MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Johnny Sauter earned a spot in the Truck Series championship race with a victory Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.The win was the second of the season for Sauter and 12th of his career. He held off Chase Elliott in the closing laps to preserve the win in the Truck Series inaugural Chase.I feel like we are peaking at the right time, said Sauter. I feel like weve kind of saved some of our best bullets, so to speak, for the end, and we can go and really work hard on our Homestead piece for these next couple weeks.But Im a racer -- I think we all are -- and were not just going to hang out these next two weeks. We want to win races, but were in a luxurious spot, I guess youd call it. I want to win a championship. Ive been doing this a long time, and have won races, but a championship is something thats eluded me.Elliott, making his first Truck Series start of the season, was racing only to gain track experience for the Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday. He led a race-high 109 laps.Coming back to the checkered (flag) was probably my best opportunity to get him, but you have to be careful. Those guys are racing for a championship, Elliott said. Some days its not worth wrecking a guy or whatever.I wish we could have got him, but I feel like I learned a lot to help me in Sundays race.Four of the six Chase drivers finished in the top 10. John Hunter Nemecheck, Christopher Bell and Timothy Peters rounded out the top five, while Daniel Suarez was sixth, followed by Cole Custer and William Byron.Daniel Hemric and Austin Hill rounded out the top 10.Sauter now has three career victories at Martinsville in the Truck Series.Chase driver Matt Crafton had issues with about 50 laps remaining when he developed brake problems. It led to a 17th-place finish and hes now fifth in the Chase standings.I smelled it at one point and kept feeling something going on with the brake pedal and finally it went away, Crafton said.Ben Rhodes and Ben Kennedy made contact late in the race and Kennedy wound up 18th. Hes sixth in the Chase standings, and he confronted Rhodes in the garage after the race. Dell Curry Jersey . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Glen Rice Jersey . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. https://www.hornetslockerroom.com/Marvin-Williams-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Shot outdoors against the stunning backdrop of Banff, Alta., the networks 30-minute original production airs tonight at 8pm et/5pm pt on TSN2. The four All-Star teams will play for $100,000 in prize money during TSNs annual skins game, airing live this weekend on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre. Devonte Graham Hornets Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Jalen McDaniels Hornets Jersey . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rodney Bullock scored 11 of his 19 points in the first half and Providence pulled away early from St. Francis-Brooklyn to win 64-48 Monday in an Emerald Coast Classic on-campus game.The Terriers shot 4 of 24 from the floor (17 percent) and 1 of 11 from long distance (9 percent) in the first half and trailed the Friars 38-16 at halftime.Bullock grabbed 12 rebounds and Providence (3-1) won the rebound battle 43-31. Freshman Kalif Young added 18 pointss and Providence finished shooting 24 of 49 from the floor (49 percent).ddddddddddddYunus Hopkinson scored 12 points for the Terriers (0-3) , who finished shooting 18 of 60 from the floor (30 percent) and 4 of 24 (17 percent) from long distance.Providence beat Grambling 71-54 on Saturday to open the tournament and will face Memphis on Friday. ' ' '