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.
Update on the latest sports
NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE
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.
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 FINED
Mavs fined
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.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Buxton, Winder lead Twins
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.
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-RAINOUTS
Weather plays havoc with schedule
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.
MLB-NEWS
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.
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-SCHEDULE
B's, Leafs win
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.
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-NEWS
Injuries plague NHL playoff teams
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.
NFL-RAIDERS-PRESIDENT
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.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WISCONSIN-KLESMIT
Badgers get Klesmit from Wofford
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.
PGA-WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP
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.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
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.