Sabres duo to play in NHL All-Star Game...UB rallies from big first-half deficit...and Osaka wins her second Grand Slam title. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top: Two members of the Buffalo Sabres -- Jeff Skinner (left) and Jack Eichel (right) -- will be involved in tonight's NHL All-Star Game in San Jose. The two Sabres will be skating for the Atlantic Division team, which will face the Metropolitan Division team in the second of two 20-minute semifinal games. This marks the fourth season of the NHL's current All-Star Game format, where the two divisions within both conference will face either other, and the winning teams playing either other in the final. Photos by the Buffalo Sabres
Bottom left: Junior guard Davonta Jordan handles the basketball during the University at Buffalo's MAC conference game at Kent State on Friday. The 14th-ranked Bulls, needing a bounce-back win after a tough last-second loss at Northern Illinois, trailed by as many as 13 points in the 1st half before rallying to defeat the Golden Flashes by a score of 88-79. Photo by the University at Buffalo
Bottom right: Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open women's title earlier today. The 4th-ranked Japanese defeated Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 in Melbourne to win her second Grand Slam title. With the win, Osaka will climb to the top of the women's tennis rankings on Monday. Photo by USA Today
