*COLLEGES: Nick Calathes’ triple-double of 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists led Florida (23-11), which routed Creighton 82-54 in the second round of the NIT. … Troy Ruths scored 30 points as Washington (Mo.) defeated Hope 89-74 in the Division III semifinals. … Former UCLA coach John Wooden went home from a rehabilitation center Friday, having regained his strength three weeks after the 97-year-old broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall at home. … Alec Martinez’s overtime goal lifted Miami (Ohio) to a 2-1 win over Notre Dame in a Central Collegiate Hockey Association semifinal.
*HOCKEY: Sabres center Tim Connolly will miss the rest of the regular season after the team decided Friday he’ll have surgery to remove bone chips in his hip. … Joel Ward scored two goals as Houston rallied for a 5-4 win over the visiting Wolves.
*WRESTLING: Iowa won three semifinal matches and clinched its first NCAA title since 2000 a day early. The Hawkeyes’ exceptional depth piled up 102 points. Ohio State (71) was a distant second
*SWIMMING: Alain Bernard shattered the 100-meter freestyle world record with a time of 47.60 seconds at the European swimming championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Bernard took nearly a quarter of a second off the old record of 47.84, set by Pieter Van den Hoogenband at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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Edited by Mike Pankow from Tribune news services.
