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Perfect Ending

AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — With the championship secured, Dawn Staley released a year’s worth of pent-up frustration and pain. The tears flowed freely. The burden lifted. South Carolina got past Caitlin Clark this time. A year after their perfect season crashed with a semifinal loss to the sensational Clark in the Final Four, the Gamecocks and Staley, their fiery and fierce coach, finished the job with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship on Sunday. This wasn’t necessarily about revenge, although South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dubbed this season “The Revenge ...

UConn, Purdue set to collide in finals matchup

AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — The NCAA Tournament has reached its finish line, down to one game pairing the two best teams that routinely win in romps and boasting a marquee post matchup that features a two-time national player of the year. Maybe that will make this version of March Madness something to remember after all. Reigning champion UConn meets Purdue on Monday night in a matchup of top seeds that have combined to win their first five tournament games by an average margin of 22.3 points. They have been at the center of a tournament lacking in drama, with its ...

50 years ago: Aaron’s 715th remembered

AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron’s teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his behalf even as the future Hall of Famer circled the bases following his record-breaking 715th homer on April 8, 1974. Baker, who was on deck, and Tom House, who caught the homer in the Atlanta bullpen behind the left-field wall, will return Monday for the 50-year anniversary of the homer. After sprinting from the bullpen to deliver the ball to Aaron at home plate, House found ...

US East Coast earthquake rattles millions, but suffered no damage

NEW YORK—An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no widespread damage but startling an area unaccustomed to temblors. The U.S. Geological Survey said over 42 million people might have felt the midmorning quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, or about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia. People from Baltimore to Boston and beyond felt the ground shake. Nearly 30 people were displaced when officials ...

Clark, Iowa rally to beat UConn 71-69

CLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark eventually found a way. Completely shut down in the first half, the most exciting player in women’s college basketball now has one game left in her storied career at Iowa. She’ll try to cap it off by bringing the Hawkeyes their first national championship. Clark scored 21 points and made three momentum-turning 3-pointers in the second half to rally Iowa past Paige Bueckers and UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final Four on Friday night. Next up for the Hawkeyes (34-4) is a rematch with unbeaten South Carolina, which also had a perfect record last year ...

Doncic-less Mavs end Warriors’ 6-game win streak, 108-106

DALLAS — P.J. Washington capped his best game in Dallas with a tiebreaking layup with 4.5 seconds remaining as Luka Doncic watched because of a sore knee, and the Mavericks beat Golden State 108-106 on Friday night to end the Warriors’ six-game winning streak. Washington finished with 32 points, his most since being acquired by the Mavericks from Charlotte before the trade deadline, and Kyrie Irving had 26. “He was spectacular,” Irving said. “You could tell it was going to a special night just based off how he started the game. That’s what we need, especially when we ...