Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NHL notebook: Lightning give Cooper multi-year extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced a multi-year contract extension Tuesday for coach Jon Cooper amid a record-breaking season for the franchise. With five games left in the regular season, the Lightning lead the NHL with 122 points -- nine more than the previous franchise record set last season. Soccer: Players don't have faith in system to tackle racism - Southgate

Some England players feel there is no point reporting racist abuse due to a lack of faith in the system, manager Gareth Southgate has said. England's 5-1 rout of Montenegro in Podgorica on Monday was soured by racist abuse directed at some of their players including Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose. UEFA are investigating the incidents. Kontaveit ends giant killer Hsieh's Miami run

Anett Kontaveit brought Taiwan giant killer Hsieh Su-wei's Miami Open run to a dramatic end with a 3-6 6-2 7-5 comeback win on Tuesday to become the first player through to the semi-finals. For a place in the final she will face Ashleigh Barty, after the Australian beat Petra Kvitova 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 in a night match that stretched into the wee hours of Wednesday morning following a long rain delay. NFL expands replay to include pass interference

NFL owners voted 31-1 to make offensive and defensive pass interference calls and non-calls reviewable in 2019, the NFL announced Tuesday from the annual league meetings in Phoenix. According to multiple reports, the Cincinnati Bengals were the only team to vote against the rule. NHL roundup: Oilers get two hat tricks in rout

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted a first-period hat trick, and Leon Draisaitl collected three goals in a four-point night as the host Edmonton Oilers scored five times in the opening frame en route to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Mikko Koskinen made 34 saves for Edmonton, which is five points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference with six games remaining. The Arizona Coyotes have the same point total as the Avalanche but have played one more game than Colorado. MLB notebook: Mets, deGrom ink five-year extension

The New York Mets and reigning Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom agreed to terms on a five-year, $137.5 million extension Tuesday. DeGrom, 30, had been under contract through next season and was scheduled to earn $17 million in 2019. The agreement comes just three days after the ace right-hander told reporters he wasn't confident of a deal being struck before he takes the mound on Opening Day against the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Bautista Agut beats Djokovic to reach Miami quarters, Kyrgios out

A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as the Spaniard claimed his second win over the Serb this year. Six-times champion Djokovic blasted the 22nd seed off the court in the opening set but Bautista Agut grew more aggressive in the second, stepping in to take his second serves early and baiting his opponent into extended rallies. Soccer: Pulisic scores, picks up knock as U.S. draw 1-1 with Chile

Christian Pulisic scored his 10th goal for the United States before being substituted after picking up a knock in a 1-1 draw with Chile in a friendly in Houston on Tuesday. Pulisic's goal after three minutes was canceled out five minutes later by Oscar Opazo's fierce strike, which appeared to take a deflection on its way into the net. Report: McGregor being investigated for sexual assault

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is under investigation in his native Ireland on an accusation of sexual assault, four sources told the New York Times on Tuesday. A woman claimed she was sexually assaulted in December by McGregor, who was arrested in January before being released, pending further investigation. He was not charged at that time, per the usual protocol in criminal investigations in Ireland, the Times reported. NBA notebook: Trail Blazers C Nurkic undergoes leg surgery

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had surgery Tuesday to repair compound fractures in his left leg, the team announced. Nurkic will miss the rest of this season, and there is no timetable for his recovery process.