The New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-1 lead in the series.

Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division) ...

Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division) ...

Dallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Kansas City Royals on Monday to start a three-game series. Seattle is 22-19 overall and 13-9 at home. The Mariners have hit 45 total home runs to rank fifth ...

Mets +102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs. BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies to open a four-game series. New York is 1 ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels host the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday to open a three-game series. Los Angeles is 5-14 at home and 15-26 overall. The Angels have the 10th-ranked team slugging ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks start a three-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Arizona is 9-10 in home games and 19-22 overall. The Diamondbacks have the sixth-ranked ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays to start a four-game series. Boston has a 21-19 record overall and a 9-10 record in home games. The Red Sox have a 16-7 record in games when ...

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday to open a three-game series. San Francisco is 19-23 overall and 11-8 in home games. The Giants have gone 14-9 in games when ...

The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster ...

Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference) ...