BOSTON -- Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara returned to practice and worked out with the full squad Monday, his first such workout since sitting out Boston's Eastern Conference-clinching victory over Carolina with an undisclosed injury.

Chara had skated prior to practices over the weekend but didn't participate in any full sessions. He said he felt good after the Bruins' 45-minute workout on Monday and is on track to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on May 27.

Chara was the first player on the ice Monday. Forward David Krejci also returned to practice. Coach Bruce Cassidy said Krejci was given a "maintenance day" on Sunday.

Being a spectator for a series-clinching victory was difficult for the 42-year-old Chara. He was a member of the Bruins, who defeated Vancouver to win the Stanley Cup in 2011 and lost to Chicago in the Cup Final in 2013.

"It was, I'm not gonna lie," Chara said. "Watching games are not fun. You want to play them, you want to be involved in them. It was that feeling of an anxiousness to play. But the guys did a great job."

But Chara was easy to spot following the Game 4 win over the Hurricanes, when he suited up to shake hands with Carolina and celebrate on the ice with his teammates.

He has one goal and two assists in 16 games this postseason.

Patrice Bergeron said having Chara paired back up with Charlie McAvoy provides a major boost to the blue line.

"I think they complement each other really well," Bergeron said. "Obviously the experience that `Z' has is something that he shares. And Chuck is the type of young guy that wants to learn and listen to everything that `Z' has to share."

With the exception of those still playing in the AHL's Calder Cup Playoffs and CHL's Memorial Cup, the season is over for most NHL prospects. It's time to dole out some recognition to the prospects who had exceptional campaigns among their peers. This isn't necessarily to name the best prospect in the game or who has the best professional projection, but rather recognize the merits of this past season with an eye to what it means for the future.

There were a lot of worthy candidates who earned runner-up status, but my "Prospect of the Year" is without a doubt Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar.

Houston Dynamo captain and U.S. international DaMarcus Beasley announced on Monday that he is retiring following the 2019 season.

Beasley, a mainstay for the national team and the only American to play in four World Cups during his international career, took to Twitter to make the announcement with a #quickliketakingoffabandaid at the end.

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The 36-year-old broke into MLS with the Chicago Fire in 2000 and played there until 2004, when PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands paid a $2.5 million transfer fee to bring him to the Eredivisie.

He spent a short loan spell with Manchester City in the Premier League and played with the Scottish Premier League's Rangers, German Bundesliga team Hannover 96 and Puebla of Liga MX before returning to the United States and the Dynamo in 2014.

Beasley has played in just one game this season, recently returning from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in March. He has played in 211 MLS matches (199 starts) for the Fire and Dynamo (2014-19), scoring 17 goals and adding 24 assists.

The Fort Wayne, Indiana native's 126 caps are seventh most in U.S. men's team history, having scored 17 goals and assisting on 13 during his international career. He won four Gold Cups with the U.S. in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2013.

Beasley won two league titles with PSV, two with Rangers, two U.S. Open Cups with the Fire and one with the Dynamo over the course of his 20-year career as a pro.

Information from Reuters was used in this story.

Liam Dawson has been called into England's World Cup squad at the expense of Joe Denly, while David Willey is expected to be the unlucky seamer to make way for the inclusion of Jofra Archer, as England's selectors ring the changes in their final 15-man line-up ahead of the tournament's opening fixture, against South Africa at The Oval on May 30.

James Vince has also been named in the 15 as a straight swap for Alex Hales, who was deselected earlier this month after failing two tests for recreational drugs, making a total of three changes from the provisional 15 that was named ahead of ODIs against Ireland and Pakistan this month.

Dawson's inclusion completes a remarkable return to prominence for a player who has not been in the England frame since the ODI tour of Sri Lanka prior to Christmas. A side strain suffered on that trip opened the door for Denly, who marked his first England appearance for almost ten years with a four-wicket haul in a one-off T20I.

However, having been earmarked as England's spin-bowling reserve allrounder for the World Cup, Denly failed to cement his place during the Ireland and Pakistan series. He bowled just 11 overs in three matches - in which his solitary wicket came from a leg-side stumping - while his innings of 17 from 21 balls in England's three-wicket win at Trent Bridge last week was not enough to convince the selectors that he has the batting prowess to be worth a place.

Dawson, meanwhile, has been in impressive form for Hampshire in this season's Royal London Cup. He has claimed 18 wickets at 20.33 en route to the final against Somerset at Lord's this week, and he has also made 274 runs at 45.66, including a century against Middlesex at The Oval.

Dawson's potential inclusion in England's plans had been telegraphed earlier in the month, when the coach Trevor Bayliss hinted that he might be included in the squad for the latter stages of the Pakistan series. Though that didn't come to pass, it was clear that he and England's captain, Eoin Morgan, were at odds with the chief selector, Ed Smith, a strong advocate of Denly's credentials.

Bayliss ultimately conceded that the casting vote in the event of a selection disagreement would come down to the captain, Morgan, who had dropped a strong hint as to Denly's lack of suitability for the back-up spin role by bowling him for a solitary over - containing three full-tosses - in the third ODI at Bristol.

Archer, meanwhile, is set to complete a stunning rise through England's ranks, having only received the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup when the ECB changed its residency rules from seven years to three late last year.

Having made his name on the T20 franchise circuit, Archer showcased his value to England as a 90mph new-ball bowler in a sharp four-over spell in the rain-ruined first ODI against Pakistan at The Oval, then combined well with Mark Wood on a batsman-friendly surface at Trent Bridge the following week.

His anticipated inclusion is cruel luck on Willey, who seemed to have risen to the challenge posed to his place in the squad with an impressive showing in the second ODI at the Ageas Bowl, where he showcased his death-bowling credentials to close out a tight 12-run win.

However, he was less impressive at other moments of the series - not least in being taken for 86 runs in ten overs at Bristol - and appears to have suffered, ultimately, from the lack of fallibility from his rivals for selection. Tom Curran impressed with bat and ball at various stages over the last two weeks, while Chris Woakes reaffirmed his status with a decisive five-wicket haul at Headingley.

Liam Plunkett, meanwhile, remains England's most prolific seamer since the 2015 World Cup, and the selectors are loath to go into the upcoming tournament without his experience. And Mark Wood, despite his injury concerns, was touching 90mph in what is so far his only spell of the summer alongside Archer at Trent Bridge.

Bayliss, who will stand down at England coach after the Ashes later this summer, said: "I hadn't seen [Archer] play live before but he's certainly lived up to expectations. He's got good control, good pace and he can bowl in all the three phases of the match.

"It's been a hectic last six months but the guys have come through and I fully expect them to play well," he added. "For any team, knockout cricket is when the most pressure is. Our first job is to get through and qualify for the semi-finals. Get to a semi and anything is possible."

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PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger says he went too far in using his weekly radio show to criticize former Steelers teammate Antonio Brown during the 2018 season.

In a sit-down interview with KDKA-TV Pittsburgh that will run Monday evening, Roethlisberger addressed a historic connection gone wrong with Brown, who demanded a trade in the offseason and took exception to Roethlisberger calling out his route running after a Week 12 loss in Denver. The team dealt Brown to the Oakland Raiders in March.

"I took some heat, and deservedly so, for some of the comments on that show and especially toward him," Roethlisberger told the outlet. "I genuinely feel bad about that and I'm sorry. Did I go too far after that Denver game? Probably ..."

Roethlisberger is making his first public comments of the offseason in the aftermath of the Brown trade, ex-teammates criticizing the quarterback's leadership, and his new three-year contract that includes $68 million in new money.

Roethlisberger is expected to address the local media after Tuesday's session of organized team activities.

Roethlisberger expressed contrition for his post-Week 12 comments on 93.7 The Fan, including his observation that Brown should have run a flatter route on a late-game interception and that he wished he had thrown the ball to JuJu Smith-Schuster at the goal line instead.

Last season, Roethlisberger led the league in passing, but the Steelers lost three December games by three points apiece, failing to make the playoffs for the first time since 2013.

"That's the thing about media and social media, as soon as you say 'sorry' it only goes so far. You can't take it back," Roethlisberger said about his comments. "And I wish I could, because if that's what ruined our friendship and relationship, I'm truly, genuinely sorry about that."

That might not be enough for Brown, who on Monday, after Roethlisberger's comments had circulated online, tweeted the words "Two face."

Earlier in the offseason, Brown also labeled Roethlisberger as having an "owner mentality," or feeling more important than teammates.

In the interview, Roethlisberger also discusses where things might have gone wrong with Brown, his new contract and motivation for 2019.

TAMPA, Fla. -- After unsuccessful attempts to trade him, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have "mutually parted ways" with defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, the team said in a statement.

A six-time Pro Bowler and arguably the Bucs' most visible player over the past nine seasons on and off the field, McCoy has been a no-show for the Bucs' offseason program that began last month. Although attendance for the offseason program has always been optional, McCoy, who was the third-overall draft pick in 2010 and has always been a fixture at these workouts.

McCoy's departure was first reported by the Tampa Bay Times.

The source of contention was McCoy's $13 million salary in 2019, none of which was guaranteed. He had three years currently remaining on his deal, which would have kept him with the team through 2021.

"These decisions are very difficult, personally and professionally," Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said. "Over the past nine years, Gerald has been a cornerstone of this franchise and a leader in our community. Parting ways with a player and person such as Gerald is one of the toughest responsibilities of this job. We wish Gerald, along with his wife, Ebony, and the entire McCoy family continued success and thank them for everything they have meant to our organization and community."

The move was financially motivated. The Bucs had less than $2 million in salary-cap space and still needed to sign first-round draft pick Devin White.

"I know Gerald has done a lot of good things on and off the football field in Tampa during his time here," Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said. "You hate to see good football players go, but this is a decision that we felt needed to be made in order to allow us, and Gerald, the ability to move forward. Gerald is a class-act and I wish him the best."

McCoy had grown frustrated with his status in limbo and the fact that the team would not commit to him this offseason, while the Bucs didn't believe his level of production was worth the cost.

Coach Bruce Arians said at NFL owners meetings, "He's not as disruptive as he was four years ago, but he's still a good player."

McCoy let out some of that frustration in an Instagram post earlier this month when he said, "All-Pro on and off the field. Wanna question me? The heck? Is he gonna be ready? Do he love football? What?! Y'all crazy. Lost y'all mind. I work. Don't you ever question me!"

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster suffered a season-ending tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Monday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

He was injured on the third snap of the team's first organized team activity session and was carted off the field. He later underwent an MRI. A source said that Foster will see a specialist to see if his knee suffered more damage than just the ACL tear.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Foster stepped on the foot of offensive lineman Tyler Catalina as he rushed a gap at three-quarters speed.

When Foster was on the ground, he was surrounded by multiple team officials, including president Bruce Allen and Gruden. Former Alabama teammate Landon Collins also joined them and Malcolm Bracken, the director of player development, kneeled and patted Foster on the chest. At one point Foster turned to his right and pounded the turf with his fists. He could be heard crying, putting his hands to his helmet as his head bobbed. As he was carted off, Allen ran back to the facility to be with Foster.

It was Foster's first rep in full-team work with Washington, and it occurred during a session Gruden called a "jog-through."

It's the latest injury for a team besieged by them the past two years. The Redskins have had a combined 52 players on injured reserve the past two seasons, though a handful of them were hurt in camp and might not have made the roster. Last season they lost key players such as quarterback Alex Smith, running backs Derrius Guice and Chris Thompson, and tight end Jordan Reed. The Redskins have gone 7-9 each of those seasons.

"I don't know how to process it," Gruden said. "We've had some bad luck over here for the last couple years, but this one here takes the cake because this was a non-contract drill and there was no contact involved in it. He just landed funny. But we have to move on. We have to get guys ready to play that are here. We've got to do the best we can to get Reuben healthy again and move on.

"Sometimes I wish we'd do just all walk-throughs and then go play on Sundays, but we've got to practice."

Gruden was in favor of drafting Foster two years ago, but the Redskins opted for Jonathan Allen instead. But Gruden always liked what Foster could add. The Redskins cut starting linebacker Zach Brown earlier this offseason, but they likely would have done that even if Foster wasn't around.

"I love the energy he brings to this team," Gruden said of Foster. "... I was excited to see him, for sure. He's devastated; he felt something happen in his leg. We've got to get all the tests back, but he's very upset about it. He was pretty hurt."

The Redskins claimed Foster off waivers from San Francisco in November, three days after he was arrested for a domestic violence charge. The charges were later dropped and the NFL decided last month not to suspend Foster.

The Redskins had planned to start him as one of their two inside linebackers, probably alongside former Alabama teammate Shaun Dion Hamilton. Washington loves Foster's speed and athleticism inside.

It's uncertain how the Redskins will replace Foster. Former starter Mason Foster, often criticized for his lack of speed, said he lost 15 pounds this offseason in an attempt to get faster. The Redskins drafted a linebacker, Cole Holcomb, in the fifth round last month and they also have veteran Josh Harvey-Clemons, considered more of a nickel linebacker. They could look to add a veteran.

Foster suffered an ankle injury as a rookie with the 49ers, causing him to miss five games. He was suspended for the first two weeks of 2018 for a weapons offense and a misdemeanor drug offense. Another domestic violence charge, involving the same woman from November, was dropped.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Despite Magic Johnson airing his grievances with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and a coaching search that took very public twists and turns before ending up on Frank Vogel, L.A.'s top basketball executive projected confidence as the franchise looks ahead to a crucial summer of free agency.

"I think if people take a look at where this franchise is right now, again we have a great coach, we have a high draft pick. We have a great young core, maybe one of the best in the league. We have a superstar on our team, and an open slot," Pelinka said Monday during Vogel's introductory news conference.

"So I think people can look at this as an opportunity to win a championship possibly next year."

The Lakers, who had luck on their side at the NBA draft lottery last week when they landed the No. 4 pick and have enough cap space to offer a max-level contract to a free agent this summer to come join LeBron James and their group of emerging talent, hope their coach is part of their resurgence next season.

"We know the characteristics and qualities we stand for," added Pelinka, who refuted Johnson's claims that he undermined him. "And we know as a staff and feel very strongly that if people judge and evaluate us for who we are as an organization and the vision and path we have going forward, we feel there will be a very, very strong appeal for the great players to come here."

TORONTO -- After the Toronto Raptors escaped with a grueling, 118-112 double-overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night, the focus Monday was on recovery.

"After almost any game, but especially after one like last night, you're getting nothing physically from these guys," Raptors coach Nick Nurse told ESPN after limiting his team's workload to a film session Monday afternoon. "I almost considered giving them the mental part of it off today, too, after last night's deal, but we didn't.

"I think they like the rhythm of coming in and seeing the film and getting their minds working a little bit. I think that's it. We're really just trying to save every drop of energy we can, especially for the top five or six guys."

Thanks to Toronto's prior series against the Philadelphia 76ers lasting seven games, the Raptors and Bucks now find themselves in a battle in which the games will be played every other day for as long as this series goes. That makes rest paramount for any team, but especially so for a Toronto squad that is generally playing older -- and fewer -- players than its Milwaukee counterparts, who also have the advantage of having had their prior series against the Boston Celtics last only five games.

So with Monday spent watching film, and Tuesday morning's typical pregame shootaround being canceled, the goal is to try to summon as much energy as possible for Tuesday night's Game 4 -- one the Raptors need to win to even the series at two games apiece and avoid facing elimination when the series shifts back to Milwaukee for Game 5 on Thursday.

"It's not about execution," Raptors guard Danny Green told ESPN. "Everybody knows each other's plays. It's about grit and will. Guys are mentally locked in, sprinting back, talking to each other ... those are the main things that are deciding these games.

"For us, it's just a matter of will power and to have the mentality to want to win, and want it more than them."

The Raptors needed every ounce of that Sunday night -- specifically from Kawhi Leonard, who didn't look right throughout much of the game after an awkward landing in the first quarter. Leonard still played a career-high 52 minutes and finished with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Leonard didn't speak to the media Monday, but he also wasn't listed on the team's injury report. For his part, Nurse said his star was feeling all right, and he echoed Leonard's comments from after Game 3 that Leonard would be ready to go when the ball goes up Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.

"Yeah, I think the consensus today is he's tired," Nurse said. "He's got two days and will be ready to go. Those are kind of the words coming out of his mouth. He's a little tired, but he'll get his rest. Got two days, and he'll be ready."

Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry -- the team's All-Star point guard who fouled out midway through the fourth quarter of Sunday's thriller -- admitted Monday that he's still dealing with the aftereffects of an injury to his left thumb during the Philadelphia series.

"I try not to think about it," he said. "I mean, it is what it is. It's going to hurt. It's going to be sore, but you've got to push through. At this time of year, you've just got to push through no matter what you're going to go through ... just got to make things happen however you can."

When asked how often he notices it, Lowry said, "When it hurts every time I do something, yeah, you notice it. You hit it, stuff like that.

"You've got to be mind over matter, man."

The same could be said for the Raptors as a team. Surviving Sunday's thriller -- and, thus, continuing to have a realistic chance to win this series -- was one thing. Now, though, the Raptors will have to find a way to summon that energy again and again -- up to as many as four more times -- if they want to make it to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

If they can't, they won't need recovery days like this one much longer.

"The body does its work," Pascal Siakam said. "We're athletes. We prepare ourselves to sometimes be in these type of conditions and to be tired. I know it's different, but there's not really much you can do to prepare yourself for that type of intensity.

"We'll be ready. I'm ready. My body needs a little time to recover, but when it's game time, I'm sure I'm going to be 100 percent."

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- New Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel called new assistant coach Jason Kidd "an incredible asset" and said he's not going to worry about looking over his shoulder.

Vogel said that although the Lakers' front office planted the seed of adding Kidd to his staff, he welcomed the former Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks head coach as his assistant after the two connected and had a "lengthy" discussion for the first time. Vogel and Kidd did not have a previous relationship, but the Lakers' head coach laughed off the notion that some might view Kidd as a potential successor.

"No, I am very good at blocking out noise," Vogel said with a chuckle when asked about how some in the media have already deemed Kidd as a successor. "I have been around this business a long time. I really don't give that a second thought. You can say that about every coach in the league about their assistant coaches. It happens from time to time. I believe if you treat people with the right respect and do the job at the highest level, build an environment of positivity and collaboration, you can't worry about that stuff.

"You can't worry about looking over your shoulder. You got to worry about getting good damn coaches, and that is how I feel about this hire."

Vogel, who went 304-291 (.511) in his career as head coach of the Indiana Pacers (2010-16) and Orlando Magic (2016-18), said he's had his most success with a strong assistant coach who has playing and coaching experience on his staff.

Kidd interviewed with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and senior basketball adviser Kurt Rambis for the head-coaching vacancy before the team opted to offer Ty Lue a contract. Lue walked away from negotiations when the Lakers refused to budge from its three-year, $19 million offer, sources told ESPN.

Vogel, who shares an agent with Lue, was originally presented by Lue as a potential coach to join his staff when he met with the Lakers brass. When Lue removed himself from consideration and the Lakers expressed interest in meeting with Vogel for the head coaching position, rather than as an assistant, Lue gave Vogel his blessing, sources told ESPN.

The Lakers now hope Kidd can help Vogel develop young players such as Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart. Kidd also has a relationship with LeBron James, having played alongside James on Team USA.

As a head coach, Kidd went 44-38 and reached the second round of the playoffs in his first stint as a coach, with the Nets in 2013-14, and was 138-152 in 3½ seasons in Milwaukee from 2014 to 2018.

As the Lakers focused in on Vogel as head coach, he reached out to Kidd and the two got to know each other with a long phone conversation in which each became comfortable with the other.

"I didn't know Jason very well prior to that," Vogel said. "But, obviously, great respect for his playing career and his coaching career. I think he's done a good job as a head coach. ... This has been the model that's best for me, in terms of building my coaching staff: find a respected player with coaching experience that can help strengthen my message.

"I had a great, lengthy interview process with Jason where we talked about every topic you can imagine, and came away thinking he's going to be an incredible asset to our program."

Vogel said he addressed Kidd's domestic abuse arrest in 2001, when Kidd pleaded guilty to charges of domestic abuse involving his then-wife Joumana.

"Of course it does," Vogel said when asked whether the incident gave him pause. "But this was something that was in the past, and he's sort of spoken upon it and moved on from it. I believe he's in a very different place than back then."

Vogel was also optimistic about the current state of the Lakers despite the tumult that has surrounded the organization since Magic Johnson unexpectedly stepped down as president of basketball operations in April. Vogel said there's "a positive vibe happening with our team right now," but he also stressed the need to build continuity.

"We need to build togetherness with our organization, and I don't just mean with the 15 guys or 17 guys that are going to be in uniform or in that locker room," Vogel said. "I'm talking about organizational togetherness. Starting with ownership and the front office to the coaching staff, the players, the trainers, the business side -- we are all going to be pulling in the same direction. This is something I've always preached as a head coach because you can accomplish amazing things if everybody is together. When that happens, with the way we do things from day to day, that stuff translates to the court and how we play."

Part of Vogel's optimism heading into next season stems from the belief that LeBron James will bounce back from an injury-plagued season. A groin injury limited the four-time MVP to just 55 games.

James attended the entirety of Vogel's news conference on Monday, standing in the back, away from the cameras, leaving the spotlight on the team's new coach.

Vogel said he did not have any dialogue with James before accepting the position but their discourse has been encouraging since he entered the fold.

"It was very positive," he said when asked about his communication with James. "There's an excitement about what we can be and what we can accomplish, and I'm looking forward to getting started with this."