WKTV - Sports - National http://www.wktv.com/sports/national RSS Feed for WKTV - Sports - National en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 03:29:06 GMT Durr verbally commits to Iowa State http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Durr-verbally-commits-to-Iowa-State-208754851.html UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Notre Dame junior Emily Durr has verbally committed to play basketball at Iowa State, beginning in the fall of 2014. Lady Generals win first ever championship http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Lady-Generals-win-first-ever-championship-208033441.html ROCHESTER, Minn. - The HCCC softball team won their first NJCAA Division III championship Saturday night. Utica reported as frontrunner for Canucks' AHL team http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/AHL-return-to-Utica-buzz-starts-again-208020231.html UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Canadian newspaper is reporting Utica as a frontrunner city for the Vancouver Canucks' AHL team. White speaks at Legends dinner http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/White-speaks-at-Legends-dinner-207474211.html VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Former Yankee Roy White spoke at the annual Legends of the Diamond Dinner at the Recovery Sports Grill across from the Turning Stone Resort. Orange, Hoosiers to meet at Dome http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Orange-Hoosiers-to-meet-at-Dome-206688451.html A pairing between Syracuse and Indiana highlights the 15h annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods on Dec. 3-4, 2013. UC earns first ever NCAA bid http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/UC-earns-first-ever-NCAA-bid-206364101.html UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Utica College softball team's story book season will continue as the Pioneers earned the No. 2 seed in the Ithaca Regional of the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament on Monday morning. Henderson returns to field at HOF Classic http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Henderson-returns-to-field-at-HOF-Classic-205484321.html COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Since his 2009 election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Rickey Henderson has heard the same words upon each return trip to Cooperstown: “He looks like he could still play the game. Mint seeks designs for Baseball Hall of Fame coin http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Mint-seeks-designs-for-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-coin-202733761.html COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The U.S. Mint is inviting people to take a swing at designing a National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin. Rutgers fires basketball coach after video release http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Rutgers-fires-basketball-coach-after-video-release-201253191.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and using gay slurs at players. Syracuse on to Final Four, beats Marquette 55-39 http://www.wktv.com/sports/national/Syracuse-on-to-Final-Four-beats-Marquette-55-39-200741491.html WASHINGTON, D.C. - A solid defensive performance propelled fourth-seeded Syracuse (30-9) in its victory over No.3 seed Marquette (26-9), 55-39, in the Elite Eight of the 2013 Men's Basketball Tournament.