New England’s Matthew Judon reached out to free agent DeAndre Hopkins in the past, but is now focused on who is present at mandatory minicamp.
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NHL roundup: Rangers hire Peter Laviolette as coach to replace Gerard Gallant
Peter Laviolette coached Carolina to the Stanley Cup in 2006 and has taken two other teams to the final: Philadelphia in 2010 and Nashville in 2017.
MLB roundup: Scherzer tagged, Smith ejected as Yankees rally past Mets 7-6
The Yankees pull ahead with five runs in the fourth inning.
U.S. Open: Koepka blocks out the chaos as he chases another title
Brooks Koepka is focusing on his game ahead of this week’s U.S. Open, but will still stir the pot in the situation involving the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
NBA Finals: Nuggets built a championship team the right way, and built it to last
Denver has two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray as his sidekick, and number of role players willing to sacrifice.
Ramírez hits 3 homers to power Guardians to 10-3 win over slumping Red Sox
José Ramírez homers in his first three at-bats and Cleveland prevails, 10-3, handing Boston its fifth loss in six games.
MLB roundup: Rays win sixth straight to complete sweep of Twins
Tampa Bay, which is 29-6 and 46-19 on the season, beats Minnesota which still leads the AL Central with a record of 31-32.
Stanley Cup: Panthers rally for 3-2 overtime win, cut series deficit to 2-1
Matthew Tkachuk ties it late in regulation, and Carter Verhaeghe scores the winning goal as Florida improves to 7-0 in overtime games during this year’s playoffs.
MLB roundup: Arozarena hits leadoff homer in 9th, Rays beat Twins 2-1
Six Tampa Bay pitchers combine on a three-hitter.
French Open: Swiatek improves to 7-0 against Gauff with a win in the quartertfinals
No. 1 Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff, 6-4,-6-2 and has won all 14 sets they’ve played against each other.