NHL: Jordan Staal scored his third career postseason overtime goal to lift the Hurricanes over the Lightning in Game 3 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tampa leads the series 2-1. Also: The Bruins topped the Islanders in overtime for a 2-1 lead in their second-round series.

NBA: The Nuggets defeated the Trail Blazers in Game 6 to advance to the second round. 

Tennis: No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev advanced to the fourth round of the French Open. On the women’s side, seventh-seeded Serena Williams advanced, while third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka was upset by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Red Sox at Yankees, 7:05 p.m. ET

Odds: Yankees -122, Red Sox +105 || O/U 9.5

Pick: Game 1 of the Yanks-Sox 2021 rivalry. Nathan Eovaldi (6-2, 4.01 ERA) will start for Boston against fellow righthander Michael King (0-2, 2.86) for New York. 

Like our colleagues at The Rundown, Sports Section likes the Yankees on the moneyline.

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