DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win.

Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap on Sunday: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.

“Just incredible how it all played out. Just true Daytona madness,” Reddick said. “I’ve already lost my voice from screaming. Never thought I’d be Daytona 500 champion.”

Neither did Jordan, who met Reddick in victory lane for a bear hug and the two then jointly hoisted the Harley J. Earl trophy into the air. Jordan, who turns 63 on Tuesday, will get a Daytona 500 ring for his birthday and made it known in victory lane he wears a size 13.

“It feels like I won a championship. But until I get my ring, I won’t even know,” Jordan said.

It was a celebration that included multiple stars of NASCAR as Reddick is teammates with Bubba Wallace, who went to victory lane in tears after dominating a huge chunk of the race but finished 10th.

Jordan wrapped his arms around Wallace from behind and spoke closely into Wallace’s ear in a brief speech of encouragement.

“I don’t want my emotions to take away from the monumental day they just accomplished. Happy birthday, MJ. That’s a massive birthday present,” Wallace said. “I thought this was our week, the best 500 I’ve ever had, and come up short, sucks.

“Led a lot of laps, lap leader, I believe. It was a good day for us, but damn. Try again next year.”

Hamlin was also in victory lane after finishing 31st and falling short in his bid to become the third four-time Daytona 500 winner.

Hamlin, who drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, was involved in the final caution when he and teammate Christopher Bell collided with nine laps remaining. It set up the final push to the finish over the final four laps.

Elliott had control on the final lap after leader Carson Hocevar was spun off the track and it appeared the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott would finally win his first Daytona 500.

Instead, Reddick made a huge surge, hit Elliott to cause Elliott to crash and sailed past to take Jordan to the Daytona International Speedway victory lane.

Jordan was the face of the December federal antitrust lawsuit that NASCAR settled on the ninth day of trial. The settlement changed the revenue-sharing model in the United States’ top motorsports series.

The victory marked a Daytona sweep for three team owners heavily involved in the trial. Bob Jenkins, who joined 23XI in suing NASCAR, opened the weekend with a victory when Chandler Smith won the Truck Series opener on Friday night for Front Row Motorsports.

Richard Childress, who testified on behalf of 23XI and Front Row and was the subject of disparaging text messages by since-departed NASCAR chairman Steve Phelps, was the winning team owner Saturday when Austin Hill won.

Then came “The Great American Race” and Jordan and Hamlin, the two front-facing litigants got their first Daytona 500 victory.

Former race winners Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano finished second and third as Toyota, Chevrolet and Ford each placed a driver on the podium. Elliott wound up fourth and sat dejected and in disbelief on the outside wall of the track after climbing from his car.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Castrol Ford, Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Speedy Cash Ford, and Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Body Guard Ford, spin after an on-track incident to end the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Tyler Reddick, (45) and his son Beau celebrate with the team after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Nigel Cook)

MILAN, Italy — Auston Matthews scored twice and set up Zach Werenski’s goal with a textbook pass, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced, and the U.S. defeated Germany 5-1 on Sunday night to finish men’s hockey group play at the Olympics unbeaten and clinch the second seed in the knockout round.

Canada put such a beatdown on France, winning 10-2, that the U.S. would have had to run up the score and beat Germany by 10 goals to pass the tournament favorite. The North American rivals cannot meet until the gold medal game.

They have to get there first. The U.S. is set to face the winner of the qualification round game Tuesday between Sweden and Latvia, while Canada plays Czechia or Denmark in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Sweden, the only European team at the Olympics with a full roster of NHL players, won two of its three preliminary round games and only dropped to seventh because of a goal differential tiebreaker.

It could be quite the test for the U.S., which has only faced Latvia, Denmark and Germany so far.

The Germany game was a chance for the Americans to fine-tune their play before the tournament goes to single-elimination playoffs. Matthew Tkachuk had a pair of assists, and Matthews, the captain just as he was at the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago, had his best showing of the tournament.

Hellebuyck also looked good in his second start, allowing only a goal to Tim Stützle. The U.S. got the goaltending it expected from him after a shaky outing from Jeremy Swayman 24 hours earlier.

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MILAN, Italy — Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Canada are rolling into the knockout round at the Olympics as the best team in the tournament.

They may have put the top seed out of the Americans’ reach.

Crosby and McDavid each had a goal and two assists in a clinical, businesslike 10-2 dismantling of France on Sunday. Canada finished round robin play unbeaten, outscoring opponents by 17 goals over three games.

“We did what we came to do,” said McDavid, who leads all scorers in Milan. “We came to win a hockey game and continue to get better.”

The blowout also included Tom Wilson fighting the player who delivered a forearm to Nathan MacKinnon’s face a couple of minutes earlier. MacKinnon returned and Wilson was ejected, since fighting is a game misconduct under international rules, but the already popular teammate earned even more respect inside Canada’s locker room.

“He’s going to stick up for his guys,” forward Sam Bennett said. “He’s a leader on this team, and he’s a guy that’s going to protect our guys and do whatever it takes for our team.”

The U.S. would need to beat Germany by 10 or more goals on Sunday night to overtake Canada for the No. 1 seed. A win of any kind short of that would put the U.S. second and on a crash course to face seventh-seeded Sweden in the quarterfinals, and an unexpected regulation loss would shake up the already surprising standings.

Sweden is quite the formidable opponent, though Canada showed in the preliminary round that it has the skill, size and finishing ability to skate any other team in Milan out of the building. McDavid has nine points in his first nine periods to lead all scorers at his first Olympics, and Crosby has been great at 38 in his third looking to go 3 for 3 in gold medals.

“Sid’s playing great,” McDavid said. “Everybody’s playing really, really well. The team’s playing well. We’re in a good place right now.”

Macklin Celebrini, Canada’s youngest player at 19, scored on a penalty shot and on the power play against France to give him four goals in three games. Wilson, picked by coach Jon Cooper to ride shotgun on the top line on McDavid’s right wing, also had a goal, an assist and some big hits.

Mark Stone scored short-handed with 3.4 seconds left in the first period and had two assists. Brandon Hagel had Canada’s ninth goal in the third before Celebrini scored the 10th.

Canada outshot France 46-13, making life as easy as possible on goaltender Jordan Binnington, who might want the second goal back but should still be in net Wednesday in the quarterfinals, likely against Czechia or Germany.

Swiss win for Fiala

Rallying around the absence of injured winger Kevin Fiala, Switzerland beat Czechia 4-3 in overtime to give itself an easy path to the quarterfinals.

Winning the preliminary round finale means captain Roman Josi’s team will almost certainly face France or also winless host Italy in the qualification playoffs Tuesday.

“We knew it was a big game,” said Josi, the Nashville Predators’ defenseman who scored Switzerland’s first goal by banking the puck off Radko Gudas’ left skate and in. “Obviously a lot of up and downs in that third period but found a way. It was a huge win against a really good team.”

Former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dean Kukan scored the overtime winner. In 172 NHL regular-season and playoff games, he had just six goals and ranked this one top three in his career.

“I was first thinking about passing, but (Czechia’s Radek Simek) gave me a little bit too much room,” Kukan said. “The shot from there is always dangerous.”

Timo Meier of the New Jersey Devils and Pius Suter of the St. Louis Blues also scored for Switzerland, and 38-year-old national team goaltender Leonardo Genoni stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced.

Fiala, the Los Angeles Kings’ second-leading scorer, had surgery to repair what the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation only called a lower left leg injury. He sent his teammates a video message from his hospital bed, and coach Patrick Fischer hopes Fiala is back at the athletes’ village Monday.

“He’s still with us,” said Nico Hischer, who captains the Devils in the NHL. “We’ll play for him. And obviously you hate to see injury like that. He’s one of our best players, so it’s obviously a tough loss for us. But we know he’s still engaged with us, and he’ll cheer us on.”

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Want to follow the section madness that produces the Minnesota high school boys hockey state tournament teams?

This is your one stop shop with daily updates for all 16 sections in Class A and Class 2A.

Brackets will be updated here with results through the quarterfinals, semis and section title games over the next two weeks as teams attempt to punch their tickets to downtown St. Paul.

Class 2A section brackets

Section 1AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 19

No. 8 Austin at No. 1 Farmington, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Owatonna at No. 4 New Prague, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Rochester Mayo at No. 2 Lakeville South, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Rochester Century/John Marshall at No. 3 Lakeville North, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21

Final, Feb. 26 at Rochester Rec Center, 7 p.m.

Section 2AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 18

No. 8 Chaska at No. 1 Minnetonka, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Prior Lake at No. 4 Eden Prairie, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Bloomington Jefferson at No. 2 Shakopee, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Holy Family at No. 3 Chanhassen, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Braemar Arena

Final, Feb. 26 at Ridder Arena, 6 p.m.

Section 3AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Apple Valley/Burnsville at No. 1 Rosemount, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Eastview at No. 4 Eagan, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Two Rivers at No. 2 St. Thomas Academy, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Park at No. 3 Cretin-Derham Hall, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 20 at Bloomington Ice Garden

Final, Feb 24 at University of St. Thomas, 7 p.m.

Section 4AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 21 at Aldrich Arena

No. 8 Mounds View vs. No. 1 Hill-Murray, 11 a.m.

No. 5 Gentry Academy vs. No. 4 East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.

No. 7 Woodbury vs. No. 2 Stillwater, 1:30 p.m.

No. 6 Roseville vs. No. 3 White Bear Lake, 5 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 25 at Aldrich Arena

Final, Feb. 27 at Aldrich Arena, 7 p.m.

Section 5AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 18

No. 8 Anoka at No. 1 Maple Grove, 3 p.m.

No. 5 Andover at No. 4 Totino-Grace, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids at No. 2 Blaine, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Champlin Park at No. 3 Centennial, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Furniture and Things Community Event Center

Final, Feb. 26 at Furniture and Things Community Event Center, 7 p.m.

Section 6AA

Quarterfinals

No. 8 Hopkins at No. 1 Rogers, 7 p.m. on Feb. 18

No. 5 Buffalo at No. 4 Wayzata, 7 p.m. on Feb. 18

No. 7 AC Wings at No. 2 Edina, 7 p.m. on Feb. 19

No. 6 Benilde-St. Margaret’s at No. 3 Holy Angels, 7 p.m. on Feb. 18

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Bloomington Ice Garden

Final, Feb. 25 at Ridder Arena

Section 7AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Northern Edge at No. 1 Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Duluth Marshall at No. 4 Forest Lake, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Cambridge-Isanti at No. 2 Rock Ridge, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Duluth Denfeld at No. 3 Duluth East, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Amsoil Arena

Final, Feb. 26 at Amsoil Arena, 7 p.m.

Section 8AA

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Alexandria at No. 1 Moorhead, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Bemidji at No. 4 St. Cloud, 7:15 p.m.

No. 7 Brainerd at No. 2 St. Michael-Albertville, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Roseau at No. 3 Elk River/Zimmerman, 5 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21

Final, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.

Class A section brackets

Section 1A

Round 1, Feb. 17

No. 9 Faribault at No. 8 La Crescent-Hokah, 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals, Feb. 19

Round 1 winner at No. 1 Northfield, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Albert Lea at No. 4 Rochester Lourdes, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Red Wing at No. 2 Waseca, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Winona at No. 3 Dodge County, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Rochester Rec Center

Final, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. at Rochester Rec Center

Section 2A

Round 1, Feb. 17

No. 9 Westonka/Watertown-Mayer at No. 8 Waconia, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Southwest Christian at No. 7 Providence Academy, 7 p.m.

No. 11 Hutchinson at No. 6 Minneapolis, 6:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals, Feb. 19

Westonka/Watertown OR Waconia at Delano, 7:15 p.m.

No. 5 Orono at No. 4 St. Louis Park, 7 p.m.

SWC OR Providence at No. 2 Blake, 7 p.m.

Minneapolis OR Hutchinson at No. 3 Breck, 7:15 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 24 at St. Louis Park Rec Center

Final, Feb. 26 at St. Louis Park Rec Center, 7 p.m.

Section 3A

Round 1, Feb. 17

No. 9 Redwood Valley at No. 8 Windom Area, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Worthington at No. 7 Fairmont, 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals, Feb. 19

Redwood Valley OR Windom at Luverne, 7 p.m.

No. 5 New Ulm at No. 4 Minnesota River Bulldogs, 7 p.m.

Fairmont OR Worthington at No. 2 Mankato West, 7:15 p.m.

No. 6 Marshall at No. 3 Mankato East, 5 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Don Roberts Ice Rink

Final, Feb. 25 at Don Roberts Ice Rink, 7:30 p.m.

Section 4A

Round 1, Feb. 17 at Aldrich Arena

No. 9 St. Paul vs. No. 8 Osseo, 7:30 p.m.

No. 10 St. Paul Academy vs. No. 7 Simley, 5 p.m.

Quarterfinals at Aldrich Arena

Osseo OR St. Paul vs. No. 1 Mahtomedi, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.

No. 5 South St. Paul vs. No. 4 Hastings, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Simley OR SPA vs. No. 2 Chisago Lakes, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m.

No. 6 Tartan vs. No. 3 Irondale, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 24 at Aldrich Arena

Final, Feb. 26 at Aldrich Arena, 7 p.m.

Section 5A

Round 1, Feb. 14

No. 8 Princeton 6, No. 9 Mora, Milaca, Braham 1

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Princeton at No. 1 St. Cloud Cathedral, 5 p.m.

No. 5 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato at No. 4 Sauk Rapids-Rice, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Becker-Big Lake at No. 2 Monticello, 7 p.m.

No. 6 River Lakes at No. 3 Pine City, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21

Final, Feb. 25 at Elk River Arena, 7 p.m.

Section 6A

Round 1, Feb. 14

No. 8 Morris Benson Area 9, No. 9 Wadena-Deer Creek 2

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Morris Benson Area at No. 1 Sartell, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Prairie Centre at No. 4 Little Falls, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Breckenridge/Wahpeton at No. 2 Northern Lakes, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Willmar at No. 3 Fergus Falls, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at St. Cloud MAC

Final, Feb. 26 at St. Cloud MAC, 7 p.m.

Section 7A

Round 1, Feb. 14

No. 8 Ely 13, No. 9 Moose Lake Area 6

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Ely at No. 1 Hibbing/Chisholm, 6 p.m.

No. 5 International Falls at No. 4 Proctor, 6 p.m.

No. 7 North Shore at No. 2 Hermantown, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Greenway at No. 3 C-E-C, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Amsoil Arena

Final, Feb. 25 at Amsoil Arena, 7 p.m.

Section 8A

Round 1, Feb. 14

No. 8 Park Rapids 6, No. 9 Kittson County Central, 5

No. 7 Red Lake Falls 10, No. 10 Lake of the Woods 1

Quarterfinals, Feb. 17

No. 8 Park Rapids at No. 1 Warroad, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Crookston at No. 4 Thief River Falls, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Red Lake Falls at No. 2 East Grand Forks, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Bagley/Fosston at No. 3 Detroit Lakes, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Feb. 21 at Ralph Engelstad Arena

Final, Feb. 26 at Ralph Engelstad Arena, 7 p.m.