National Sports

ROME — Denis Shapovalov continued his impressive run of matches on clay Tuesday with a 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Czech veteran Tomas Berdych in first-round action at the Italian Open. The teenager from Richmond Hill, Ont.

WINNIPEG — The Jets won't be flying to Nevada carrying a heavy load of anger or desperation.

NEW YORK — Taraji P. Henson says it was literally love at first sight when she met her new fiance. A glowing Henson detailed her courtship with Super Bowl winner Kelvin Hayden as she appeared Monday at Fox TV's presentation for advertisers.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Canadian defender Marcel de Jong to a contract extension Tuesday. The 31-year-old native of Newmarket, Ont., has started eight of 11 games this season.

BERLIN — Russia has granted entry to the World Cup for a German journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics, reversing a decision last week that angered German officials.

TORONTO — Hec Crighton Trophy winner Ed Ilnicki and two-sport athlete Temitope Ogunjimi are among the eight nominees for the 2018 BLG Awards, given annually to the top male and female U Sports athletes of the year.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — People familiar with the situation say hedge fund manager David Tepper has agreed to buy the Carolina Panthers from team founder Jerry Richardson for a record $2.2 billion.

CHICAGO — Ben Zobrist was joined by Chicago Cubs teammates Kyle Schwarber and Steve Cishek in wearing black spikes on Monday despite a warning from Major League Baseball that he was in violation of the sport's uniform regulations.

Monday's Games NHL Playoffs Vegas 3 Winnipeg 1 (Series tied 1-1) --- NBA Playoffs Golden State 119 Houston 106 (Golden State leads series 1-0) --- IIHF World Championship At Copenhagen Czech Republic 4 Austria 3 Russia 4 Slovakia 0 At Herning Canada

HOUSTON — Kevin Durant continues to deliver in the post-season for the Golden State Warriors.