Sports in :60 – April 17, 2023

The first round of the NBA playoffs are underway with all of the Game 1’s wrapping up yesterday evening including a 0-1 start from your Minnesota Timberwolves.

The 2023 NCAA Gymnastics Championships came to a close with Oklahoma winning their second straight national title. It was also a historic meet for Florida’s Trinity Thomas who made history of her own in the final meet of her storied career. Competing in just two events due to a leg injury, the fifth-year senior earned her 28th perfect 10 score — tying the NCAA record for the most ever

Junior second baseman Sam Kuelesa hit a walk-off single Saturday to give the Tommies their fourth win of the season and their first at home in 2023. Sophomore pitcher Evan Esch was dominant on the mound, pitching six scoreless innings.

Ben Nelson can be reached at nels1532@stthomas.edu.