Tuesday’s Sports

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OLYMPICS

Nathan Chen flipped, whirled, and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics. Next up for the Salt Lake City native: an expected and long-awaited coronation as Olympic champion. Chen made history in a historic venue on Tuesday, crushing the world record with a score of 113.97 at Capital Indoor Stadium, the site of the 1971 ping pong diplomacy matches between the United States and China.

NFL

According to a report from ESPN, the Houston Texans will name East Texas native Lovie Smith as their next head coach. They hired Smith as the team’s defensive coordinator last March, and that came after the University of Illinois fired him. He went 17-39 over five years.

Also, according to ESPN, the New Orleans Saints informed defensive coordinator Dennis Allen that they are hiring him as their next head coach. Allen, 49, will replace his longtime boss, Sean Payton, who stepped away two weeks ago. It will be Allen’s second stint as a head coach after he went 8-28 as coach of the Raiders from 2012 to 2014.

NBA

Houston at New Orleans 7:00 pm

Pistons at Dallas 7:30 pm

COLLEGE

Virginia stuns Duke 69-78

Last week, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill to ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity, making South Dakota the 10th state to enact such a law.

HIGH SCHOOL

GIRLS

Mt Pleasant girls are 11-0 before tonight’s game

Monday

Cooper 48 – Alba-Golden 41

BOYS

Monday

Avinger 95 – Saltillo 74

Miller Grove 71 – Savoy 22

Wolfe City 46 – Bland 45