it took his Los Angeles Angels teammates seven innings to give him some support.The reigning American League MVP fired two-hit ball with seven strikeouts over seven frames as the Angels drubbed the Red Sox, 8-0. Ohtani induced a career-best 29 swings and misses and threw 81 of his 99 pitches for strikes. He also drove in a run.However, Rich Hill and Tanner Houck matched zeroes with Ohtani until Jared Walsh belted a two-run homer in the seventh. The Angels followed with a five-run eighth, capped by Walsh's two-run, infield single.Also on major league diamonds:— Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning to push the Orioles past the Twins, 5-3. Hays also saved a run by throwing out Max Kepler out at the plate in the fourth. Mountcastle had two round-trippers and Jorge López got the final four outs to move to 3-1.— Rookie Steven Kwan hit his first big-league homer and Adam Civale (sih-VA'-lee) picked up his first win of the season as the Guardians rallied to beat the Blue Jays, 6-5. Toronto had a 2-0 lead until Kwan ripped a two-run shot, sparking a scoring burst that gave Cleveland a 6-2 lead. Civale struck out eight and allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings.— Mike Zunino (zuh-NEE'-noh) smacked a three-run homer against his former team and Shane McClanahan held Seattle hitless into the fifth inning of the Rays' 4-3 victory. The only hits Seattle managed off the hard-throwing lefty were Jesse Winker's first homer of the season and consecutive singles by Ty France and J.P. Crawford in the sixth, ending McClanahan's night. McClanahan has allowed three earned runs or less in all six of his starts.— The Astros pulled out a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Kyle Tucker's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Jose Altuve (al-TOO'-vay) and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers in Houston's fourth consecutive win. Tucker's hit helped the Astros bounce back after closer Ryan Pressly blew the save in the ninth inning of his return from the injured list.— The Mets exploded for seven runs in the ninth inning to turn a 7-1 deficit into an 8-7 win at Philadelphia. Brandon Nimmo tied it with a two-run single and scored on Starling Marte's double, allowing New York to post its first win in 25 years when trailing by six in the ninth. The Mets managed just three hits before the rally as Aaron Nola limited them to one run over seven frames.— The Brewers made it eight wins in nine games while dealing the Reds their ninth consecutive loss, 10-5. Willy Adames (ah-DAH'-mehs) hit two of Milwaukee's six home runs and had four ribbies to back a shaky Adrian Houser, who yielded four earned runs over five innings. Luis Urías (oo-REE'-uhs), Christian Yelich (YEH'-lihch), Tyrone Taylor and Keston Hiura (HEE'-rah) also went deep for the NL Central leaders.— Yadier Molina picked up his first RBI of the season by homering in the third inning of the Cardinals' 7-1 trouncing of the Giants. Tommy Edman hit a two-run single and another RBI single. Winning pitcher Miles Mikolas (MY'-koh-lahs) allowed one run on seven hits, struck out three and walked three over 5 2/3 innings.— Manny Machado homered twice and Nick Martinez worked seven innings to lead the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Marlins. Machado's first homer was to straightaway center before his second blast landed in the second deck. Martinez held the Marlins to one run and four hits.— Garrett Hampson and Brendan Rodgers each hit their first home run of the season, both three-run shots in the Rockies' 9-7 win versus the Nationals. Randal Grichuk (GRIH'-chuhk) also homered to help Colorado withstand Washington's 15-hit attack. Rodgers' blast put the Rockies up 8-3 in the fifth.MLB-WHITE SOX-VAUGHNTwins lose CorreaUNDATED (AP) — Twins shortstop Carlos Correa may have a broken finger after he was hit by a pitch Thursday in Baltimore.A Twins spokesman said after the game that preliminary imaging showed the potential for a non-displaced fracture of Correa's right middle finger. Correa is expected to have a CT scan Friday.Elsewhere around the majors:— The White Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list because of a bruised right hand. Vaughn hasn't played since he was struck by a pitch from Los Angeles Angels right-hander Mike Mayers last week. He is batting .283 with four home runs and a team-leading 12 RBIs in 16 games.NFL-CHARGERS-VAN NOYChargers add another veteran to defense, signing LB Van NoyCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers added another veteran to their defense by signing outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy. The outside linebacker had 66 tackles for the Patriots last season and was second on the team with five sacks. Van Noy was released by the Patriots in March.MICKELSON-MONEYReport: Mickelson had $40 million in gambling lossesUNDATED (AP) — A new book on Phil Mickelson says government auditors found his gambling losses totaled more than $40 million in a four-year period.Alan Shipnuck writes that the federal audit occurred during the investigation of Mickelson's role in an insider trading scheme that sent Billy Walters to prison. Shipnuck's previous excerpt shed light on Lefty's involvement with a Saudi-funded golf league run by Greg Norman.Mickelson has not said if he will defend his title in the PGA Championship in two weeks.COLLEGE ATHLETICS-FEDERAL GOVERNMENTConference leaders meet with government leaders in DCWASHINGTON (AP) — The commissioners of the Southeastern and Pac-12 conferences were in Washington on Thursday, meeting with lawmakers to discuss the need for federal legislation to help colleges regulate how athletes can be paid for endorsement deals.Coaches and administrators from several college conferences held spring meetings in Arizona this week and emphasized the need to bring some uniform standards to NIL compensation.Outgoing Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said college sports leaders have been told there is little if any chance of anything getting done in Congress for college sports until after the midterm elections in November.The NCAA has generally not regulated NIL activity as booster-fueled collectives have sprung up all over the country. Coaches and administrators have complained that collectives are crossing NCAA lines by using payments disguised as NIL deals as recruiting inducements for both high school prospects and transferring athletes.PGA-WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIPDay leads thru 18 at AvenelPOTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Jason Day shot a 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship.Day has been tinkering with his swing in an effort to end a four-year victory drought on the PGA Tour.Joel Dahmen was a shot back on what could be the best day for scoring at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, with rain, wind and unseasonably cool temperatures in the forecast through Sunday.Matthew Wolff, local favorite Denny McCarthy and PGA Tour rookies Aaron Rai, Callum Tarren and Paul Barjon are two shots back.CLICK HERE to download the Hutch Post mobile app. CLICK HERE to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.

Sports Headlines for Friday

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HUTCHINSON, Kan.—Hutch High Baseball will host a twilight double-header versus&nbsp; Newton High School later this afternoon .&nbsp; This will be Senior night for the Salthawks with the ceremony to take place between games. This will also be the last home game of the season for Hutch.

Game 1 will start with 1st pitch scheduled for 4pm. Game 2 will begin at 6pm at Hobart-Detter Field in Carey Park.

Home &amp; Road games will be streamed on the NFHS Network Hutch High Channel.

HUTCHINSON, Kan.—Hutch High Baseball will host a twilight double-header versus&nbsp; Newton High School later this afternoon .&nbsp; This will be Senior night for the Salthawks with the ceremony to take place between games. This will also be the last home game of the season for Hutch.Game 1 will start with 1st pitch scheduled for 4pm. Game 2 will begin at 6pm at Hobart-Detter Field in Carey Park.Home &amp; Road games will be streamed on the NFHS Network Hutch High Channel.<div><iframe src="https://player.nfhsnetwork.com/#/events/hutchinson-high-school-hutchinson-ks/gamcb573b184a" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" width="640" height="360"></iframe>

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cord cutters could be in for some sticker shock if they hope to stream a Kansas City Royals game in the coming months.

The Sinclair Broadcasting Group owns Bally Sports Kansas City and the streaming rights to dozens of MLB, NBA, and NHL franchises.

The company announced new details about it’s new streaming service called Bally Sports+ during its first-quarter earnings call Wednesday, according to TheStreamable.com.

The report said Sinclair plans to soft launch Bally Sports+ this quarter with the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, and Detroit Tigers.

It then plans to expand Bally Sports+ this fall with more than two dozen NBA and NHL franchises.

The good news is that Bally Sports+ is expected to allow Royals fans in Kansas City to stream games. Currently fans without a cable subscription or DirectTV Stream can’t watch the Royals. That includes many fans in the Kansas City metro who have cut the cord on cable.

Bally Sports+ will cost $189.99 annually or $19.99 a month, which shocked some fans.

That compares to DirecTV Stream, which includes other channels, but costs $89.99 a month.&nbsp;MLB.TV&nbsp;streaming service&nbsp;costs $24.99 a month,&nbsp;NBA League Pass&nbsp;Premium&nbsp;sets fans back $29.99 a month, and&nbsp;NHL.TV&nbsp;is offered as part of&nbsp;ESPN+&nbsp;and costs $6.99 a month.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cord cutters could be in for some sticker shock if they hope to stream a Kansas City Royals game in the coming months.The Sinclair Broadcasting Group owns Bally Sports Kansas City and the streaming rights to dozens of MLB, NBA, and NHL franchises.The company announced new details about it’s new streaming service called Bally Sports+ during its first-quarter earnings call Wednesday, according to TheStreamable.com.The report said Sinclair plans to soft launch Bally Sports+ this quarter with the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, and Detroit Tigers.It then plans to expand Bally Sports+ this fall with more than two dozen NBA and NHL franchises.The good news is that Bally Sports+ is expected to allow Royals fans in Kansas City to stream games. Currently fans without a cable subscription or DirectTV Stream can’t watch the Royals. That includes many fans in the Kansas City metro who have cut the cord on cable.Bally Sports+ will cost $189.99 annually or $19.99 a month, which shocked some fans.That compares to DirecTV Stream, which includes other channels, but costs $89.99 a month.&nbsp;MLB.TV&nbsp;streaming service&nbsp;costs $24.99 a month,&nbsp;NBA League Pass&nbsp;Premium&nbsp;sets fans back $29.99 a month, and&nbsp;NHL.TV&nbsp;is offered as part of&nbsp;ESPN+&nbsp;and costs $6.99 a month.CLICK HERE to download the Hutch Post mobile app. CLICK HERE to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.

New streaming option for Royals games coming, at a price

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice for the Minnesota Wild, who snapped back at the St. Louis Blues with a 6-2 victory to even their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Frederic Gaudreau and Kaprizov scored on the power play for the Wild. They went 0 for 6 with the man advantage in their 4-0 defeat in Game 1. Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves for Minnesota. Jordan Kyrou's rebound midway through the second period on a power play finally put the Blues on the board. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot and finished with five RBIs, and the Cardinals beat the Royals 10-0 to take their four-game season series. The only hit Wainwright allowed came against Michael Taylor with one out in the third. Tyler O'Neill and Harrison Bader also drove in runs off the Royals' Kris Bubic, who retired just one batter before he was pulled from the game. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina tied the Braves' Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for the most team wins by starting battery mates with their 202nd together.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State has fired athletic director Darron Boatright. University President Rick Muma said in a news release that Boatright had several achievements during his tenure but there were "significant, ongoing concerns" that had become acute in recent weeks. Sarah Adams, who is currently senior associate athletic director and senior women's administrator, will become interim athletic director. University supporters had recently criticized Boatright for the school's lack of preparation for name, image and likeness funds for Wichita State athletes. Boatright had been with Wichita State athletics for 12 years, the last six as AD.

UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns hit the road after taking the first two games of their respective second-round series in the NBA playoffs.

Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler carried the Heat to a 119-103 win over the 76ers. Adebayo had a team-high 23 points for Miami, which went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to take an 18-point lead. Butler chipped in 22 points and 12 assists as the Heat took a 2-0 series lead for the 18th time in team history. They've never lost those series.

Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE'-poh) scored 10 of his 19 points in the final period.

Tyrese Maxey had a game-high 34 points for the Sixers, who host Game 3 on Friday.

In Phoenix, Chris Paul scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter to allow the Suns to pull away in a 129-109 win over the Mavericks.

The Mavs led 60-58 at halftime but the Suns quickly recaptured the lead after Devin Booker hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the third.

Booker led the Suns with 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Suns shot 64.5% overall and made 13 of their 25 3-point attempts.

Luka Doncic (DAHN'-chihch) led all scorers with 35 points and Reggie Bullock had 16, but no other Mavericks had more than 11 points.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets say Ben Simmons will have surgery on Thursday to alleviate pain in his back caused by a herniated disk.

The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft didn't play in Philadelphia after requesting a trade, citing mental health concerns. After he was dealt to Brooklyn in February in a deal for James Harden, he was bothered by the back while trying to rebuild his conditioning.

The Nets originally said he had back spasms but later said the problem was a herniated disk.

Lightning, Wild, Oilers tie series, Hurricanes maintain control

UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning, Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers got even on Wednesday, while the Carolina Hurricanes maintained control of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning to a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs, tying the series at a game apiece.

Hedman put the Bolts ahead to stay with three seconds left in the first period. He also set up three scores.

Kucherov had a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay, which was coming off a 5-0 loss in the series opener. Hedman, Kucherov and Brayden Point each had power-play goals.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves in the win.

Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist for the Leafs, who head to Tampa for Game 3 on Friday.

Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek accounted for five goals as the Wild blasted the Blues, 6-2. Kaprizov registered a hat trick and Eriksson Ek scored twice to help Minnesota erase the stench of Monday's shutout loss to St. Louis. Eriksson Ek thought he had a hat trick himself, but a Blues challenge for offside erased that goal.

Eriksson Ek, Frederick Gaudreau and Kaprizov scored in a 9:33 span of the first period to make it 3-0.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots for the Wild.

Jordan Kyrou (KY'-roo) and Vladimir Tarasenko had the St. Louis goals.

Mike Smith bounced back with a perfect 30-save performance in the Oilers' 6-0 crowning of the Kings. Smith picked up his fifth career playoff shutout, two nights after his puck-handling miscue led to Edmonton's 4-3 loss to Los Angeles.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice for the Minnesota Wild, who snapped back at the St. Louis Blues with a 6-2 victory to even their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Frederic Gaudreau and Kaprizov scored on the power play for the Wild. They went 0 for 6 with the man advantage in their 4-0 defeat in Game 1. Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves for Minnesota. Jordan Kyrou's rebound midway through the second period on a power play finally put the Blues on the board. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot and finished with five RBIs, and the Cardinals beat the Royals 10-0 to take their four-game season series. The only hit Wainwright allowed came against Michael Taylor with one out in the third. Tyler O'Neill and Harrison Bader also drove in runs off the Royals' Kris Bubic, who retired just one batter before he was pulled from the game. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina tied the Braves' Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for the most team wins by starting battery mates with their 202nd together.WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State has fired athletic director Darron Boatright. University President Rick Muma said in a news release that Boatright had several achievements during his tenure but there were "significant, ongoing concerns" that had become acute in recent weeks. Sarah Adams, who is currently senior associate athletic director and senior women's administrator, will become interim athletic director. University supporters had recently criticized Boatright for the school's lack of preparation for name, image and likeness funds for Wichita State athletes. Boatright had been with Wichita State athletics for 12 years, the last six as AD.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULEHeat, Suns go 2-upUNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns hit the road after taking the first two games of their respective second-round series in the NBA playoffs.Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler carried the Heat to a 119-103 win over the 76ers. Adebayo had a team-high 23 points for Miami, which went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to take an 18-point lead. Butler chipped in 22 points and 12 assists as the Heat took a 2-0 series lead for the 18th time in team history. They've never lost those series.Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE'-poh) scored 10 of his 19 points in the final period.Tyrese Maxey had a game-high 34 points for the Sixers, who host Game 3 on Friday.In Phoenix, Chris Paul scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter to allow the Suns to pull away in a 129-109 win over the Mavericks.The Mavs led 60-58 at halftime but the Suns quickly recaptured the lead after Devin Booker hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the third.Booker led the Suns with 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Suns shot 64.5% overall and made 13 of their 25 3-point attempts.Luka Doncic (DAHN'-chihch) led all scorers with 35 points and Reggie Bullock had 16, but no other Mavericks had more than 11 points.Game 3 is on Friday in Dallas.NBA-NETS-SIMMONSBack surgery slated for SimmonsNEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets say Ben Simmons will have surgery on Thursday to alleviate pain in his back caused by a herniated disk.The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft didn't play in Philadelphia after requesting a trade, citing mental health concerns. After he was dealt to Brooklyn in February in a deal for James Harden, he was bothered by the back while trying to rebuild his conditioning.The Nets originally said he had back spasms but later said the problem was a herniated disk.NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULELightning, Wild, Oilers tie series, Hurricanes maintain controlUNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning, Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers got even on Wednesday, while the Carolina Hurricanes maintained control of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning to a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs, tying the series at a game apiece.Hedman put the Bolts ahead to stay with three seconds left in the first period. He also set up three scores.Kucherov had a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay, which was coming off a 5-0 loss in the series opener. Hedman, Kucherov and Brayden Point each had power-play goals.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves in the win.Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist for the Leafs, who head to Tampa for Game 3 on Friday.Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek accounted for five goals as the Wild blasted the Blues, 6-2. Kaprizov registered a hat trick and Eriksson Ek scored twice to help Minnesota erase the stench of Monday's shutout loss to St. Louis. Eriksson Ek thought he had a hat trick himself, but a Blues challenge for offside erased that goal.Eriksson Ek, Frederick Gaudreau and Kaprizov scored in a 9:33 span of the first period to make it 3-0.Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots for the Wild.Jordan Kyrou (KY'-roo) and Vladimir Tarasenko had the St. Louis goals.Game 3 is Friday in the Gateway City.Mike Smith bounced back with a perfect 30-save performance in the Oilers' 6-0 crowning of the Kings. Smith picked up his fifth career playoff shutout, two nights after his puck-handling miscue led to Edmonton's 4-3 loss to Los Angeles.Evander Kane had two goals and an assist and Ryan McLeod had one of each. Jesse Puljujarvi (pool-YAHR'-vee), Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl (DRY'-sy-tul) also scored and Connor McDavid added two assists.Jonathan Quick stopped 30 of 36 shots for the Kings, who host Game 3 on Friday.The Hurricanes have a two-games-to-none lead following a very chippy 5-2 win over the Bruins.Sebastian Aho (AH'-hoh) and Nino Niederreiter (NEE'-dur-eye-tur) each scored twice. Tony DeAngelo had three assists for the Metropolitan Division champs, who finished the game without Antti Raanta (AN'-tee RAHN'-tah). The Canes netminder had to leave in the first period after receiving a shot to the head by David Pastrnak (PAHS'-tur-nahk).Pyotr Kochetkov (PEE'-tur koh-CHEHT'-kahv) made 29 saves in relief of Raanta, allowing a pair of goals by Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES' BEHR'-zhuh-rahn).Jesper Fast (YEHS'-pur fahst) and Nino Niederreiter (NEE'-dur-eye-tur) also scored for the Hurricanes, who travel to Boston for Game 3 on Friday.MLB-SCHEDULEYankees finally loseUNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees' double-digit winning streak has come to an end.The Yanks had won 11 straight before Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run in a season-high six innings of the Blue Jays' 2-1 victory over New York in Toronto. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled home the go-ahead run in the third inning, and Matt Chapman added a solo homer.Jordan Romano pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for his ML-leading 12th save in 13 chances.Also around the majors:— Taylor Ward and Jared Walsh homered while the Angels put together a six-run 10th with two out to beat the Red Sox, 10-5. Ward put Los Angeles ahead with a two-run shot and Walsh followed with a three-run blast. Walsh also provided the game-tying single in the ninth.— Justin Verlander allowed five hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings of the Astros' 7-2 downing of the Mariners. Verlander is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA in five starts this season in his return from Tommy John surgery. Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBIs as Houston completed a three-game sweep— Cedric Mullins and Ramón Urías each hit a two-run homer while the Orioles scored six times in the third inning of their 9-4 win over the Twins. The Baltimore infield pulled off five double plays in the first seven innings. Former Oriole Dylan Bundy was reached for nine runs and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.— Lucas Giolito struck out 10 while pitching into the sixth inning of the White Sox's 4-3 win over the Cubs. Giolito gave up just three hits over 5 2/3 frames, including homers by Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom. Jose Abreu homered and outfielder Luis Robert made a game-saving grab to help the White Sox sweep the two-game set.— Manuel Margot (mahn-WEHL' mahr-GOH') broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning to spark the Rays' 3-0 shutout of the Athletics. Corey Kluber worked six strong innings to help Tampa Bay complete a three-game sweep. Frankie Montas tossed shutout ball for seven frames, but Oakland finished 0-6 on its homestand.— Rowdy Tellez (teh-LEHZ') homered twice and set a Brewers record with eight RBIs in an 18-4 dismantling of the Reds. Kolten Wong also homered and teammate Andrew McCutchen went 4 for 5 with four RBIs for Milwaukee. The Reds have lost eight straight and 19 of 20.— The Dodgers scored six times over their final two at-bats to whip the Giants, 9-1 and complete a two-game sweep. Mookie Betts and Max Muncy homered and Freddie Freeman added a two-run triple in the Dodgers' 15th win in 20 games. Tony Gonsolin pitched five innings of three-hit ball for Los Angeles.— Fresh off a no-hitter, Tylor Megill (TY'-lohr meh-GIHL') was working on a shutout until the Braves erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning of a 9-2 romp over the Mets. Adam Duvall delivered a two-run double in the sixth, two innings before Guillermo Heredia hit a two-run homer. Ian Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits and improving to 3-1.— Brad Miller's two-run single in the 10th inning sent the Rangers past the Phillies, 2-1. Marcus Semien doubled and had two hits for the Rangers, who have won a season-high four in a row. Nick Castellanos doubled and had three hits in Philadelphia's fourth loss in five games.— The Diamondbacks pulled out an 8-7 win over the Marlins on Pavin Smith's two-run homer in the ninth inning. Daulton Varsho belted a two-run homer and supplied a one-out single in the ninth before scoring on Smith's blast. DBacks starter Madison Bumgarner was ejected after the first inning for arguing with an umpire while being checked for a foreign substance.— Jose Iglesias had a two-run double and Connor Joe a two-run triple in consecutive at-bats during the fourth inning of Colorado's 5-2 victory against the Nationals. The extra-base hits followed an error by Washington shortstop Alcides (al-SEE'-dehs) Escobar. Austin Gomber pitched 6 2/3 strong innings in the Rockies' fourth win in five games.— The Cardinals rolled to a 10-0 shutout of the Royals as Nolan Arenado belted a three-run homer and drove in five. Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs to back Adam Wainwright, who tossed one-hit ball over seven innings. Wainwright and catcher Yadier (YAH'-dee-ehr) Molina tied the Braves' Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for the most team wins by starting battery mates with their 202nd together.— The Padres were 5-4 winners over the Guardians in the return of Mike Clevenger. He allowed three runs and four hits over 4 2/3 innings, his first major league appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery two years ago. Manny Machado slammed a two-run homer and Austin Nola furnished an RBI double for San Diego.— In the nightcap at Cleveland, rookie Steven Kwan's RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Guardians a 6-5 win and a split. Cleveland trailed 5-2 in the eighth before tying it on consecutive RBIs singles by Andrés Giménez, Austin Hedges and pinch-hitter Josh Naylor. Eric Hosmer had two RBIs in Game 2 for the Padres, who went 6-2 on their road trip to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Cleveland.— Willi Castro and Akil Baddoo scored on third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes' two-out error fifth inning of the Tigers' 3-2 verdict over the Pirates in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Detroit scored three unearned runs in winning for just the second time in nine games. Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the fifth on Ben Gamel's (GAM'-ulz) two-run triple before losing for the sixth time in seven games.— Bryan Reynolds doubled in Pittsburgh's two-run seventh before the Pirates completed a 7-2 win over the Tigers for a split of the twinbill. Daniel Vogelbach collected three RBIs and Ben Gamel was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. The Bucs received shutout ball from their bullpen after Jose Quintana was reached for two runs over five innings.MLB-NEWSHouser goes to arbitrationUNDATED (AP) — Right-hander Adrian Houser has argued his salary arbitration case against the Brewers, asking a three-man panel for $3 million while the team argued for $2,425,000.The 29-year-old pitcher made just over $584,000 last season while going 10-6 with a 3.22 ERA in 26 starts and two relief appearances for the Brewers.A decision is not expected for several weeks.Also in the majors:— The Reds have placed outfielders Tyler Naquin (NAY'-kwihn) and Nick Senzel on the injured list. They were added without injury designations, an indication that both are sidelined with COVID-19-related issues.— Reliever Yusmeiro Petit (yoos-MEHR'-oh peh-TEE') has agreed to a minor league contract with the Padres. The 37-year-old right-hander from Venezuela spent the past four seasons with Oakland and was 8-3 with a 3.92 ERA in 78 relief appearances last season.— The Reds have claimed right-hander Robert Dugger off waivers from the Rays. Dugger pitched in one game for Tampa Bay this season, allowing three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings in the Rays' 9-3 loss to Minnesota on Sunday.NFL-JAGUARS-GOTSISJaguars re-sign veteran Gotsis to back up top pick WalkerJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Veteran defensive end Adam Gotsis has signed a one-year contract to rejoin the Jacksonville Jaguars.Gotsis is entering his seventh NFL season and third with Jacksonville. He played in 32 of 33 games with the Jaguars over the last two years and finished with a career high-tying three sacks in 2021.NASCAR-HALLKenseth, McGriff, Shelmerdine elected to HallCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Drivers Matt Kenseth and Hershel McGriff and crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine have been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.Kenseth was a first-ballot selection, Shelmerdine was voted in on his third try and McGriff his seventh.Mike Helton was named the Landmark Award winner for outstanding contributions to the sport Wednesday during a ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. They will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 20.SOCCER-CHAMPIONS LEAGUEReal Madrid rallies to beat Man. CityMADRID (AP) — It will be Real Madrid against Liverpool in the Champions League final in Paris on May 28.Real Madrid received two goals in two minutes by substitute Rodrygo to force extra time and defeat Manchester City 3-1 to reach its first final in four seasons. Karim Benzema converted a penalty kick in extra time for the decisive goal that allowed Madrid to advance 6-5 on aggregate.Real Madrid will be gunning for its 14th European title.Liverpool advanced with Tuesday's 3-2 win over Villareal, which gave the Reds a 5-2 aggregate victory.CLICK HERE to download the Hutch Post mobile app. CLICK HERE to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.