Sports briefs
College softball
Washington & Jefferson continued its southern trip Monday with a pair of victories in the PFX Spring Games in Clermont, Fla., 9-4 over Farmingdale State and 5-4 over Worcester State.
The Presidents (2-4) gave first-year head coach Marissa Rush her first victory by scoring six times in the fifth inning of the win over Farmingdale State (N.Y.).
Rachel Johnson hit a three-run homer and drove in four to spark W&J’s comeback against Farmingdale State. Winning pitcher Taylor Andres had a double.
Johnson had a double, and Ally Doty and Addy Helffrich each doubled, to back the winning pitching of Kristen Fuertes against Worcester State.
- Waynesburg University ended an 11-day layoff but was swept in a doubleheader by Carlow, 4-0 and 5-2.
Keri Renzler drove in a run and scored the other Waynesburg run in the second game. The Yellow Jackets’ record fell to 5-5.
College baseball
Washington & Jefferson dropped a pair of games in Auburndale, Fla., Monday, falling to Wisconsin-Oshkosh 11-1 and Centre, 12-8.
Spencer Howell and Ryan Willen each homered for the Presidents (7-6) against Centre.
Vikings trade
for QB Siemian
The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their trade with the Denver Broncos for quarterback Trevor Siemian to be the backup to free agent prize Kirk Cousins.
Though Siemian started 24 games for the Broncos over the past two seasons, he didn’t balk at his unquestioned place as the second-stringer on the depth chart.
The Vikings announced the deal, which was agreed to last week, Monday. They sent a 2019 fifth-round draft pick to the Broncos for Siemian and a seventh-round choice this year, after signing Cousins to a three-year, $84 million fully guaranteed contract.
The Vikings let Case Keenum, Sam Bradford and Teddy Bridgewater become free agents. Keenum, coincidentally, signed with the Broncos.
In the NBA
LeBron James scored 40 points as part of his third triple-double in four games and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 124-117 Monday night as coach Tyronn Lue began his leave of absence to address health issues.
James scored 17 points in the third quarter and finished with 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 16th triple-double this season and 71st of his career.
- Joel Embiid had 25 points and 19 rebounds and Ben Simmons had a triple-double to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 108-94 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
- Victor Oladipo sparked a decisive run and finished with 20 points, Myles Turner had 21 points and the Indiana Pacers recovered from a poor start for a 110-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
In the NHL
Pekka Rinne stopped 35 shots for his eighth shutout of the season and the Nashville Predators set a franchise record by earning a point in their 15th consecutive game Monday with a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
In the NIT
Jeffrey Carroll scored 26 points, tying a career-high with five 3-pointers, and Kendall Smith added 19 points to help Oklahoma State beat Stanford 71-65 Monday night in a second-round game of the NIT.
Correction
Jake Evans became the first NCAA Division III wrestling champion for Waynesburg University. The Yellow Jackets had two wrestlers, Tony Gazoni and George Lewis, combine for three championships at the Division I level.