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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 ...

Biden OKs $60M in aid after Baltimore bridge collapse

The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse. Meanwhile the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was moving the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to help remove the wreckage of the bridge, Moore said, so work to clear the channel and reopen the key shipping route can begin. The machine, which can lift up to 1,000 tons, was expected to arrive Thursday evening, and ...

Ohtani reaches base 3 times as Dodgers rout Cardinals 7-1

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani cracked a line drive to right field and sprinted past second base, confident he could leg out a triple that would thrill his new fans in his first home plate appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The $700 million slugger didn’t realize Mookie Betts had been stopped in front of him at third until it was too late to avoid getting caught out on the basepaths. “He can run very fast, but he’s got to understand that there’s a guy in front of him, too,” manager Dave Roberts said with a grin. There’s a guy in back of Ohtani ...

Alabama knocks off No. 1 seed UNC to make Elite Eight for 2nd time ever

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Alabama’s mantra for this NCAA Tournament is next — as in the next play, next game, next everything. What’s next for the Crimson Tide is the second Elite Eight in school history. Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining, and Alabama became the first team in this year’s tournament to oust a No. 1 seed, beating North Carolina 89-87 on Thursday night. “These guys are bringing their competitive side out at the right time,” Tide coach Nate Oats said. “You want to be peaking in March and we’re ...