PANTHERS-MOVES
Panthers sign 2nd-round pick Funchess, 5 others
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Panthers have signed second-round draft pick Devin Funchess and five players who tried out for the team at rookie minicamp over the weekend.
The 6-foot-4, 232-pound Funchess is the last of Carolina’s five draft picks to sign a contract.
Terms were not available Monday.
Carolina also signed five undrafted free agents β Coastal Carolina tight end Jamie Childers, Villanova defensive end Rakim Cox, Central Florida guard Jordan McCray, South Carolina center Ronald Patrick and Stanford fullback Lee Ward.
HAWKS-WIZARDS
Teague leads Hawks past Wizards 106-101 to tie series
WASHINGTON (AP) β Finally looking a bit more like a No. 1 seed than the team that’s been so-so in the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday night behind Jeff Teague’s 26 points, including a key 3, to even their second-round series at two games apiece.
Two days after hitting a buzzer-beater to win Game 3, Washington’s Paul Pierce missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied the score with less than 10 seconds left.
Al Horford had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Millsap added 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, as three of Atlanta’s four All-Stars played significant roles.
Washington’s lone All-Star, point guard John Wall, missed a third consecutive game with a broken left hand.
Game 5 is Wednesday night at Atlanta.
WARRIORS-GRIZZLIES
Golden State ties their series at 2-2, rout Grizzlies 101-84
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) β MVP Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 33 points by halftime, and the Golden State Warriors snapped their two-game skid Monday night by routing the Memphis Grizzlies 101-84 to tie their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2.
The Warriors hadn’t lost three straight games all season, and they never came close as they took back home-court advantage. Curry hadn’t scored more than 23 points in this series, and he nearly had that by halftime.
Draymond Green had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors while Klay Thompson had 15 points, Harrison Barnes 12 and Andre Iguodala 11.
Marc Gasol had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis while Zach Randolph had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley finished with 10 points and seven assists but was 4 of 15 from the field. Memphis pulled its starters with 3:00 left.
Game 5 is Wednesday at Golden State.
BRAVES-REDS
Braves rally off Chapman, beat Reds 2-1 to end losing skid
CINCINNATI (AP) β Pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin singled off Aroldis Chapman to open the ninth, stole a base and scored on the closer’s 103 mph wild pitch, rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
The Braves snapped a three-game losing streak and sent Cincinnati’s best reliever to his second loss in two days. Chapman (1-2) also gave up a ninth-inning run during a 4-3 loss to the White Sox on Sunday β the first run he had allowed all season.
Left-hander Luis Avilan (1-0) retired all three batters in the eighth. Jim Johnson gave up a single in the ninth while getting his second save in three chances.
TITANS-FREE AGENTS
Tennessee Titans sign 14 undrafted free agents
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) β The Tennessee Titans have signed 14 undrafted free agents.
The Titans released the names of their undrafted free agents Monday as rookies began their orientation sessions. A rookie minicamp is scheduled for later this week.
The list includes Mississippi safety Cody Prewitt, an Associated Press All-America second-team selection last fall.
Other free agents signing with the Titans are Maryland linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil, Georgia defensive tackle Toby Johnson, Maryland wide receiver Deon Long, Chattanooga defensive end Derrick Lott, Florida State guard Josue Matias, Iowa kicker Mike Meyer, LSU fullback Connor Neighbors, Notre Dame cornerback Cody Riggs, Fresno State cornerback Curtis Riley, West Virginia guard Quinton Spain, Southern California linebacker J.R. Tavai, Rutgers wide receiver Andrew Turzilli and Missouri defensive tackle Lucas Vincent.
