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NBA: Atlanta Hawks beat Phoenix Suns 96-69
In NBA action,
The Atlanta Hawks set a single-season franchise high Tuesday night with their 58th victory, getting 16 points each from DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague in a 96-69 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Mike Muscala, starting for injured All-Star forward Paul Millsap, also added 16 points and Al Horford had 14 for the Eastern Conference champion Hawks.
Phoenix, which missed 31 of 40 shots from the field in the second half, finished the game one point shy of matching the franchise low set on March 8, 1981, at Kansas City.
In other action,
Charlotte Hornets went down to the Miami Heat 105-100.
New Orleans Pelicans took out the Golden State Warriors 103-100.
And it's the San Antonio Spurs over the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-88.
The Sacramento Kings upset the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-111.
And it's the Los Angeles Clippers rolling past the L.A. Lakers 105-100.
ISU Coach Killed in Crash after NCAA Title Game
In off-court basketball news,
It's been confirmed that Illinois State University's associate head basketball coach Torrey Ward and a deputy athletics director with the university were among the seven people killed in a plane crash on Tuesday morning.
Ward worked with Illinois State's big men the past few years, helping Jackie Carmichael earn all-conference honors in 2013 and developing Reggie Lynch into an all-conference center this past season.
All the victims died from blunt force trauma resulting from the crash, which happened near the city of Bloomington.
There were no survivors.
The passengers aboard the private plane attended the national title game between Duke and Wisconsin in Indianapolis on Monday night but encountered heavy fog on their flight home.
The plane went down in a soybean field only 4 kilometers from the Bloomington airport.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
AFC Champions League
In football,
The 4th round of AFC Champions League group games continues.
Seven games are on the schedule tonight. Five of them are in progress as we speak.
First up, in Group G, Beijing Guoan is taking on Urawa Red Diamonds.
The two teams are currently top and bottom in Group G, respectively. Guoan needs only one victory to advance into the elimination round.
In Group E, Shandon Luneng is up against Kashiwa Reysol.
Luneng is ranked 3rd in its group.
Another highlight of the matches tonight will be Al Sadd taking on Lokomotiv Tashkent.
Montreal First Canada Team to Reach CONCACAF Champs League Final
In football,
Montreal Impact became the first Canadian team to reach the CONCACAF Champions League final despite a 4-2 defeat at Costa Rica's Alajuelense on Tuesday.
Impact forward Jack McInerney opened the scoring three minutes before halftime with a precious away goal.
Pablo Gabas struck twice in the first 15 minutes of the second half to breathe new life into Alajuelense's quest to reach the Champions League final for the first time.
Montreal won the first leg 2-0, and moves forward in the tournament. It will face the winner of the second semi-final between Mexico's Club America and another Costa Rican side, Herediano.
The second leg will be played on Wednesday in the Azteca stadium in Mexico City.
NHL:Minnesota Wild Win 2-1 at Chicago Blackhawks to Reach Playoffs
In National Hockey League action,
Devan Dubnyk made 32 saves, and the Wild clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Mikael Granlund and Jason Zucker scored in the third period for Minnesota, which was coming off a 2-0 home loss to Winnipeg on Monday night.
It was Zucker's first game since he broke his collarbone in the first period of a 5-3 victory over Vancouver on Feb. 9.
In other action,
Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 5-4.
The New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 4-2.
Winnipeg beat St. Louis 1-0.
And it's the Ottawa Senators over The Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3.
Arizona lost to Calgary 3-2.
Detroit beat Carolina 3-2.
Colorado defeated Nashville 3-2.
And it's the Edmonton Oilers beating the defending champions LA Kings 4-2.
Badminton: Wang Yihan Advances into Next Round at OUE Singapore Open 2015
In badminton,
It's a good day for Chinese shuttlers as most of them advanced into the next round at this year's OUE Singapore Open.
In women's singles play,
World number four Wang Yihan of China put on a powerful performance to defeat her opponent Thi Trang(B) Vu from Vietnam 21-13, 21-11.
In Men's doubles event,
Chai Biao and Hong Wei of China eliminated their compatriots Chen Hung Ling and Chi-Lin Wang from Taiwan 21-17, 21-14.
About 20 games are still on deck tonight,
Chen Long, the reigning world champion, will take on LEE Dong Keun from South Korea.
And it's world number five Wang Shixian up against Kirsty Glimour from Scotland.
Some 1.2 Million Olympic Tickets Sold
Olympic organizers say Brazilians have snapped up 1.2 million tickets for next year's Games in Rio, just a week after tickets went on sale.
People across the country have applied for tickets in all sports, with the most popular offerings being volleyball, football, and basketball.
A total of 7.2 million tickets will be sold with 70 percent reserved for residents of Brazil.
Around 1 million more will be distributed abroad via national Olympic committees.
The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.
