Ivan Lee, a former U.S. Olympian, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor sex offenses involving a female fencer he previously coached at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.

On May 6, a conditional plea to forcible touching in one offense was vacated by the Kings County Criminal Court after Lee, 44, participated in a court-ordered treatment program, according to the Clerk of Court’s office.

His guilty plea to harassment in the second degree (physical contact) – a non-criminal violation of New York law – remains unchanged, according to the Clerk of Court’s office.

In a second case, Lee was given six years of probation and ordered to enroll in a program for sex offenders by the Nassau District Court after pleading guilty to one count of sexual abuse in the third degree and one count of forcible touching, according the Clerk of Court’s office.

In each of the two cases, the woman received protective orders – one that prohibits Lee from contacting her for two years and the second that prohibits Lee from contacting her for six years, according to court records and court officials.

The offenses took place in 2023, according to court officials.

‘Before this happened, fencing was my passion,’’ the woman said in a statement read during a Feb. 19 sentencing hearing at the Nassau County District Court. “It was more than just a sport to me; it was where I felt strong, disciplined, and in control.

“But after what he did, it became a place of fear and pain. …The mental and emotional toll has been unbearable.”

Lee and his attorney, Craig Hayes, did not respond to USA TODAY Sports requests for comment.

Lee, who competed at the 2004 Olympics, resigned as Board Chair of USA Fencing in December 2023 after the organization suspended him.

He was inducted to the USA Fencing Hall of Fame in 2014 but has been stripped of membership to the hall.

Lee also has received a lifetime ban from the U.S. Center for SafeSport, created by Congress to address sexual abuse of athletes in Olympic sports. The ban will restrict his ability to coach.

Jack Wiener, an attorney who represented the victim pro bono, told USA TODAY Sports this matter can “serve as a stark warning to those who would engage in sexual abuse in fencing – no matter who you are, there will be consequences.’’

Max Pacioretty and Max Domi each had a goal and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.

Mitch Marner and William Nylander also scored, Morgan Rielly had two assists and Joseph Woll made 25 saves for the Maple Leafs, who lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference second-round series 2-0.

Game 3 will be Friday in Sunrise, Florida.

Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand also scored and Eetu Luostarinen had two assists for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 16 saves.

Trailing 3-2 after two periods, the Panthers pulled even on Lundell’s goal at 5:33 of the third. Aaron Ekblad sent a pass from the right wall down low to Lundell on the back door, and he snapped it past Woll.

Marner responded 17 seconds later to put Toronto ahead 4-3. Jake McCabe’s left point shot bounced off the opposite side end boards down the wall to Marner, who fired a quick wrister that went over Bobrovsky’s right arm.

Barkov needed five seconds into a power play to give Florida a 1-0 lead at 10:58 of the first period. He won the draw back to Seth Jones, who held it briefly before giving it back to him in the left circle, and Barkov wired it under Woll’s glove.

Pacioretty tied it 1-1 on the power play at 18:19 when he tipped Rielly’s point shot into the top corner.

Marchand put the Panthers back in front just 15 seconds into the second. Lundell left a short drop pass in the left circle for Marchand, who took it to the net and roofed a backhand over Woll’s glove.

Nylander tied it 2-2 at 4:18. Pacioretty got to a loose puck in the neutral zone and carried it down the right side before dishing it through the slot to Nylander, whoo backhanded it past Bobrovsky’s glove side.

Domi put Toronto in front for the first time off the rush at 17:09. Rielly sent a centering pass to Steven Lorentz, who took it down the right hashmark before sending it over to Domi, who quickly put it into an open side of the net from the left circle to make it 3-2.

Embellishment call raises eyebrows

Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues was hit into the boards by Toronto’s Scott Laughton in the second period. Laughton wasn’t penalized for the hit. Rodrigues was.

The on-ice officials gave Rodrigues a minor penalty for embellishment. He wasn’t able to serve it because he had to go to the dressing room.

Laughton did get receive a double minor for roughing against Rodrigues and Nate Schmidt during an ensuing scrum. Rodrigues returned later in the second period.

Williams — a former top-50 ranked prospect out of DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida — turned himself in to police at a lawyer’s office on Monday with no incident, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.

As of Wednesday morning, Williams was in the Volusia County Branch Jail without bond, per the News-Journal.

Per the DeLand news release, officers responded to a shooting around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday at a bar in DeLand, Florida. Witnesses told investigators a fistfight broke out between several people in the bar, before one of the men pulled out a firearm and started shooting, according to the news release.

Police said Keshod Harris, 32, was shot and killed. A bartender was also injured in the shooting, sustaining gunshot wounds to both hands. They were treated with non-life-threatening injuries.

As reported by the News-Journal, Harris got into an argument at 1:25 a.m. at McCabe’s Bar — less than 20 minutes from Stetson University in Florida — with Damian ‘D’ Ramsey, who was there with Williams and another man, per an affidavit.

Harris, Williams and Ramsey had previously left a celebration at the Chisholm Community Center after Harris had arrived there and argued with his girlfriend. The News-Journal reported that Ramsey had previously tried ‘to be with her romantically,’ before Saturday’s shooting.

Per the News-Journal, Harris and Williams began fighting, with Harris punching Williams in the jaw. Ramsey then stood up and punched Harris in the back of the head. Williams pushed Harris away, grabbed a gun from his right pocket and fired into Harris’ left rib cage. Williams reportedly ran past Harris, who was motionless on the ground, and shot him in the back before running out of the bar with Ramsey.

Harris was pronounced dead after he was transported to AdventHealth DeLand. The News-Journal reported that an autopsy of Harris revealed he had been shot seven times, with six bullets remaining in his body.

Williams fled the scene with Ramsey. The News-Journal reports a witness identified Williams from a photo lineup, and that police had picked up an iPhone that Williams set down when he fought Harris. The News-Journal also notes that police used a license plate detection system to identify the vehicle in which Williams left the scene. It was determined to belong to an ‘associate’ of Williams, and was seized as evidence.

Williams was the No. 45-ranked player and No. 2 safety of the 2020 recruiting class, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He had 30 total tackles in his career across two seasons at Miami and another at Maryland. He last played in 2023.

The Warriors stole Game 1, but they have lost Stephen Curry for Game 2.

One day after Curry exited Golden State’s 99-88 Game 1 victory over the Timberwolves with an injury, an MRI Wednesday revealed a left hamstring strain. Curry won’t play in Game 2 on Thursday night, and the Warriors said he will be re-evaluated in one week, sidelining him for at least the next two games.

Curry, 37, is an 11-time All-Star and the premier offensive threat for the Warriors, and his availability carries massive implications for Golden State’s playoff hopes — in its Western Conference semifinal series against Minnesota and beyond.

The average time missed for NBA players with a grade 1 hamstring strain is approximately 10 days, according to certified athletic trainer Jeff Stotts, who maintains a comprehensive database of NBA injuries. Game 3 is Saturday, May 10; Game 4 is Monday, May 12; Game 5, if necessary, is Wednesday, May 14; and Game 6, if necessary, is Sunday, May 18.

Though the Warriors don’t have an official timeline for his return, it’s possible Curry could return for a potential Game 5, Game 6 or Game 7.

‘I think we all want (No. 30) back,’ Warriors star Jimmy Butler said following Golden State’s Game 1 victory Tuesday. ‘But we want him to do his best for himself, best for our group. Until then, we can hold down the fort. I know we can.’

Curry exited Tuesday night’s game in Minneapolis with 8:19 remaining in the second quarter. He had been grabbing at his left hamstring area multiple times in the period, and after Warriors forward Draymond Green made a 3-pointer and Minnesota called timeout, Curry left the game with the Warriors leading 30-20.

Before leaving the game, Curry had 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting, including 3-for-6 on 3-pointers. After his last made shot, he motioned for Warriors coach Steve Kerr to sub him out, and Brandin Podziemski checked in as Curry headed to the locker room.

Curry had another outstanding season (24.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds per game and 39.7% 3-point shooting) and his ability to perform like that at his age is a major reason why the Warriors acquired Butler from Miami in a trade deadline deal in February. Since acquiring Butler, the Warriors have been one of the best teams in the league.

After Game 1, Kerr had said Curry was day-to-day, but did not offer any additional details aside from the scheduled MRI.

“I talked to him at halftime,” Kerr said. “He’s obviously crushed, but the guys picked him up and played a great game. Obviously we’re all concerned about Steph, but it’s part of the game. Guys get hurt, you move on.

‘Our guys did a great job of moving on and getting a great win 48 hours after a Game 7 road win. It’s an amazing group of guys. These guys — they compete, they’re together. We’ve been the best defense in the league since the Jimmy trade, and that’s what’s keeping us afloat right now.”

(This story was updated with additional information.)

The Boston Celtics suffered a crazy overtime loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. Many Celtics fans have attributed that loss largely to the early exit of big man Kristaps Porzingis.

Tingus Pingus was removed from the game in the second quarter due to an illness. He ended the night with zero points in 13 minutes played on 0-4 shooting. Without Porzingis’ dominating size, Boston was left without much presence down low, enabling a 20-point comeback from the Knicks.

So, with Boston already down 1-0 in the series, having dropped a home game and looking to avoid a nearly insurmountable 2-0 series deficit, many fans are wondering whether the Latvian big man will be available for Game 2.

Here’s what to know.

Porzingis arrives at TD Garden

Although his status is still up in the air, Porzingis appears probable to play after being seen at TD Garden just a few hours before tip-off.

Kristaps Porzingis injury news

Porzingis was seen at the Celtics’ shootaround Wednesday morning.

While he is listed as ‘day-to-day’ on ESPN’s injury report, Porzingis is expected to suit up for tonight’s Game 2. It is unclear whether he will be limited though.

Porzingis has experience with rough illnesses in the past. The 29-year-old missed eight consecutive games between Feb. 28 and March 14 this year due to a ‘upper respiratory’ illness. Given Porzingis’ presence at this morning’s shootaround, it’s unlikely this current illness is as serious.

Porzingis’ stats against the Knicks

Porzingis has been a persistent thorn in the Knicks’ side since coming to Boston. The Celtics’ big man has averaged 22.4 points per game against his former team and is hitting 50% of his three-point attempts against them as well.

How to watch Knicks vs. Celtics, Game 2

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT
Location: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
Channel: TNT
Streaming: Sling TV, Fubo

Stream Knicks vs. Celtics with Fubo

The Dallas Cowboys are trading for wide receiver George Pickens. Good luck with that Cowboys. You’re going to need it.

Pickens is a world-class talent. Pickens is a world-class headache. Pickens is a speedy, brilliant receiver. Pickens is a pain in the backside that the Pittsburgh Steelers couldn’t solve. If Mike Tomlin couldn’t figure him out, how in the heck will the Cowboys?

This isn’t to say Pickens is a bad guy. He’s no Antonio Brown, that’s for sure. But he has been a problem in Pittsburgh. And, again, a problem the Steelers couldn’t solve. Most of what Pickens has done revolved around him being immature and selfish. These are traits that, well, can be part of the wide receiver genome likely going back to football’s beginning, and Pickens has demonstrated these qualities in abundance.

Pickens’ Steelers teammates had to restrain him on the sideline during games on multiple occasions. He’s had shouting altercations with fans.

He’s been fined multiple times by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties including after the Steelers’ game last year against the Cincinnati Bengals. He allegedly arrived late to the Steelers’ Week 17 game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

‘He’s just got to grow up, man,’ Tomlin, the Steelers’ coach, said after the Bengals game. ‘This is an emotional game, man. These divisional games are big. He’s got a target on his back because he’s George; he understands that. But he’s got to grow up. He’s got to grow up in a hurry.’

‘There’s certainly obviously more room for growth there,’ Tomlin later added in January at the team’s end-of-season news conference. ‘I think he covered some ground in 2024, but there’s certainly a heck of a lot more ground to be covered, and we’ll see where it leaves us.’

It leaves them without him.

Former All-Pro receiver Chad Johnson said in February that he’d spoken to Pickens and felt the Steelers wouldn’t have any other issues from Pickens. This was obviously before today’s news of the trade.

‘I guarantee you won’t have any problems out of him no more,’ Johnson said then. ‘I done had that conversation with him. I guarantee you, and I don’t want to sit here and talk about what we talked about, but I told him, ‘Listen, that window of opportunity? That (expletive) shrink real fast now.’ It don’t matter how good you are, and I’ll use your line, ‘They’ll tolerate you until they can replace you.”

Hopefully that Chad Johnson guarantee is transferable.

The Steelers will certainly take the high road in this trade and not throw Pickens under the bus. But if the reported core of the compensation is a third-round pick, that’s not a lot for a player of Pickens’ ability. This trade seems to be about the Steelers running out of patience with Pickens.

On the other side, it’s easy to understand why the Cowboys took this risk. The organization looks around and sees danger everywhere. The Eagles are in position to win multiple Super Bowls. The Commanders are one of the most potent young franchises in all of sports.

‘Listen to me,’ Johnson said. ‘I’ve seen his skillset. I know what he can do. Stay with me real quick. If he got the opportunities Ja’Marr Chase got, in the Steelers’ offense, what do you think his numbers would be? … If George Pickens got the opportunity Justin Jefferson got with Minnesota, what you think his numbers would be?’

That’s exactly what the Cowboys are thinking.

Report: Cowboys on verge of acquiring WR George Pickens from Steelers

Dallas is a middle-of-the-pack team (at best). It needed to do something, particularly after a mouse-quiet offseason. But hoooo booyyy is this a potentially problematic move.

There is one hope for the Cowboys and his name is CeeDee Lamb. Lamb is a total pro and the alpha in that locker room (said I’d never use the word ‘alpha’ but here I am). I don’t think Pickens would act around Lamb as he did in Pittsburgh.

I don’t think.

Probably not.

Maybe not.

Good luck, Dallas.

The final matchup of the second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs gets underway Wednesday night when the Winnipeg Jets host the Dallas Stars. The Central Division’s top teams advanced when they rallied to win Game 7 in the first round.

The other series are the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the defending champion Florida Panthers, the Washington Capitals vs. the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights vs. the Edmonton Oilers.

The Florida-Toronto and Edmonton-Vegas series are repeats of 2023 matchups won by the Panthers and Golden Knights before they eventually met in the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes ousted the Capitals in 2019, and the Jets and Stars have never met in the playoffs before.

Here are the matchups, schedule and results for the second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, series are best of seven):

How to stream NHL playoffs

Fubo carries ESPN games. Sling carries TNT games.

NHL playoff games today (Wednesday, May 7)

 Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7, ESPN

Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets, 9:30, ESPN

Eastern Conference NHL playoff schedule

Key: M-Metropolitan; A-Atlantic; x-if necessary

Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) vs. Florida Panthers (A3)

Maple Leafs lead series 1-0

Game 1: Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4
Game 2: Wednesday, May 7, Florida at Toronto 7, ESPN
Game 3: Friday, May 9, Toronto at Florida, 7, TNT, truTV
Game 4: Sunday, May 11, Toronto at Florida, 7:30, TBS, truTV
x-Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, Florida at Toronto, TBD, ESPN
x-Game 6: Friday, May 16, Toronto at Florida, TBD, TNT, truTV
x-Game 7: Sunday, May 18, Florida at Toronto, TBD, TNT, truTV

Washington (M1) vs. Carolina (M2)

Hurricanes lead series 1-0

Game 1: Hurricanes 2, Capitals 1 (OT)
Game 2: Thursday, May 8, Carolina at Washington, 7, ESPN
Game 3: Saturday, May 10, Washington at Carolina, 6, TNT, truTV
Game 4: Monday, May 12, Washington at Carolina, 7, TNT, truTV
x-Game 5: Thursday, May 15, Carolina at Washington, TBD, TNT, truTV
x-Game 6: Saturday, May 17, Washington at Carolina, TBD
x-Game 7: Monday, May 19, Carolina at Washington, TBD, ESPN

Western Conference NHL playoff schedule

Key: C-Central; P-Pacific; WC-wild card, x-if necessary

Winnipeg Jets (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (C2)

Game 1: Wednesday, May 7, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, ESPN
Game 2: Friday, May 9, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, TNT, truTV
Game 3: Sunday, May 11, Winnipeg at Dallas, 4:30, TBS, truTV
Game 4: Tuesday, May 13, Winnipeg at Dallas, 8, ESPN
x-Game 5: Thursday, May 15, Dallas at Winnipeg, TBD, TNT, truTV
x-Game 6: Saturday, May 17, Winnipeg at Dallas, TBD
x-Game 7: Monday, May 19, Dallas at Winnipeg, ESPN

Vegas (P1) vs. Edmonton (P3)

Oilers lead series 1-0

Game 1: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 2
Game 2: Thursday, May 8, Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: Saturday, May 10, Vegas at Edmonton, 9, TNT, truTV
Game 4: Monday, May 12, Vegas at Edmonton, 9:30, TNT, truTV
x-Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, ESPN
x-Game 6: Friday, May 16, Vegas at Edmonton, TBD, TNT, truTV
x-Game 7: Sunday, May 18, Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, TNT, truTV