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Oilers score twice in 3rd period to extinguish Flames
Nov 3, 2024; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames right wing Matt Coronato (27) and Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29) battles for the puck during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images Zach Hyman broke a third-period tie and Leon Draisaitl scored once and added two assists to give the visiting Edmonton Oilers a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Jeff Skinner and Mattias Janmark also scored and goaltender Stuart Skinner made 29 saves for the Oilers, who have won four of their past five games.
Anthony Mantha and Yegor Sharangovich had goals for the Flames, who have one win in their past six games. Goalie Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots.
After the Oilers squandered a two-goal lead, Hyman put Edmonton back in front at 10:10 of the third period. During a power play, Hyman was sprung in the slot and chipped a high shot home for his second goal of the season.
The Flames generated a handful of scoring chances before the final buzzer but could not find an equalizer before Janmark notched an empty-net goal — his first marker of the season — with 2.4 seconds left on the clock.
Edmonton has won two consecutive games since star forward Connor McDavid was sidelined due to an ankle injury.
Draisaitl opened the scoring 20 seconds into the clash on the game’s first shot. After a Calgary turnover, Draisaitl was fed a pass in the slot, and he lifted a backhanded shot for his ninth goal of the campaign.
Jeff Skinner doubled the lead at the 8:12 mark of the opening frame with his third goal of the season. He was denied on a scoring chance during a rush up ice but had the presence to remain at the net for the resulting loose puck that he tucked into the cage.
Mantha provided the Flames with a much-needed spark, a power-play goal at 4:33 of the second period. Mantha was parked in front of the net and deflected Tyson Barrie’s high point shot for his fourth goal of 2024-25.
Sharangovich’s tally tied the clash at 2 at 4:28 of the third period, with the center finding the mark with a long wrist shot that found its way through a screen and past Stuart Skinner.
–Field Level Media
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Corey Heim captures Brickyard 400 in stunner
NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11), right, works to stay ahead of NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Heim (67), left, as they leave pit road Sunday, July 26, 2026 during the NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. For the second time in six weeks, part-timer driver Corey Heim shocked the racing world by taking the checkers in NASCAR’s top series, winning the 30th running of the prestigious Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday in Speedway, Ind.
The No. 67 23XI Racing driver left his boss Denny Hamlin in a restart with 34 laps, stayed in front of fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell in the remainder and won for the second time in his first 15 career starts — a feat last done by racing great A.J. Foyt.
The 24-year-old Heim, who won at San Diego’s road course last month, beat Bell’s No. 20 by 0.287 seconds. Joey Logano, Chase Briscoe and Hamlin rounded out the top five.
In the second-ever In-Season Challenge finale, Ryan Blaney ran in the top 10 much of the day, but the Team Penske driver wrecked late and finished 26th, turning the $1 million payout over to 24th-place finisher Todd Gilliland in their head-to-head clash.
Pole winner Carson Hocevar led teammate Daniel Suarez in an all-Spire Motorsports front row to the green flag for the first of the scheduled 160 laps at auto racing’s most famous track.
After the field immediately lined up single file, Hocevar soon stretched his lead to nearly three seconds over Suarez in the first 10 circuits of Stage 1’s 50 laps around the iconic 2 1/2-mile facility.
With only six laps left in the segment, leader Kyle Larson, the 2024 Brickyard winner, blew a tire low in Turn 3, crashed out his No. 5 Chevrolet and became the first car to go to the garage.
Ty Gibbs, who officially made the Chase with his 12th-place run, won a one-lap shootout to close Stage 1, beating Heim, Michael McDowell, Hocevar and William Byron.
Chase Elliott became the second former Cup champ for Hendrick Motorsports to have problems when he smacked the wall and had a flat tire after he cut in front of and brushed against Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s No. 47.
Daniel Dye’s blown tire with four laps left in 50-lap Stage 2 set up a one-lap dash and ended the segment under caution with Ross Chastain leading Gilliland, Gibbs, Hamlin and Heim in collecting the top bonus points.
Leading Gilliland, Blaney saw his Challenge chances dashed on Lap 120 when John Hunter Nemechek spun Blaney’s No. 12 Ford on a restart.
–Field Level Media
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Dominic Canzone, Randy Arozarena spark Mariners in win over Rangers
Jul 26, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter (32) slides into second base as Seattle Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson (4) awaits the throw during the fourth inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the Texas Rangers 6-4 Sunday afternoon in an American League West showdown at Arlington, Texas.
Ezequiel Duran went deep for the Rangers, who had won the first two games in the four-game series.
The Mariners snapped a four-game skid and moved past Houston and into second place in the division, 1 1/2 games behind the Rangers.
Reliever Gabe Speier (2-2) pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts to earn the victory and Andres Munoz struck out the side in the ninth for his 18th save of the season.
Trailing 3-1 with one out in the seventh, Colt Emerson and Cole Young singled to left field off Rangers reliever Tyler Alexander. Cole Winn (5-3) was summoned from the bullpen and got Julio Rodriguez to fly out to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Calzone launched a three-run shot 400 feet down the right-field line to give the Mariners a the lead. Arozarena went deep to right-center on the next pitch to make it 5-3.
The Rangers got a run back in the eighth as Duran hit a solo shot to left with one out off Eduard Bazardo.
Seattle scored again in the ninth as Rodriguez was hit by a Peyton Gray pitch with one out and Canzone lined a run-scoring double to right, giving him four RBIs.
The Rangers wasted no time in taking the lead. Joc Pederson led off the bottom of the first with a double to center field and Wyatt Langford lined a single to left, putting runners at the corners. Duran lifted a sacrifice fly to center to make it 1-0.
Seattle tied it in the third as Young tripled to left-center with two outs on a ball that went off the end of center fielder Evan Carter’s mitt after a lengthy run. Rodriguez followed with a broken-bat single that left fielder Langford trapped with a sliding attempt at the catch.
The Rangers regained the lead with a pair of runs in the fourth. With one out, Brandon Nimmo reached on an infield single on a comebacker off the left foot of Mariners starter Logan Gilbert. Following a walk to Jake Burger, Carter lined a run-scoring single to right with Burger taking third on the throw to the plate. Lopez hit a grounder up the middle on which second baseman Young made a diving stop, but his flip to second from his mitt to shortstop Emerson covering the bag was high, allowing all runners to advance safely and Burger to score to make it 3-1.
Neither starter factored into the decision.
Gilbert allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked two and struck out four.
Rangers righty Jacob deGrom gave up one run on seven hits in five-plus innings. He didn’t walk a batter and fanned four.
–Field Level Media
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Jackson Koivun, 21, tops Scottie Scheffler at 3M Open for first title
Jul 25, 2026; Blaine, Minnesota, USA; With ball in hand Jackson Koivun acknowledges applause from the gallery for scoring eagle on hole 18, which made him leader in the clubhouse at -20 after the third round of the 3M Open golf tournament at TPC Twin Cities. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images Rookie Jackson Koivun shot 5-under-par 66 to stave off hard-charging Scottie Scheffler and win on the PGA Tour for the first time at the 3M Open on Sunday at Blaine, Minn.
Koivun, 21, finished at 25-under 259 for a three-shot victory on Scheffler, who closed with a 63 at TPC Twin Cities.
Less than two months ago, Koivun was helping Auburn to its second NCAA championship in a three-year stretch. He demonstrated more poise while playing the final two rounds of his third tournament since turning pro without carding a bogey.
Denny McCarthy (66), Brian Harman (65), Chandler Phillips (67) and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (64) tied for third place at 20 under.
World No. 1 Scheffler birdied three consecutive holes to begin the back nine as part of his bogey-free round. He birdied Nos. 16 and 18, leaving him trailing by two strokes.
Koivun then birdied No. 16, extending the margin to three strokes with two holes to play.
Koivun, a three-time Player of the Year in the Southeastern Conference, surged into the lead across the final nine holes Saturday and then went right to work Sunday, with his approach shot on the first hole spinning back to within 2 feet of the cup for an easy birdie putt. A birdie on No. 4 pushed his lead to five strokes, with Scheffler among five golfers tied for second place at the time.
Jake Knapp shot an early 62 to rise quickly on the leaderboard and finish at 16 under, tying for 13th.
Defending champion Kurt Kitayama (68) finished tied for 24th at 13 under.
–Field Level Media
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