Serie A | Udinese 3-0 Fiorentina: Viola stumble in Udine — and more

Udinese ended their negative streak with a badly-needed 3-0 victory sealed by Christian Kabasele, Keinan Davis and Adam Buksa, as Daniele Rugani had a disastrous Fiorentina debut.

The Viola had been transformed in recent weeks with three consecutive victories in all competition, but threw away a 3-0 first leg advantage in the Conference League play-off with Jagiellonia on Thursday, only scraping through in extra time. Dodo was suspended here, but Rolando Mandragora returned from his ban. Manor Solomon, Luca Lezzerini and Robin Gosens sustained injuries against Jagiellonia, so Daniele Rugani made his debut. Udinese were collapsing after three straight defeats, missing Arthur Atta, Oumar Solet and Alessandro Zanoli, but Keinan Davis returned after a month out.

There was a musical performance before kick-off, as this week is eight years since the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, in a hotel in Udine in March 2018. Free cardiac checks are also organised in the stadium this month.

See how the game unfolded on the Liveblog.

UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 02: Fiorentina manager Paolo Vanoli looks on from the bench during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on March 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

It took just 10 minutes to open the scoring, as Nicolò Zaniolo whipped a corner into the six-yard box and Christian Kabasele was allowed a free header, because Rugani had slipped.

Mandragora smashed a free kick over the bar, then blasted over from just inside the area, while Albert Gudmundsson hit a fresh-air volley on the dinked Niccolò Fagioli pass over the top.

Davis combined with Zaniolo and cut inside to shoot hard and low from 13 yards, forcing David De Gea to parry with his legs.

UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 02: Christian Kabasele of Udinese scores his team’s first goal with a header during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on March 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

After the restart, Jack Harrison’s cross only grazed the head of Moise Kean at the back stick, and De Gea again denied Davis after a run from the centre-circle.

Another strong Davis run from his own half concluded with the Zaniolo effort deflected wide off Fabiano Parisi, and the striker was wrestled to the ground by Rugani as he tried to get on the end of an inspired Jordan Zemura pass. It was an inevitable penalty, which Davis converted himself.

UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 02: David De Gea of Fiorentina is beaten by Keinan Davis’s penalty strike for Udinese during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on March 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

Bertola ran back for a brave block on Kean, spraining his ankle in the process, and Cher Ndour’s header whistled wide on the resulting corner.

Rugani completed his truly disastrous debut by allowing Adam Buksa to shrug off his attempt at a challenge when running onto the Lennon Miller knockdown, curling a left-foot finish into the far corner.

Udinese 3-0 Fiorentina

Kabasele 10 (U), Davis pen 64 (U), Buksa 94 (U)

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Zach Sirrine was selected the Northeast Lakes Coach of the Year for Division VI in girls basketball.

In the regular season, Sirrine guided the Mustangs to a 19-3 overall, 13-1 Northeastern Athletic Conference mark, and a conference championship.

In the postseason, the Mustangs defeated Springfield 44-34 for a sectional final win.

GV advanced to the district tournament for the first time in 11 years, and set a single-season school record with 20 victories in the process.

"It has everything to do with the girls," Sirrine said of the honor. "It's a reflection of much hard work they put in."

First-team Ashtabula County-Madison selections were Madison sophomore Gianna LaMarco in Division III (20 points per game); Edgewood junior Carly Kray (23.5 ppg.) D-IV and Grand Valley junior Cloe Turk (14.0) and freshman Riley Rowland (13.1) D-VI.

Second team choices consisted of Edgewood senior Annie Johnston and junior Faith Vencill in D-IV; Pymatuning Valley junior Mckenna Jordan, D-V and GV sophomore Bre Rowland, and Saint John freshman Milani Johnson, both D-VI.

Madison freshman CC Alley, in D-III, and Conneaut senior Alexis Kiser and junior Alexis Warner, D-IV, were among the D-III third-team all-district selections.

The honorable mention all-district teams included: Geneva senior Tahkyah Myers and freshmen Isabel Stocker and Elli Burns, Madison sophomore Maddie White and Lakeside senior Daneja Holley and sophomore Elyzah Maunus in D-III; Jefferson seniors Abby Feick, Dani Furman and Leah Valenti, D-VI; Pymatuning Valley senior Sadie Paul, D-V and Saint John freshman Riley Ann Hatfield and seniors Marissa Arrieta-Williams and Alexa Jordan, D-VII.

The Northeast Lakes All-District girls basketball teams are picked by OPSMA members from the Ashtabula Star Beacon, cleveland.com, the News-Herald in Willoughby, Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria and Morning Journal in Lorain.

The All-Ohio teams will be announced after the conclusion of the boys state championships during the week of March 23.

The Northeast Lakes All-District girls basketball teams include players in schools from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties.

Find out below who made the teams:

DIVISION I

First team

Sidney Butera, Strongsville, 5-4, jr., 25.9 points; Nina Rodriguez, Mentor, 5-5, sr., 19.2; Regan Braaten, Berea-Midpark, 5-7, jr., 19.0; Jordyn Webb, Cleveland John Hay, 5-10, jr., 19.6; Lindsay Meriwether, Parma Normandy, 5-9, jr., 15.2; Ashlyn McKinney, Mentor, 6-1, fr., 15.3.

Second team

Bella Pinkney, Lorain, 5-3, fr. 14.9; Ziley Minich, Parma Normandy, 5-6, jr., 14.5; Keira Coleman, Mentor, 5-6, so., 10.2; Carly Fisher, Cleveland John Hay, 5-4, jr., 17.0; Lilly Jones, Berea-Midpark, 5-8, fr., 9.4; Emma Arnold, Berea-Midpark, 5-8, jr., 9.2.

Player of the Year: Nina Rodriguez, Mentor

Coach of the Year: James Hrusovsky, Mentor

Honorable mention

Lyla Willis, Mentor; Rosie Jordan, Strongsville; Casey Friel, Berea-Midpark; Hayley McClintock, Mentor; Peyton Willis, Mentor; Addi Keeper, Mentor; Sana Hicks, Cleveland John Hay; Concenstance Mallett, Cleveland John Hay; KaMariana Scott, Elyria;

DIVISION II

First team

Jesse Simon, Olmsted Falls, 5-11, sr., 15.4; Gemma Wichman, Rocky River Magnificat, 5-11, sr., 14.6; Emma Shaefer, Olmsted Falls, 6-0, jr., 11. 5; Kaitlin Dobida, Eastlake North, 5-10, sr., 19.5; Marissa Blackford, Solon, 5-11, sr., 13.4; Ashley Perdion, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 5-9, jr., 10.8; Charleigh Doxley, Lakewood, 5-5, jr., 16.5.

Second team

Camilynne Shields, Cleveland John Marshall, 5-5, jr., 14.0; Oceanne Kabore, Shaker Heights, 6-0, so., 8.0; Dayvon Evans, Cleveland Heights, 5-8, sr., 14.0; Emma Wilhelm, Painesville Riverside, 6-1, jr., 9.3; Brooke Haddad, Cleveland St. Joseph Acdemy, 5-8, sr., 12.0; Brooke Schroeder, North Ridgeville, 5-6, jr., 12.5; Caiya La, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 5-8, jr., 12.1.

Player of the Year: Gemma Wichman, Rocky River Magnificat

Coach of the Year: Joe Zenir, Brecksville-Broadview Heights

Honorable mention

Sydney Montgomery, Mayfield; Ariana Hueter, Lakewood; Elise Laporte, Rocky River Magnificat; Izzy Wilson, Rocky River Magnificat; Elle Lakios, Rocky River, Magnificat; Danielle Brown, Cleveland John Marshall; Santiyana Dorsey, Cleveland John Marshall; Alexa Januszewski, Mayfield; Paige Swoope, Cleveland Heights; Grace Largent, Olmsted Falls; Avery DeLisio, Olmsted Falls; Maddy Ferrari, Eastlake North; Josalyn Hackney, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Nalani Grayson, Cleveland John Marshall; Aniyja Hayes, Cleveland John Marshall; Maya Woods, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Kaylie Gaiter-Davis, Solon; Madeline Kormuth, Solon; Sophie Stehik, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Lily Sanfilippo, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Nyah Dowdell, Cleveland Rhodes; Karmella Haywood, Cleveland Rhodes; Trinity McKenzie, Cleveland Rhodes; Ra’Nayuia Rose, Cleveland John Adams; Azhar’ie Willis, Cleveland John Adams; Lizzie Godlewski, Rocky River Magnificat; Reyna Balderas, North Ridgeville; Abby Owens, Avon; Alaina Pagan, Avon; Lauryn Bohannon, North Ridgeville; Jordyn White, Painesville Riverside; Aubrey Laurenty, Painesville Riverside; Madison Owens, Painesville Riverside; Rhys Shantery, Painesville Riverside.

DIVISION III

First team

Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-10, jr., 24.6; Gianna LaMarco, Madison, 5-5, so., 20.0; Nylah Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-8, so., 20.3;. Izzy Lapp, Parma Padua Franciscan, 5-11, so., 16.9; Morgan Cicek, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 5-6, sr., 16.7; Olivia Miller, Avon Lake, 5-10, sr., 15.9; Nora Bruder, Rocky River, 5-7, jr., 16.9; Skyler Ballard, Warrensville Heights, 5-5, so., 17.4.

Second team

Elizabeth Lang, Rocky River, jr., 13.5; Leah DiFranco, Grafton Midview, 5-7, sr., 13.9; Madelyn Lee, Bay Village Bay, 5-7, so., 11.9; Maria Goske, Cleveland Heights Beaumont, 5-7, sr.; Coco Cochran, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, 5-10, so., 13.0; Jakalyn Brown, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-2, sr., 9.0; Sophia Spade, Parma Padua Franciscan, 5-6, jr., 14.5; Molly Milligan, Avon Lake, 5-11, jr., 12.5.

Third team

Cameron Gerlica, Chardon, 5-7, sr., 13.0; Aadriana Moses, Warrensville Heights, 5-8, jr., 18.4; C.C. Alley, Madison, 5-6, fr., 12.1; Chloe Kazma, Bay Village Bay, 5-11, fr., 11.5; Aurora Young, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 5-11, sr., 11.8; Norah Trefz, Bay Village Bay, 5-4, sr., 11.3; Ella Stanton, Westlake, 5-5, sr., 12.0.

Player of the Year: Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush

Coach of the Year: Jamey Pfahl, Rocky River

Honorable mention

Evelyn Ritt, Avon Lake; Trinity Osterman, Chagrin Falls Kenston; Maddie White, Madison; Carolina Chilton, Bay Village Bay; Anna Weingart, Bay Village Bay; Hunter Crum, Grafton Midview; Leila Morgan, Grafton Midview; Kamila Roman, Cleveland Garrett Morgan; Nia Sims, Cleveland Garrett Morgan; Yahira Oliver, Cleveland JFK; Maliyah Rankin, Cleveland JFK; Char’laya Sanders, Cleveland JFK; Taniyah Lewis, Warrensville Heights; Amaya Capps, North Olmsted; Liana Ostrowski, Westlake; Daneja Holley, Ashtabula Lakeside; Elyzah Maunus, Ashtabula Lakeside; Tahkyah Meyers, Geneva; Isabel Stocker, Geneva; Elli Burns, Geneva; Addisyn Harris, Lyndhurst Brush; Juliana Ferreira, Lyndhurst Brush; Capril DuFour, Chardon; Ava Arnold, Chardon; Lilli Dillworth, Chardon; Julia Scales, Gates Mills Hawken; Brynn Munn, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin; Maya Rowan, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.

DIVISION IV

First team

Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 22.8; Annie Sullivan, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 6-2, fr., 17.3; Ari Dimacchia, Elyria Catholic, 5-11, so., 11.0; Claire Coljohn, Parma Heights Holy Name, 5-9, jr., 20.1; Faelynn Beckrest, Chesterland West Geauga, 5-7, jr., 22.8; Carly Kray, Ashtabula Edgewood, 5-7, jr., 23.5; Emily Mechenbier, Perry, 6-1, so., 13.7;

Second team

Jordyn Copley, Oberlin Firelands, 5-10, sr., 14.4; Aliciana Medina, Rocky River Lutheran West, 5-6, sr., 14.9; Maliona Martin, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 5-7, jr., 12.0; Annie Johnston, Ashtabula Edgewood, 5-6, sr., 12.2; Faith Vencill, Ashtabula Edgewood, 6-0, jr., 13.7; Jordyn Meyer, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-7, jr., 12.5; Claire Petrus, Elyria Catholic, 6-0, jr., 10.7; Olivia Schneider, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 11.4;

Third team

Alexis Warner, Conneaut, 5-6, jr. 13.3; Mia Lynch, Perry, 5-9, jr., 12.1; Gabby Rodriguez, Elyria Catholic, 5-5, sr., 9.2; Jaila Wiggins, Garfield Heights Trinity, 5-8, sr., 10.3; Maddie Kandrach, Rocky River Lutheran West, 5-8, sr., 13.5; Morgan Pfundstein, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 5-7, jr., 9.0; Alexis Kiser, Conneaut, 5-9, sr., 12.3; Anaya Domanski, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 5-8, so., 8.3; Jordan Cremona, Parma Heights Holy Name, 5-10, 10.1.

Player of the Year: Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel

Coach of the Year: Amber Iwais, Parma Heights Holy Name

Honorable mention

Reese Grammes, Shaker Heights Laurel; Sydnee Robinson, Shaker Heights Laurel; Sophia Niederst, Elyria Catholic; Addison Schrader, Oberlin Firelands; Princess Gray, Garfield Heights Trinity; Janae Smith, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Imani Dotson, Cleveland Central Catholic; Aubrey Hopkins, Perry; Dakota Porter, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Taliyah Pollard, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Layla Rudolph, Parma Heights Holy Name; Nilah Thorton, Garfield Heights Trinity; Payton McCorvey, Garfield Heights Trinity; Erin Rossoll, Gates Miles Gilmour; Sophie Sivon, Perry; Payton Winters, Perry; Devinae Sanders, Cleveland East Tech; Abby Feick, Jefferson Area; Dani Furman, Jefferson Area; Leah Valenti, Jefferson Area Jefferson; Heaven Thorn, Cleveland East Tech. Zariah Berry, Cleveland Bard; Chalai Mack, Cleveland Bard; Mariyah Benjamin, Cleveland Glenville.

DIVISION V

First team

Madyson Sokolowski, LaGrange Keystone, 5-6, jr., 24.8; Zoe Walters, Beachwood, 5-5, so., 20.0; Avery Russell, Chagrin Falls, 5-8, jr., 18.4; Elizabeth Dunmire, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, sr., 16.7; Stella Bateman, Burton Berkshire, 5-11, so., 13.6; Jayda Gaines, LaGrange Keystone, 5-6, so., 14.5.

Second team

Lizzie Bammerlin, Mentor Lake Catholic, 5-5, so., 13.1; McKenna Jordan, Andover Pymatuning Valley, 5-5, jr. 9.0; Claire Dahler, Fairview Park Fairview, 5.6, so., 11.7; Ivy Martin, Burton Berkshire, 5-6, jr., 10.5; Sydney Dunmire, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, jr., 11.5; Bella Diaz, Sheffield Brookside, 5-0, sr., 12.7; Ella Zampedro, Mentor Lake Catholic, 5-5, sr., 12.3.

Player of the Year: Madyson Sokolowski, LaGrange Keystone

Coach of the Year: Brittany Laseak, Chagrin Falls

Honorable mention

Ryane Kerrigan, Fairview Park Fairview; Abby Kay, Chagrin Falls; Sophia Clarico, LaGrange Keystone; Bailey Brennen, Sheffield Brookside; Gabby Byrne, Chagrin Falls; Olivia Kruse, Chagrin Falls; Emily Larkin, Fairview Park Fairview; La’Nayshia Bailey, Cleveland Collinwood; Sadie Paul, Andover Pymatuning Valley; Julia Young, Burton Berkshire; Blyth Bors, Burton Berkshire; Kiera Schulz, Mentor Lake Catholic; Madelyn Gibbons, Mentor Lake Catholic; Leila Johnson, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Geanice Bostick, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Cecelia Oriani, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

DIVISION VI

First team

Honor Hall, Richmond Heights, 5-11, sr., 20.0; Natalie Miller, Columbia Station Columbia, 5-10, so., 12.4 Alyssa Goebel, Columbia Station Columbia, 5-6, sr., 11.4; Vinae Williams, Richmond Heights, 5-6, fr., 12.0; Anna Dumstorff, Kirtland, 5-4, jr., 11.4; Cloe Turk, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-9, jr., 14.0; Riley Rowland, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-3, fr., 13.1.

Second team

Janiah Bowen-Pride, Oberlin, 5-3, sr., 13.0; Ella Adams, Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding, jr., 14.5; Bre Rowland, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-7, so., 8.7; Aniyah Johnson, Willoughby Andrews Osborne Academy, 5-6, jr., 10.4; Raquel Dickson, Richmond Heights, 6-1, so., 8.0; Milani Johnson, Ashtabula St. John, 5-5, fr., 8.0.

Player of the Year: Honor Hall, Richmond Heights

Coach of the Year: Zach Sirrine, Orwell Grand Valley

Honorable mention

Shelby Gallion, Wellington; Jana Vale, Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding; Jayana Jones, Oberlin; Lauren Palagyi, Kirtland; Gabby D’Amato, Kirtland; Bella Herhuth, Columbia Station Columbia; Lexi Miller, Columbia Station Columbia; Riley Ann Hatfield, Ashtabula Saint John, Marissa Arrieta Williams, Ashtabula Saint John, Alexa Jordan, Ashtabula Saint John; Lauren Palagi, Kirtland.

DIVISION VII

First team

Briella Bendik, Elyria Open Door Christian, 5-7, fr., 27.0; Riley McPeek, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian, 6-2, fr., 14.5; Brooklynn Domzalski, Cuyahoga Heights, 5-6, so., 13.1; Ivy Kaminski, Middlefield Cardinal, 5-9, jr., 19.5; Kamryn O’Leary, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian, 5-4, sr., 10.2; Kate Burman, Elyria First Baptist, 5-4, sr., 17.0; Emily Pleva, Middlefield Cardinal, 5-6, jr., 8.5;

Player of the Year: Briella Bendik, Elyria Open Door Christian

Coach of the Year: Lisa Stopp, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian

Honorable mention

Alexis Unger, Cuyahoga Heights; Alyssa Mason, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian; Mari Hopkins, Cuyahoga Heights; Hope Murphy, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian; Addie Deka, Cuyahoga Heights; Kara Gravley, Elyria First Baptist; Jo Wacker, Elyria First Baptist; Kathryn Krueger, North Ridgeville Lake Ridge Academy; Natalie Soltis, Middlefield Cardinal.

The Los Angeles Lakers' standout forward achieved a historic feat on Saturday.

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets rookie forward Danny Wolf has had some rough stretches this season ever since he entered head coach Jordi Fernandez's rotation towards the end of November. Wolf is coming off the best month of his rookie year and while Brooklyn was happy to see him figuring the game out, his recent performance could solidify why the franchise believed in him in the first place.

"I think earlier in the year when you guys asked me the same question [about adjusting to the NBA], I think my answer was the game is fast, like everything seems a little bit sped up compared to college," Wolf said after Sunday's 106-102 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. While the Nets lost another game to continue their losing streak since even before the All-Star break, Wolf had arguably his best outing of the year where he seemed to put everything together.

"I think now, 40-50 games into my NBA career, and just kind of obviously personal development, but just the reps you get, and then, you just see everything [a] second quicker," Wolf continued. "You're half a step quicker with your decisions, and teams are going to play you different ways, and it's on you to kind of adjust. But, credit to my coaching staff for kind of helping all five of the rookies develop."

Wolf, 21, put up 23 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in 27 minutes against James Harden and the Cavaliers while also finishing with the second-best plus-minus (+7) of any Nets player that took the floor on Sunday. Wolf, the 27th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, had his best month of the season to this point as he averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 41.8% from the field and 29.6% from three-point in February.

This season has been a rough one for Brooklyn since the calendar turned to January as the Nets haven't figured out how to reclaim their form from December when they looked like one of the best teams in the league. Whether the rest of this season will include the Nets correcting all of their issues or not, Brooklyn can rest easier knowing that one of their five first-round picks is slowly, but surely finding his groove as time goes on.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets rookie Danny Wolf discusses career-best game amidst recent surge