UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks were last night’s Stanley Cup playoff winners. Pavel Datsyuk (DAHT’-sook) scored with 3:01 remaining and Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots as the Red Wings took Game 1 of their series with Boston, 1-0. Rene Bourque tallied twice and the Canadiens took a 2-0 series lead by downing Tampa Bay 4-1, and the Ducks have a 2-0 series lead after Frederick Andersen turned back 34 shots in a 3-2 triumph over Dallas.
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets have traded slumping first baseman Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league pitcher Zack Thornton and a player to be named. The 27-year-old Davis was hitting .208 with one home run and five RBIs in 12 games in a platoon with Lucas Duda and Josh Satin at first base. Davis hit 32 homers for the Mets in 2012 but fell off sharply last year.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The Duke men’s basketball team is losing another player as sophomore Rodney Hood is entering the NBA draft. Hood averaged 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists after sitting out last year following his transfer from Mississippi State. He joins freshman Jabari Parker, who declared for the draft Thursday.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa has hired Frank Haith as its men’s basketball coach after he went 76-28 in three years at Missouri. The 48-year old Haith replaces Danny Manning, who left for Wake Forest after two seasons in Tulsa.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — K.J. Choi will be the clubhouse leader when the second round of the RBC Heritage resumes today. Choi shot a 67 to get to 5-under 137, one stroke ahead of Robert Allenby and two in front of a group led by former world No. 1 Luke Donald. Play was suspended by rain yesterday with 65 players on the course.
