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Wolverines rule college basketball

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn. Elliot Cadeau led the Wolverines with 19 points, including the team’s first 3, which came 7:04 into the second half. The second, from freshman Trey McKenney, came with 1:50 left and felt like a dagger, giving the Wolverines a nine-point lead. To no one’s surprise, UConn fought to the finish — Solo Ball banked in a 3 to cut it to four with 37 seconds left — and ...

Ramirez breaks club games mark

CLEVELAND — Jose Ramirez entered exclusive company Monday night. The Guardians’ all-star third baseman played in his 1,620th game, becoming Cleveland’s franchise leader in games played. Ramirez not only surpassed Terry Turner’s mark, which stood more than 108 years, he became the only active player to lead his team in games played. “Obviously it’s something fun to accomplish, but that’s not my ultimate goal with the team,” Ramirez said after going 0 for 2 with two walks in a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Before the sixth inning, when the game became ...

UCLA gives Big Ten first national championship since 1999

PHOENIX (AP) — It’s mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women’s basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season. Jaquez scored 21 points, Betts added 16 and UCLA routed South Carolina 79-51 Sunday in the title game. “I knew we were going to do it. Coming to UCLA we all set out for a goal, and I imagined this moment,” Jaquez said. “I imagined it so many times, and I am just so, so proud. ... Crying a lot, the ...

Guards take series

CLEVELAND (AP) — CJ Kayfus homered and Gabriel Arias hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and split a doubleheader Sunday. Shut out 1-0 in the opener, the Guardians were six outs from being swept when Kayfus, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, homered off Jacob Webb (0-1) to tie it 4. Rookie Chase DeLauter followed with a single and Rhys Hoskins walked before Arias delivered his second run-scoring single of Game 2. Austin Hedges singles in a run to put Cleveland up 6-4. Scott Armstrong (1-0) allowed a ...

Michigan hunts Huskies in final

INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a dynasty brewing in college basketball. And, in a perfectly fitting twist, UConn can cement that status by overcoming a Michigan powerhouse that is racking up historically impressive numbers, hoping to go down as one of the sport’s greatest teams itself. Those are the stakes in Monday night’s title game between the Huskies and Wolverines. Connecticut is trying to become the first program since John Wooden’s UCLA behemoth of the 1960s and ‘70s to win three championships over a four-season span, while Michigan is trying to cap off a March Madness ...

AROUND THE HORN

Ryan O’Hearn homers in Pirates sweep PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered and matched a career high with four RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Sunday to sweep a three-game series and extend their winning streak to five. O’Hearn hit a two-run shot to right-center in the first inning. In the second, his two-run double highlighted a four-run outburst as the Pirates pushed their lead to 6-0. Oneil Cruz made it 8-1 with a two-run homer to center field in the sixth. He also singled home a run in the second. Cruz’s homer came off left-hander ...