Connor McDavid is producing in the Stanley Cup Final, but is it enough for the Oilers?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. >> It took until 13 minutes left in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final for Connor McDavid to score his first goal of the series, and it was after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, on the way to losing and getting pushed to the brink.

Before that, he led all scorers with six assists, and only teammate Leon Draisaitl has more points than McDavid’s seven. Of course, the best hockey player in the world is in the spotlight no matter what he does, and he hasn’t been able to break out and put the Oilers on his back thanks in large part to Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov and the Panthers keying in on him defensively and slowing him down at all costs.

“It’s not really about me — it’s about us,” McDavid said Monday when asked about his play in the series. “I think everybody has another level, myself included.”

Coach Kris Knoblauch thinks it has been a bit of an unfortunate final for McDavid given the amount of scoring chances that just haven’t gone in.

“I think Connor’s been one of our best players every single night, and that’s what we expect,” Knoblauch said Sunday. “I’ve got no issues with his game. Obviously, our team relies heavily on him and Leon and how they’re playing, but I think that it’s tight checking for everyone and it’s not going to be a midseason game against a non-playoff team when sometimes he’s had 10 or 12 scoring chances. Those numbers are obviously reduced playing against a good team like Florida.”

Ben Shelton gives the US 3 men in the ATP top 10 for the first time since 2006

LONDON >> Ben Shelton rose two spots to No. 10 in the ATP rankings on Monday, joining No. 4 Taylor Fritz and No. 8 Tommy Paul to give the United States three men in the top 10 for the first time in nearly 20 years.

In April 2006, Andy Roddick was No. 4, James Blake was No. 7, and Andre Agassi was No. 10.

There are four American women in the WTA’s top 10 this week again, and five in the top 13: No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, No. 6 Madison Keys, No. 9 Emma Navarro and No. 13 Amanda Anisimova.

Aryna Sabalenka remains at No. 1, a spot she took over in October from Iga Swiatek, who dropped to No. 8 on Monday.

Tatjana Maria, a 37-year-old German, rose 43 spots to No. 43 on Monday by winning the Queen’s Club title as a qualifier.

Fans who hung effigy of Vinícius Júnior from a bridge convicted of hate crime in Spain

MADRID >> A Spanish court has convicted four people who hung an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior off a highway bridge two years ago, the league said on Monday.

The defendants were found guilty of hate crimes after hanging a black figure, with Vinícius’ name on it, in the Spanish capital before a Copa del Rey match against rival Atletico Madrid in January 2023.

Along with the effigy that was hung by its neck, there was a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real.”

A defendant who disseminated images of the act online was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a hate crime, and seven months for threats.

The other three defendants were each sentenced to seven months in prison for hate crimes and seven months for threats. The four of them must complete a training program on equal treatment and non-discrimination to have their prison sentences suspended.

— The Associated Press