Regional sports update - February 17th to 23rd
by Heather Mazzacaro - Sports Editor
College Basketball:
- No. 1 UMass defeated Rhode Island 74-69 in a closely contested game.
- No. 4 UConn women 73, Rutgers 61
- No. 11 Georgetown upset No. 3 UConn men, 77-65.
- West Virginia 108, No. 20 Boston College 89
- No. 3 UConn women 82, St. John's 54
NBA Basketball:
- Denver Mavericks 117, Boston Celtics 93
- Utah Jazz 112, Boston Celtics 98
- Phoenix Suns 120, Boston Celtics 107
NHL Hockey:
- Boston Bruins 3, Los Angeles Kings 3
- Hartford Whalers 5, Montreal Canadiens 3
- Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4, Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
- Boston Bruins 7, Edmonton Oilers 4
Extra! Extra!
- The U.S.'s Picabo Street took first place at the World Alpine Ski Championships in the downhill event.
- The top position in men's tennis changes once more, this time with American Pete Sampras at the top. He took the No. 1 spot with a win over Andre Agassi, 6-2, 6-3, in the finals of the Sybase Open Tennis Championship.
- Nambia's Frankie Fredericks became the first person ever to break 20 seconds in the 200m dash. He ran it in 19.92 seconds at the Lievin International indoor meet last Sunday.
- Jennifer Capriate was successful in her first match in her return to pro tennis, defeating seventh seeded Kristie Boogert 6-1, 6-2.
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