STANLEY CUP FINAL
Tied in the third period
CHICAGO (AP) β The Tampa Bay Lightning has taken a 2-1 lead in the best of seven NHL final playoff series, edging the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in Chicago.
Brandon Saad (sahd) had given the Hawks their first lead of the night by beating Ben Bishop at 4:14 of the third period. But the lead lasted 13 seconds as Ondrej Palat (AHN’-dray pah-LAHT’) knotted the score with his eighth goal of the postseason, just moments before the game-winning shot.
Lightning right wing Ryan Callahan and Blackhawks center Brad Richards traded goals in the first period.
Bishop turned back 18 shots in the first period alone after his status for the game was unclear. Before pregame warmups, the Lightning had given no indication either way about the status of their No. 1 goaltender after he left the ice twice in the third period of Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Blackhawks. The Lightning even added to the intrigue when third-string goalie Kristers Gudlevskis rode the team bus to the United Center tonight, but Bishop led the team onto the ice for warmups and was in goal for the opening faceoff.
Tonight’s winner takes a two-games-to-one lead in the series.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Jays keep winning
UNDATED (AP) β The Toronto Blue Jays have extended their longest winning streak of the season to move within one game of .500.
Danny Valencia hit a two-run double and Kevin Pillar (pee-AHR’) added a two-run single while the Jays scored six times in the first inning of an 11-3 laugher against Miami. Josh Donaldson added a solo homer and three RBIs as Toronto earned its sixth straight victory and pulled within four games of the first-place Yankees in the AL East.
Winning pitcher Marco Estrada gave up three runs in seven innings, including Giancarlo Stanton’s three-run homer. Stanton and Washington’s Bryce Harper are tied for the major league lead with 19 home runs.
Also in the majors:
β Zack Cozart was 3-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI double as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6-4. Ivan De Jesus belted a two-run homer and Mike Leake held the Phillies to two earned runs despite yielding 10 hits in six innings.
MLB-INJURED FAN
Condition of injured woman upgraded
BOSTON (AP) β The condition of the woman hit by a broken bat at Fenway Park has been upgraded to fair. The family of Tonya Carpenter issued a statement saying she is responsive and that her condition has been upgraded from serious to fair.
Carpenter suffered what police initially said were life-threatening injuries during Friday night’s game between the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics. She was struck in the head in the second inning when the bat of Oakland’s Brett Lawrie broke and sailed into the seats along the third-base line when he hit a ground ball.
MLB-NEWS
Swanson taken first overall
UNDATED (AP) β The Arizona Diamondbacks have used the first overall pick in the Major League baseball draft to take slugging Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson.
He is the first college shortstop to be chosen with the top selection in the draft since Brown University’s Bill Almon in 1974. Swanson is hitting .348 with a .411 on-base percentage and 14 homers and 61 RBIs in 64 games for the Commodores this year after making a smooth transition from second base.
Houston took LSU’s Alex Bregman with the second pick, marking the first time shortstops have gone with the first two selections since high schooler Shawon Dunston and Augie Schmidt were drafted in 1982.
Colorado also grabbed a shortstop with the No. 3 pick, taking Florida high schooler Brendan Rodgers.
In other baseball news:
β Padres manager Bud Black says right-hander Brandon Morrow felt discomfort in the shoulder during Sunday’s rehab start with Double-A San Antonio. Black described the discomfort as a setback and said Morrow has returned to San Diego, where he was to have a MRI on the shoulder. Morrow was 2-0 with a 2.73 ERA in five starts before he was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 5.
β The Phillies have signed right-hander Kevin Correia to a one-year deal and sent pitcher Severino Gonzalez to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The 34-year-old Correia has pitched for San Francisco’s Triple-A team in Sacramento, going 0-1 with a 3.58 ERA before he was released last month at his request. Gonzalez was 2-2 with an 8.69 ERA in five starts for the Phils.
β The Colorado Rockies have placed reliever Rafael Betancourt on the 15-day disabled list with what the team called vertigo symptoms. Betancourt said he’s been dealing with a sinus infection for the last few weeks and hasn’t been able to shake it. He’s struggled in his last two outings, surrendering seven runs in 1 2-3 innings.
β Astros shortstop prospect Carlos Correa is making his major league debut tonight, batting sixth against the White Sox in Chicago. The top player selected in the 2012 draft was hitting a combined .335 with 10 homers, 21 doubles, 44 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in Triple-A and Double-A this season before the promotion.
β A woman struck by a flying bat at Fenway Park on Friday has been upgraded to fair condition. Tonya Carpenter had been listed in serious condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston since she was hit in the head with a bat. A family statement released by the hospital Monday also said she is responsive.
NFL-BEARS
Porter signs with Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) β The Chicago Bears have signed veteran cornerback Tracy Porter to a one-year contract.
Porter is joining his fourth team in as many seasons after playing his first four years in New Orleans. He is best known for his clinching 74-yard interception return touchdown for New Orleans against Indianapolis in the 2010 Super Bowl.
Porter has played one season each in Denver, Oakland and Washington.
NFL-PATRIOTS
Pats cut linebacker
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) β The New England Patriots released linebacker Brandon Spikes as authorities investigate whether a Mercedes he owned was involved in an accident. The Mercedes was found abandoned in a highway median near where three people were hurt in a car that was rear-ended.
While it’s not clear who had been driving, the driver of Spikes’ car reported hitting a deer about 3:30 a.m. through the car’s OnStar on-board navigation system. The car was found with front-end damage near Patriots team headquarters.
Around the same time, troopers got a report that a car in the same area had been rear-ended by a vehicle the occupants did not see. Three people, including a 12-year-old boy, were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
30-second shot clock OK’d for men’s games
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β Men’s basketball teams will play with a quicker shot clock and fewer timeouts next season.
It’s the first time the shot clock has been trimmed since the 1993-94 season, when it went from 45 seconds to 35. Now it goes from 35 seconds to 30. Teams also will have one fewer second-half timeout, and if either team calls a timeout within 30 seconds of a media timeout, it would count as the scheduled break.
On Monday, the NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel officially approved both recommendations from the basketball rules committee. The panel also approved extending the arc inside the lane from 3 feet to 4 feet in hopes of reducing collisions.
It also approved a proposal allowing women’s teams to go to four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
New coach for Iowa State
AMES, Iowa (AP) β Iowa State has hired Murray State’s Steve Prohm as its men’s basketball coach. Cyclones athletic director Jamie Pollard confirmed that Prohm will replace Fred Hoiberg, who left last week after five seasons to take over the Chicago Bulls. The 40-year-old Prohm was 104-29 in four years at Murray State. He led the Racers to 29 wins, including a 16-0 regular-season mark in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2014-15.
WOMEN’S SOCCER WORLD CUP
U.S. starts play
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) β The U.S. has won the opener of its Women’s World Cup schedule.
Megan Rapinoe (rah-PEE’-noh) scored twice and Christen Press provided the game-winner as the Americans beat Australia 3-1 in Winnipeg. Press put the U.S. ahead for good in the 61st minute and Rapinoe added her 31st international goal in the 78th.
U.S. star forward Alex Morgan didn’t start as she continues to recover from a bone bruise in her left knee. She entered in the 79th minute, her first game action since April 11.
The United States next plays Sweden on Friday. The Swedes earned a 3-3 with Nigeria earlier Monday.
PRETORIUS
Convicted Olympic murder may get house arrest
JOHANNESBURG (AP) βOscar Pistorius (pihs-TOHR’-ee-uhs) will be released from prison for good behavior on Aug. 21 and go under house arrest after serving just 10 months for killing his girlfriend. Acting National Commissioner of Correctional Services Zach Modise told The Associated Press. “He hasn’t given us any problems.”
Yet three months after he leaves prison, likely for the comfort of his uncle’s mansion, the double-amputee Olympic athlete will again face the possibility of a murder conviction and could be sent back to jail, this time for a minimum of 15 years.
