The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Erik Haula from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forward Nicolas Roy and a conditional fifth-round draft pick in the 2021 NHL draft, the teams announced Wednesday night.

Haula, 28, played in just 15 games last season before undergoing season-ending surgery on his right heel. He was injured Nov. 6, and Vegas general manager George McPhee said in December that Haula had surgery a couple of weeks later.

Haula had 29 goals and 26 assists in 76 games in 2017-18, helping lead the expansion Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final. He spent his first four NHL seasons with the Minnesota Wild, accumulating 42 goals and 47 assists.

Roy, 22, has appeared in seven NHL games, all with the Hurricanes. Last season, he finished 17 goals and 19 assists for the American Hockey League's Charlotte Checkers.

Jozy Altidore scored in a 1-0 victory over Panama to seal top spot in the group for the United States at the Gold Cup in Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday.

Gregg Berhalter fielded a rotated side, including a start for Altidore for the first time since October 2017 and giving Omar Gonzalez the captain's armband, with the U.S. needing only a draw to top Group D over Panama.

Altidore had two good first-half chances, but fired wide on one and shot tamely at Panama keeper Jose Calderon on the other as the teams went to half-time tied 0-0.

With the U.S. continuing to struggle to create quality chances in the second half, Berhalter brought Christian Pulisic off the bench right before the 65th minute to try to spark the attack.

Seconds later, the U.S. took the lead when a header back across the goal mouth following a corner kick and Altidore finished from close with a nice overhead kick to give the Americans a 1-0 lead they saw out for the three points.

The tally was Altidore's 43rd for his country, which ranks third for the U.S. behind the 57 of Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan.

The U.S., which won all three of its group games without conceding a goal, will now play surprising Curacao in the quarterfinals Sunday, while Panama takes on Group C winner Jamaica on the same day.

It might just go down as the MLS Goal of Year when the season is all said and done, as Wayne Rooney's magical 68-yard strike gave D.C. United a 1-0 win at home against Orlando City on Wednesday night.

D.C. (8-4-6, 30 points) stayed right in the thick of the Eastern Conference race, while Orlando City (5-8-3, 18 points) still sit on the outside looking up at a playoff spot.

Rooney got the only score in the 10th minute with a goal that will garner praise as perhaps the best in MLS in years.

A deflected clearance found Rooney with the ball 15 yards from the midfield line in his own half of the field. A look up for Rooney showed him that Orlando goalie Brian Rowe was well outside his 18-yard box.

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Without hesitation, the former England star launched a first-touch shot that sailed over Rowe's helpless dive, landed on the goal line and bounced into the net for the sensational score.

D.C. appeared to make it 2-0 in the 73rd minute when Ulises Segura scored, but the goal was disallowed after video review determined Segura was offside on the play.

Other than the disallowed goal, the second half belonged to Orlando.

The best chance for Orlando came in the 58th minute, when there was a loose ball scramble in front of the D.C. goal, but goalie Bill Hamid and two defenders were able to get the ball cleared for a corner kick.

While Orlando controlled the play in the second half, it was all about D.C. and Rooney in the first.

Rooney created a multitude of chances in the first 45 minutes. The best three, other than his wonder goal, came in the 7th minute, when he sent a header from 12 yards out just over the bar; the 30th minute, when Rowe was forced to make a diving deflection off a Rooney free kick from 20 yards; and the 41st minute, when Rooney ripped a 25-yard shot that went just wide.

Rowe and Hamid each finished with three saves, as Hamid got his seventh shutout of the year.

Speaking postmatch Rooney, who has scored similar long-range efforts during his Premier League career for Manchester United and Everton, revealed it is a technique he tries to perfect on the training ground.

"I thought it was nice and it was special to score the goal this evening," he said. "It's something that I've practiced so many times.

"Different managers and teammates are like why are you practicing this, you won't score from this position, but for nights like tonight that's why I do practice it. It was a good strike and an important goal for us."

With a berth in the quarterfinal stage already booked, head coach Gregg Berhalter made the maximum number of changes to his lineup for the final group stage match versus Panama on Wednesday in Kansas City, and the U.S. pulled off a 1-0 win. A slow and sloppy group struggled to create clear chances for more than an hour before a Jozy Altidore goal from a corner kick put them in front and pushed them to victory in the game and in Group D.

Positives

Rest for the group that played the first two matches in the tournament and reps for the group that replaced them. If Berhalter's primary concern was setting his team up for the knockout rounds, simply turning over the roster was enough to ensure fresh legs for Sunday's match. Altidore's goal, his first for the national team since 2017, should be a boost of confidence for an important player.

Negatives

Turning over the full team ended the momentum built from two dominant performances to open the tournament. The slower speed of play and lack of sharpness reflected the clear drop in quality from the first-choice XI that scored 10 goals in two games to the second-choice group that lined up to face Panama.

Manager rating out of 10

6 -- If judged just on the result, Berhalter gets a passing grade. The U.S. won the game and the group and moves into the quarterfinals with confidence that it can get results even without the best talent on the field. Any arrested momentum is obviously of secondary concern to the coach, though fans will wonder what was lost via an uninspiring group stage finale.

Player ratings (1-10; 10 the best. Players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK Sean Johnson, 6 -- Made the saves required. Secure and confident enough passing out of the back.

DF Reggie Cannon, 6 -- Mixed in plenty of good moments to go with some questionable decisions and a lack of final product. Dynamic and aggressive, particularly up the field.

DF Matt Miazga, 7 -- Applied smart, effective pressure to help the Americans win the ball in midfield. Headed down corner that led to Altidore's goal.

DF Omar Gonzalez, 5 -- A step slow in at least one-vs.-one situations that allowed Panama to threaten. Good in the air but struggled to pass from the back.

DF Daniel Lovitz, 3 -- Made a host of poor decisions, particularly in the first half. Did not appear up to the speed of the game.

MF Wil Trapp, 5 -- Uneven. Switched play effectively on occasion. Passed teammates into pressure and turned the ball over in the middle of the field.

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MF Jordan Morris, 6 -- Among the best American performers in the first half. Direct and energetic, combined well with Cannon on the right flank.

MF Cristian Roldan, 4 -- Best moments came in combination with Morris but was prone to turnovers and overly ambitious choices in the final third that fell flat.

MF Djordje Mihailovic, 4 -- Too slow. Loose with passes in the final third. Set piece service mostly poor until the game winner.

MF Jonathan Lewis, 5 -- Lively on the flank but lacked the final product necessary to make runs to the end line count.

FW Jozy Altidore, 6 -- Acrobatic goal for the winner. Did not give enough via hold-up play but showed flashes. Hit a poor shot on excellent chance in the first half.

Substitutes

MF Christian Pulisic, NR -- Popped up with a few good moments drifting inside from the left wing.

MF Tyler Boyd, NR -- Handful of touches as a late sub. Did not impact the game.

FW Gyasi Zardes, NR -- Only real contribution came via a high press.

Name the artist most likely to provide the soundtrack to a David Warner batting montage over the past decade and many would reach for an AC/DC record - all blazing guitars and hair-raising lyrics - or perhaps something even heavier.

An absence of the aforementioned metallic clang about Warner's performances at this year's World Cup has been so evident as to raise questions about what is now going on inside the left-hander's head, for he has been seemingly batting to the loping rhythm of an emo folkie. Following Australia's win over England at Lord's he has finally provided an answer: emo folk indeed, from the Scotsman Lewis Capaldi. Lewis Capaldi? The Bruises, Grace, Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi, so loathed by Noel Gallagher? Yes, really.

The flip side of Warner's composed and relaxed visage in the middle during games - a jarring contrast with so many of his previous, antagonistic displays - has been his use of headphones in the nets. During Australia's training sessions, Warner has donned the ear buds and played tracks off his watch to block out external noise and slow his tempo. It's a technique drawn from one of the many relaxation methods Warner tried during his 12 months banned from the international game.

"Why do I wear headphones at training, well I was waiting for that. It is something for me to relax my mind," Warner said. "We do a lot of different things. In the last 12 months I just did a lot of different stuff. I did a lot of stuff on recovery.

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"I am not an ice bath man but I went and did cryotherapy [use of extreme cold to aid recovery], I did a whole session with my headphones on a couple of times and it really relaxed me at training. When you have guys coming at you at 150kph you don't want to be listening to any external noise around the training sessions. So I just sing along to whatever top 40 is on my iWatch. It is a bit of a tempo thing."

"There is a Lewis Capaldi [song], I think he is on there at the moment. There is a bit of slow music, but for me it is calming me down while I am out there."

Blocking out external noise, of course, was something Warner and Steven Smith needed to be ready for on their returns to Australian ranks, and there were still plenty of boos at Lord's, tacitly approved of by England's captain Eoin Morgan. Smith's own year of self-discovery featured the taking up of music - he now travels with an acoustic guitar - and for Warner the decision to find a different headspace in which to bat and play the game can be related to what he saw when he played club cricket in Sydney over the summer.

"For me it is about enjoying the game when it is taken away from you, you realise what it is all about," Warner said. "Going back to grass roots was fantastic. I really saw smiles on people's faces to be out there on a Saturday afternoon. All the volunteers that come down and put time and effort, whether it is making the drinks, making the lunches. People's parents, my mum, my dad coming down, it is just great. You can't take that for granted. I am just grateful for the second opportunity to come back here and represent my country and do the country proud. You know I am just excited to be back here and playing World Cup cricket for Australia."

If there was criticism of the way Warner dragged Australia's run rate down against India at The Oval, this has been drowned out by how he and Aaron Finch have proven to be this tournament's calmest and most reliable opening pair.

Their qualities have been most evident on a pair of days, against Pakistan and England, when they were sent in to bat in conditions tailored to seam and swing. But instead of being methodically nicked off, they have won the battle between the ears on a big occasion as Pakistan sprayed the new balls and England dropped too short. Then when Australia bowled in defence of middling tallies, their pacemen took on the lessons and fashioned the wins that have qualified Australia for the semi-finals.

"I think when we looked at this wicket specifically that was our game plan, to keep wickets in hand," Warner said of Lord's. "We knew up front Woakesey [Chris Woakes] was going to be challenging, obviously Jofra [Archer] as well with his pace.

"But I really think there was a lot of pace taken out of that wicket. It did seam a bit but there was just no real pace in that wicket. So credit to the way our bowlers came out and bowled, we knew early wickets was going to be the key and we managed to do that. You saw I think nine wickets taken by our fast bowlers which is exceptional.

"It's always challenging. I was thinking back to the Pakistan game, it's one of those things where you tighten up a little bit and you pounce on anything that's short and if anything's full, as we say you throw the kitchen sink at it. We were patient, we bought our time and the knock that Finchy played, to get a hundred there - I know he was disappointed not to go on - but he played an exceptional knock. And the little cameo that Kez [Alex Carey] did as well was fantastic and put us into a great position to put 280 on the board."

For this tournament at least, Australia now have well founded confidence that they have chosen the right method, one to which Warner has adapted by way of his own self-knowledge from 12 months away. A similar approach during the Ashes from a similar group of players would appear likely too.

While the question remains open as to how sustainable it all is - Warner, after all, did not become a dominant international batsman at Test level by simply hanging around and waiting for the bad ball - it appears the right approach for this moment. Time will tell whether Warner's head stays full of Lewis Capaldi, or something livelier takes his place.

Nicholas Pooran will seek to banish memories of West Indies' unproductive World Cup by staying on in England to play five matches for Yorkshire in the Vitality T20 Blast.

Pooran was one of several rookie players that West Indies' captain Jason Holder had in mind when he called for them to become the heart and the soul of the team. That is what Yorkshire have in mind by calling up the Trinidadian with a view to improving a mediocre T20 record.

One aspect of the World Cup that has at least worked in Pooran's favour is that he has reached the requisite number of international appearances (15 over the preceding two years) during the West Indies' campaign to qualify for a visa as an overseas player in the tournament.

He has not had a bad World Cup, getting starts in four of his five innings, but his 63 against England at the Ageas Bowl is his only half-century for a West Indies side that is on the brink of elimination.

"It is hard work playing for different teams and still trying to be as professional as you can be," Pooran said. "You've just got to adapt and learn about different people's cultures and just try to be the best I can be for the team. It will be a new and exciting experience for me.

Pooran, who made his ODI debut in Bridgetown against England in February this year, will return to the West Indies setup in time for their home T20I series against India, which begins on August 3 in Florida. He has quickly established himself as one of the most explosive batsmen in limited-overs cricket with a strike rate of 140 in his 11 T20 internationals. He also top scored in the fledgling T10 competition in the UAE before Christmas, scoring 324 runs in nine matches for Champions Northern Warriors, including 33 sixes.

Martyn Moxon, Yorkshire's director of cricket, said: "Nicholas is an excellent young talent, although he is only available for a short period, we hope it will give us early impetus in the competition.

"Johnny Tattersall has been incredibly effective as a batter in limited-overs cricket, but he has played every game this season. He has now got three back-to-back Championship fixtures and only a couple of days between the end of the Somerset match and the start of the T20s.

"We're mindful of the workload of Tatts and we have been leaving things open to see how he was going. There are other areas we feel we need for the T20s, so Nicholas has been on the radar for some time. At some point we needed to make a decision on which path to take, so we decided to go for him, albeit for a short five-game spell."

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OMAHA, Neb. -- Vanderbilt swept the Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament titles, set the league record for wins, tied the record with 13 draft picks and lost back-to-back games just twice.

Now the Commodores are national champions.

Mason Hickman and Jake Eder combined for 14 strikeouts, Michigan ace Karl Kauffmann was knocked out in the fourth inning and the Commodores won the College World Series with an 8-2 victory in Game 3 of the finals Wednesday night.

Vandy (59-12) won its second title in four CWS appearances, all since 2011. The other championship came in 2014.

"I felt we were going to hit well. I felt we were going to play well. I thought this was going to be a nice night for the kids,'' Commodores coach Tim Corbin said.

Vandy freshman Kumar Rocker, who was dominant in two CWS starts, was selected the Most Outstanding Player.

Hickman struck out 10 in six innings and limited the Wolverines (50-22) to one hit after he gave up three in a row to start the game.

Kauffmann, making his third start in the CWS, struggled with his control, and Vandy broke open the game with three runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth.

When Ako Thomas flew out to center to end the game, the Vandy dugout and bullpen emptied and catcher Philip Clarke sprinted to the mound to embrace Eder.

During the postgame celebration, Vandy players invited Teddy and Susan Everett to join them on the stage set up behind home plate. Their son, Donny Everett, was a star freshman pitcher on the 2016 team and drowned before the start of that year's NCAA tournament. The seniors on this year's squad were his teammates.

"Those two mean so much to this program and all the players and the seniors,'' Commodores shortstop Ethan Paul said of the couple. "To this day, every time I look at Teddy, I think of Donny, and just being able to share that moment with them was something we all really wanted to do.''

The loss ended a surprising postseason for Michigan, which went from being one of the last four squads picked for the 64-team NCAA tournament to becoming the first Big Ten representative to play in the finals since Ohio State in 1966. It had been Michigan's first CWS appearance since 1984. The Wolverines last won the national title in 1962.

"They have inspired future generations of Michigan baseball players with the belief that winning a national championship is possible,'' Wolverines coach Erik Bakich said. "The only way you can have an Omaha program is to have an Omaha team. This is very much a tipping point for us.''

Michigan staved off elimination in the first two rounds of the national tournament after squandering leads. The Wolverines knocked off No. 1 national seed UCLA to reach the CWS.

"We were hoping it would end in a better way,'' Michigan first baseman Jimmy Kerr said. "We'll look back -- maybe not in a week or in a month -- but down the road it will be fond memories.''

Bakich was an assistant to Corbin from 2003 to 2009 at Vanderbilt, and the two remain close friends.

"He's put together a remarkable year with those guys,'' Corbin said. "Where they came from ... they gave us everything we wanted and more.''

Vandy is the sixth national champion from the SEC since 2009 and 12th overall, second only to the 18 won by the Pac-12 and its previous iterations. At No. 2, Vandy became the highest national seed to win it all since Miami in 2001.

Hickman gave up three straight singles to start the game, leading to Michigan's first run. He retired nine of the next 10, striking out six, and got out of trouble when the Wolverines loaded the bases in the fourth. He retired the last six he faced before turning the game over to Eder.

Hickman fanned nine or more in five of his final six starts and allowed one or fewer runs in nine of his last 13.

Though the Commodores brought to Omaha an offense ranked in the top five nationally in the major categories, it was pitching that carried them for most of their stay.

Vandy had eight runs on nine hits Wednesday, but its .221 average in six CWS games was the lowest for a national champion in the aluminum bat era that started in 1974.

Vandy got hits when it needed them in Game 3.

Pat DeMarco sent Kauffmann's hanging slider 407 feet into the left-field bleachers -- his seventh homer of the season and 100th for the Commodores -- to tie it at 1 in the second.

The Commodores scored three runs with two outs in the third. Two walks and a single loaded the bases, and Kauffmann walked in the go-ahead run. Stephen Scott singled in two more.

Kauffmann tied a career high with five walks. Jeff Criswell relieved him after Kauffman walked Ty Duval leading off the fourth, and JJ Bleday's single and Ethan Paul's sacrifice fly stretched the lead to 6-1.

Vandy pitchers combined for a 2.50 ERA over six CWS games. Hickman allowed one earned run and struck out 13 in 12 innings. Rocker, who threw the no-hitter in super regionals that already is part of college baseball lore, gave up two earned runs and fanned 17 in 12⅓ innings. The staff averaged 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings.

"I know our offense was celebrated for a long period of time, but you look at what happened in this tournament, and it was pitching and defense, and certainly starting pitching,'' Corbin said. "We won this in 2014, it was relief pitching. In this tournament, it was starting pitching.''

Catcher Russell Martin took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second time this season and pitched a scoreless eighth inning -- with one strikeout -- in an 8-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Martin came in with the visiting Dodgers trailing 8-2.

"I felt like six runs was just ... you know, we're still in striking distance, so I was going to make them earn it," Martin said. "I gave them my best stuff."

Martin hit 90 mph on the radar gun. When asked by reporters if he knew he could throw that hard, Martin said, "Did I know? Um, I think I can squeeze an extra another mile or two if I really need it. I think I've been clocked throwing to second base 87, 88. So I figured that I could probably touch 90."

Martin, 36, pitched a scoreless ninth against Arizona in an 18-5 rout at Dodger Stadium on March 30, needing only 10 pitches to close out the Diamondbacks.

He estimated then that it had been nearly 20 years since he'd most recently pitched.

CHICAGO -- Craig Kimbrel will be added to the Chicago Cubs' roster Thursday before their series finale against Atlanta at Wrigley Field.

The team made the announcement following Wednesday night's 5-3 loss to the Braves.

Kimbrel, a seven-time All-Star closer, completed his minor league assignment Tuesday and traveled to Chicago on Wednesday. He pitched in four games for Triple-A Iowa, allowing one run and two hits in 3⅔ innings. The right-hander worked a clean ninth with two strikeouts Tuesday in Iowa's 5-1 victory over Omaha, throwing 16 pitches.

Kimbrel and the Cubs finalized a $43 million, three-year contract on June 7. The 31-year-old reliever has 333 career saves, including 42 last season for World Series champion Boston.

To make room on the 25-man roster, right-hander Tony Barnette was optioned to Iowa.