▶Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pete Weber, polar opposites, retire from PBA.
LOS ANGELES — Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-star who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died Monday of natural causes at 86. He averaged 27.4 points, 13.5 rebounds in a 14-year career, entering the Hall of Fame in 1977.
More NBA: Derrick Rose rejoined the Knicks, though it’s unclear when he will play again as he recovers from COVID-19 . ... Kyrie Irving will miss Brooklyn’s three-game road trip this week while dealing with a family matter. ... Giannis Antetokounmpo has a sprained left knee and sat out Milwaukee’s game Monday against Indiana . ... Hornets guard Lamelo Ball has a broken bone in his wrist and is out indefinitely. ... De’aaron Fox had 30 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 28 as Sacramento beat Cleveland 119-105 . ... Shai Gilgeousalexander had 31 points as the Thunder beat Minnesota 112-103.
MLB: Jameson Taillon allowed one run and five hits in 22⁄3 innings and Giancarlo Stanton had the
Yankees’ only two hits in a 4-0 loss to the Phillies . ... Joey Lucchesi allowed three runs and four hits over 31⁄3 innings, Mike Montgomery pitched two innings of two-hit relief and Albert Almora Jr. hit a three-run homer in the Mets’ 5-4 loss to Houston. New York also turned a triple play on a liner by Jose Altuve . ... Michael Chavis and Bobby Dalbec both hit their sixth homers of spring and Christian Arroyo hit his third as Boston beat Tampa Bay 10-4 . ... D’backs starting pitcher Zac Gallen is being evaluated for soreness in his right forearm.
NFL: The Giants signed cornerback Adoree Jackson toa three-year, $39 million deal . ... Pittsburgh is bringing back defensive lineman Chris Wormley on a two-year deal.
College football: North Carolina agreed to a one-year extension with coach Mack Brown . ... Texas Tech is adding former Oregon QB Tyler Shough asa graduate transfer.
Tennis: Former U.S Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will undergo another operation on his right knee this week.
Soccer: American defender Chris Gloster was signed by New York City of MLS.
Obituary: Joe Boylan, a popular radio voice for Rutgers basketball and a former coach when the team made its only Final Four appearance nearly a half-century ago, has died. He was 82.