Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson showed his dynamic playmaking ability time and again, finishing with a game-high 124 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground. He also completed 11 of 17 passes for 163 yards and a touchdown, going 5 of 6 for 82 yards and a touchdown in the final two minutes to set up Justin Tucker’s game-winning 55-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. Jackson left the game with cramps late in the third quarter with the Ravens up 34-20....

After the Arizona Cardinals’ first-round draft pick was a little too amped up this weekend during rookie minicamp, coach Bruce Arians had to tell the 6-3, 294-pound defensive lineman from Ole Miss to take it easy. MORE: Best undrafted free agents from every NFL team “He was killing people in walk-through,” Arians told reporters Friday, via the Arizona Republic. “I had to slow him down. It’s a walk-through, and he bench-pressed a lineman already....

Tottenham’s saviour: Kane can again prove his worth to Spurs in Champions League Twelve months ago, Vardy was the talk of the footballing world as he equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record of scoring in 10 consecutive matches before going onto finish the campaign having scored 24 league goals as Claudio Ranieri’s side won the unlikeliest of league titles. A place in England’s Euro 2016 squad, the offer of a move to Arsenal and a bumper new contract were his reward, and despite closing in on his 30th birthday, the common consensus was that Vardy would again lead the line for the Foxes as they looked to establish themselves as a regular challenger for a place in the top six as well as looking to prove themselves among Europe’s elite in the Champions League....

When a lively scrum broke out during the second period of the Bruins-Coyotes game on Saturday, Boston’s Kevan Miller and Arizona’s Joe Vitale dropped their gloves in the middle of the commotion and started throwing punches. The fight put a little pep in the Bruins’ step. They were down 1-0 when it started and came back to win the game 5-3. MORE: Bruins best players of all time | Every team’s best 3-on-3 OT lineup...

Following the hockey tradition of players revealing the horrifying extent of the injuries they have played through once the season has finally come to an end, the Bruins captain said Friday he played through “multiple fractures” after getting hit in the face with a puck during Game 4 against the Blues. The hardware required to allow him back on the ice for Games 5 through 7 included multiple plates in his jaw, plus wiring that kept him mostly on a liquid diet in the final days of a grueling season....

Facing elimination in a hostile venue, the Boston Bruins put forth a professional performance to claim a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final on Sunday. It wasn’t easy, though. The Bruins grabbed an early lead through Brad Marchand and then held on as the Blues poured on the offense in an attempt to equalize. Boston netminder Tukkaa Rask stood tall as he turned aside a barrage of shots in the second period, keeping his team in the lead until the Bruins could open the floodgates in a decisive third period....

Jennings had spent the past couple of years working his way back up the ladder after suffering back-to-back losses to Wladimir Klitschko and Luis Ortiz in 2015. After taking 18 months off, Jennings began his trek with four consecutive victories. The 6-7 Dimitrenko stood in his way for a future title opportunity; the Philadelphia fighter knocked down that door in emphatic fashion. ORTEGA: Jennings vs. Dimitrenko signals return of big-time boxing in Atlantic City...

Kobe spent part of his postgame time lamenting that European basketball players are taught how to better use their skill set at a younger age, putting their development ahead of stateside players (some of whom don’t even play with a shot clock until college). “I just think European players are just way more skillful,” Bryant told ESPN LA on Friday night. “They are just taught the game the right way at an early age....

Whatever the motivation, the returns were strong. Harper launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning off the Pirates’ Chad Kuhl that broke open a Nationals win. He also walked once. Rizzo homered on the first pitch he saw from the Rockies’ Jon Gray for what turned out to be the Cubs’ only run in a loss. This wasn’t the first time these players had hit at the top of the order: Harper batted leadoff in 16 games in 2013; Rizzo occupied the 1-hole for a week-plus last June, when he went on a tear....

Atkins gave Canadian fans (and baseball watchers in general) an unexpected parting gift with his response: He made it sound as though the retooling/rebuilding club had an interest in signing the 26-year-old outfielder. With so few teams having been reported as serious suitors for Harper, a GM going on the record with this qualifies as news. Don’t run too far with this, though: Atkins didn’t say anything close to “We’re ready to go toe to toe with the Phillies and Nationals and Dodgers,” just that the Jays have “spent time and energy” considering signing the outfielder, have “contemplated” adding him, and will “continue to” do so as they look at a lot of other “alternatives....

A hiatus can mean a number of things for a music group. It can mean a break is necessary for the health and happiness of the group members, which would make sense in the case of BTS, who seemingly hasn’t stopped creating music since they first began. In other cases, a hiatus may mean a band is struggling with internal issues and doesn’t know which direction to go. That seemed to be the case with British boy band One Direction, who announced their break in August 2015....

The Masters champion surprised the audience when he arrived just in time to help Fallon with his new segment: Pie Golf. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Watson golfs and then Watson gets hit in the face by pie, despite the fact he’s a world-class golfer. MORE: PGA Tour preview | How is par determined on golf course? | Sports pioneers Hopefully it made him feel a bit better knowing it was Mad Men star January Jones doing the pieing....

The Wildcats (20-6 overall, RPI 48) forced their way into a first-place tie atop the Atlantic 10, a logjam that became possible when Dayton’s victory and VCU’s double-overtime loss at Richmond on Wednesday left all four teams with 11-4 league marks. Does it matter to the selection committee which team finishes first in the regular season? Sure, that’s one of the elements members can consider (members attach their own weight)....

But two hours of Xavier vs. St. John’s showed why the chase for NCAA Tournament bids is so compelling every year. Was either team playing for its life? Maybe, maybe not. Could either team be absolutely certain of that? Definitely not. MORE: Most shocking tourney upsets | Kansas State upsets KU | Is Snapchat the latest in recruiting? So the two of them played a game that was less artistic than it was enthralling, as is so often the case when two teams bring a sense of desperation or hunger or both to an athletic contest....

This franchise couldn’t do that 24 days earlier once the Buccaneers had fallen to 3-5 following a 43-28 Thursday night loss to visiting Atlanta. Afterward, first-year head coach Dirk Koetter gave his players a take-home assignment during their weekend break. “He said to take time out and look at yourself in the mirror,” Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David told Sporting News during a Sunday night telephone interview. “He said, ‘Don’t point fingers....

The Buccaneers got back into the win column last week against the Saints after coming back from a 13-point deficit late in the fourth quarter. Brady completed 36-of-54 passes for 284 yards, two TDs, and an interception. Rookies Rachaad White and Cade Otton were the recipients of Brady’s TD passes. Tampa Bay didn’t get a lot of production from their running game (76 yards), but they did a great job defensively of holding Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram II to 53 yards on 19 carries....

Line: Lions -9.5, Total: 41.5 Line movement: The game opened between Detroit -9.5 and -10, and the spread has hovered around those two numbers throughout the week. Totals have ranged from 40.5 to 42. Visit our live odds page for updated lines and totals. Trends that matter: The Lions are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS win. … The Buccaneers are 18-8 ATS in their last 26 games on Fieldturf....

EU ambassadors were on Wednesday considering the union’s fifth package of measures on Russia since its invasion began on February 24. The sanctions will include a ban on Russian coal imports and will stop all Russian and Russian-operated vessels from accessing EU ports. The measures were previewed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday. Von der Leyen noted the growing evidence of Russian war crimes, detailed in photos, videos, and satellite images of apparent torture and summary executions of civilians in towns around Kyiv that were occupied by Russian troops....

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been spectacular in the Bucks’ past two games against the Suns, but he has gotten off to slow starts in each of Milwaukee’s wins. The two-time NBA MVP left Game 3 at the 8:30 mark of the first period, only to return minutes later, leading to speculation about his health and conditioning. MORE: Twitter reacts to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s incredible block “I just wanted to take a breather and come back....

Among them is a game in his birthplace of Atlanta, where the Hawks will take the floor to host the Bucks in a rematch of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. The Bucks, who would win the series and ultimately take home their first NBA title in 50 years, look primed to win yet another title this season behind the play of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Despite dealing with various injuries to key players, the Bucks’ championship DNA is on full display when the team adopts a next-man-up mentality....