AUTO RACING GLANCE
NASCAR CUP SERIES Ambetter Health 400
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 260 laps, 400 miles.
Last year: William Byron won after 12th.
Last race: Byron passed Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in overtime at Phoenix and won his second consecutive race.
Fast facts: A third Hendrick driver, Alex Bowman, leads the point standings, followed by Kevin Harvick, Ross Chastain, Byron and Larson . ... Ryan Blaney finished second, followed by Tyler Reddick and Larson . ... All four races have been won by a driver in a Chevrolet . ... Byron’s consecutive victories have both come after he took on right side tires only on his last pit stop . ... Harvick had a sizeable lead until Harrison Burton spun with 10 laps to go. Harvick finished fifth, his series record 20th consecutive top 10 finish at Phoenix. Next race: March 26, Austin, Texas.
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Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 135 laps, 208 miles. Last year: Corey Heim won after 19th.
Last race: Kyle Busch led 84 of the 134 laps and beat Zane Smith to the checkered flag by nearly five seconds at Las Vegas for his series-record 63rd victory.
Fast facts: Defending series champion Zane Smith is the only driver with two top-five finishes and leads the standings . ... Ty Majeski, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger and Heim are the only others with two top-10 finishes through two races.
Next race: March 25. Austin, Texas.
FORMULA ONE Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia
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Site: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Schedule: Friday, practice, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 9:30 a.m., and qualifying, 1 p.m.; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN).
Track: Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Race distance: 50 laps, 191.661 miles. Last year: Max Verstappen won after starting fourth.
Last race: Verstappen began the defense of his back-to-back series championships by leading a 1-2 finish for Red Bull in the season-opener in Bahrain.
Fast facts: Including the final race of the 2021 season, Verstappen has won 17 of the last 25 races . ... Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished second in the season-opener. ... Seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton is fifth in points and winless in his last 25 races.
Next race: April 2, Melbourne, Australia. Online: http://www.formula1.com INDYCAR
Last race: Marcus Ericsson passed Pato O’Ward with three laps remaining and prevailed in the season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg in a race that was filled with crashes.
Next race: April 2, Fort Worth, Texas.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division
GP W L OLS PT GF GAA Providence 58 34 14 8 2 78 173 160 Hershey 57 34 16 5 2 75 168 148 Charlotte 59 33 20 3 3 72 189 176 Springfield 58 31 21 2 4 68 179 165 Lehigh Valley 59 31 22 3 3 68 181 177 Bridgeport 58 27 23 7 1 62 186 195 Hartford 58 24 23 4 7 59 173 185 WB/Scranton 58 23 26 4 5 55 154 171 North Division
GP W L OLS PT GF GA Toronto 59 40 16 2 1 83 205 176 Utica 58 29 21 6 2 66 176 174 Syracuse 56 28 20 5 3 64 196 180 Rochester 56 27 24 4 1 59 186 192 Laval 58 24 24 7 3 58 205 211 Belleville 59 25 27 6 1 57 188 214 Cleveland 56 25 25 4 2 56 183 210 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division
GP W L OLS PT GF GA Texas 56 31 15 7 3 72 204 161 Milwaukee 57 33 19 3 2 71 191 164 Manitoba 56 31 18 4 3 69 175 171 Iowa 58 27 22 5 4 63 171 175 Rockford 58 27 22 5 4 63 176 190 Chicago 55 25 25 3 2 55 167 190 Grand Rapids57 23 27 4 3 53 160 210 Pacific Division
GP W L OLS PT GF GA Calgary 59 41 15 3 0 85 212 149 Coachella 54 37 11 4 2 80 197 144 Abbotsford 59 33 21 2 3 71 196 177 Colorado 57 30 20 4 3 67 164 156 Ontario 57 30 22 4 1 65 176 164 Bakersfield 57 27 26 2 2 58 174 181 Tucson 58 25 27 6 0 56 178 196 San Jose 57 24 28 1 4 53 160 193 Henderson 59 22 32 0 5 49 157 174 San Diego 59 19 39 1 0 39 150 221
Tuesday
At Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, Calif. Purse: $8,800,000 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Men’s Singles
Round of 16 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23), Spain,
Tuesday’s Transactions
By The Associated Press
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP Chris Murphy to Worcester (IL). DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHPPs Rony Garcia and Brendan White, INF Andre Lipcius and OF Parker Meadows to Toledo (IL). Reassigned LHP Zach Logue to the minor league camp. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with 2B Ernie Clement on a minor league contract.
National League
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHPs Sixto Sanchez and George Soriano and INF Xavier Edwards to Jacksonville (IL). Reassigned INF Nasim Nunez to the minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned RHPs Cory Abbott, Jordan Weems and Jake Irvin to Rochester (IL) and RHP Jackson Rutledge to Harrisburg (EL).
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed G Sam Merrill to a rest-of-season contract.
FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed QB Taylor Heinicke to a two-year contract. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed LB Del’Shawn Phillips to a restricted tender
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Top four teams in each division advance to playoffs.
Saturday’s Games Toronto 3, Hartford 2 Bridgeport 4, Charlotte 3 Utica 4, WB/Scranton 1 Cleveland 3, Grand Rapids 2 Iowa 5, Manitoba 2 Milwaukee 5, Tucson 3 Syracuse 4, Rochester 2 Lehigh Valley 4, Belleville 3 Providence 3, Hershey 2 Springfield 5, Laval 2 Chicago 5, Rockford 1
Texas 4, Coachella Valley 2 Abbotsford 4, Colorado 2 Bakersfield 6, San Jose 2
San Diego 4, Henderson 2
Sunday’s Games Providence 5, Hershey 3 Toronto 6, Rochester 3 Grand Rapids 3, Chicago 1 Lehigh Valley 5, Utica 2
Iowa 4, Manitoba 2
Calgary 4, Ontario 3 Coachella Valley 6, Texas 3 Colorado 2, Abbotsford 1
Monday’s Games No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games Henderson at San Jose, 1:30 p.m. Bridgeport at Hartford, 7 p.m. Hershey at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Laval at Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Syracuse at Providence, 7:05 p.m. Utica at Belleville, 7:05 p.m. Manitoba at Rockford, 8 p.m. def. Cristian Garin, Chile, 6-3, 6-4. Women’s Singles
Round of 16
Coco Gauff (6), United States, def. Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. Maria Sakkari (7), Greece, def. Karolina Pliskova (17), Czech Republic, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. contract.
BUFFALO BILLS — Re-signed Dodson to a one-year contract. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Declined the restricted tender contract for CB Myles Hartsfield.
CHICAGO BEARS — Re-signed LS Patrick Scales and OL Dieter Eiselen to one-year contracts and FB Khari Blasingame to a two-year contract extension. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed LB Germaine Pratt to a three-year contract. DALLAS COWBOYS — Re-signed S Donovan Wilson to a three-year contract. DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed T Matt Nelson.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Re-signed S Andrew Wingard to a three-year contract. HOUSTON TEXANS — Released G A.J. Cann. Signed WR Noah Brown to a oneyear contract.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed WR Jakobi Meyers to a three-year contract. Resigned OL Brandon Parker to a one-year contract. Traded TE Darren Waller to the New York Giants for a third-round draft pick.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Re-signed RBs Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson to two-year contracts.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Re-signed QB Nick Mullens and C Garrett Bradbury to a three-year contact.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DB Myles Bryant to a tendered contract.
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