Rockets coach Ime Udoka said his team “guarded well enough to win” Sunday night’s playoff opener against the Warriors but struggled offensively, as Houston was held to its fewest points of the season (85).
Oklahoma City opened a 35-point lead in the first half of Game 1 vs. Memphis, the biggest first-half lead in any playoff Game 1 since at least 1996-97.
The Chicago White Sox placed rookie infielder Chase Meidroth on the 10-day injured list with right thumb inflammation on Monday before their game against the Boston Red Sox.
San Diego designated hitter Luis Arraez returned to the stadium postgame after he was taken to a hospital following a collision with Mauricio Dubon on a play at first base in the first inning of the Padres’ 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night.
New York Yankees veteran left-hander Max Fried lost a no-hit bid in Sunday’s 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays just as the bottom of the eighth inning was about to start when the official scorer changed a sixth-inning call to a hit from an error.
Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk, who hasn’t played for the Panthers since Feb. 8 and hasn’t played any games since the 4 Nations Face-Off two months ago, will skate Tuesday morning to gauge his availability for Game 1 later that night vs. the Lightning.
The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, paving the way for him to return from his nearly three-year absence as soon as Game 2 of Colorado’s first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night.
Washington forward Aliaksei Protas is unlikely to play Monday night when the Capitals open their Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi broke the women’s Boston Marathon course record finishing in 2:17:22, more than 2 1/2 minutes faster than the previous women’s best in Boston.
