College hockey:
Jarid Lukosevicius scored three goals in a 7:39 span in the second period, and Denver beat Minnesota Duluth 3-2 Saturday night for the NCAA championship in Chicago. The Pioneers (33-7-4) moved into a tie with North Dakota for second on the NCAA list with eight men’s hockey titles, trailing only Michigan with nine.
Olympic road champion Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium overtook Zdenek Stybar just before the line in a thrilling sprint finish to win the Paris-Roubaix classic for the first time on Sunday.
Cycling:
Kyle Schwarber could envision the atmosphere at Wrigley Field tonight. It will be a home opener unlike any other at the famed ballpark.
The Chicago Cubs will raise a banner as defending champions for the first time since they moved in more than a century ago, then send 2016 NL Cy Young Award runner-up Jon Lester to the mound against the Dodgers.
“Oh, it’ll be crazy,” Schwarber said. “It’s going to be one of the best (openers) in a while.”
It will be another moment generations of fans wondered if they would ever witness. That changed last fall when the Cubs rallied from 3-1 down in the World Series to beat the Indians in a thrilling Game 7. With that, they ended the longest drought in North American sports: The Cubs had not won it all since 1908 — six years before Wrigley opened and eight before they moved in.
The banner raising tonight and ring ceremony two days later are like the final punctuation marks on last season’s historic run.
“We worked hard for that championship, we worked hard during the World Series, we worked hard all of spring training,” shortstop Addison Russell said. “So I believe that we earned it — it’s going to be a great day.”
Fans will see one noticeable change on the field: The bullpens have been moved from the field to under the bleachers and replaced by premium seating along the foul lines.
Yankees:
Catcher Gary Sanchez was put on the 10-day disabled list after straining his right biceps on a swing against the Orioles on Saturday.
Left-hander Chris Rusin (right oblique strain) was reinstated from the disabled list and pitched two innings Sunday. The team optioned right-hander German Marquez to Triple-A.
Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (left oblique strain) was put on the 10-day disabled list and infielder J.T.
Rockies: Marlins: