"Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes longstanding norms that for decades have maintained peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," the State Department said in a statement. The department issued the statement after China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan condemned as "blatant provocation" on Saturday.
The Eastern Conference Finals have been a goaltender duel, and nobody should have expected otherwise. Seems fitting that the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers are knotted at one game apiece heading into Game 3 on Sunday afternoon, given that a pair of Russian netminders and past Vezina Trophy winners as the league's top goalie — Sergei Bobrovsky for the Panthers, Igor Shesterkin for the Rangers — have basically matched each other save-for-save, stat-for-stat. Bobrovsky has allowed the Rangers to score two goals.
BC women's lax already had to wait until 5:30 on Friday to play its NCAA semifinal game against rival Syracuse, then a lightning delay halted Northwestern and Florida in the fourth quarter of the other semifinal. Offensively, Rachel Clark took full advantage of her first Final Four game, scoring five goals to help lead the Eagles to a 10-7 win. BC (19-3) will play Northwestern for the national title at noon on Sunday.