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Edey goes big, sends Purdue to 1st Final Four since 1980

The Associated Press DETROIT — By the time all the scrapping and scratching and diving on the floor was over, it felt like a shame that both those teams, and both those players, weren’t moving onto the Final Four. Just don’t expect Purdue to feel bad about it. Boilermakers big man Zach Edey went for a career-high 40 points Sunday to muscle Purdue within two wins of the title for the first time since 1980 with a 72-66 victory over Dalton Knecht and his never-say-quit Tennessee teammates. The 7-foot-4 Edey, a unanimous AP All-American, didn’t even need a ladder to cut down ...

Soto provides go-ahead hit in 9th, Yankees beat Astros 4-3 for opening 4-game sweep

The Associated Press HOUSTON — Juan Soto had three hits capped by an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win Sunday that completed an opening four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. With the score 3-3, Gleyber Torres singled off closer Josh Hader (0-1) with two outs in the ninth inning and stole second base. Soto then singled on a line drive to left field. “It just put a bow on the series of what we saw in his at-bats,” manager Aaron Boone said. Soto hit .529 (9 for 17) with four RBIs in his first games with the Yankees ...

Cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge while Gov. Moore describes daunting task of cleaning up

BALTIMORE—A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four workers missing and presumed dead and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city’s vital port. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse following a freighter collision an “economic catastrophe” and described the challenges ahead for recovering the workers’ bodies and clearing tons of ...

NC State keeps magical March Madness run alive by knocking off Marquette

DALLAS — DJ Horne blew kisses to the crowd and blew off the notion of North Carolina State as a Cinderella. As for their opportunity to create a replay of 1983, yeah, the Wolfpack are aware. Horne scored 19 points and N.C. State kept its magical NCAA Tournament run alive, beating Marquette 67-58 on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1986. Casey Morsell added 15 points and Mohamed Diarra had 11 points and 15 rebounds in N.C. State’s eighth consecutive victory since the start of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, which the Wolfpack had to win ...

Duke tops No. 1 seed Houston after All-American Shead hurt

DALLAS — Kyle Filipowski and Duke got pushed around again in the NCAA Tournament. This time, the Blue Devils responded to set up a Tobacco Road showdown in Big D for a spot in the Final Four. The 7-foot sophomore center had 16 points and nine rebounds, Jeremy Roach scored all 14 of his points after halftime, and Duke advanced to the Elite Eight with a 54-51 win over top-seeded Houston, which played the final 26 minutes Friday night without All-America point guard Jamal Shead after he turned his right ankle. Even with Shead on the bench, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils (27-8) had to ...

Chourio sparkles in MLB debut, Brewers beat Mets 3-1 as tempers flare in season opener

NEW YORK — Even before his first big league game, Jackson Chourio had an $82 million contract. Didn’t take him long to show why. The 20-year-old provided an immediate spark from the leadoff spot in his much-anticipated debut, and the Milwaukee Brewers threw a one-hitter to beat the New York Mets 3-1 in their contentious season opener Friday. “It’s not easy to have that pressure and that responsibility that he carried,” new Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said. “I’m just really proud of the kid and happy for his family and anyone that was here to see him that he really ...