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Nailers Sweep Lions For Second Time This Season

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC- The Wheeling Nailers are finding their groove once again, and this weekend, they earned their eighth series sweep of the season. Wheeling won all three of its games on the road against the Trois-Rivières Lions at Colisée Videotron, and has now won six straight road contests. Tanner Andrew, Raivis Ansons, and Logan Pietila scored for the Nailers on Sunday afternoon, and Maxim Pavlenko's 26 saves got the 3-1 score to the finish line. The Nailers are 8-1-0 in their last nine games, and could clinch their spot in the 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs as early as Friday night ...

Pirates Reassign Heralded Prospect Konnor Griffin To Minor League Camp

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates debut for highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin will have to wait. Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday after the shortstop spent the last few weeks showcasing the skills that have made him baseball’s No. 1 ...

Hurricanes Score 3 Power Play Goals In 5-1 Win Over The Penguins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday. Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored on power plays for the Hurricanes, who beat the league's best penalty kill ...

Tennessee Reaches 4th Straight Sweet 16, Beating Virginia 79-72

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Bishop Boswell are roommates on the road and the Tennessee standouts suggested they spend almost every moment — from the practice court to the weight room to social activities — together. "We can't get enough of each other," Gillespie said. How ...

Iowa Beats No. 1 seed And Defending Champ Florida On Folgueiras’ 3 In Final Seconds

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida (27-8) became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year's March Madness. The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-12) wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes. They will face No. 4 seed Nebraska in ...

Wheeling Central Boys Basketball Wins Back-To-Back State Championships

CHARLESTON — There was simply no stopping the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights boys basketball team this season. Wheeling Central capped off an undefeated 23-0 campaign with a WVSSAC Class AA state championship on Saturday, getting to the mountaintop in back-to-back fashion with a 55-39 ...