NYCFC cut down Crew

Thiago Andrade scored and had an assist for New York City FC in a 4-1 victory at Yankee Stadium that ended the Columbus Crew’s six-match unbeaten streak.

Valentin Castellanos made it 1-0, and Thiago (35th), Keaton Parks (51st) and Santiago Rodriguez (71st) also scored as NYCFC (8-5-2, 26 points) won its third straight.

Jack Eichel’s representatives released a statement saying “the process is not working,” in further opening a deepening rift between the Sabres captain and the team.

In an email to The Associated Press, agents Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli contradicted general manager Kevyn Adams by saying the Sabres went against their own medical staff ’s recommendation in determining artificial disk replacement surgery was required to repair a herniated disk that sidelined the player for the final two months of the season.

Bucks general manager Jon Horst said Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t need any type of offseason procedure for his left knee, which the two-time MVP hyperextended during the team’s NBA title run.

The NCAA Board of Governors called for a constitutional convention in November, the first step toward launching dramatic reform in how the sprawling, multibillion-dollar enterprise of college sports is governed for years to come.