Former major league relief pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert.

Juan Soto hit a go-ahead double in the third inning and Kodai Senga combined with a standout bullpen for New York’s second shutout in four days, a 2-0 win over the Miami Marlins that extended the Mets’ winning streak to five.

Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1.

Aaron Judge became the third-fastest New York Yankees player to reach 500 extra-base hits with a three-run homer in the first inning of a 9-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, trailing only Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig.

Pete Alonso launched a three-run homer that tied the score with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Mets scored twice in the 11th to beat the Miami Marlins 6-5.

Successful football teams often have an unstoppable weapon. Like for Army football, it’s the triple option. For the Tom Brady New England Patriots, it’s the two minute drill.

Alex Ovechkin moved four goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record 894 after scoring the 891st of his career in the Washington Capitals 4-3 victory against the Bruins in Boston on Tuesday night.

Three No. 1 seeds -- UCLA, South Carolina and Texas -- and No. 2 seed UConn are in the Women’s Final Four.

Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.

Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on opening day, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees began their AL pennant defense with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.