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The Sun cored Alyssa Thomas and offered restricted DiJonai Carrington a qualifying offer.
The Connecticut Sun have officially cored 11-year veteran Alyssa Thomas, per the WNBA transactions page. That means that the 5-time All-Star will be offered a one-year contract at the WNBA’s highest possible salary ($249,244) — and that she’s unable to negotiate with other teams as a free agent this offseason.

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Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Greetzky’s all-time goals record, and he pulled within 21 goals of passing the Great One with an overtime game-winner on Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators.
However, that goal turned out to be a record-breaker.
That goal — which was scored on Senators rookie netminder Leevi Merilainen — meant that Ovechkin has now scored on more goalies than any other player in NHL history.
Another clutch goal brings his career total to 874.

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