Jimmy Butler's 56 points power Heat past Bucks 119-114 and to stunning 3-1 series lead  —  MIAMI — In a building where Dwyane Wade dazzled, Shaquille O'Neal dominated and LeBron James devastated, Jimmy Butler outdid them all Monday night.  —  Scoring 56 points, the most in Miami Heat playoff history …

Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone unsurprised by Joey Gallo's success  —  MINNESOTA — Joey Gallo struggled while playing under Aaron Boone in New York, but the Yankees manager is far from shocked that the slugger has had some success over his first 12 games with the Twins.

Orioles promote 2022 No. 1 draft pick Jackson Holliday to High-A Aberdeen after he hit .392 at Delmarva  —  At his introductory news conference last summer, first-overall draft pick Jackson Holliday said he wanted to be in the majors with the Orioles “as fast as possible.”  He got one step closer Monday.

Chicago White Sox off to worst start since 2018: 'We've just got to keep fighting.  They're not going to stop the season.'  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Chicago White Sox hadn't won since Lucas Giolito's six innings of no-hit ball in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Manfred: ‘Sorry’ for Oakland fans; A's can compete in Vegas  —  Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he feels “sorry for the fans in Oakland” about the Athletics' plans to relocate to Las Vegas but denies claims by Oakland's mayor that the franchise used negotiations with the city as leverage.

After 6 weeks of waiting, Green Bay Packers trade QB Aaron Rodgers to New York Jets  —  After six weeks of waiting, Aaron Rodgers is leaving behind his brilliant legacy in Green Bay and heading to the bright lights — and massive expectations — of the Big Apple.

Pirates, Bryan Reynolds Agree To Extension  —  The Pirates and outfielder Bryan Reynolds have reached an agreement on an eight-year, $106.75MM contract extension, reports Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Twitter links).  The contract will overwrite his current deal and run through …

How Trea Turner and Bryce Harper were reunited with Phillies  —  IN RECENT SEASONS, whenever Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper reached second base against the Washington Nationals — and then the Los Angeles Dodgers — he made a midgame recruiting pitch to an old friend.

Arizona Diamondbacks' upcoming schedule provides golden opportunity after brutal start  —  Understandably, the first eight minutes of Torey Lovullo's press conference following Sunday's loss to the Padres focused on the game that had just transpired.  Because that game was a disappointing 7-5 loss …

Mets' David Peterson hammered right off the bat in loss to Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets, currently flailing to keep five starting pitchers in some semblance of a rotation, might have a David Peterson problem.  —  Peterson got crushed by the Giants in a 7-4 loss Saturday …