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Steven Wilson notches third win in four starts with checkered at Richmond
In the NASCAR Cup Series, it's Christopher Bell. In the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, it's all about Steven Wilson right now.,Wilson survived a pair of green-white-checkered restarts on Tuesday to win at virtual Richmond Raceway, matching Bell's feat on the asphalt with his third win in four iRa...
Dominant third quarter carries Grizzlies past Jazz
Desmond Bane scored 21 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 140-103 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Scotty Pippen Jr. had 16 points and 10 assists for Memphis (44-28), which trailed by one at halftime before out...
Jets clinch playoffs with OT win over Capitals
Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in which Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal.,Ovechkin's tally climbed him within six goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record.,Josh Morrissey...
Rockets turn back Hawks for 10th win in 11 games
Jalen Green posted a 32-point double-double, Fred VanVleet added 21 points and the Houston Rockets fended off a fourth-quarter charge from the visiting Atlanta Hawks to win 121-114 on Tuesday.,Green added 11 rebounds and repeatedly delivered when the Rockets needed his production. Hawks reserve Tera...
Jack Eichel's hat trick helps Golden Knights stay hot
Jack Eichel netted a hat trick to help lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Brett Howden and Tanner Pearson scored one goal apiece for Vegas (43-20-8, 94 points), which won its fourth game in a row. The Golden Knights won their firs...
Blues blast Canadiens for 7th straight win
Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each scored a goal and earned three assists as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.,Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist for the Blues (38-28-7, 83 points), who have moved into the th...
Sebastian Korda overcomes injury, delay to reach Miami QFs
No. 24 seed Sebastian Korda shook off a match delay and a bothersome wrist and took down Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the Round of 16 at the Miami Open on Tuesday.,Korda, a Florida native, reached the quarterfinals of his home event for the second time (also in 2021).,It was an adventure ...
Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns post triple-doubles as Knicks top Mavs
Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns became the first teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game in New York Knicks history Tuesday night, when the duo led the hosts to a 128-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks.,Hart finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his team-record ninth tri...
The Butler didn't do it: Heat beat Warriors in star's return to Miami
Jimmy Butler, playing against the Heat for the first since they traded him, was held to 11 points as host Miami defeated the short-handed Golden State Warriors 112-86 on Tuesday night.,Miami got a game-high 27 points and eight rebounds from Bam Adebayo, 20 points and seven assists from Tyler Herro a...
Sabres continue season-long mastery of Senators
Tage Thompson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and James Reimer made 30 saves as the Buffalo Sabres continued their success over the visiting Ottawa Senators with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.,Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for the Sabres (29-35-6, 64 points), wh...
Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov hit milestones as Lightning smack Penguins
Anthony Cirelli scored twice in his 500th NHL game, Nikita Kucherov surpassed 100 points in a three-point showing and the Tampa Bay Lightning swept the three-game season series from the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night.,The Lightning (41-25-5, 87 points) blew away the Penguins...
William Nylander hits 40 goals again as Leafs blast Flyers
William Nylander and John Tavares each had two goals and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 7-2 on Tuesday night.,Bobby McMann added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (43-25-3, 89 points), who have won four of five. David Kampf and Max Domi also ...
Paolo Banchero comes up big again as Magic defeat Hornets
Paolo Banchero scored 32 points and the Orlando Magic stiffened on defense late in the game to overcome some second-half snags for a 111-104 road victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.,Franz Wagner racked up 26 points and Anthony Black posted 20 points off the Orlando bench to help ...
Luke Evangelista scores twice, Preds beat Hurricanes
Luke Evangelista scored two goals and Juuse Saros made 34 saves to record his 200th career win in the Nashville Predators' 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Nashville's Michael Bunting scored a power-play goal and defenseman Marc Del Gaizo notched two assists.,Form...
Marcus Sasser, Tobias Harris guide Pistons to easy win over Spurs
Marcus Sasser poured in a career-high 27 points as the host Detroit Pistons took a big early lead and downed the San Antonio Spurs 122-96 on Tuesday night. ,Tobias Harris supplied 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson tossed in 14 points apiec...
Nets, Raptors playing the (NBA draft) odds
The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors are separated by two games in the NBA's second-most important standings -- the race for the best lottery odds that lead to drafting Duke star Cooper Flagg.,While their players are trying to prove themselves in the NBA, both teams' management might prefer to incr...
Liquid, Tidebound, PARIVISION advance at FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
Team Liquid, Team Tidebound and PARIVISION advanced to the playoffs of FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 by virtue of their group stage victories Tuesday.,In the set of Round 4 matches pitting 2-1 teams against one another, Liquid swept BetBoom Team 2-0, PARIVISION did the same to Gaimin Gladiators and Ti...
Rapids M Connor Ronan has appendectomy, out 2-3 weeks
Colorado Rapids midfielder Connor Ronan is expected to be sidelined two to three weeks after undergoing an appendectomy, the club announced Tuesday.,Ronan, 27, has yet to record a goal or an assist in three matches with Colorado (2-1-2, 8 points) this season.,He has two goals and 13 assists in 63 ca...
Caps sign D Jakob Chychrun to 8-year, $72M extension
The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an 8-year, $72 million contract extension Tuesday.,The deal's average annual value of $9 million is tied for 10th among NHL blueliners, according to Spotrac.,Chychrun, who turns 27 next week, has a career-high 43 points (18 goals, 25 assist...
Tundra, Spirit qualify for FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 playoffs
Tundra Esports and Team Spirit won for the third day in a row on Monday in FISSURE Universe: Episode 4, becoming the first two teams to clinch playoff berths in the event.,The $500,000 Dota 2 tournament features a group stage using a modified Swiss system for 16 teams through Wednesday. All matches ...