The Mariners' defense and goaltending collapsed in a 9-5 loss to Worcester.

hockey

Ashton Carter scored five goals and the Worcester Railers rallied from a 4-1 deficit to beat the Maine Mariners 9-5 in ECHL action on Sunday afternoon in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The Railers scored five straight goals in the second period, three of them by Carter, who also assisted on Christian Kligier's game-winning goal.

For Maine, Bennett Stockdale, Brooklyn Kalmykov, Ethan Ritchie, Sebastian Vidmar and Tyler Dorevich scored, and Adam Metula had three assists.

The Mariners and Railers currently sit tied for third in the North Division with a winning percentage of .507, just ahead of Trois-Rivières (.500), which ends its season with three games against Worcester. Maine has four games left against No. 1 Adirondack. The top four teams in the division qualify for the playoffs.

car racing

Nascar: With 73 laps to go, William Byron took the lead and held it until the end of two laps of overtime as Hendrick Motorsports, celebrating its 40th anniversary of its first win at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, occupied the top three positions. Chopped.

It was Byron's third win of the season and second career win on the 0.526-mile paperclip oval. He defeated teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott.

Formula One: Max Verstappen's record-breaking dominance resumed with his victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he continued to lead essentially from start to finish, except for a short period after a pit stop.

Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez then crossed the finish line 12.5 seconds behind, followed by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

golf

LPGA: Nellie Korda wins the T-Mobile Match Play, winning four of the first seven holes in North Las Vegas, Nevada, defeating Leona Maguire 4&3, making her first four-game winning streak in 16 years on the LPGA Tour He became a player.

The last player to win four consecutive games as a starter was Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda, the world's top-ranked player, will compete in the first major of the season, the Chevron Championship, in two weeks to break the record of five, set by Nancy Lopez in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam in 2004-05. Challenge yourself to line up.

PGA: Akshay Bhatia made a 12-foot birdie putt to force a playoff, then birdied the first hole of the playoff despite a sore shoulder to win the Texas Open in San Antonio and advance to the Masters. Obtained the right to participate.

Denny McCarthy, winless in 174 games on the PGA Tour, entered the back nine with a six-stroke lead and birdied eight of the nine holes (including the last seven holes) for a nine-under 63. But I chunked my approach on the playoff hole. He jumped into the water and opened the door to 22-year-old Batya.

Liv: South Africa's Dean Burmester won the LIV Golf League for the first time as the Spaniard hit into the water on the extra two holes in Doral, Fla., and shot a 4-under 68 to defeat Sergio Garcia in a playoff.

Garcia missed a 4-foot par putt wide on the 18th hole to tie Burmester at 11-under 205, but he blundered again after both players made par on the first hole of the playoff.

tennis

Charleston Open: Danielle Collins defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 in South Carolina to claim her 13th consecutive win and second consecutive WTA title.

Collins became the first player since Serena Williams in 2013 to win in Miami and Charleston in consecutive weeks.

US Clay Court Championship: Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Francis Tiafoe 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in Houston to win his second career ATP Tour title.

soccer

England: Mohamed Salah saved Liverpool from a 2-2 draw with a penalty in the 84th minute against Manchester United in the Premier League.

As a result, Liverpool are level on points with Arsenal in first place, and one point behind Manchester City in third place.

• Tottenham moved into fourth place with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest, with second-half goals from Mickey van de Ven and Pedro Polo.

baseball

Major League: The Atlanta Braves placed ace right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list and recalled right-hander Alan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett.

An MRI scan on Saturday revealed a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and he was expected to be transferred to the Strikers. No decision will be made on potential season-ending Tommy John surgery until Strider is further evaluated.

university

Women's basketball: The University of Tennessee has hired Marshall's Kim Caldwell as its only fourth head coach in the NCAA era.

Caldwell replaces Kelly Harper, who was fired after posting a 108-52 record in five seasons at her alma mater. The Vols' only other head coaches were Pat Summitt and Holly Warwick.