Terrence Shannon Jr. leads Illinois past Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005
Coleman Hawkins flushes the powerful jam for Illinois
Tyler O'Neill homered in his fifth straight Opening Day game to set a new major league record.
— Tye Kartye scored the go-ahead goal with 6:57 left in the third period and the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set.
Catcher Jonah Heim was the hero for Texas in its season-opening win over the Cubs on Thursday.
Illinois outlasted Iowa State 72-69 on Thursday night and will take a "why not us" attitude into its Elite Eight matchup against defending champion UConn.
Nathan MacKinnon's home points streak ended at 35 games Thursday, but the Avs could try to provide evidence to the NHL that MacKinnon should have been credited with a third-period assist.