Army Looks To Recruit More Women, Adapt Physical Testing

By KYLE HIGHTOWER (AP Sports Writer) BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored on a feed from Hampus Lindholm 1:54 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturday night to clinch their first-round series and advance to play the Florida Panthers. Jeremy Swayman finished with 30 saves and Lindholm had the tying goal in regulation to help the Bruins avoid losing their second straight first-round series after holding a 3-1 lead.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN (Associated Press) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning, accomplishing the feat in the third inning to help the Athletics pound the Miami Marlins 20-4 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive victory. The Athletics only All-Star a year ago, Rooker drilled a two-run drive off Marlins starter Trevor Rogers (0-5), then added a three-run shot off Darren McCaughan in the 10-run inning. “That’s Rook, we (saw) it last year,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Lionel Messi scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls with the club-record six goals on Saturday night. Messi, who earned the MLS Player of the Month Award for April, has now scored and assisted in six consecutive league matches. Luis Suárez scored a hat trick and Matias Rojas scored twice as Inter Miami got six unanswered goals to come back from a 1-0 deficit at halftime.

BOCA RATON — St. Andrew’s senior Dylan Faison scored five goals and added four assists as the host Scots crushed St. John Paul Academy II 25-6 in a Class 1A regional final on Saturday afternoon. The Scots (22-1) ranked No. 1 in the country by MaxPreps and winners of a dozen straight games since its lone loss of the season against Boys Latin (Baltimore, Md.),  will head to the state semifinals in Paradise Coast Sports Complex (Naples) on Thursday as they look to win their fourth consecutive state championship. St.

The brackets for the regional softball playoffs were released on Saturday. Here are the matchups involving teams from Broward and Palm Beach counties. Regional quarterfinals Thursday at 7 p.m. unless noted Matchups, sites and times according to FHSAA.com 7A (8) St. Cloud at (1) Wellington (5) Orlando Boone at (4) Jupiter (7) Kissimmee Osceola at (2) Palm Beach Gardens (8) Coral Gables at (1) Western (5) Spanish River at (4) Cypress Bay (7) Stoneman Douglas at (2) Park Vista (6) Miami Coral Reef at (3) West Broward 6A (5) Seminole Ridge at (4) Viera (7) Dwyer at (2) Melbourne (5) Fort Lauderdale at (4) Cooper City (7) Monarch at (2) St.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mystik Dan won a three-way photo finish over Sierra Leone and Forever Young in a historic 150th edition of the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby from a full field of 20 horses on Saturday night beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Mystik Dan, saddled by Lexington-based trainer Kenny McPeek and ridden by jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., provided the first combination Oaks-Derby double since 1952 with their narrow win. The McPeek-Hernandez duo teamed up to win the Kentucky Oaks with Thorpedo Anna on Friday evening at Churchill.