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No. 19 Nebraska baseball dropped two of three at No. 21 Oregon, winning only Saturday’s 5-4 comeback. The Ducks took Friday 7-6 and Sunday 5-4, leaving Nebraska 27-9 overall and 12-3 in the Big Ten, while Oregon improved to 26-10, 10-5 in the league. The setback ends Nebraska’s rare 1-2-1 or 3-of-4 stretch this season, and the Huskers return home to host Creighton on Tuesday.
The Miami Hurricanes defeated the No. 4 Florida Gators 10-6 in game two of their series, with Jason Torres and Edgardo Villegas hitting home runs to give Miami an early lead. Florida's Dale Thomas hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, but Miami's offense extended their lead with a sacrifice fly and a three-run homer. Florida's Liam Peterson took his first career loss, while Miami's Rafe Schlesinger earned the win. The Gators and Hurricanes will play the series finale on Sunday.
Michigan hockey team feels they outplayed Michigan State for most of the weekend series but a 10-minute lapse cost them a chance at a sweep, leaving them humbled after the games.
The No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers aim to complete a sweep against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a college hockey weekend series after a 3-0 win on Friday. The Badgers, currently standing at 11-4, will look to uphold their 6-1 home record. Ohio State, with a 5-6-3 season record and 0-6-1 in conference play, hopes to turn their luck around. The game starts at 8:00 P.M. CT.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to face off against the Houston Astros in a highly anticipated weekend series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will be looking to take advantage of the Astros' underperformance this season and gain bragging rights over the 2017 World Series opponents. The pitching matchups for the series have been set, with Dodgers rookie Emmet Sheehan, Bobby Miller, and Tony Gonsolin taking the mound against JP France, Ronel Blanco, and Hunter Brown of the Astros. The series begins on Friday and will be broadcast on ESPN for Sunday Night Baseball.