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
— Vladimir and Natalia Malkin took the long flight from Russia to Pittsburgh for the first time in several years this week.
— Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period to help lift the New York Islanders past the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night.
— When Clemson has encountered rough stretches this season, coach Brad Brownell has told his team, “We're built for this, we can handle this.”
— Claude Giroux and Parker Kelly scored, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Guardians reliever Trevor Stephan could need up to 16 months to recover after having Tommy John surgery.