Iwamura placed on disabled list
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 24 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay third baseman Akinori Iwamura was placed on the disabled list Tuesday because of a right oblique strain.
Iwamura is ninth in the American League in hitting with a .339 average and leads the Devil Rays in on-base percentage at .479 and runs scored with 15.
Team officials said Iwamura was apparently injured during Monday's game against the New York Yankees. Iwamura had two hits and scored three runs in the Devil Rays' 10-8 win over New York.
Tampa Bay recalled infielder Jorge Cantu from Triple-A Durham to take Iawmura's place on the major league roster. Cantu hit 28 home runs as a rookie in 2005 but saw his production fall off last year because of a foot injury. He was hitting .267 in 19 games for Durham this season.
21-year vet Mellanby retires from NHL
ATLANTA, April 24 (UPI) -- Scott Mellanby, who was just the 24th player to appear in 1,400 NHL games, retired Tuesday, ending a 21-year career.
Mellanby, 40, played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers in his career.
Atlanta was swept out of this year's playoffs by the New York Rangers.
He finished his career with 364 goals, 476 assists for 840 points over 1,431 regular-season games. He also had 24 goals and 29 assists for 53 points in 136 NHL playoff games.
"I've been fortunate to live my dream for the past 21 years, and it's with a heavy heart that I'm retiring from the National Hockey League," Mellanby said. "I'd like to thank all of my great teammates, the fans who have supported me and all the wonderful people I have met along the way."
Raptors' Mitchell is NBA Coach of the Year
NEW YORK, April 24 (UPI) -- Toronto Coach Sam Mitchell, who led the Raptors to a league-best 20-game improvement this past season, was voted the NBA Coach of the Year.
Mitchell was listed first on 49 of the 128 votes cast by sportswriters and broadcasters across the United States and Canada. He was second on 43 ballots and third on another 20 for a total of 389 points.
Utah Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan, with 301 points and 39 first-place votes, was second and Dallas Mavericks Coach Avery Johnson, with 268 points and 28 first-place votes, was third. First-place votes also went to Houston's Jeff Van Gundy and Phoenix's Mike D'Antoni.
Mitchell played 13 seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2002. He was an assistant for two seasons before Toronto hired him as its head coach in June 2004.
The Raptors were 33-49 in his first season and 27-55 in 2005. But in 2006-07, Toronto tied a franchise record with a 47-35 record and won the Atlantic Division title.
Galindo is MLS player of the week
CARSON, Calif., April 24 (UPI) -- Chivas USA's Maykel Galindo, who had two goals in a game last week, was voted the Major League Soccer player of the week, the league said.
Galindo scored a goal 28 seconds into Chivas's game Saturday and added a second goal about 10 minutes later in a 4-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. They were the first goals of his MLS career.
He also assisted on a goal by Ante Razov.
Galindo is in his first season in the MLS. He defected from Cuba in 2005 and played 1 1/2 seasons with Seattle of the United Soccer League before joining Chivas USA.
