Gibbs takes bumpy road to Xfinity win

Ty Gibbs bumped John Hunter Nemechek from the lead in a last-lap battle at Richmond Raceway in Virginia and won for the third time this season in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series.

Gibbs and Nemechek, teammates with Joe Gibbs Racing, got physical over the final several laps, trading the lead and making contact several times until Gibbs nudged Nemechek’s Toyota in turn three of the last lap. He won by 0.116 of a second. Ryan Blaney of Team Penske turned a lap of 119.782 mph at Richmond Raceway to earn his third consecutive pole position in NASCAR’s top series. William Byron will start on the outside of the front row Sunday, with Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe in the second row. NBA: Joel Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 144-114 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets . ... Darius Garland had 24 points and 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 119-101 road win over the New York Knicks. Former Warriors guard Tim

Hardaway and Manu Ginobili are among the 2022 class of Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, announced in New Orleans at the site of the NCAA Final Four. Also selected this year were former WNBA champion and two-time college national champion Swin Cash; former Warriors coach George Karl; long-time college coach Bob Huggins, WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Whalen; NCAA national championship coach and former WNBA coach Marianne Stanley, and former NBA official Hugh Evans.

Soccer: Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United was dealt a further setback in its bid to secure Champions League qualification for next season by drawing with Leicester 1-1 at home in the English Premier League . ... James Ward-Prowse produced more free-kick magic to earn Southampton a 1-1 draw at Leeds and halt its four-game losing run . ... Christian Eriksen scored his first goal for Brentford in a stunning 4-1 win against Chelsea . ... Wolverhampton held on to beat Aston Villa 2-1 and move to seventh in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Chicago Fire and FC Dallas played to a 0-0 draw at Soldier Field.

Golf: Steven Alker fired a 10under 62 to vault to the secondround lead at the Champions Tour event in Biloxi, Miss. Alker, at 11-under for the tournament, has a one-stroke lead over Bob Estes. Paul Broadhurst and Retief Goosen are tied for third at 8-under.

Baseball: Outfielder Justin Upton was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels. Upton, 34, is set to make $28 million in 2022, the final season of a five-year, $106 million contract extension he signed with the team before 2018 . ... Atlanta reliever Luke Jackson has ligament damage in his right elbow and there’s no timetable for his return . ... Mets ace Max Scherzer is dealing with a hamstring issue and isn’t sure when he’ll pitch next. Scherzer was scratched from his outing Saturday morning in a simulated game.

NHL: Gustav Forsling scored twice, including at 1:45 of overtime, and the Florida Panthers overcame a four-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 7-6 in Newark, N.J . ... The Philadelphia Flyers scratched defenseman Keith Yandle for Saturday’s game against Toronto, ending his NHL record for consecutive games played at 989. Arizona Coyotes forward Phil Kessel now has the longest active streak at 968.