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UNIONDALE, NY, April 10, (AP): Alexandar Georgiev made 31 saves in his fi rst start since March 19, Alexis Lafreniere and Colin Black- well scored in the second period and beat the Island- ers 4-1. Georgiev improved to 7-1-0 in eight starts against the Islanders. Mika Zibanejad and K’Andre Miller also scored and Artemi Panarin had two as- sists for the Rangers. Andy Greene scored and Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves for the Is- landers. The teams meet again on Sunday night at Nassau Coliseum. Avalanche 2, Ducks 0 In Anaheim, California, Jonas Jo- hansson made 28 saves in his fi rst career shutout and Valeri Nichushkin scored in Colorado’s victory. Mikko Rantanen added an empty- net goal in the fi nal minute as the West Division-leading Avalanche bounced back from an embarrassing 8-3 loss Wednesday to Minnesota, one that ended their streak of earning a point in 15 consecutive games. John Gibson stopped 33 shots for Anaheim. The Ducks have lost 11 of 15. The teams will fi nish the season se- ries Sunday at Honda Center. Capitals 4, Sabres 3 In Buffalo, NY, Justin Schultz had a goal and two assists to help Washing- ton beat Buffalo. Washington star Alex Ovechkin scored his 21st goal of the season and No. 727 for his career, moving

ICE HOCKEY within four of Marcel Dionne for fifth on the NHL list. Brenden Dillon and Jakub Vrana also scored. Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 shots for his NHL rookie-leading 16th win. Washington stopped a two-game slide Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Jones (front left), loses the puck while attempting to wraparound the goal while Colorado Avalanche defenseman Dennis Gilbert (8) defends during the second and improved to 6-0-1 against Buffalo period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California, on April 9. (AP) this season. Henri Jokiharju, Casey Mittelstadt twice to lead Vegas past Arizona. and Tage Thompson scored for Buf- Jonathan Marchessault, William falo. Carrier, Keegan Kolesar, Chandler Cutback in NCAA athletic programs being felt acutely due to pandemic Penguins 6, Devils 4 Stephenson, and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Golden Knights, and In Newrk, N.J., Bryan Rust scored Robin Lehner made 22 saves. two goals, Sidney Crosby had a goal After opening a 5-0 lead early in the Olympic Gold: Men’s struggling to survive and two assists and Pittsburgh beat second period, Vegas survived a third- New Jersey. INDIANAPOLIS, April 10, (AP): The $45 million to $65 million defi cit due impact of the pandemic. period rally. Nick Schmaltz, Dryden ing the NCAA level the perfect feeder Jared McCann, Brian Dumoulin and death of a 117-year-old program, one in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. The losses will leave just fi ve men’s system. Colton Sceviour also scored and Casey Hunt, Clayton Keller and Michael that captured championships and pro- The answer? $1.6 million. Or just gymnastics programs in the Big Ten For decades USA Gymnastics has DeSmith made 25 saves to help the Bunting scored for Arizona. duced Olympians, ended with a gasp. more than 1% of the athletic depart- and just 11 at the Division I level stuffed its Olympic team with NCAA Penguins win for the second straight The teams conclude will fi nish the And then a vote. ment’s $123 million budget. overall, not including the three ser- veterans. Gymnasts that competed in night and eighth time in 11 games. two-game set in Las Vegas on Sunday. The fact the former did not alter “Everyone was appalled,” said Ro- vice academies. And it leaves the USA college or trained alongside collegians Miles Wood scored twice and Jack Sharks 5, Kings 2 the outcome of the latter offered a ethlisberger, a three-time Olympian Gymnastics men’s program in the pre- have accounted for nearly 75% (26 of Hughes and Jesper Boqvist added In San Jose, California, Martin stark glimpse into the steadily erod- and a three-time NCAA champion for carious position of trying to reclaim 36) of the U.S. Olympic spots (alter- ing support for men’s gymnastics at the Golden Gophers. “It didn’t make a spot among the world’s elite while goals for the Devils. Jones made 32 saves to stymie Los An- nates included) this millennium. Blues 9, Wild 1 the NCAA level, one that will eventu- a lot of sense. ... (We hoped) maybe dealing with a diminishing talent base. It will almost certainly be the case geles again and Patrick Marleau scored ally have a ripple effect up and down we can reconcile and at least save our There are 11,000 boys or men en- his 566th career goal to lead San Jose. again when the 2021 team is an- In St Louis, Ryan O’Reilly had a hat the food chain for a sport struggling sport and they were like, ‘Nope, let’s rolled in USA Gymnastics, down from nounced this summer, a group likely trick and Jaden Schwartz scored twice Kevin Labanc, Rudolfs Balcers and for relevance inside the U.S. Olympic vote.’” over 13,000 in 2007. With only 6.3 led by NCAA champion and U.S. na- in St Louis’ blowout victory over Min- Dylan Gambrell also scored, and Brent movement. And they did. Seven in favor of scholarships available per school at tional champions and nesota. Burns had three assists to give San That gasp. John Roethlisberger cutting men’s gymnastics, men’s ten- Division I, opportunities to compete Yul Moldauer. Justin Faulk and Sammy Blais each Jose its fi fth win in six games. Tomas could hear it during a University of nis and men’s indoor track at the end and have at least a portion of their col- It’s a group plans to had a goal and two assists, and Zach Hertl added an empty-net goal. Minnesota Board of Regents meeting of the 2020-21 academic year. Five lege education paid for are becoming be a part of, one of the reasons he left Sanford and Ivan Barbashev also Jones eat the Kings for the sixth last fall. At one point someone asked against. more and more scarce. Minnesota last fall for the U.S. Olym- scored for the Blues, who posted a sea- time this season and has a .933 save how much money the school’s athletic Minnesota’s decision came two Unlike women’s gymnastics in the pic and Paralympic Training Center son high for goals in a game. Jordan percentage in seven games against his department would save by approving months after Iowa announced it was United States, where athletes typically in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was Binnington made 23 saves. former team. the proposal to cut men’s gymnastics, dropping men’s gymnastics, men’s peak in their late teens before moving a move he felt necessary to give him Zach Parise scored for the Wild. He joined Mike Vernon (1997-98 men’s tennis and men’s indoor track tennis and men’s and women’s swim- on or being pushed aside by the next the best chance at making it to Tokyo. The teams play again twice in the against Anaheim) as the only Sharks and fi eld, a move athletic director Mark ming and diving. Again, administra- wave, most male gymnasts don’t hit It was also a matter of survival. The next three days – back at Enterprise goalies to beat one team six times in Coyle called necessary to help offset a tors pointed to the long-term fi nancial their prime until their mid-20s, mak- USOPTC will be around in a year. The Center on Saturday night and at Min- a season. Alex Iafallo and Jaret An- Minnesota program will not, at least nesota on Monday night. derson-Dolan scored for Los Angeles, not at the Division I level. Golden Knights 7, Coyotes 4 and Cal Petersen made 24 saves. The “(Support at the NCAA level) is def- In Las Vegas, Reilly Smith scored Kings have lost seven of nine. initely dwindling and I fear that if this isn’t a wake-up call and if this doesn’t get some real change to happen within Cole Caufi eld ‘wins’ NCAA then I fear that more programs could be cut and NCAA gymnastics could go extinct,” said Wiskus, a sen- Hobey Baker Award ior who studied remotely this semester TORONTO, April 10, (AP): Wiscon- and tied for the Big Ten all-around title sin forward Cole Caufi eld won the last week. Hobey Baker Award on Friday night Wiskus is lucky in that he had op- as the top college hockey player, then tions. Things are far murkier for team- scored twice in his professional debut. mate Mike Moran. A junior from Caufi eld edged North Dakota for- Morristown, New Jersey, Moran ad- ward Shane Pinto and Minnesota State mits there were people within his in- Dryden McKay. He also had an assist Friday night in the Laval Rocket’s 5-3 victory over the Toron- GYMNASTICS to Marlies in an game. “It means a lot, obviously it was ner circle who discouraged him from something that was a goal of mine go- competing collegiately because they ing into the year. It’s a special award,” viewed his chosen sport as a “dying Caufi eld said after the game. “It was entity.” on my mind pretty much all day. I was Which makes the pain of its end all getting dressed for warmup (when I the more acute. Moran is a longshot at ’ Leo Komarov best to make the 2021 Olympic team, (47), of Estonia, faces off against found out).” New York Rangers’ Kevin Rooney The 20-year-old Montreal prospect but his passion and dedication are an (17) during the second period of an had 30 goals and 52 points in 31 games important part of the recipe it takes for NHL hockey game, on April 9, in with the Badgers to lead all college In this Feb 28, 2021 fi le photo, Michael Moran, representing the University of Minnesota, competes during the Olympic programs to thrive. Uniondale, N.Y. (AP) players. Winter Cup gymnastics event in Indianapolis. (AP) “Less than 1% of college athletes go to the Olympics but they get pushed by the masses,” said Brett McClure, a 2004 Olympian and for- NHL Results/Standings Bangalore wins IPL opener vs mer college head coach at Cal who now serves as the high-performance director for the USA Gymnastics defending champion Mumbai men’s program. WASHINGTON, April 10, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Friday. And the masses are shrinking. CHENNAI, India, April 10, (AP): guided a yorker to fine leg for the win- NY Rangers 4 NY Islanders 1 Colorado 2 Anaheim 0 “USA Gymnastics looks at the Pittsburgh 6 New Jersey 4 Vegas 7 Arizona 4 Harshal Patel took 5-27 and hit the win- ning run and 160-8. NCAA like the NFL looks at college Washington 4 Buffalo 3 San Jose 5 Los Angeles 2 ning run off the last ball as Royal Mumbai looked set to post a chal- St Louis 9 Minnesota 1 football,” Roethlisberger said. “Each Challengers Bangalore beat the defend- lenging total as Chris Lynn (49) and team is like a mini-Olympic training East Division West Division ing champion Mumbai Indians by two Suryakumar Yadav (31) featured in a center. When all that goes away, you GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA wickets in the opening match of the 70-run second-wicket stand off seven have two coaches at USOTC that can Washington 41 26 11 4 56 138 125 Colorado 40 27 9 4 58 142 95 Indian Premier League. overs, but both batsmen fell in the carry 15 guys. Look at what that is go- NY Islanders 41 26 11 4 56 122 96 Vegas 39 26 11 2 54 127 92 Patel grabbed three wickets from middle overs. ing to do to your feeder pool. You’re Pittsburgh 41 26 13 2 54 141 116 Minnesota 39 24 13 2 50 117 106 four balls in the last four-wicket over to Patel’s brilliant bowling at the back going to see a stream of guys falling Boston 37 21 10 6 48 106 93 Arizona 41 19 17 5 43 114 129 end of the innings restricted Mumbai to NY Rangers 40 19 16 5 43 131 109 St Louis 40 18 16 6 42 116 126 out because they have to worry about Philadelphia 39 18 15 6 42 116 141 San Jose 39 18 17 4 40 111 129 an under-par total. Patel had Ishan their future.” New Jersey 39 14 19 6 34 101 127 Los Angeles 39 15 18 6 36 106 115 Kishan and Hardik Pandya lbw in suc- Buffalo 40 9 25 6 24 93 141 CRICKET A decision that - like the one Moran Anaheim 41 12 22 7 31 92 133 cessive overs then claimed three more faces - could come in their early 20s. It Central Division North Division wickets in the last over which cost could also come far earlier. GP W L OT Pts GF GA restrict Mumbai to 159-9. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Bangalore only one run. McClure and everyone else involved Carolina 39 27 9 3 57 128 94 AB de Villiers then hit 48 off 27 Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya in the sport understands the metrics. Tampa Bay 40 27 11 2 56 138 101 Toronto 40 27 10 3 57 133 100 balls, smashing four boundaries and Florida 41 26 11 4 56 132 111 Edmonton 41 25 14 2 52 134 115 were caught in the deep off succes- Football and men’s basketball pay Nashville 41 22 18 1 45 109 116 Winnipeg 40 24 13 3 51 129 109 two sixes, and leading Bangalore to the sive deliveries while attempting big a massive chunk of the bills. Athletic Chicago 41 18 18 5 41 114 129 Montreal 37 17 11 9 43 118 103 brink of victory until he was run out off shots. directors are increasingly concerned Dallas 38 14 14 10 38 105 100 Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 100 120 the third-to-last delivery. Jansen denied Patel the hat trick but Columbus 42 15 19 8 38 106 137 Calgary 40 16 21 3 35 103 124 about what the shifting economics Detroit 42 13 23 6 32 91 135 Ottawa 41 13 24 4 30 107 153 Trying to prevent two runs off the was clean bowled off the fourth ball. mean to Olympic sports. Nearly 80% Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this last two balls, left-arm paceman Marco Rahul Chahar was run out off the last of the 558 U.S. athletes at the Rio season’s temporary realignment. Jansen almost did it but gave up a leg delivery as Mumbai lost four wickets Games in 2016 came out of an Ameri- bye to Mohammed Siraj, then Patel for one run in the last over. can college program.