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Kuznetsov scored at 4:20 of overtime, just beating his star teammate’s stick to the puck, and the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 6-5 in their return from their longest road trip this season. “Those two points are really big for us,” Kuznetsov said of the victory, which came after Washington twice gave back two-goal leads. “I feel especially today between one and two points it will be a huge difference at the end of the season....

“We urge citizens to inform us of troop movements, to make Molotov cocktails, and neutralize the enemy,” the Ukrainian ministry of defense said on social media, urging citizens to build homemade petrol bombs. The alert came as the ministry said Russian forces appeared to have infiltrated a residential district of Kyiv. Videos posted on social media showed Russian tanks driving through Obolon, located just north of downtown Kyiv. “We ask citizens to inform about the movement of equipment!...

Kyiv residents fled to bomb shelters as multiple missiles struck the city after 8:00 a.m. local time, killing at least five people and injuring a further 51 people, according to Vitalii Klychko, Kyiv’s mayor. Videos taken at different metro stations used as bomb shelters across the city showed residents largely unphased by the attacks, singing Ukrainian songs together, including the country’s national anthem, a Ukrainian folk song titled “Oh, in the Cherry Orchard” and “How not to love you, my Kyiv....

Busch’s title hopes already were slim after last week’s 15th-place finish at Martinsville dropped him to fifth in the standings, 36 points behind leaders Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson. Busch was hoping to get back into the title race at Texas, where he won in April. But he was running second when he tagged the wall on Lap 57, damaging the right side of his car. MORE: NASCAR’s best zingers | Kenseth fan favorite in Chase | Kes wins NW race...

In an interview with Allure published on Tuesday, musician Stefani—who is of Irish and Italian descent—spoke of how she was introduced to Japanese culture as her father worked for Yamaha and traveled between her native California and Japan. “That was my Japanese influence and that was a culture that was so rich with tradition, yet so futuristic [with] so much attention to art and detail and discipline and it was fascinating to me,” the singer told the Allure’s Jesa Marie Calaor....

It was a bravura finish to a drama-filled match in which Nadal, playing his first tournament since falling to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, had three chances to close it out after taking a 6-3 lead in the third-set tiebreaker. Kyrgios saved the first with a leaping drop shot, and the second with a net-skimming volley. Nadal was just wide with a passing shot to make it 6-6, double-faulted to give Kyrgios a chance and sailed a backhand long to end the match after three hours and three minutes....

The 27-year-old guard, who is expected to opt out of his contract with the Celtics and become a free agent this summer, is “more open” to joining Los Angeles, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Monday. Irving and Lakers star LeBron James won a championship together while they were teammates with the Cavaliers from 2014-17. But Irving reportedly wanted a bigger role and asked Cleveland to trade him before he was eventually sent to the Celtics....

Irving posted to his Instagram to show he was proud of the effort by LeBron James and company that tied the series at one game apiece. MORE: Cavs go ugly in Game 2 | Watch Curry send it to OT | Fan wins BMW on halfcourt shot The All-Star point guard underwent successful surgery Saturday to repair a fractured kneecap. He is looking at a recovery time of three to six months, but he will not be forgotten by his Cleveland comrades as they return home for Game 3 on Tuesday....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Mayor Adams has been reducing mandate policies since taking office on Jan. 1, and one of the few mandates remaining surrounded the private-sector vaccine mandate that affected performers and athletes in local venues, including Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden, as well as both Citi Field in Queens and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where the Mets and the Yankees play, respectively....

Irving, who has been battling tendinitis in his left knee, landed awkwardly on his left leg while competing for the ball toward the end of overtime. He walked gingerly to the locker room, throwing his towel to the ground in frustration as he exited and later said he would need an MRI, though he hopes it is only an aggravation. MORE: Must-see Finals photos | Irving blocks Curry | LeBron needed more help | Iguodala plays big role...

Sinema joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and all of the Republicans in opposing a change that would have imposed a so-called “talking filibuster” and allowed Democrats to end the debate with a simple majority rather than the usual 60 votes. The failure to change the rules for the voting rights legislation means the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act are effectively dead. Even before Sinema’s vote on Wednesday, there had long been talk of a primary challenge to the Arizona Democrat and political experts who spoke to Newsweek indicated that the senator is in very real danger of losing her seat....

Videos posted to social media Sunday showed a group of people trail the Democratic lawmaker through a campus hallway. The group continued to berate Sinema as she entered a bathroom stall. “Yesterday’s behavior was not legitimate protest,” Sinema said in a statement on Monday. “It is unacceptable for activist organizations to instruct their members to jeopardize themselves by engaging in unlawful activities such as gaining entry to closed university buildings, disrupting learning environments, and filming students in a restroom....

Normally TV news shows rely on amateur videos to show nature in its full and unpredictable fury: a flash flood submerges Main Street in Small Town, U.S.A.; a twister touches down near the airport. Last week in Los Angeles, however, a man testing his new camcorder captured an ugly but, to some, totally unsurprising incident: the prolonged beating of a black man who had been pulled over for speeding by the police....

Mumbai had posted a score of 176 on the board and gave the Kings XI a target of 177 to chase. The Kings XI were well settled in the chase and were in a comfortable zone to win the game. They had scored 80 runs at a loss of 1 wicket in the tenth over. The bowler, Krunal Pandya while bowls his 5th delivery saw Mayank Agarwal leaving the runner’s end before the delivery was bowled and stopped at once....

Going forward, Sportskeeda will continue to provide scores and update from several leagues not only from Karnataka but from various other state associations of the country. HAL Sports Club: 167 all out in 46.3 overs [Samarth Ooty 21, Ramesh KB 52*, Rajkumar Jadav 2/21, Manjunath 3/17] beat KPTCL Sports Organisation: 140 all out in 34.1 overs [Anil Kumar 44, Sharan Gouda 2/42, Manjunath 2/26, Ramesh 2/12] by 27 runs....

From season one to season three of Kuroko’s Basketball, Akashi is set up as the final boss character of the series. Combining a superiority and/or god-like complex with an overpowered ability like the Emperor Eye, he is Kuroko’s natural enemy on the court. In Season 3: Episode 23, as he’s faced with the reality of losing to Seirin High, the audience is finally able to see the true Akashi hidden behind the scenes: his original personality....

Kvitova, who was also the champion in Madrid in 2011 and 2015, has now claimed four titles in 2018 after triumphs in St Petersburg, Doha and Prague. Losing Madrid finalist Bertens shot up five places to 15th, while Russian Maria Sharapova’s quarter-final showing meant she went up 12 spots to 40th in the rankings headed by Romania’s Simona Halep, Dane Caroline Wozniacki and Spaniard Garbine Muguruza. WTA rankings as of May 14 1....

Ren worked for KBM from 2010-13 under a three-year contract that was amended after the 2011 season to include an option for 2014. According to the contract that was filed by KBM in its response to the lawsuit in North Carolina Superior Court in Statesville, Ren was paid $300,000 his first year and $325,000 his second year. He received guaranteed bonuses of $30,000 the first year and $32,500 the second year....

After surgery and three days of treatment in Florida and three more in North Carolina, Busch has been released from the hospital. Busch is out of the Sprint Cup Series indefinitely while he recovers. Joe Gibbs announced Tuesday that that David Ragan will drive the No. 18 Toyota in his absence. MORE: Kvapil racecar stolen | Hamlin motorhome hit; Danica didn’t do it | New rules draw mixed reviews