NBA:
In the NBA, Boston bested the Clippers in overtime 139-134, Memphis topped Brooklyn 109-90, Charlotte won against Indiana 117-95, San Antonio squeaked by Orlando 98-96, Denver defeated Detroit 103-92, Atlanta beat Chicago 113-90, Cleveland trumped the Lakers 120-111, Minnesota topped Toronto 117-112, New Orleans beat Utah 100-96, Golden State won against Phoenix 112-104, and it was Portland over Houston 116-103.
NHL:
In the NHL, the Rangers blanked Pittsburgh 3-0, Vancouver beat Arizona 2-1, and it was Detroit over Ottawa 3-1.
NFL:
The New York Giants have started to restructure their roster for their first season under coach Ben McAdoo. The team has announced that linebacker Jon Beason has retired and that offensive linemen Will Beatty and Geoff Schwartz have been released.
WNBA:
The WNBA has named Lisa Borders its new president. Borders helped bring the Dream to Atlanta in 2008 as the city's vice mayor. She will become the league's fourth president. The move comes three months after former president Laurel Richie stepped down.
NCAA:
In college men's basketball, Marquette outlasted Number 20 Providence 96-91 last night. Jajuan Johnson scored 16 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 1:16 left in double overtime. Henry Ellenson had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and the Golden Eagles overcame 42 points by Providence's Ben Bentil.
Boston University beat American 71-51 last night. Eric Fanning had 25 points, and Cheddi Mosely scored 20. Mosely made three consecutive 3-pointers late in the second half for the Terriers during a 14-0 run that ended at 65-47 with 1:31 left.
MLB:
PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino says the team is considering improvements to McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket. Lucchino tells WPRI-TV that the team has a "short-term focus" and is looking to make some minor upgrades. The former Boston Red Sox president made the comments Tuesday evening at a Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce dinner. He wouldn't comment on the team's long-term plans.
Horse Racing:
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will allow retired jockey Ramon Dominguez to become eligible this year for Hall of Fame consideration.
Dominguez, who announced his retirement in June 2013, suffered a career-ending injury at Aqueduct Racetrack in January 2013. Hall of Fame procedures require jockeys to be licensed in North America for 20 years to be eligible for consideration, but the museum's executive committee has the option of waiving the requirement at its discretion based on special circumstances.
Jockeys who do not satisfy the 20-year requirement must typically wait five calendar years before they become eligible to be considered for the Hall of Fame. That requirement was waived in the case of Dominguez, who rode for 18 years in North America, because he would have satisfied the requirement in 2015 and would have been eligible for Hall of Fame consideration beginning this year if not for the career-ending injury.
NASCAR:
Professional racecar driver Scott Tucker has been charged in a payday lending operation offering quick cash over the Internet to desperate people. Authorities said Tucker was arrested Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas, on charges in an indictment unsealed in federal court in New York City.
The indictment says Tucker and a lawyer also arrested Wednesday exploited over 4 million people in the United States who were struggling to pay basic living expenses. It says the operation charged interest rates as high as 700 percent or more using deceptive and misleading communications and contracts.
In 2012, the Federal Trade Commission sued Tucker in Nevada over the payday lending operation. The agency has said in court papers that Tucker pocketed at least $420 million unlawfully. Tucker's lawyers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
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