Sports News Roundup: NLCS, Motor racing, Red Sox-Astros, Coach Thibodeau

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Wolves owner on Thibodeau: 'I have faith in him'

After a rocky preseason that included sparring for control with coach Tom Thibodeau, Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor extended an olive branch. Taylor said Thibodeau has his full support and his job is not on the line this season.

Curry guides Warriors past Thunder in opener

Stephen Curry capped a game-high, 32-point performance with a key three-point play with 1:46 remaining Tuesday night, helping the host Golden State Warriors hold off the Russell Westbrook-less Oklahoma City Thunder 108-100 in the second half of the NBA's opening-night doubleheader. Kevin Durant dropped in 27 points for the Warriors, who overcame 7-for-26 shooting from 3-point range to win on opening night for the first time in three seasons.

NHL roundup: McDavid sets record in Oilers' OT win

Darnell Nurse scored at 1:25 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the host Winnipeg Jets 5-4 Tuesday night behind a record-setting performance from Connor McDavid. Nurse's wrist shot from the left faceoff circle beat Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to the blocker side. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assisted on Edmonton's final three goals, including the winner.

NFL notebook: Giants owner Mara calls out OBJ

New York Giants owner John Mara is ready for Odell Beckham Jr. to start making headlines on the field and ceasefire behind the microphone. "I think he needs to do a little more playing and a little less talking," Mara said at the NFL fall owners meetings on Tuesday.

Dodgers even NLCS on Bellinger's 13th-inning hit

LOS ANGELES -- More than five hours after it started, Cody Bellinger delivered a game-winning single to right field, and he still had enough energy to take the Los Angeles Dodgers' celebration all the way to left field. Bellinger's 13th-inning RBI single ended a marathon Game 4 and evened the National League Championship Series as the Dodgers went deep into the night for a 2-1 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.

Boxer Alvarez signs a $365M deal, richest contract in sports history

Unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and the streaming service DAZN have agreed to a five-year, 11-fight deal that will pay the boxer at least $365 million -- the highest-paying athlete contract in history. DAZN became the broadcast home of boxing in the United States after HBO announced in September that it is getting out of the fight business. The signing of Alvarez kicks off the DAZN-boxing partnership with an exclamation point and plenty of zeroes.

USA Gymnastics interim CEO quits after anti-Nike tweet

Mary Bono resigned as interim chief of USA Gymnastics on Tuesday, only four days into the job, after she drew fire for a tweet she sent criticizing Nike Inc's use of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in an ad campaign. Bono's Oct. 12 appointment was criticized by leading gymnasts such as Simone Biles who questioned whether the former Republican congresswoman was fit to lead the organization as it tries to recover from a sexual abuse scandal.

MLB notebook: Boston's Sale TBD for Game 5

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale was back with the team on Tuesday before Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Houston. Sale, hospitalized Sunday for a stomach ailment, was released from the hospital on Monday. His physical condition was not clear, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before Tuesday's game with the Astros that Sale would be evaluated before the team determines his status for Game 5.

Eovaldi, Red Sox shut down Astros for 2-1 ALCS lead

HOUSTON -- At some point, the incendiary chatter will dissipate and most everything uttered outside of the white lines will fade into the ether. But on Tuesday, what didn't go unnoticed was who delivered for the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. Red Sox right-hander Nathan Eovaldi stifled the Houston Astros for six innings, setting the table for late-game, series-altering home runs from Steve Pearce and Jackie Bradley Jr. in an 8-2 Boston victory.

Motor racing - Texas offers Hamilton his first shot at fifth title

It will be high fives for Lewis Hamilton in Austin on Sunday if the fifth win in a row brings the Briton a fifth Formula One world title. The Mercedes driver is on the brink of joining the late Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio as a quintuple champion, with only seven times titleholder Michael Schumacher ahead of them in the all-time lists.

(With inputs from Reuters)