National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that essentially bans transgender athletes from women's sports.

MONACO (AP) — Two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters after Laslo Djere of Serbia retired injured on Monday.

NEW YORK — Forwards Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers were named the NHL's three stars Monday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders will add former head coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame, the CFL club announced Monday. Buono joined the Stampeders as an assistant coach in 1987 before becoming head coach in 1990.

TORONTO — Jennifer Jones will soon call time on one of the best careers in curling history. Rachel Homan is set to put a bow on one of the best seasons ever played.

ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN, France — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime beat Luca Nardi of Italy 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday, setting up a match against world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz.

LONDON (AP) — Everton was docked two more points on Monday for its latest breach of the Premier League's financial rules, plunging the team back toward the relegation zone with seven games remaining.

UTICA, N.Y. — The Canadian women's hockey team was prepared for a wrinkle in their world championship schedule from Monday's solar eclipse. Canada was to face defending champion United States on Monday night in Utica, N.Y.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Sunday night.