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BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka (TOO’-kah) Rask has opted out of the team’s playoff run. He issued a statement shortly before today’s Game 3 against Carolina saying that being with his family is more important to him than hockey. Boston and Carolina are tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven series. After a 3-2 loss on Thursday night, Rask complained that the NHL’s fan-free playoffs lacked the usual intensity.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Portland and Memphis meet today in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference play-in series. The Trail Blazers have the upper hand by finishing the seeding-game portion of the NBA’s restart ahead of the Grizzlies. Portland needs one win while Memphis needs two to advance to a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers.
CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are finally getting back to playing baseball after a COVID-19 outbreak. They’re scheduled for a doubleheader in Chicago today against the White Sox. Game 1 will be just the sixth of the season for the Cardinals, who haven’t played since July 29. Every other team in the NL Central has played at least 17 times. St. Louis will have to play in at least seven doubleheaders to make up for the games they missed.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR driver Austin Dillon has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t compete in tomorrow’s Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway’s road course. Richard Childress Racing says Dillon tested positive this morning and is now self-quarantining away from the team. Kaz Grala will drive the No. 3 Chevrolet at Daytona. Dillon has already qualified for NASCAR’s playoffs by winning at Texas last month.
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has secured a record-extending 92nd pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix. He nudged Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas into second place by just .059 seconds. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen qualified in third. Hamilton is looking to claim an 88th F1 victory that would move him within three of Michael Schumacher’s record.
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