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Kyle Connor eclipses 500-point plateau as Jets crush Red Wings
Oct 30, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (81) scores a goal as Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon (34) tends the net during the first period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-Imagn Images Kyle Connor notched three first-period points while surpassing the 500-point mark for his career as the visiting Winnipeg Jets recovered from their first loss by downing the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Wednesday.
Neal Pionk scored twice while Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist. Nino Niederreiter and Colin Miller also scored for the Jets. Winnipeg had its 16-game regular-season win streak dating back to last season snapped in a 6-4 loss to Toronto on Monday.
Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for the visitors.
Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat had power-play goals for Detroit, which has lost three straight. Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider added two assists apiece, while Alex Lyon stopped 23 shots.
Connor entered the game with 499 points and needed just 2:48 to reach his milestone. He passed the puck across the slot to Vilardi, who beat Lyon on the glove side to open the scoring.
Winnipeg made it 2-0 at 4:02 of the period. Connor took a shot that fluttered through traffic. Lyon made a pad save but Pionk jumped on the rebound to notch his first goal of the game.
Connor scored his ninth goal of the season with 4:16 remaining in the period. He started the play from his own zone, skating to center ice and dishing the puck to Vilardi. Connor skated past Seider as Vilardi returned the puck to him. His backhander beat Lyon for a 3-0 lead and extended his point streak to 10 games.
The Wings broke through at 8:13 of the second period on a power play. With Dylan Samberg in the penalty box for interference, Larkin fired a shot from just outside the left circle past Hellebuyck.
Detroit pulled within one after Pionk was penalized for hooking. Raymond took a shot from the edge of the left circle and DeBrincat tipped it in for his fifth goal this season.
Winnipeg got some breathing room 10 seconds in the third. Detroit defenseman Jeff Petry lost the puck in his own zone. Niederreiter swatted at the puck and it deflected off the skate on Wings defender Ben Chiarot and into the net.
Pionk later scored on a power play and Miller added Winnipeg’s sixth goal midway through the period.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Giants planning to release LB Bobby Okereke
Nov 9, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; New York Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke (58) leaves the field after losing to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images The New York Giants are planning to cut inside linebacker Bobby Okereke in a cost-saving move, The Athletic reported Saturday.
Releasing the seven-year NFL veteran, who turns 30 in July, will save the Giants $9 million against the 2026 salary cap.
Okereke has led New York in tackles in two of his three seasons with the team, including 143 stops in 2025 and 149 in 2023.
Okereke added one sack, two interceptions and one fumble recovery in 17 games (all starts) for the Giants in 2025.
He has recorded 805 tackles, 7.5 sacks, seven interceptions and 11 forced fumbles in 110 career games (95 starts) with the Colts (2019-22) and Giants. Indianapolis drafted him in the third round in 2019.
–Field Level Media
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Tyler Reddick starts bid for 3rd straight NASCAR Cup win with pole run
Feb 22, 2026; Hampton, Georgia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick rounds the track at EchoPark Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images AUSTIN, Texas — One of the few things that wasn’t startling about Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Circuit of the Americas was Tyler Reddick’s run for the pole position.
Negotiating the 2.4-mile road course in 97.760 seconds (88.380 mph) in the second qualifying group, Reddick claimed his third Busch Light Pole Award in six attempts at the track. He will lead the field to green in Sunday’s DuraMAX Grand Prix Powered by Reladyne (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Of course, there’s more at stake for Reddick than simply a victory at COTA. In winning at EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta last Sunday, the driver of the No. 45 Toyota became the sixth Cup competitor to start a season with two consecutive wins. No driver has ever won three straight to open a season.
The 23XI Racing driver acknowledged that the pole position, the 12th of his career, is a positive first step toward that goal.
“It helps the chances, certainly,” said Reddick, whose series-best average finish of 4.6 at COTA includes a victory in 2023. “I think starting up front is huge.”
Michael McDowell led the first qualifying group of 19 drivers with a lap at 88.031 mph but fell to sixth soon after the second group took to the track. Ultimately, Ross Chastain posted the second-fastest lap at 88.256 mph (97.897 seconds) and will start on the front row beside Reddick.
The shocker was not that Chastain, the 2022 COTA winner, fashioned an excellent lap. What was surprising was that his two Trackhouse Racing teammates, Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch — both vaunted road course racers — failed to crack the top 10 in qualifying.
Van Gisbergen was 13th fastest on his third lap. Zilisch could do no better than 25th. Van Gisbergen is seeking his sixth straight road course victory in the Cup Series, a mark that would tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon for most consecutive road course wins.
Chase Briscoe (88.242 mph) will start third, followed by Ryan Blaney (88.179 mph) and Chase Elliott (88.161 mph). Elliott leads active drivers with seven road course victories.
Behind McDowell in sixth, AJ Allmendinger qualified seventh, followed by defending race winner Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs and William Byron.
“We’ll see how it gets going,” Reddick said. “Certainly, Ross, Shane, Ryan Blaney-there’s a number of good drivers who were really strong in practice today. We’ll try to understand what that all looks like and make our best decisions on the car and everything.”
–Field Level Media
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Warriors F Gui Santos signs multi-year extension
Feb 25, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos (15) passes the ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Javon Small (10) defends during the third quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos signed a multi-year contract extension on Saturday.
Specific terms were not disclosed by the Warriors. However, ESPN reported it was a three-year, $15 million contract extension with a player option in 2028-29. Santos was in line to become a restricted free agent prior to this extension.
Santos, 23, is posting career-best averages in points (6.6), rebounds (3.2) and assists (1.7) in 48 games (13 starts) this season.
He is contributing 4.9 points, 3.0 boards and 1.4 assists in 127 career games (15 starts) since being selected by the Warriors in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft.
–Field Level Media
Report: Giants planning to release LB Bobby Okereke
Tyler Reddick starts bid for 3rd straight NASCAR Cup win with pole run
