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Others in NHL will try to catch up with ’Canes

The Carolina Hurricanes are atop the NHL and their celebration is just getting started. The rest of the league is about to be hard at work trying to catch up. The offseason is underway, with the next few weeks expected to bring a flurry of player movement via trades and signings. The salary cap is increasing to $104 million and several big-market teams with money to spend and holes to fill are eager to get better. Here is what to know: Buyout window opens first Starting late Tuesday night and through June 30, clubs can buy out player contracts. There are not a ton of buyouts ...

Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech

Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility for a player who had acknowledged betting on college and pro sports, including some on his own team while at Indiana four years ago. Cody Campbell, the billionaire booster who is chairman of the school regents, wrote in an open letter Monday night that Sorsby will not be part of the team. “This decision was made with Brendan and his family and is purely an output of practical analysis of the ...

Pulisic trains separately as he recovers from calf injury

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic trained on his own during practice Monday while he rehabilitates a calf injury that limited him to one half of action in the Americans’ opening World Cup victory last week. Pulisic participated in individual work and then went to the gym ...

Atlanta Braves shut down pitcher Spencer Strider for 4 weeks

ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will be shut down from throwing for four weeks because of inflammation in his right elbow, the team announced Monday. Strider, who had been placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday, had a consultation with Dr. Keith Meister before they decided on four weeks. Strider will have another MRI at the end of that period and would begin “throwing progression” if tests showed the inflammation had cleared, the team said. Strider å Friday’s 7-5 loss at the New York Mets in the fourth inning due to right shoulder and elbow ...

Texas player Adrian Rodriguez hits for cycle in victory

OMAHA, Neb. — Adrian Rodriguez hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs, Ruger Riojas pitched six strong innings and the Longhorns knocked Alabama out of the College World Series with a 14-2 victory Monday. Texas (46-14) plays another elimination game today against Georgia. The Crimson Tide (42-21) went two-and-out in their first CWS appearance since 1999. Rodriguez and the Longhorns cranked up their offense two days after Georgia’s Joey Volchko struck them out 15 times in a 7-1 loss. The sophomore shortstop had a two-run double in the first inning, a two-run triple in the ...

Shinnecock Hills study gets started

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Open brought big wind and not nearly as much activity for a Monday, typical these days of practice rounds at majors that move to a different course each year. More players are coming early, not so much to avoid the rush but to avoid the wait. “It’s gotten terrible,” Justin Thomas said leading into the third major of the year. “You have to sign up for tee times at the (British) Open and U.S. Open, and then people sign up with you and play in a foursomes. You can’t play nine holes in less than three hours.” The way around that is to follow a ...