Mariners lose to Worcester by conceding 8 goals, the most of the season

hockey

The Worcester Railers scored four goals in the second period and three in the third period to close out playoff contention in the ECHL North Division with an 8-2 victory over the Maine Mariners on Saturday in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Christian Sarlo and Ethan Ritchie scored for Maine, which maintains third place in the North. Worcester currently holds the final playoff spot, one point behind Maine, while Trois-Rivières is three points behind the Mariners. Worcester and Trois-Rivières will finish the regular season with three games. The Mariners have five games remaining before Sunday's game against Worcester and four games against No. 1 Adirondack.

basketball

Hall of Fame: Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as part of a 13-member class announced Saturday.

The 2024 class includes former Lakers, Grizzlies and Warriors executive Jerry West, who had already been selected as a player and as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team. This class includes players Seimone Augustus, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Dick Barnett, and Michelle Timms, coaches Charles Smith, Harley Reddin, Beau Ryan, and broadcaster/coach Doug Collins. , and owner Herb Simon also attended.

golf

PGA: Akshay Bhatia birdies the final two holes to post a 4-under 68 and a four-shot lead over Denny McCarthy, who is looking to qualify for the Masters, in the third round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. Wearing.

Bhatia, 22, shot 15-under 201. The next closest to the lead after McCarthy was Brendon Todd, who shot a 70 and was seven strokes back.

LPGA: At the T-Mobile Match Play held in North Las Vegas, Nevada, top-ranked Nelly Korda defeated South Korea's Nalin Ang 4-3 to advance to the final, where she will face Ireland's Leona Maguire for the championship. A match was set. 4 consecutive tournaments.

Maguire advanced to the finals by defeating Sei-young Kim 3-2 in the semifinals. Earlier in the day, Korda defeated fellow American and Solheim Cup teammate Angel Yin 3-2, while Maguire defeated Moriya Jutanugarn 4-3.

Korda is trying to become the first LPGA player to win four consecutive tournaments since Lorena Ochoa in 2008.

Liv: Sergio Garcia birdied the final hole for a 4-under 68 and built a two-shot lead at LIV Golf Miami as he chases his first title on the Saudi-funded circuit.

Tying for second place at 7 under were Taylor Gooch (70), Matthew Wolfe (69), Dean Burmester (69) and Tyrrell Hutton (67).

car racing

Nascar: Kyle Larson took pole position in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, turning a fast lap of 96.034 mph to beat Bubba Wallace by one-thousandth of a second. came out on top.

Larson's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott will start third, followed by series points leader Martin Truex Jr.

Formula One: Max Verstappen took his fourth pole position out of four races this season and led qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Verstappen lapped in 1 minute 28.197 seconds, just 0.066 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

tennis

Charleston Open: Danielle Collins has won 12 straight and is aiming for her second straight title after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals in Charleston, South Carolina.

Collins will face Daria Kasatkina, who defeated top-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) in a third-set tiebreaker.

US Clay Court Championship: Defending champion Francis Tiafoe and top seed Ben Shelton will play for the title in Houston after winning their semifinal matches.

Tiafoe defeated Luciano Daldelli 6-2, 7-6 (2). Shelton defeated Thomas Martin Echeverry 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 to reach the ATP Finals for the second time in his career.

soccer

She Believes Cup: Lindsey Horan converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute, and the United States came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in front of a record-breaking crowd in Atlanta.

Jadyn Shaw also scored for the United States in the game played in front of 50,644 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a record for a U.S. women's friendly at home. It also drew the largest crowd for a women's game in the United States since the 1999 World Cup final.

England: Goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard earned Arsenal a 3-0 victory over Brighton, which restored them to the top of the Premier League, at least for the night.

The visiting team are one point ahead of both Liverpool and Manchester City. Liverpool face Manchester United on Sunday.

• Kevin De Bruyne's stunning strike saw Manchester City come from behind with a 4-2 win over Crystal Palace.

De Bruyne scored twice and set up Erling Haaland's goal.

• Aston Villa's Premier League top-four hopes were hurt when they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at home with Brentford.

Tottenham, who are three points behind Aston Villa, have another game in hand when they host relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Sunday.