Regional sports update - February 17th to 23rd

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.