The No. 6-seeded UPEI Men’s Basketball Panthers upset the host, and No.3 seed, UBC Thunderbirds 90-72 Thursday night to advance to the U SPORTS national semifinals for the first time in program history. Kamari Scott led the way with 21 points. The Panthers now face No. 2 ranked Calgary Friday night in a semi-final, while Victoria faces Ottawa in the other semifinal.
The Charlottetown Islanders are in action Friday night in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, battling the Titan in Bathurst.
The Maritime Junior Hockey League playoffs get underway this weekend. On Saturday, the Summerside Western Capitals host the Pictou County Weeks Crushers in Game 1 of their best-of-7 series.
PEI’s Ellen MacNearney has won a gold medal in the 7.5km Cross Country event at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Ellen’s PEI teammate Tommy Ling had a great showing as well, placing 5th is his 50m race. Other Special Olympics PEI members at the World Games include Callum McEwan in figure skating; Chef de Mission Charity Sheehan; Mission Staff Genna Phelan; and Communications Liaison Sarah Profitt-Wagner.
SCOREBOARD
Thursday’s Scoreboard
NHL
Vegas 4 Columbus 0
Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 3
Florida 3 Toronto 2
Ottawa 6 Boston 3
Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 3 (SO)
New Jersey 3 Edmonton 2
N.Y. Rangers 3 Minnesota 2 (OT)
San Jose 4 Chicago 2
Los Angeles 3 Washington 0
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AHL
Chicago 4 Manitoba 3
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NBA
Washington 129 Detroit 125
Milwaukee 126 L.A. Lakers 106
Orlando 113 New Orleans 93
Chicago 116 Brooklyn 110
Golden State 130 Sacramento 104
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MLB Spring Training
Boston 3 N.Y. Mets 2
Houston (ss) 10 Miami 5
Houston (ss) 1 St. Louis 1
Minnesota 15 Pittsburgh 3
N.Y. Yankees 8 Detroit 6
Philadelphia 16 Atlanta 9
Tampa Bay 14 Washington 4
Toronto 6 Baltimore 4
Colorado 6 Cleveland 4
Texas 7 San Francisco 3
Kansas City 6 San Diego 5
Athletics 12 Cincinnati 1
Milwaukee 9 Chicago White Sox 3 (8 innings)
Seattle vs Arizona at Peoria, Ariz., canc.
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Friday’s Games
(All Times Eastern)
NHL
Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Utah at Seattle, 10 p.m.
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AHL
Bridgeport at Belleville, 7 p.m.
Laval at Utica, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Providence at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
WB/Scranton at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Texas, 8 p.m.
Hartford at Rockford, 8 p.m.
Coachella Valley at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Diego at Pechanga Arena, 10 p.m.
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NBA
Boston at Miami, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Toronto at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
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MLB Spring Training
Washington vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston Red Sox Prospects vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Athletics at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:10 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Toronto vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m.
Colorado vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Texas (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League
Saskatchewan at Halifax, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
