U.S. women’s win streak ends
The United States’ 16match winning streak was stopped in a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Saturday in Carli Lloyd’s 300th national team appearance.
Lina Hurtig put Sweden ahead off a set piece in the 38th minute before Megan Rapinoe’s penalty kick pulled the U.S. even in the 87th minute in Stockholm.
The draw extended the U.S. team’s unbeaten streak to 38 games. Rapinoe’s goal was her sixth this year to lead the team.
NHL extends regular season
The NHL has extended its regular season to May 16 to allow teams in the allCanada North Division to make up games that were postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak among the Vancouver Canucks. The league has left open the possibility, however, that teams in the three other divisions that were created for this pandemic-postponed, 56game season might start their postseason competition on May 11.
The extension of the
regular season was necessary to accommodate rescheduled games for the Canucks, who had eight games postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak within the team. Twenty-one players and four staff members tested positive for a variant of the coronavirus, and the team hasn’t played since March 24.
The Canucks are scheduled to return to practice Sunday and increase their activities before facing the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
— Helene Elliott
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn. postponed its Dream Gap
Tour stop in St. Louis after one of its teams was exposed to COVID-19.
The Colorado Avalanche acquired goaltender Devan Dubynk from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Greg Pater yn and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft . ... The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Brandon Montour in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres for a third round draft pick . ... The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman David Savard from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-team trade that also involves the Detroit Red Wings in which Tampa Bay gave up three draft picks, including a 2021 first-round selection.
Massachusetts beat St. Cloud State 5-0 to win the program’s first NCAA men’s hockey title.
Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points and the Toronto Raptors scored a franchise-record 87 firsthalf points in a 135-115 win over the Cavaliers . ... Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent to buy the Timberwolves and keep the franchise in Minnesota, owner Glen Taylor said.
Vanderbilt guard
Scotty
Pippen Jr., a Chatsworth Sierra Canyon product, declared for the NBA draft without signing with an agent to keep his options open . ... Oklahoma hired Drake coach Jennie Baranczyk as its women’s basketball coach, replacing the retired Sherri Coale.
Joe Smith Jr. won a majority decision against Maxim Vlasov for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title in Tulsa, Okla.
Katie Ledecky won the 400-meter freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series with the world’s fastest time this year, touching in 3 minutes, 59.25 seconds in the outdoor pool in Mission Viejo.
Rain forced the postponement of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway after just 42 laps, setting up a doubleheader Sunday.
The Kentucky Derby nearly has its final shape after the running of the Arkansas Derby, but the expected dominance of Southern California horses failed to materialize as Bob Baffert’s Concert Tour ran a lackluster third in the $1-million race for 3-year-olds.
Super Stock, a 12-1 longshot, won by 21⁄2 lengths.