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Las Vegas — Former Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said Tuesday he was surprised by his late-season firing and indicated he is ready to return to coaching. Cassidy made the remarks while appearing on TNT’s studio show during the NHL playoffs, reflecting publicly on his dismissal with eight regular-season games remaining.

The Golden Knights host the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday in Game 5 with the series tied 2-2; Cassidy led Vegas to the 2023 Stanley Cup and compiled a 178-99-43 record. He was dismissed March 29, and John Tortorella took over, going 7-0-1 to close the regular season and secure the Pacific Division.

PHILADELPHIA — When public address announcer Dan Baker's microphone cut out during pregame ceremonies, the ballpark fell silent moments before the Phillies opened their series against the San Francisco Giants, marking Don Mattingly's first game as interim manager after Rob Thomson was fired earlier that day. The lineup Mattingly announced, backed by a strong outing from starter Jesús Luzardo, carried Philadelphia to a 7-0 shutout, the club's first of the season.

PHILADELPHIA — A four-run sixth showcased the offense the Phillies had lacked during their skid: Trea Turner beat out an infield throw, Kyle Schwarber drew a five-pitch walk, and back-to-back doubles by Bryce Harper and Adolis García put three runs on the board before Alec Bohm added a run with a line-drive double. Luzardo finished seven innings, struck out eight (five on his sweeper), allowed only two doubles while stranding both runners at second, and retired the final 11 batters. Brandon Marsh and Justin Crawford added insurance in the eighth, with Marsh singling and stealing second before Crawford's single scored him; Turner finished with four hits and Bohm had two.

MILWAUKEE — On Tuesday night the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-2 after Sal Frelick hit a 396-foot solo home run that ended Milwaukee's seven-game homer drought and Tyler Black went 3-for-5 with three RBIs; Milwaukee opened the margin with an eight-run sixth inning that turned the game decisively in their favor.

On Wednesday night Arizona rebounded with a 6-2 victory as Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer and Adrian Del Castillo, Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte also homered; Ildemaro Vargas extended his hitting streak to 22 games (25 including the end of last season), Kevin Ginkel earned the win in relief, and Andrew Hoffmann's ERA rose after Tuesday's outing.

Buffalo, N.Y. — David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 9:14 into overtime Tuesday night, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round NHL playoff series. Elias Lindholm tied the game in the second period after Rasmus Dahlin opened scoring early on a Buffalo power play.

The win cut Buffalo’s series lead to 3-2 and sends the series back to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday night, extending Buffalo’s chance to clinch its first playoff series since 2007. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for Boston while Buffalo goaltender Alex Lyon made more than two dozen saves; coaches and players cited urgency and heightened desperation ahead of the next matchup.

Washington — The State Department said Tuesday it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump, making him the first living president to appear in the travel document; the design concept was under consideration for months and was approved late Monday ahead of America’s 250th anniversary in July.

The department said the passports will be produced in a limited run and initially offered only to applicants at the Washington, D.C., passport office on request; applicants who do not want the commemorative booklet may choose a standard passport instead, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Tuesday, and officials emphasized that security features will remain unchanged for the commemorative design.

Minneapolis — Federal agents executed multiple search warrants on Tuesday in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration into publicly funded social programs for children, seizing records and other evidence at daycares, businesses and some residences, authorities said; armed agents were reported at childcare centers and one crew was shown using a battering ram.

Gov. Tim Walz welcomed the raids this week, and state child welfare officials said they shared information with federal investigators; the searches follow months of scrutiny, including a right-wing influencer's video and prior prosecutions that led to at least 65 convictions, and a December federal estimate that up to $9 billion in funds may have been stolen.

Austin, Texas — State investigators and a bicameral legislative committee convened a second day of hearings Tuesday to examine the July 4, 2025 flash flood at Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River that killed multiple campers and counselors; the Eastland family and the Department of State Health Services are scheduled to testify.

The hearings this week presented investigator findings reconstructed from cellphone data and eyewitness video, including that counselors lacked flood training and the camp had no formal evacuation plan; parents urged lawmakers to block the camp's reopening and committee evidence may inform licensing, regulatory review, and a forthcoming written report later this year.

Washington — On Tuesday a federal judge ruled that Maurene Comey's lawsuit challenging her firing by the Trump administration may proceed in federal court, finding the claim rests on Article II rather than civil service removal statutes. Also on Tuesday a grand jury returned a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey over a social-media photo of seashells that prosecutors said constituted a threat.

The judge, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman, issued a 27-page opinion limiting the Merit Systems Protection Board's jurisdiction this week; court scheduling and briefing will follow. Prosecutors, led by actions attributed to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, secured the indictment months after a separate indictment was dismissed, and defense filings and pretrial motions are expected in the coming weeks.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — National Weather Service teams will delay on-site surveys of two possible tornadoes in Middle Tennessee until Wednesday because a second round of severe storms is expected to move through the region Tuesday evening and night. The NWS said crews will wait until the additional rain, wind and tornado threat passes before beginning damage assessments.

Once the storms clear, the NWS teams for Robertson and Davidson counties will survey damage from a tornado that appeared on radar near Ivy Point in Goodlettsville; local video showed downed trees and lightning. Crews will document debris patterns to confirm a tornado and to determine its strength, path and width. A separate NWS team will inspect damage in northern Lawrence County, which was under a tornado warning around 2 a.m. but lacked radar or visual confirmation of a touchdown, to determine whether reported damage resulted from straight-line winds or a tornado.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday after the team lost 11 of 12 games and began the day tied for last place in the majors. Thomson had guided the Phillies to four consecutive playoff appearances, including their run to the 2022 World Series.

Bench coach Don Mattingly was named interim manager through the end of the season, and third-base coach Dusty Wathan was promoted to bench coach. The moves come as the Phillies attempt to halt a severe slide that left them with 11 losses in 12 games and tied for the majors' basement, efforts intended to stabilize the club's on-field performance.