The Reno-Tahoe Open Foundation announces the return of Chris Hoff as tournament director for the annual PGA TOUR event at Montrêux Golf & Country Club.

Reno Aces infielder Chris Owings has been named the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League player of the Month for April, the organization announced today.

University of Nevada junior right handed pitcher Braden Shipley is one of 60 collegiate baseball players named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list as announced by USA Baseball today. The award goes to the top amateur baseball player in the country.

USA Baseball listed the junior right-hander Thursday among 60 candidates for its annual Golden Spikes Award.

Some consider "Redskins" to be a derogatory term for Native Americans, and the team has faced a barrage of criticism for refusing to change it.

But Missouri lawmakers and key members of Congress from both states think the bridge should bear the name of late St. Louis Cardinals icon Stan "The Man" Musial.

Deputies say some belongings were found in trash bags and other valuable items were left untouched.

The study was co-commissioned by baseball's Hall of Fame and released Thursday.

Sochi is located just north of the separatist Georgian territory of Abkhazia, from which the last Georgian forces were driven out in the war. Russia and a handful of other countries now recognize it as independent.

At 12 years, 242 days, Ye Wocheng broke the previous record held by Guan Tianlang, who was 13 years, 177 days when he played at last year's China Open.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded veteran infielder Mark Teahen to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later.

Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau scored in the third period for the San Jose Sharks, who rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Wednesday night in the first-round Western Conference series opener.

Chris Owings went 3-for-5, but an early deficit and a late rally were too much for the Aces to overcome Wednesday night, as the Las Vegas 51s downed Reno, 14-8 at Aces Ballpark.

Brandon Belt hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied against Arizona's bullpen for the third straight game, beating the Diamondbacks 9-6 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Nathan Horton scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period, and the postseason-tested Bruins used a revived offense to beat the inexperienced Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in their series opener Wednesday night.

Pascal Dupuis scored twice, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves, and the top-seeded Penguins opened the playoffs with a 5-0 romp over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

Arizona forward Angelo Chol is transferring after seeing his minutes decline last season as a sophomore.

James Harden scored 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers while fighting through flu-like symptoms, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-100 Wednesday night to pull within 3-2 in their first-round playoff series.

Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 18 rebounds and the Celtics stayed alive in the playoffs, cutting New York's lead to 3-2 with a 92-86 victory Wednesday night.

David West scored 24 points and Paul George had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Indiana past Atlanta 106-83 on Wednesday night, taking a 3-2 playoff series lead.

The Cleveland Indians have recalled right-hander Trevor Bauer from Triple-A Columbus to start Wednesday night's game against Philadelphia.

The Kansas City Chiefs have traded cornerback Javier Arenas to the Arizona Cardinals for fullback Anthony Sherman.

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has been unanimously chosen the NBA's Rookie of the Year.

Cornerback Al Harris has chosen to formally retire from the NFL with the Green Bay Packers.

Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Eaton will join the Aces on a rehab assignment on Friday.