NHL-SCHEDULE Lafrenière scores 2nd of season, Rangers beat Capitals 4-1 UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 pick Alexis Lafrenière (lah-FREHN’-yehr) scored his second NHL goal to help the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) had two assists in the Rangers’ second consecutive victory. Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist and made history as…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Osaka beats Brady to claim 4th Slam trophy MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka has won her fourth Grand Slam trophy by pulling away to beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final. Osaka improved to 4-0 in title matches at major tournaments. She is the first woman to start her career that way since Monica…
Holy Cross (3-10, 3-10) vs. Boston University (5-6, 5-6) Case Gym, Boston; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Patriot League foes meet as Holy Cross takes on Boston University. Holy Cross fell 78-69 at home to Boston University in its last outing. Boston University is coming off a 78-69 win at Holy Cross in its most recent game. TEAM LEADERSHIP:…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Osaka beats Brady to claim 4th Slam trophy MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka has won her fourth Grand Slam trophy by pulling away to beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final. Osaka improved to 4-0 in title matches at major tournaments. She is the first woman to start her career that way since Monica…
UC Irvine (12-7, 9-3) vs. Cal State Fullerton (5-7, 4-7) Titan Gym, Fullerton, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine looks for its seventh straight win in the head-to-head series over Cal State Fullerton. UC Irvine has won by an average of 18 points in its last six wins over the Titans. Cal State Fullerton’s last win in…
Tarleton St. (7-8, 2-5) vs. Dixie St. (7-11, 3-8) Burns Arena, St. George, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dixie St. seeks revenge on Tarleton St. after dropping the first matchup in St. George. The teams last played on Feb. 19, when the Texans shot 50 percent from the field while limiting Dixie St.’s shooters to just 30.4 percent…
UNLV (9-11, 6-7) vs. San Jose State (5-14, 3-12) Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, California; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNLV looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over San Jose State. UNLV has won by an average of 16 points in its last seven wins over the Spartans. San Jose State’s last win…
UC Riverside (10-5, 7-3) vs. UC San Diego (4-8, 1-8) RIMAC, San Diego; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside looks to extend UC San Diego’s conference losing streak to six games. UC San Diego’s last Big West win came against the UC Davis Aggies 89-69 on Jan. 22. UC Riverside won 81-75 at UC San Diego in its…
Denver (2-16, 1-10) vs. Kansas City (10-10, 6-5) Swinney Recreation Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas City looks for its fifth straight conference win against Denver. Kansas City’s last Summit League loss came against the North Dakota State Bison 71-67 on Jan. 29. Denver fell 68-57 at Kansas City in its last outing. SUPER SENIORS:…
Hawaii (8-7, 6-7) vs. Cal State Northridge (7-9, 3-6) Matadome, Northridge, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii goes for the season sweep over Cal State Northridge after winning the previous matchup in Northridge. The teams last played on Feb. 19, when the Rainbow Warriors shot 43.1 percent from the field while holding Cal State Northridge’s shooters to just…
