Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Hurricanes G McElhinney might start, make history

If Curtis McElhinney starts in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes against the New York Islanders in Game 3 of the second-round playoff series on Wednesday, he would make history. According to NHL.com, McElhinney would be the oldest goalie to make his first Stanley Cup playoff start. At 35 years, 343 days, the journeyman goaltender would be 37 days older than Les Binkley, who made his first postseason start for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Oakland Seals on April 8, 1970. Wimbledon prize money rises 11.8 percent

Wimbledon prize money will total 38 million pounds ($49 million) for this year's championships, a rise of 11.8 percent, the All England Club announced on Tuesday. The men's and women's singles champions will receive 2.35 million pounds each -- 100,000 more than in 2018. MLB notebook: Padres rookie SS Tatis on IL

The San Diego Padres placed shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a strained left hamstring. The 20-year-old rookie phenom was injured during Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals when he awkwardly did the splits. An MRI exam revealed no structural damage. San Diego manager Andy Green said third baseman Manny Machado will be the primary shortstop while Tatis is sidelined, and rookie Ty France will play third. MLB roundup: Sabathia gets 3,000th K, but Yanks fall

New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia struck out five to become the 17th major-leaguer to record 3,000 career strikeouts, but he was outdueled on his historic night by Zack Greinke, who won his fifth straight in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 victory Tuesday in Phoenix. Sabathia (1-1), in his 19th and final season, reached the plateau early, striking out the side in the second inning. After Arizona's Wilmer Flores hit his first homer of the season for a 1-0 lead with two outs, Sabathia surrendered a single to Nick Ahmed before getting John Ryan Murphy swinging on a 1-2 changeup for No. 3,000. Referee Harden complained about has Game 2 assignment

Scott Foster, sharply criticized by Houston star James Harden more than two months ago, is one of the officials for Tuesday night's playoff game between the Rockets and Golden State Warriors. It will be the first time Foster has worked a Rockets' game since Feb. 21, when Harden fouled out in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and sharply criticized Foster afterward. Harden said Foster shouldn't be given any more Houston games due to a perceived personal vendetta with the team. Doping: WADA retrieves more than 2,000 samples from tainted Moscow lab

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday it had retrieved more than 2,000 samples from a tainted Moscow laboratory that will be used to strengthen cases against athletes who may have cheated. WADA said in a statement a five-person team retrieved 2,262 samples from the laboratory, which had been split into A and B samples contained within 4,524 collection bottles. Sixers' Simmons gets some revenge on Raptors' Leonard

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons may not have lit up the scoreboard as he would have liked but the towering Aussie did get some measure of revenge on Toronto Raptors defensive supremo Kawhi Leonard on Monday. Simmons, who dazzles with his playmaking and open-floor scoring, was ineffective on offense but contained Leonard in the first half to set the tone in a 94-89 Sixers victory that tied the NBA's Eastern Conference semi-final at one game apiece. Running back Charles to join Chiefs, retire

Jamaal Charles plans to sign a ceremonial contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, then formally announce his retirement from the NFL. Charles spent 11 seasons in the NFL after the Chiefs drafted him 73rd overall out of Texas in 2008. Charles rushed for 7,563 yards and had 2,593 receiving yards on 310 career catches. Lexi Thompson breaks from social media after golf with Trump

LPGA star Lexi Thompson said she is taking a break from social media after receiving "hurtful" comments following a round of golf with President Donald Trump and talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. She joined them at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Easter, and the White House posted photos to social media. Since then, she has been the subject of negative comments. NFL notebook: Pro Football Hall of Famer Marchetti dies

Former Baltimore Colts defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gino Marchetti died Monday night. Conflicting media reports listed his age as 92 or 93. The Hall of Fame confirmed the news of his death, which was met by an outpouring of support for the family in Indianapolis and Baltimore.