Ayo an All-Rookie second-teamer
For the third straight season, the Bulls have an All-Rookie selection.
Former Morgan Park and Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu is the latest to earn the honor, following Coby White in 2020 and Patrick Williams last season.
Dosunmu had two first-team and 71 second-team votes to make the All-Rookie second team.
Unanimous picks Scottie Barnes of the Raptors (previously named Rookie of the Year), Evan Mobley of the Cavaliers and Cade Cunningham of the Pistons were joined by Franz Wagner of the Magic and Jalen Green of the Rockets on the first team.
† Stephen Curry had 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and the Warriors beat the Mavericks 112-87 in the first game of the Western Conference finals. Dallas’ Luka Doncic scored 20 points but shot just 6-for-18 overall and 3-for-10 from deep. Jalen Brunson scored 14 points but missed all five of his three-point attempts for the Mavs.
Scherzer leaves game with injury, to get MRI
Mets ace Max Scherzer removed himself from the team’s 11-4 victory over the Cardinals with discomfort in his left side. He will have an MRI exam Thursday, the team said. Pete Alonso homered and drove in four runs for the Mets.
♦ Keston Hiura, called up from Triple-A earlier in the day when Willy Adames went on the injured list, led off the bottom of the 11th with a two-run homer off Jesse Chavez to lift the Brewers past the Braves 7-6.
♦ Justin Turner hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Dodgers rallied past the Diamondbacks 5-3 to complete a four-game sweep that extended their winning streak to five.
♦ A study examining diversity hiring practices finds Major League Baseball with rising gender scores but also a three-decade low for Black players on Opening Day rosters.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
Hurricanes beat Rangers in overtime
Ian Cole beat Igor Shesterkin at 3:12 of overtime to help the Hurricanes beat the Rangers 2-1 and take Game 1 of their second-round series. The Canes’ Sebastian Aho sent the game to overtime, scoring with 2:23 left in the third period.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Pac-12 does away with divisions
The Pac-12 announced it was scrapping its divisional format for the upcoming football season and will pair the teams with the highest conference winning percentages in its title game.