Sweet 16 squads have proven their versatility to reach second weekend
Houston and Gonzaga met in a second-round NCAA Tournament matchup last weekend in Wichita, Kansas, that could as easily have been played in the Final Four, the way Kelvin Sampson’s and Mark Few’s teams had played throughout the season.
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- NCAA Football
Luzardo strikes out 8 as Phillies end World Series champion Dodgers perfect start
Jesús Luzardo followed up his sensational Phillies’ debut with two-hit ball and eight strikeouts over seven shutout innings in Philadelphia’s 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Friday night that ended the Dodgers’ undefeated start.
- NHL
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s record with 894th goal
Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration on the ice with his teammates and chants of “Ovi!
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- NHL
WBS Penguins suffer lopsided loss in Cleveland
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost to the Cleveland Monsters 7-1 on Friday night at Rocket Arena.
- NCAA Basketball
RailRiders use big seventh inning to beat Syracuse
On the strength of six-run seventh inning, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Syracuse Mets 12-4 at NBT Bank Stadium on Friday.
- NCAA Basketball
H.S. Girls Basketball: Lake-Lehman’s Wilson leads Red team to win
PLAINS TWP. — The George P. Moses Girls Basketball Senior All-Star Classic started Friday night with Wyoming Seminary’s Avery Luskic on the court wearing a walking boot.
- NCAA Basketball
Defending national champion South Carolina beats Texas, returns to title game
Dawn Staley has never lost a national championship game in three trips as South Carolina’s coach.
