LOS ANGELES -- Nelly Korda is putting her bid for a historic sixth straight victory on hold.

The LGPA golfer officially withdrew Monday from the JM Eagle LA Championship, which begins Thursday at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Korda tied Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam with her fifth straight win last weekend at the Chevron Championship near Houston, the year's first major.

"It was not an easy decision," Korda said in a statement posted on the LPGA Tour website. "After the unbelievable week at The Chevron and grinding through the mental and physical challenges of four events in the past five weeks, I am definitely feeling exhausted. With so much still to come throughout 2024, I feel I need to listen to my body and get some rest, so I can be ready for the remainder of the season."

Korda's two-shot win at the Chevon Championship was her second career major and her fifth win in five starts.

The 25-year-old from Florida didn't indicate when she'll compete next. After this week's stop in Los Angeles, the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey is May 9-12. The next major is the U.S. Women's Open in Pennsylvania from May 30-June 2.

PITTSBURGH -- Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Wade Miley was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with left elbow inflammation.

The 37-year-old left-handed starter allowed four runs on four hits in three innings his last time out, a 6-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. He is 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in two starts after beginning the season on the IL with a left shoulder injury.

"I thought it was getting better," Miley said. "Some of the swelling got out of there. Threw a little bit yesterday. It wasn't great. Then tried to go throw today. Was kind of the same deal. Hopefully can take some time and get it figured out."

Miley said he will have imagining on his elbow Tuesday morning. An All-Star with Arizona in 2012, he pitched once in spring training before making his season debut on April 10, giving up one run and one hit in four innings at Cincinnati.

"Spent the whole spring working on the shoulder, now this pops up," Miley said. "I feel like I'm doing everything I can to stay on the field. It's frustrating."

Miley, who has had bone spurs in the past, said this feels unique.

"This is a little different," Miley said. "I still feel what I used to feel. I've got some added pressure in there. Hopefully, it's just inflammation, pinching around the nerve. We can get it out of there and be fine. Just have to start with the imaging to check all the boxes.

"I'm thinking it's just more inflammation from the bone spurs, moving around in my elbow a little bit. Hopefully nothing too serious. But like I said, until we get some more information, it's really hard to say."

The news of Miley going to the IL comes one day after DL Hall, also a left-handed starter, went on the list because of a left knee sprain. Hall, 25, is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in four starts.

The Brewers (14-6) begin a four-game series in Pittsburgh on Monday against the struggling Pirates, who have lost six straight following an 11-5 start. Miley was in line to start the second game Tuesday. Right-hander Tobias Myers, recalled from Triple-A Nashville, is likely to start in his place.

Miley, aware of the rash of elbow injuries to pitchers across the majors early this season, said he is hopeful what is discovered Tuesday won't be season-ending.

"It's a new irritation," Miley said. "I don't know. I don't want to be concerned. Obviously, the ugly thought probably ends it for me. So, I'm trying not to take myself there right now. I don't know if I'd be willing to go through something like that. I'm hoping it's nothing to that extent. But like I said, without imaging, we won't know."

An arbitrator denied Rimas Sports' request for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed its main baseball agent, William Arroyo, to continue representing clients while navigating an appeal of his decertification, according to a court document obtained by ESPN.

The decision was made by arbitrator Michael Gottesman on Friday. On Monday, the Major League Baseball Players' Association made the procedural step of filing a motion with the Southern District of New York asking that the court uphold his decision.

Arroyo originally had his agent certification revoked on April 10 in the wake of an MLBPA investigation about improper benefits provided to players. Jonathan Miranda and Noah Assad, two prominent executives for the Bad Bunny-led agency, were also denied their applications for certification. Michael Velazquez, another certified agent who recently joined Rimas, must leave the agency by May 10 or face potential decertification, sources with knowledge of the situation said.

The MLBPA's penalty against Rimas consists of a $400,000 fine and, according to sources, a five-year suspension for Arroyo. Additionally, the notice of discipline prevents Miranda and Assad from applying for agent certification for five years, sources said. If upheld, the ruling would essentially end Rimas Sports' short-lived quest to represent baseball players in contract negotiations with major league teams. Rimas plans to file a full appeal of the decision through the American Arbitration Association by a May 10 deadline, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. Spokespeople for the MLBPA and Rimas declined comment.

Within one week of Rimas' official launch in mid-April 2023, the MLBPA received evidence the company had offered players cash and gifts to switch agencies, according to sources. Section 5 of the MLBPA's agent regulations states that no agent "shall provide, cause to provide or promise to provide any money or any other thing of value to any player, or any person related to or associated with such player" for the purposes of persuading him to join or remain with an agency.

Bad Bunny, the world-famous Puerto Rican rapper and singer, launched the sports-management agency in April 2023 alongside his manager, Assad, who founded the independent record label Rimas Entertainment. Miranda was brought in as president. With the launch, Bad Bunny -- the stage name of Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio -- hoped to follow in the footstep of hip-hop icon Jay-Z, who launched Roc Nation's sports-management division in 2013 and signed major clients across sports, such as the NBA's LaMelo Ball, the NFL's Saquon Barkley and MLB's CC Sabathia.

Rimas Sports focused on young Latin American baseball players, bringing in New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, Mets infield prospect Ronny Mauricio, Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, Cincinnati Reds infielder Santiago Espinal and Los Angeles Dodgers catching prospect Diego Cartaya. Most of those players requested to be placed on the MLBPA's Do Not Contact list, preventing other agents from recruiting them while Rimas' standing is unsettled, a source said.

The company recently signed reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. and is currently handling his marketing deals. The expectation, according to sources familiar with the situation, was that Rimas would eventually also represent Acuna in baseball matters. But the MLBPA's investigation and subsequent penalties has cast that into serious doubt.

ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jorge Castillo contributed to this report.

Six Nations champions Ireland will take on New Zealand in their Autumn Nations Series opener on Friday, 8 November before matches with Argentina, Fiji and Australia.

The All Blacks knocked the Irish out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in the quarter-finals in Paris in October.

New Zealand travel to Dublin on 8 November before Ireland take on Argentina and then Fiji at the Aviva Stadium.

The series finale against the Wallabies will serve as Irish Rugbys 150th Anniversary Challenge match.

The fixtures and kick-off times were confirmed by the IRFU on Monday.

The games will be Andy Farrell's last as Ireland's head coach before he takes charge of the British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia in 2025.

Before November's matches, Ireland travel to South Africa to face the World Cup winners in a two-Test series in July.

Farrell, who has guided Ireland to consecutive Six Nations titles, said the Autumn Nations Series fixtures are "hugely exciting".

We look forward to testing ourselves against some of the most exciting teams in the world, with whom Ireland has such strong traditions and rivalries.

"It promises to be a series to remember.

Ireland's Autumn Nations Series fixtures

Ireland v New Zealand - Friday, 8 November

Ireland v Argentina - Friday, 15 November

Ireland v Fiji - Saturday 23 November

Ireland v Australia - Saturday, 30 November

Rosie Galligan and Lark Atkin-Davies will miss England's Grand Slam decider against France on Saturday through injury.

Lock Galligan, 25, pulled out of the 88-10 win over Ireland in the warm-up with a thumb injury, while hooker Atkin-Davies, 29, came off with an ankle injury.

Both will see specialists this week to assess the injuries.

Exeter Chiefs wing Katie Buchanan has been called up after injury, while Gloucester-Hartpury number eight Sarah Beckett and Leicester hooker Amy Cokayne are available after bans.

Victory in Bordeaux would secure a third successive Grand Slam and sixth Six Nations title in a row for the Red Roses.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander will be a game-time decision for Game 2 on Monday night in Boston with an undisclosed injury.

"We'll see how he feels here the rest of the day here and make a decision," coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters after Monday's morning skate.

Nylander missed Game 1 on Saturday as the Bruins rolled to a 5-1 victory to open the Eastern Conference first-round series. Game 3 will be in Toronto on Wednesday night.

Nylander, 27, set a career high with 98 points (40 goals, career-high 58 assists) and played all 82 games during the 2023-24 regular season. However, he did not score a goal in the final 11 games of the season.

Drafted No. 8 overall by Toronto in 2014, Nylander has recorded 528 points (217 goals, 311 assists) in 603 games in the regular season. He has 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 50 games in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

SEATTLE -- Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis said Monday that evaluations are still ongoing about whether there will be changes with head coach Dave Hakstol or any of the coaching staff after the third-year franchise missed the playoffs.

Francis said the team is still in the middle of examining what happened this season, and he would not confirm whether Hakstol would return for a fourth year.

"There's a lot of things we have to look at and factor in, and we'll continue to do that in the next few weeks," Francis said.

Asked specifically about Hakstol's status, Francis said, "Well, you're going to read into that one way or the other, but this is the process we do every year and that's what we're in right now."

Hakstol was a Jack Adams Award finalist for coach of the year after last season and received a two-year contract extension following the first playoff appearance for the Kraken, which included a first-round upset of the then-defending champion Colorado Avalanche.

Hakstol has gone 107-112-27 in his three seasons in charge of the Kraken.

But Seattle took a significant dip in its third season after that surprising postseason run in Year 2 when it finished with 100 points. The Kraken finished this season 34-35-13 with 81 points and were officially eliminated from playoff contention in the first week of April.

While injuries to key players such as Andre Burakovsky, Philipp Grubauer and Vince Dunn played a role in Seattle's record, the biggest reason was a big dip in scoring. The Kraken were 29th in the league in goals scored, 29th in shooting percentage and 18th on the power play.

Francis noted that Seattle was the only team in the league to rank in the top 10 in most defensive metrics and not make the playoffs. That only emphasizes that boosting the offense will be the focus of the offseason.

Francis said the combination of salary cap space and a plethora of draft picks opens up a bunch of options that Seattle can explore to try to spark more scoring.

"We'll look at everything that we have to look at to try and make our team better. It's important for us to get back on the winning track," Francis said.

Seattle started this season 8-14-7, including an eight-game losing streak, before a big turnaround in late December and January that pushed the Kraken back into the playoff conversation. But the Kraken lost at lowly San Jose in the final game before the All-Star break, and that loss seemed to set the tone that a playoff push wouldn't materialize.

The Kraken went just 13-16-3 after the All-Star break, and a painful overtime loss at home to Vegas on March 12 brought an end to any reasonable playoff aspirations.

DALLAS -- Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone said Monday that he will play in Game 1 of his team's Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center.

Stone had been out of the Golden Knights lineup since Feb. 20 when he was diagnosed with a lacerated spleen. He was moved to long-term injured reserve where he remained until Saturday when he was cleared by the team to practice days before the Golden Knights' bid to win a consecutive Stanley Cup.

"The first couple weeks were real tough," Stone said of his injury and the recovery process. "You can't do anything physical. You're kind of just sitting around waiting for it to heal. I think it's even harder because you start to feel better relatively quickly but you look at the scans, and you're nowhere close to healthy."

Getting Stone back following a lengthy injury layoff is something the Golden Knights experienced last season.

Stone, who already had one back surgery, needed a second procedure within a 13-month window that led to him being out of the lineup in mid-January. He returned prior to the Golden Knights' first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets.

Stone described the differences between what he went through last season compared to this season. He said recovering from a back surgery came with a distinct timeline whereas the varying timeline he was given for a lacerate spleen admittedly made him wonder if he'd even be ready for the start of an opening round series.

"I had some people telling me it was eight weeks. I had some people telling me it was six months," Stone said. "It was just a wait-and-see, see how the scans go. Obviously, fortunate to be able to get those scans as frequently as I can and I think last week, the last can I did, I felt like I was moving in the right direction and getting close to playing. The last scan kind of confirmed it, and now I'm ready to go."

A run of persistent back problems that started in the 2021-22 season along with his multiple surgeries and the lacerate spleen has led to Stone playing in 55 percent -- or 136 of the Golden Knights' 246 regular-season games over the last three seasons.

Stone was also having some of the best performances of his career prior to being injured those seasons. He was averaging more than 0.80 points per game in the first two seasons while his 53 points in 56 games this season saw him average 0.95 points in what would have seen him finish with a career high 78 points.

"I am not worried about individual stats at all," Stone said. "I play for this time of year. I am excited for this time of year. I'm excited with our team. We've added some good pieces to help us get there. Now, we're at full health and we're excited with what we have."

Stone's injury played a role in the Golden Knights being one of the most active teams at the NHL trade deadline. Moving Stone and his $9.5 million cap hit to LTIR made it possible for the club to acquire a top-nine forward in Anthony Mantha, a top-pairing defenseman in Noah Hanifin and the shock trade to get a top-six forward in Tomas Hertl.

Stone and Hertl, who've never played a game together, are slated to play together on a line centered by Chandler Stephenson.

Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said the extensive time Stephenson and Stone have spent together means there's a proven cohesion. He said the real question lies with how Hertl will it into the group. Hertl, who has only played six games with Golden Knights, has spent time playing alongside Stephenson since recovering from knee surgery.

Cassidy said Stone, who also plays on the penalty kill and power play, won't enter Game 1 on a minutes restriction. But the plan is for Cassidy and his staff to monitor Stone's conditioning levels.

Last year, Stone logged more than 21 minutes of ice time in his first game back against the Jets. He would ultimately average a little less than 19 minutes per game while scoring 11 goals and 23 points in 22 games.

"His game will tell us, his shift length, himself -- he could control some of that," Cassidy said. "There is no restrictions going in. Could we put some on mid game? That's something we'll decide as we go."

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel's preference is to return to the Premier League this summer despite interest from Barcelona, a source has told ESPN.

Tuchel is set to leave Bayern at the end of the season, despite leading them to the semifinals of the Champions League.

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A source has told ESPN that Barcelona have made the 50-year-old a candidate to take over from Xavi Hernandez, who is also set to leave his post this summer.

But Tuchel, who managed Chelsea between January 2021 and September 2022, would prefer to take a job in England.

The former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain boss has not ruled out joining Barcelona if they were to make him an offer, but a source has told ESPN he has concerns about the stability of the club, in particular how a lack of transfer funds would hamper plans to strengthen the squad.

Former Mexico international Rafael Márquez and former Germany coach Hansi Flick are also being considered by Barcelona.

Tuchel would be open to speaking to Manchester United if a vacancy opened up.

Current United boss Erik ten Hag is under pressure at Old Trafford after a disappointing second season in charge coupled with the arrival of new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Club sources have told ESPN they are yet to make a decision on Ten Hag's future, but the Dutchman's prospects have been damaged by a run of poor form including the capitulation against Coventry City in the FA Cup semifinal on Sunday.

United threw away a three-goal lead before winning on penalties and there is a growing feeling around the club that, with Champions League qualification almost out of reach, Ten Hag is on thin ice.

Sources have told ESPN that there is support inside Ratcliffe's team for Tuchel if Ten Hag departs and representatives have been asked to be kept informed of developments regarding the German's future.

Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021, has enjoyed success in the competition with Bayern this season with his team set to face Real Madrid in the semifinals.

However, he has overseen an underwhelming domestic campaign, surrendering the German title for the first time since 2012 and losing in the second round of the German cup.

It was announced in February that Tuchel would leave Bayern at the end of the season.

Attempts to persuade Julian Nagelsmann to rejoin the club have come to nothing with the 36-year-old signing a new deal to stay in charge of the Germany national team until 2026.