Philadelphia’s Keith Yandle, 35, a well-traveled, skilled defenseman who has avoided injury and transitioned his game as he has aged, tied the NHL record for consecutive games at 964 on Monday night, when the Flyers lost 3-1 to the Dallas Stars.
College basketball analyst Dick Vitale will not return to ESPN’s airwaves this season as he continues to rest his voice and prepares for surgery to treat dysplasia and ulcerated lesions of the vocal cords.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs down the field to set up a tying field goal in the final 13 seconds of regulation — and then to a 42-36 overtime win against the Bills on Sunday night.
It took more than four hours and five sets. It included a midmatch tweet, a coaching violation and forgetting he’d won a set. It was a tough Monday, but Tsitsipas made it through and is into the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Chicago star Zach LaVine, who had not played since removing himself from a Jan. 14 game against the Golden State Warriors, was back in the starting lineup on Monday night, as the Bulls took on the Oklahoma City Thunder.