LOCAL SPORTS
AUS: The Alberta Pandas defeated the STFX X-Women 3-0 in Saturday’s first consolation semi-final at the U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship tournament. Both teams suffered quarterfinal upsets earlier in the tournament, with the 4th seeded X-Women falling 5-2 to 5th seeded Concordia Stingers, while 8th seeded Waterloo dropped the top seeded Pandas on Thursday. Kamdyn Switzer, the AUS playoff MVP, was named player of the game for STFX. It’s the fourth time Alberta and STFX have played at the national championship since 2006, with Alberta winning all four games.
The Quad County Whitecaps made it to the final in the U13AAA Female Hockey Championship being played this weekend at the Antigonish Arena. They’ll face off with Metro West Force Red beginning at 11 am.
In High School Hockey, the Pictou County Wellness Centre is the site of this year’s Division 1 Boys Championship. At 1 pm, it’s the Riverview Ravens versus the Citadel Phoenix in the final.
Junior B: The Antigonish Bulldogs look to take a 3-0 lead in their series as they host the Pictou County Scotians at the Antigonish Arena tonight. Game time is 7:30.
Maritime League: The Pictou County Weeks Crushers will move forward in the playoffs, following a 5-4 overtime win in Summerside over the Western Capitals, taking the series in five games. The Crushers will next face either Truro or Amherst.
U15: The Novas took it to overtime before defeating the Western Hurricanes 3-2. The deciding game of the series will be played at 11:30 this morning at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth.
U16 AAA: The Cabot Highlanders have evened their series at a game each, defeating the Voyageurs 5-0 in Port Hood. Game 3 begins at Noon at the Al MacInnis Sports Centre.
U18 Major: The Halifax Macs evened the series final, defeating the Weeks Majors 9-1 in Game 2 at the Halifax Forum. Game 3 will be Tuesday night at the Wellness Centre.
At the High School Curling Provincials at the Bluenose Club in New Glasgow, Northeast Kings from Canning in the Annapolis Valley won Gold, defeating Riverview 9-1. Sackville High won the Bronze with a 7-1 victory over CEC.
NATIONAL SPORTS
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored three goals, Darnell Nurse and Mattias Ekholm each chipped in with two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers — playing without the injured Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl — beat the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-4. Kaapo Kakko scored twice for the Kraken.
Tomas Hertl scored his second hat trick this month and the Vegas Golden Knights knocked off the visiting Detroit Red Wings 6-3. Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists for the Golden Knights, who won their second straight game. Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat scored for the Red Wings, who have lost two in a row.
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based team is on the ice now competing in the gold-medal final against Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland at the world women’s curling championship in South Korea. Homan advanced to the final with a 6-5 extra-end victory over host Korea, while Switzerland defeated China 4-2.
Philip Zinckernagel’s goal in the 62nd minute snapped a 1-1 draw and lifted the visiting Chicago Fire to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. Hugo Cuypers and Rominigue Kouame also scored for the Fire. Daniel Rios scored for the West-leading Whitecaps, who lost their first game in five matches.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 32 points and added 17 rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks edged the Sacramento Kings 114-108. DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points for the Kings. Elsewhere, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points and had 11 rebounds as the New York Knicks bounced the visiting Washington Wizards 122-103.
Coby White scored a game-high 36 points and Matas Buzelis (Boo-zealous) added 31 points as the visiting Chicago Bulls whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115. Luka Doncic scored 34 points for the Lakers while LeBron James added 17.
Saturday’s Scoreboard
NHL
Edmonton 5 Seattle 4
Colorado 5 Montreal 4 (SO)
N.Y. Rangers 5 Vancouver 3
Calgary 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 (OT)
Ottawa 3 New Jersey 2
Nashville 5 Toronto 2
Minnesota 4 Buffalo 1
St. Louis 4 Chicago 1
Los Angeles 7 Carolina 2
Washington 6 Florida 3
Utah 6 Tampa Bay 4
Vegas 6 Detroit 3
Dallas 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT)
San Jose 3 Boston 1
PWHL
Ottawa 5 New York 2
NBA
Indiana 108 Brooklyn 103
Atlanta 124 Golden State 115
New York 122 Washington 103
Milwaukee 114 Sacramento 108
Chicago 146 L.A. Lakers 115
NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship – Second Round
At Denver
Michigan 91 Texas A&M 79
BYU 91 Wisconsin 89
At Lexington, Ky.
Auburn 82 Creighton 70
Tennessee 67 UCLA 58
At Wichita, Kan.
Texas Tech 77 Drake 64
Houston 81 Gonzaga 76
At Providence, R.I.
Purdue 76 McNeese St. 62
Arkansas 75 St. John’s 66
NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship – First Round
At Baton Rouge, La.
Florida St. 94 George Mason 59
LSU 103 San Diego St. 48
At Raleigh, N.C.
NC State 75 Vermont 55
Michigan St. 64 Harvard 50
At Los Angeles
Southern Cal 71 UNC-Greensboro 25
Mississippi St. 59 California 46
At Norman, Okla.
Iowa 92 Murray St. 57
Oklahoma 81 Florida Gulf Coast 58
At Storrs, Conn.
UConn 103 Arkansas St. 34
S. Dakota St. 74 Oklahoma St. 68
At College Park, Md.
Alabama 81 Green Bay 67
Maryland 82 Norfolk St. 69
At Chapel Hill, N.C.
West Virginia 78 Columbia 59
North Carolina 70 Oregon St. 49
At Austin, Texas
Illinois 66 Creighton 57
Texas 105 William & Mary 61
MLS
Chicago 3 Vancouver 1
New York 2 Toronto FC 1
Nashville 3 CF Montréal 0
Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 2
LA Galaxy 2 Minnesota 2
Charlotte FC 4 San Jose 1
New York City FC 0 Columbus 0
Orlando City 4 D.C. United 1
Philadelphia 1 St Louis City 0
Los Angeles FC 2 Sporting Kansas City 0
Portland 3 Colorado 0
FC Dallas 1 Real Salt Lake 0
Houston 0 Seattle 0
MLB Pre-season
Toronto 2 Minnesota 1
Detroit 0 Atlanta 0
Philadelphia 8 N.Y. Yankees 7
Baltimore 4 Pittsburgh 0
Tampa Bay 14 Boston 2
St. Louis 8 Miami (ss) 2
N.Y. Mets 5 Washington 5
Kansas City 9 Texas 5
Athletics 4 Milwaukee 3
Seattle 14 Chicago White Sox (ss) 1
Colorado (ss) 7 Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado (ss) 10 Chicago White Sox (ss) 4
San Diego (ss) 1 Cincinnati 0
San Francisco 7 Arizona 7
Cleveland 12 San Diego (ss) 8
Miami (ss) 6 Houston 5
Sunday’s Games (All times Eastern)
NHL
Buffalo at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Florida, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Vegas, 8 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
PWHL
Toronto at Montreal, noon
NBA
New Orleans at Detroit, 3 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 3:30 p.m.
Boston at Portland, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
EAST REGIONAL Second Round
At Raleigh, N.C. – Duke vs. Baylor, 2:40 p.m.
At Seattle – Arizona vs. Oregon, 9:40 p.m.
At Cleveland – Alabama vs. Saint Mary’s (Cal.), 6:10 p.m.
SOUTH REGIONAL Second round
At Milwaukee – Iowa St. vs. Mississippi, 7:45 p.m.
At Cleveland -Michigan St. vs. New Mexico, 8:40 p.m.
MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round
At Milwaukee – Kentucky vs. Illinois, 5:15 p.m.
WEST REGIONAL Second round
At Raleigh, N.C. – Florida vs. UConn, 12:10 p.m.
At Seattle – Maryland vs. Colorado St., 7:10 p.m.
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament – Second Round
At Los Angeles – UCLA vs. Richmond, 10 p.m.
At Waco, Texas – Baylor vs. Mississippi, 4 p.m.
At Lexington, Ky. – Kentucky vs. Kansas St., 2 p.m.
At Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina vs. Indiana, 3 p.m.
At Durham, N.C. – Duke vs. Oregon, Noon
At Columbus, Ohio – Ohio St. vs. Tennessee, 8 p.m.
At South Bend, Ind. – Notre Dame vs. Michigan, 1 p.m.
At Fort Worth, Texas – TCU vs. Louisville, 6 p.m.
MLS
San Diego FC at Austin FC, 4 p.m.
MLB Pre-Season
Philadelphia vs Detroit at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs Baltimore at North Port, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Tampa Bay at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs Washington (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs Pittsburgh at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs Miami at Port St Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Athletics at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Arizona (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs Milwaukee (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs San Diego at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs Colorado at Phoenix, 4:10 p.m.
Sacramento vs San Francisco at West Sacramento, Calif., 8:07 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs L.A. Angels at Los Angeles, 8:10 p.m.