Reuters Sports News Summary

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

Given the road to their one shining moment Monday, the Virginia Cavaliers plan to appreciate the national championship glow. "This is just everything you dream as a kid. This is a dream come true," Virginia guard Ty Jerome said. 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. Lady Vols to hire Harper from Missouri State: reports

Former Tennessee women's basketball player Kellie Harper will be the next coach at Tennessee, multiple outlets reported Monday. Harper is 118-79 in six seasons as the head coach at Missouri State, leading the Lady Bears to a 25-10 record this season that included a run to the Sweet 16 as an 11th seed. Missouri State lost to Stanford in a regional semifinal. 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. 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. MLB roundup: Encarnacion homers twice in same inning

Edwin Encarnacion hit a pair of home runs in the sixth inning, and the visiting Seattle Mariners scored eight times in the frame to earn a 13-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday. The Mariners have scored five or more runs in 11 of their first 12 games and became the first team in the major leagues to win 10 games.