In Local Sports, in boys high school hoops action, Serena defeated Chicago Ellison 50-29 to advance to the Sectional Championship. Braxton Hart led with 13 and Richie Armour added 12. Princeton rolled Riverdale 77-40 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen as well.
>>Bulls Fall To Raptors
(Toronto, ON) — The Bulls had their two-game winning streak snapped with a 104-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 23 points in the losing effort. The Bulls remain in 11th-place in the Eastern Conference at 28-and-34. Chicago visits Detroit tonight. In other team news, the Bulls waived guard Goran Dragic yesterday.
>>Blackhawks Lose To Coyotes
(Tempe, AZ) — The Blackhawks didn’t get on the board until the final 90 seconds of their 4-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena. The Blackhawks gave up the first four goals of the game and never had a real shot of coming back. Chicago remains at the bottom of the Central Division with 47 points and a 21-34-and-5 record. The Blackhawks host Dallas tomorrow night.
>>Blackhawks Trade Patrick Kane To Rangers
(Chicago, IL) — The Patrick Kane-era of Blackhawks hockey has come to an end. Chicago traded the legendary forward to the New York Rangers yesterday. In return, the Blackhawks received a conditional second-round pick and a fourth-round pick. The second-rounder will become a first-rounder if the Rangers make the Eastern Conference finals, but that pick would be in 2024 or 2025. The Blackhawks are also retaining 50-percent of Kane’s salary. The 34-year-old Kane led Chicago to three Stanley Cup victories and is in the final year of an eight-year deal.
>>White Sox Beat Diamondbacks
(Scottsdale, AZ) — The Chicago White Sox took down the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 in Spring Training yesterday. Ace reliever Kendall Graveman tossed a scoreless inning during the victory. Seby Zavala had a home run and two RBI. The Southsiders are 2-and-2 in exhibition play, and they host Cleveland today.
>>Cubs Go Down Against Brewers
(Phoenix, AZ) — The Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 in Spring Training yesterday. Drew Smyly gave up two runs in two innings of work to get tagged with the loss. Nelson Velazquez hit a home run in the losing effort. The Cubs are 1-and-4 in Spring Training. Hayden Wesneski takes the mound for Chicago against Seattle today.
>>Northwestern Hosts Penn State
(Evanston, IL) — The Northwestern Wildcats aim to avoid their third consecutive loss when they host Penn State at Welsh-Ryan Arena tonight. The Wildcats lost to number-24 Maryland 75-59 on Sunday to fall to 11-and-7 in the Big Ten and 20-and-9 overall. Northwestern is tied for second-place in the Big Ten. .
>>Notre Dame Takes On Pitt
(South Bend, IN) — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will try to snap a seven-game losing streak when they host number-25 Pitt at Joyce Center tonight. Notre Dame is coming off a 66-58 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday. The Irish are in 14th-place in the ACC with a 2-and-16 conference record and a 10-and-19 mark overall.
>>College Basketball Roundup
(Undated) — In college hoops action yesterday, Northern Illinois lost to Buffalo 85-75. Tonight, DePaul visits number-18 UConn.
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