Winter Olympics come to a close...Sabres get routed by the Capitals...and a Chautauqua Lake wrestler becomes a state champion. Greg Larson has more details on today's Sunday Sports Update...
Sunday Sports Update
Top left: The Olympic Athletes from Russia celebrate with their gold medals in one of the final events of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Russians trailed upstart Germany 3-2 late in the 3rd period, but then they scored a power play goal with under a minute to play, then went on to score the gold medal-winning goal in overtime. Photo by Reuters
Top right: Jacob Josefson tries to handle the puck around the goal during the Buffalo Sabres' game at the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The Sabres lost to the Capitals by a 5-1 score and remain firmly rooted at the bottom of the NHL's Eastern Conference. Photo by NHL.com
Bottom left: More information continues to come forth in the FBI's probe into illegal recruiting practices in college basketball. Duke's Wendell Carter was one of several players named in a Yahoo! Sports report as having received illegal benefits. After the Blue Devils' game against Syracuse on Saturday, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Carter had no knowledge of a meeting his parents had with a recruiter. Photo by syracuse.com
Bottom right: Chautauqua Lake Central School has a state champion wrestler! On Saturday, Bryce Rowe defeated Saranac's Jacob Nolan 2-1 in the 160-pound Division II final in Albany to claim the title. Photo by the Observer
