National Sports

Caitlin Clark leads Iowa rally for 71-69 win over UConn in women's Final Four. South Carolina awaits

CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark eventually found a way. Completely shut down in the first half, the most exciting player in women's college basketball now has one game left in her storied career at Iowa.

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Sabres skate past Flyers 4-2

Rookie Jack Quinn scored twice, and the Buffalo Sabres beat free-falling Philadelphia 4-2 on Friday night, handing the Flyers their sixth straight loss.

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Blades top Raiders 6-2 to win first-round series in five games

SASKATOON — Ben Saunderson scored a goal and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 on Friday to win the Western Hockey League first-round playoff series in five games.

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Star forward Connor McDavid scores twice as Oilers top Avalanche 6-2

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers punched their way into the post-season with authority on Friday night. Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each scored a pair of goals as the Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

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Andrew Harris to sign one-day deal and retire as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber

WINNIPEG — Running back Andrew Harris will sign a one-day contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this month and retire as a member of the team, the CFL club said Friday.

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South Carolina women stay perfect, surge past N.C. State 78-59 to reach NCAA title game

CLEVELAND (AP) — Perfectly dominant. Nothing new for South Carolina.

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Raptors snap 15-game skid and extend slump for Bucks, who lose third straight to sub-.500 team

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points and Immanuel Quickley narrowly missed a triple-double as the Toronto Raptors snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 117-111 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

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Svensson has three points as Sweden routs China 8-1 at women's hockey championship

UTICA, N.Y. — Hilda Svensson had two goals and an assist as Sweden thumped China 8-1 on Friday at the world women's hockey championship.

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Bourash scores twice as Huskies dump Olympiques 8-3 to advance in QMJHL playoffs

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Daniil Bourash scored twice as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 8-3 to win the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League first-round playoff series in five games.

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Canadian women win three straight to finish first in their group at Hong Kong Sevens

HONG KONG — Canada's women defeated the U.S. 12-5 Friday to finish first in Pool C with its third straight win at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

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