Valkyries win WNBA title as Syracuse, Sabres also claim Saturday victories
Golden State won the WNBA Finals, while Syracuse and Buffalo were among the teams earning Saturday victories.
By Avery Lyons, ClickNNY Sports Desk
Golden State secured its first WNBA championship Saturday, edging Atlanta 68-63 in Game 7 of the Finals to win the series 4-3. Gabby Williams was named the game’s MVP.
Syracuse rallied past No. 19 SMU 30-27 when Steve Angeli connected with Noah Meyers on a 2-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds left. Buffalo also topped Los Angeles 3-2 in the NHL, with Tage Thompson scoring twice for the Sabres.
In other college football action, No. 3 Georgia held off No. 17 Florida 27-8, No. 13 Texas Tech topped No. 22 Arizona 34-26, No. 4 Indiana outlasted Minnesota 23-16 in overtime and No. 1 Miami edged North Carolina 38-35.
Elsewhere, Edmonton shut out the New York Islanders 4-0, Boston rallied past Chicago 5-4 in overtime, Nashville topped Tampa Bay 5-4 in a shootout and St. Louis edged Detroit 5-4. In the NBA, Philadelphia topped Charlotte 109-104, Portland rolled past Utah 112-90, New Orleans routed Atlanta 121-99, Memphis rolled past Sacramento 136-105 and Cleveland topped Milwaukee 136-111.
Compiled by the ClickNNY Sports Desk from final scores and game reports.
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