Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Virginia trio carries Cavaliers to first national championship

Virginia went to overtime to put away Texas Tech 85-77 and win the college basketball national championship Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium. De'Andre Hunter scored 27 points, Kyle Guy added 24 and Ty Jerome finished with 16 for the Cavaliers, who won their first basketball title one year after being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by 16th-seeded UMBC. U.S. nixes deal for Major League Baseball to sign Cuban players

The Trump administration on Monday scrapped a historic agreement between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation that would have allowed Cuban players to sign with U.S. teams without needing to defect. The existing deal will not be allowed to go forward because it was based on an erroneous ruling by the former Obama administration that the Cuban Baseball Federation was not part of Cuba's Communist government, a senior U.S. official said. Formula One celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

Formula One celebrates its 1,000th world championship race this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, one of the sport's newer tracks, but the milestone requires careful wording. The sport has often had a problem with anniversaries, with statisticians quibbling over how many starts teams and drivers have made according to different definitions, and this one is no exception. Barnes to stay at Tennessee despite UCLA's overtures

The UCLA men's basketball program was unable to land yet another highly regarded candidate for its vacant head coaching position when Tennessee's Rick Barnes elected Monday to remain with the Volunteers. Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer released a statement during Monday night's NCAA men's championship game between Virginia and Texas Tech, saying Barnes decided to stay in Knoxville. MLB notebook: Trump administration cancels MLB-Cuba deal

The Trump administration won't allow Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation to go forward with a deal that would have allowed Cuban players meeting certain requirements to play in the United States. The Washington Post reported Monday that the deal, negotiated under the Obama administration but implemented four months ago, was rejected by the White House, which contended it was an illegal agreement with the Cuban government. Orioles' Davis sets record with 0-for-49 skid

Chris Davis stands alone in terms of baseball offensive futility. The Baltimore Orioles first baseman went 0-for-5 on Monday against the visiting Oakland A's, leaving him hitless in his past 49 at-bats, dating to last year. Tennis: Granollers upsets fifth seed Fritz in Houston

Former champion Marcel Granollers used the drop shot to good effect as he surprised fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz in three sets at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on Monday. The 32-year-old Spaniard claimed a 6-2 4-6 6-2 victory over Fritz, the only seeded player in first round action at the River Oaks Country Club. NHL notebook: Panthers hire Quenneville as coach

One day after firing head coach Bob Boughner, the Florida Panthers hired Joel Quenneville as his successor. Quenneville, who was fired by the Chicago Blackhawks in November, landed a multiyear contract worth more than $6 million a year with bonuses, according to ESPN. The Panthers announced his hiring Monday. NFL notebook: Cowboys DE Lawrence to miss preseason

A day after reports that he will have shoulder surgery to fix a torn labrum, Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence confirmed Monday he expects to miss the preseason while recovering in hopes of playing in Week 1. Fresh off reaching a five-year deal to remain in Dallas, Lawrence said on The Rich Eisen Show that he will undergo surgery on Wednesday after putting off the procedure while he sorted out his contract, reportedly worth $105 million. Snell fans 11 as Rays defeat White Sox

Blake Snell allowed one run in six innings and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays continued to match their best start in franchise history with a 5-1 win against the Chicago White Sox on Monday afternoon. Snell (2-1) gave up six hits while striking out 11 and walking none.