The day before the NHL’s trading deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forwards Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Rinat Valiev, forward Kerby Rychel, and a 2018 second-round draft pick Sunday. Plekanec, 35, had six goals and 18 assists in 60 games with Montreal this season. The native of Kladno, Czech Republic, has played in 981 regular-season games, with 232 goals and 373 assists. ‘‘It’s 15 years of my life’’ Plekanec said. ‘‘It’s my home. My kids go to school here. Their first language basically is French, but now I'm going to Toronto and there’s going to be playoff hockey and having a chance to play for the Stanley Cup.’’ Plekanec has also appeared in 87 playoff games, recording 16 goals and 33 assists. Montreal originally selected Plekanec in the third round, No. 71 overall, in the 2001 draft.Baun, 25, played in 54 games with the Laval Rocket of the AHL, with four goals and 12 assists. The Toronto native has 19 goals and 40 assists in 171 AHL regular-season games . . . After advancing to the Stanley Cup last year, the Predators were busy, acquiring Brandon Bollig and Troy Grosenick from San Jose for a sixth-round pick this year. They also traded forward Pontus Aberg to Edmonton for forward Mark Letestu and then dealt him to Columbus for a fourth-round pick . . . Trevor Daley scored on a tip-in with 5.6 seconds showing on the clock in overtime to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the host Rangers, who lost their seventh straight game despite two assists from new acquisition Ryan Spooner . . . The Rangers honored Hall of Fame center Jean Ratelle by retiring his No. 19. A banner with his name and number was raised to the rafters at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night in a ceremony before the Rangers hosted the Red Wings. Ratelle had 336 goals and 481 assists in 861 games over parts of 16 seasons in New York before he was traded to Boston in November 1975 and finished his career with the Bruins in 1981. The 77-year-old Ratelle became the ninth player to have his number retired by the Rangers, joining Ed Giacomin (1), Brian Leetch (2), Harry Howell (3), Rod Gilbert (7), Adam Graves (9), Andy Bathgate (9), Mark Messier (11), and Mike Richter (35). At the end of the ceremony, Gilbert announced the Rangers would honor Vic Hadfield next season and raise his No. 11 to the rafters, When the Rangers skated out for pregame warmups they were all wearing No. 19 jerseys with Ratelle’s name on the back . . . The Hurricanes announced that Hannah Staal, the infant daughter of co-captain Jordan Staal, died Saturday. Staal missed the team’s two games this weekend because of family and personal reasons.
Yankees find new job for A-Rod
Five years after claiming the Yankees were trying to run him out of baseball, Alex Rodriguez is remaining with New York as a special adviser. ‘‘I think he has a lot to offer,’’ new Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. ‘‘Hopefully it’s an opportunity for him to impact our team. I think everyone understands just how smart of a baseball mind he is and his ability I think to communicate that sometimes is really something he’s special at, especially with the younger guys.’’ Nick Swisher also was added as a special adviser, joining Reggie Jackson and Hideki Matsui . . . Slugger Logan Morrison and the Twins agreed to terms on a one-year, $6.5 million contract, according to a person close to the situation. Morrison had a career-high 38 home runs and 85 RBIs for the Rays last season . . . Phillies infielder Will Middlebrooks broke his left fibula during a collision with teammate Andrew Pullin during a spring training game Saturday. Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said additional tests were needed to determine whether Middlebrooks also had ankle damage. Middlebrooks, 29, was playing third base during Saturday’s exhibition against Baltimore and went back into left field attempting to catch DJ Stewart’s pop when his ankle tangled underneath Pullin as the ball fell for a single. Middlebrooks was removed from the field on a cart . . . Righthander Jack Hamilton, who beaned Red Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro in 1967, died Thursday in Branson, Mo. He was 79.
NBA agent killed in car accident
Longtime NBA agent Dan Fegan, whose clients included John Wall, Dwight Howard, and DeMarcus Cousins, died in a car crash in Aspen, Colo. He was 56. The Colorado State Patrol said Fegan was driving an SUV when he tried to merge onto a highway and was broadsided by a commuter bus. State Trooper Gabe Easton told the Aspen Times the SUV’s other occupants, Fegan’s 5-year-old son and a 29-year-old California woman, were airlifted to a Denver hospital in serious condition . . . The Timberwolves say All-Star guard Jimmy Butler underwent successful meniscus surgery on his right knee. The operation was performed by Dr. Diane Dahm at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Butler will be sidelined indefinitely. The team says further updates on his progress will be issued as he begins rehabilitation. The injury occurred Friday in a loss to the Houston Rockets . . . Cassius Winston scored 20 points and went 6 for 6 from the 3-point line, and No. 2 Michigan State held off host Wisconsin, 68-63, for its 12th straight win and the outright regular-season Big Ten title. Winston hit two threess during an 11-2 run in the second half — the second with a defender in his face from well beyond the arc — to lead the Spartans (28-3, 16-2). Brad Davison finished with 30 points for Wisconsin (14-17, 7-11), including a three with 4.7 seconds left that had hometown fans holding out hope for an upset. The Spartans’ Miles Bridges, in his first game since getting cleared by the NCAA after a Yahoo! Sports article identified him as one of many players who may have received improper benefits, had 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting . . . Frances Tiafoe, 20, won the Delray Beach (Fla.) Open, with father Frances Sr. watching, for his first title — becoming the youngest American to win an ATP tourney since Andy Roddick at 19 in 2002 in Houston. The 91st-ranked Tiafoe, the first wild-card recipient to win the title in its 26-year history, had consecutive aces on the final two points for a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Peter Gojowczyk . . . Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman beat Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, 6-2, 6-4, to win the Rio Open for his second career title. The 5-foot-7-inch Schwartzman, seeded sixth in the clay-court event, will enter the Top 20 in the world for the first time Monday . . . Big-serving Karen Khachanov secured the second ATP title of his career by beating Lucas Pouille, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, in the Open 13 final in Marseille, France.