Rookie Paul Gervase (Harnett Central, LSU) has a 2.08 earned run average after his fourth appearance for Tampa Bay on Monday night, tossing one and two-thirds scoreless innings in a 6-4 loss to the visiting Athletics with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts. Rookie Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) drew two walks and scored a run for the A’s. The Rays trail the New York Yankees by 1.5 games in the American League East Division. … Trea Turner (N.C. State) had a hit and an RBI for Philadelphia, which leads the NL East by two games over the New York Mets after a 4-0 win over visiting San Diego on Monday night. … Nolan Schmidt has been named an assistant volleyball coach at Campbell after working with the Raleigh-based Triangle Volleyball Club the past two years. … The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired goalie Cayden Primeau from Montreal for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 draft. He is the son of former Canes captain Keith Primeau. He played in 11 games for the Canadiens last season. … Mason Plumlee (Duke) reportedly is returning to the Charlotte Hornets in a free agent deal valued at $3.6 million for one year. … Two-time defending Wimbledon tennis champion Carlos Alcarez took a 5-set win in the first round Monday.