NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Derek Stepan scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period Monday and the New York Rangers got back into their playoff series with a 4-3 win over Washington.
MIAMI, May 6 (UPI) -- Nate Robinson scored seven of his 27 points in the final 2 minutes Monday and Chicago upended Miami 93-86 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
ATLANTA, May 6 (UPI) -- Otis Nixon, who played for nine major league teams during a 17-year career, is facing crack cocaine charges in Georgia, authorities say.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 6 (UPI) -- Punter Chris Kluwe, well known for his outspoken views on same-sex marriage, has been released by the Minnesota Vikings, the team said Monday.
MADRID, May 6 (UPI) -- Grigor Dimitrov finished off Monday's long schedule with a win at the Mutua Madrid Open that put him in the second round against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 6 (UPI) -- Jordan Danks hit an 11th-inning home run Monday that gave the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals.
BALTIMORE, May 6 (UPI) -- The short but difficult march to the Triple Crown is under way for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, with fresh rivals waiting at the next stop.
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 6 (UPI) -- University of Kentucky football player Ashley Lowery survived a serious car accident with only scrapes and cuts, a family spokesman said.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 (UPI) -- Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, was placed on the disabled list Monday due to right shoulder inflammation, the Philadelphia Phillies said.
MADRID, May 6 (UPI) -- The father and coach of Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic is under investigation in an assault on Tomic's practice partner in Madrid, officials said.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6 (UPI) -- Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie says he married Tina Lai in a small, private ceremony, 10 months after announcing his divorce from his previous wife.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 (UPI) -- Corey Knebel, the star pitcher for the University of Texas, was suspended for three games after he tried to help a teammate pass a drug test, officials say.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- Cristie Kerr re-enters the Top 10 and Suzann Pettersen moves up to third in the world women's golf rankings, which were updated Monday.
VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 6 (UPI) -- First-time PGA winner Derek Ernst rockets up the men's golf rankings and back-to-back European Tour winner Brett Rumford is back in the Top 100 as of Monday.
LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- Tournament wins allowed Tommy Haas and Stanislas Wawrinka to inch up in the men's tennis rankings going into the masters-level Madrid Open.
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 6 (UPI) -- Logan Couture scored two goals and added two assists Sunday, propelling the San Jose over Vancouver 5-2 for a commanding 3-0 playoff series lead.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (UPI) -- Matt Cain earned his first win of the season Sunday and San Francisco defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep.
OTTAWA, May 5 (UPI) -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a hat trick Sunday and Ottawa flattened Montreal 6-1 in a brawl-filled game that handed the Senators a 2-1 playoff series lead.
