SportsLine NHL analyst Scott Erskine gives his thoughts on who to back in Monday's Stanley Cup Playoff games

A roundup of Manatee and Sarasota County high school sports for the week of April 20-25, 2026.MONDAYFlag Football DistrictsClass 4A-District 8Bloomingdale 58, Venice 7Newsome 41, Lakewood Ranch 6Class 3A-District 9Parrish 25, Gaither 0Class 3A-District 10Manatee 13, Palmetto 6: The third-seeded Hurricanes will face No. 2 Mitchell on Wednesday,Class 2A-District 12Osceola 66, Southeast 0St. Pete 39, Bayshore 6Northeast 26, Booker 6Class 1A-District 8Keswick Christian 25, Cardinal Mooney 7Beach VolleyballClass 3A-District 11Palmetto 3, Parrish 2: The Tigers will face top-seeded Lakewood Ranch Wednesday for the title.Class 1A-District 11Sr. Pete Catholic 3, Classical Academy 2: St. Pete Catholic will face top-seeded Cardinal Mooney Thursday in the semifinal.Sarasota Christian 5, Gulf Coast HEAT 0: 1. Ryan Donlin/Reagan Miller (SCS) defeated Mayli Haines/Halle Gardner (GC) 21-12, 21-17; 2. Willow Bobik/Hallee Volkert (SCS) defeated Telah Gardner/Payton Haines (GC) 23-21, 21-10; 3. Linlee Mayer/Hayden Mullet (SCS) defeated Sofia Wingate/Vienna Morehouse (GC) 21-19, 21-12; 4. Ruvae Boskers/Lilah Rickert (SCS) defeated Analise Casebolt/Sophia Howard (GC) 21-19, 21-15; 5. Hannah Bryan/Sophie Miller (SCS) defeated Aliyah Valerio/Milena Lesnik (GC) 17-21, 21-19, 15-13.The Blazers will face No. 2 seed Bradenton Christian on Thursday in the semifinal.SoftballCharlotte 8, North Port 1: Elise Indico hit a home run for the Bobcats.This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota, Manatee high school sports roundup for April 20-25

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the team announced Monday, and the expectation is that he could miss around three months, a source told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez.

Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Dragons assistant coach Michael Ennis has reportedly departed the club in the wake of Shane Flanagan and head of football Ben Haran being shown the door.

Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series.The 19-year-old Martone became the sixth-youngest player in NHL history to score in each of his first two playoff games when he beat Stuart Skinner deep into the second period to put Philadelphia in front. Garnet Hathaway added a short-handed goal a few minutes later, and Luke Glendening chipped in an empty-netter late in the third. Vladar made it stand up as the red-hot Flyers, who needed a scorching finishing stretch just to reach the playoffs, frustrated the suddenly offensively challenged Penguins all night. Hes been like that all year for us, Philadelphia coach Rick Tocchet said of Vladar. Guys enjoy playing for him.Game 3 is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.Pittsburgh, the NHL's third-highest scoring team during a resurgent regular season, again struggled to get pucks on net against Vladar. The Penguins, who had just 17 shots in a Game 1 loss on Saturday night, vowed to come out with more jump. While Pittsburgh controlled long swaths of the game after another slow start, including sustained pressure in the third, it could not find a way to slip the puck past Vladar.(We) should be frustrated, we just lost two games at home, Pittsburgh coach Dan Muse said. "But with frustration its how are you going to respond. ... Nobody is happy. Nobody should be.The 28-year-old Vladar, who had never won a playoff game in his six-year career before this series, held firm as the Flyers headed home with momentum. Pittsburgh shuffled its top two lines midway through the game looking for a jolt. While it created more opportunities, it did not result in more goals. The Penguins went 0 for 5 on the power play to fall to 0 for 7 with the man advantage during the series.Stuart Skinner made 20 saves for the Penguins, including a couple of breakaways that could have broken things open, but it wasn't against the young Flyers, who seem to be gaining confidence with each passing game.Martone, who was playing collegiately at Michigan State last month, scored his fifth goal in 10 games as a pro when a rebound off a Travis Konecny shot came right to his stick. Martone powered it into the open net to put Philadelphia in front with 6:21 to go in the second.I made this jump because I believed I could help this hockey team, Martone said. "I hopped on a moving train and its been good ever since.The Flyers were on the penalty kill just over four minutes later when they doubled their lead. Owen Tippett fought off a pair of Penguins to keep the puck in the Pittsburgh zone and then fed Hathaway, who deposited it into the open net on a night the only place Philadelphia dominated was the scoreboard.Sometimes in the playoffs you have to win those ugly games, Tocchet said. "It was an ugly game for us. ... Sometimes youve got to win games like that.___AP NHL playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup and https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

C.J. Stroud walked into the Texans training facility early Monday morning, reporting for work with a serious look on his face while wearing an Astros baseball cap.Hours later, the team released footage of Stroud running sprints with the same steadfast, locked-in look. Stroud also appeared to be in optimal condition, lean and moving fast.Throughout the past few months, the Texans have repeatedly emphasized that the former NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year is locked in and focused on the task at hand.After a rocky playoffs that included a career-high four interceptions in an AFC divisional round loss to the New England Patriots, Stroud is determined to deliver a season and postseason filled with winning performances.Consider Texans coach DeMeco Ryans impressed with Stroud.C.J., he shows up here, hes looking like hes in great shape," Ryans said as the Texans opened their annual offseason conditioning program. Hes revved up. Hes ready to go. It all starts with your mindset, how youre attacking the offseason. C.J. is going to attack it the right way, so Im excited to see him continue to work, continue to grow as a player, as a leader. Hes eager to do that. Itll be an exciting offseason for him just to be here putting in the work, continuing to put in the work because hes been working. Right after the season he has been dedicated himself to working, doing things the right way. When you see a young man working the way hes working, I know what that looks like on the other side and its only positive things that can come from that.Phase 1 Day 1 pic.twitter.com/MedOsjl7qs Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 20, 2026The Texans exercised a $25.9 million fifth-year club option to secure Stroud through the 2027 season.Although the Texans are not expected to engage with Stroud in long-term contract negotiations this year necessarily, they are expected to try to extend Stroud next offseason depending on how he does this season.I dont really think that affects his future, Texans general manager Nick Caserio said. Hes our quarterback. Weve said that from the beginning. I think that was really more of a procedural thing. I dont want to say it was a no-brainer, but it was kind of a no-brainer, so were glad hes here. Again, its more of a part of the process. So, were excited about his offseason. I think hes had a good approach, had a good attitude here. I think hes put a lot of work in from March and April. Im so excited to have him around here in the spring and Im excited to keep moving forward.Previously at the NFL scouting combine in February, Caserio threw cold water on unfounded trade speculation surrounding Stroud.Stroud was named in trade rumors previously dismissed by KPRC 2 as completely unfounded. Stroud will remain the Texans QB1 going forward.While the Texans arent engaging in contract negotiations at this time, they can shift that approach anytime. Ideally, they would be happy to reward Stroud provided he proves himself this season after being intercepted a career-high four times in an AFC divisional round loss to the New England Patriots.Its moronic, Caserio said in response to a question from KPRC 2. Were not trading him. Hes our quarterback. Hes going to be playing quarterback for the Houston Texans in 2026. Anything beyond that, you guys can speculate on that, but were not trading C.J. Stroud.Stroud has been the subject of heavy criticism since that game. However, the organization has had his back. It was an uncharacteristically sloppy performance from Stroud, who completed 64.5 percent of his throws as he passed for 3,041 yards, 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions while missing three games due to a concussion.A former Pro Bowl selection who declined an alternate invitation to the Pro Bowl, Stroud has passed for 10,876 yards, 62 touchdowns and 25 interceptions in three NFL seasons. Stroud led the NFL in touchdown to interception ratio with a 23:5 clip as a rookie, passing for 4,108 yards.Hes been a good player, and won a lot of football games, Caserio said. Quarterback is the hardest position to play in sports. He had some ups and downs. Thats natural for a position, but, overall, hes had a pretty significant impact on what we are as a program. Hes not going anywhere.Since the playoffs, the Texans and Stroud have taken several steps to move on from the New England game.The steps include adjusting his offseason approach, improving the supporting cast on offense, and making a coaching change. Jerry Schuplinski has been named quarterbacks coach, replacing Jerrod Johnson.C.J. is a young quarterback, Ryans said during NFL meetings at the Arizona Biltmore. Being early in his career, hes gained a ton of valuable experience, including in the playoffs. It hasnt gone as we would like it to there. You always want to win it all.But when you go through those difficult moments, those tough times, you learn from them. I know C.J. has learned from those moments. Now, weve got to go out and improve and show it on the field. The way hes attacked the offseason, working hard, throwing every day, staying dialed in. Im excited to see how that translates into a really great year for us.Without getting into specifics about future plans, the McNair family made it clear how highly they value All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr. in advance of his record-setting $150 million contract extension and Stroud.Well let DeMeco and Nick make the football decisions there, but theyre exciting, really good young players, Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair said. We hope to have them around for a long, long time.PHOENIX -- #Texans Cal McNair and Hannah McNair on potential long-term deals for Will Anderson Jr., C.J. Stroud: 'Exciting, really good players, we'll hope to have them around a long, long time. .. It's a good problem to have when you have so many guys you want to keep under pic.twitter.com/WunQinzX0g Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 1, 2026A year from now, cornerback Kamari Lassiter and safety Calen Bullock will be eligible for extensions. Both were named Pro Bowl alternates after the 2025 season.Its a good problem to have when you have so many guys you want to keep under contract, Hannah McNair said. If we keep drafting the way we do, this is going to be something we talk about every year.Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com

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