HOCKEY
Tim Doherty scored twice, and Mathew Santos had a goal and two assists for the Maine Mariners in a 4-1 ECHL win over the Adirondack Thunder in Glens Falls, New York.
Doherty’s goal less than five minutes into the game gave Maine a 1-0 lead after one period. Doherty struck again 2:03 into the second, and Santos made it 3-0 at 16:47.
Nick Rivera spoiled Francois Brassard’s shutout bid midway through the third. Brassard finished with 21 saves.
Keltie Jeri-Leon added an empty-net goal with 2:34 remaining.
The teams combined for 84 penalty minutes in the third period, including five misconducts
BASKETBALL
NBA G LEAGUE: JT Thor hit four free throws in the final 11 seconds of regulation as the Greensboro Swarm (4-8) rallied from a 15-point first quarter deficit to beat the Maine Celtics (8-3) 123-120 at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Jalen Crutcher had 31 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead six players in double figures for Greensboro. Kobi Simmons added 28 points, while Aston Hagans added 13 points and dished out 10 assists.
Luka Samanic led the Celtics with 31 points, Marvin Smith tossed in 22 and Danzel Valentine added a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds.
GOLF
HERO WORLD CHALLENGE: Viktor Hovland shot 70 to take a one-shot lead, while Scottie Scheffler took a step to returning to No. 1 in the world with a 68 at the Hero World Challenge in Nassau, Bahamas.
Hovland is at -5 for the tournament and has a one-shot lead over a group of Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Young and Xander Schauffele.
Scores typically are much lower in the holiday event Tiger Woods hosts for a 20-man field of elite players in the Bahamas. The course was soaked and played long on Thursday. It dried out in 30 mph wind on Friday.
SOCCER
NWSL: Portland Thorns coach Rhian Wilkinson resigned, just five weeks after she led the team to the National Women’s Soccer League championship.
Wilkinson issued a statement that said players had asked for her resignation and she complied. Wilkinson said she was investigated and cleared of wrongdoing by the NWSL and its players union after she self-reported that she and a player had developed feelings for one another but had never acted upon them. She said she and the player eventually “stopped all communication outside of work.”
BOBSLED
WORLD CUP: Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. had the fastest time in both runs on her way to winning a World Cup monobob race in Park City, Utah.
It was Humphries’ second medal in as many monobob races this season and put her atop the World Cup standings. Lisa Buckwitz of Germany was second and Cynthia Appiah of Canada was third.
SKIING
WORLD CUP: Italy’s Sofia Goggia won the first World Cup women’s downhill race of the season in Lake Louise, Alberta, by holding off Olympic champion Corinne Suter of Switzerland.
The ninth racer to take the course, Goggia finished in a time of 1 minute, 47.81 seconds, which edged Suter by 0.04 seconds. Cornelia Huetter of Austria was third for her 18th World Cup podium finish.
Goggia is chasing after a third straight World Cup downhill globe this season. It would make her the first woman to win three straight World Cup downhill titles since Lindsey Vonn captured six straight from 2007-08 to 2012-13.
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