High school football season kicks off today for Dunkirk and Fredonia...a preview of the Final Four...and MLB relocating this year's All-Star Game. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top: Four teams remain in the quest for college basketball's national championship! The Final Four tips off at 5:14 PM today in Indianapolis. Baylor and Houston will square off in the first game, while unbeaten Gonzaga battles UCLA in the nightcap. WDOE (94.9 FM/101.5 FM/1410 AM) will have coverage of both national semifinals via the Westwood One Radio Network. Photos by the Indianapolis Star
Bottom left: Arizona made shockwaves in the Women's Final Four on Friday night. The Wildcats, who are the lowest remaining seed in that tournament, led wire-to-wire in upsetting Connecticut 69-59 in the second semifinal in San Antonio. Arizona moves on to face Stanford in Sunday's national championship game, with the Lady Cardinal edging South Carolina 66-65 in the first game. Photo by the University of Arizona
Bottom right: Major League Baseball's All-Star Game was scheduled to be held in Atlanta's Truist Park this year. However, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday that they are going to relocate this year's midsummer classic, as well as the MLB Draft, which was also scheduled to be in Atlanta. The decision was made in response to what critics are calling a voter suppression bill that was recently signed in Georgia. Photo by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
