— The Carolina Hurricanes have a 1-0 lead over Ottawa going into game two of their first round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs tonight (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.).
— Eighth-seeded Orlando was a 112-101 winner at Detroit, the top seed in the East, in the first game of a first round series in the NBA playoffs on Sunday as Paolo Banchero (Duke) scored 23 points.
— In other NBA playoff openers, host Boston downed Philadelphia, 123-91; visiting Phoenix fell, 119-84, at defending champion Oklahoma City and Portland was defeated, 111-98, at San Antonio.
— Georgia Tech, Georgia State, N.C. State and Wichita State avoided baseball sweeps on Sunday. The Yellow Jackets prevailed, 5-2, at UNC. The Panthers rallied for an 11-5 win at Coastal Carolina. The Wolfpack topped host Wake Forest, 6-5, in 10 innings and the Shockers were 13-1 winners at East Carolina.
— Atlanta won its fifth straight in MLB, 4-2, at Philadelphia on Sunday night. The Braves lead the National League East by four games.
— In the NBA playoffs tonight, Toronto is at Cleveland (Peacock, 7 p.m.), Atlanta visits New York (NBC, 8 p.m.) and Denver hosts Minnesota (NBC, 10:30 p.m.). The home team leads each series, 1-0.
— Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway, passing Kyle Larson on the last lap in overtime.
— Matt Fitzpatrick took the PGA Tour event at Hilton Head with a birdie on No. 18 in a playoff with Scottie Scheffler after both finished regulation play at 18-under par.
