NEW YORK (AP) – New York Mets star Juan Soto was out of the starting lineup for the second straight day Monday because he was sick.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – UCLA was rewarded Monday for its dominant wire-to-wire run through the regular season with the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition.

TORONTO (AP) – What’s the cost of a milestone home run ball? In this case, one signed bat from the rookie who hit the blast, and one official cap.

When the Nationals and Mets went to extra innings this past Monday, Washington was quick to intentionally walk Juan Soto in the top of the 10th. Then New York returned the favor, giving James Wood a free pass in the bottom half. When Soto came up again in the 12th, the Nats pitched to him – but after the count went to 2-0 he was sent to first to complete another intentional walk.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Daniel Suarez’s surprising win Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching the total of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Tennis Australia has hired Andrew Abdo from the National Rugby League to replace Craig Tiley as chief executive officer. The Australian governing bodies of both sports confirmed the move in statements on Monday.

PARIS (AP) – Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records, including in the United Kingdom on Monday, and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France.