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Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez lead Astros over White Sox 6-4
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Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez lead Astros over White Sox 6-4

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Kyle Tucker hit a pair of run-scoring singles and Yordan Alvarez had three hits to lead the Houston Astros over Chicago White Sox 6-4. Chicago’s Seby Zavala, who played baseball for San Diego State from 2012-15, hit a two-run homer a few hours before the Aztecs played Florida Atlantic in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Houston’s David Hensley, a San Diego State baseball player from 2015-18, went 0 for 4. With the score 3-3 in the seventh, Alvarez and José Abreu hit consecutive two-out singles off Joe Kelly and Tucker greeted José Ruiz with a go-ahead single.

Roshak, Ashland women beat Minnesota Duluth, win D-II title
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Annie Roshak had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Hayley Smith added 10 points and 10 boards to help top-ranked Ashland beat No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 78-67 and win the NCAA Division II women’s basketball championship for the third time in program history. Zoe Miller scored 16 points for Ashland and Hallie Heidemann had 11 points. The Eagles, who also went 37-0 en route to the 2017 national title, completed the second undefeated national championship season in program history and just the sixth in D-II. Eagles coach Kari Pickens became the first woman in Division II history to win a national championship as a player, assistant coach and a head coach. Brooke Olson had 22 of her 26 points in the second half for Minnesota Duluth.

Lewandowski nets 2, Barcelona goes 15 points clear of Madrid
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Lewandowski nets 2, Barcelona goes 15 points clear of Madrid

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored twice in Barcelona's 4-0 win at last-place Elche on Saturday as the Catalan club opened up a 15-point lead atop the standings in pursuit of its first Spanish league title in four years.

Rose Zhang holds on to win Augusta Women's Am in playoff
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Rose Zhang holds on to win Augusta Women's Am in playoff

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rose Zhang never had an easy time Saturday until the final shot in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, a par putt from inches away on the second playoff hole that brought as much relief as satisfaction.

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Rose Zhang holds on to win Augusta Women's Am in playoff

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rose Zhang never had an easy time Saturday until the final shot in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, a par putt from inches away on the second playoff hole that brought as much relief as satisfaction.

At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South
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At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

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Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest. The tore a path through the Arkansas capital and collapsed the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois. People throughout the region were stunned with the damage’s scope. Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees, and lay waste to neighborhoods across a broad swath of the country. The dead included seven in one Tennessee county, four in the small town of Wynne, Arkansas, four in Illinois, and three in nearby Sullivan, Indiana. Other deaths were reported in Alabama and Mississippi, along with one near Little Rock, Arkansas.

Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
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Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest

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A Kyiv court has ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest. Ukraine’s top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. It was the latest move in a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery. Metropolitan Pavel is the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site. He has denied the charges and has resisted the authorities’ order to vacate the complex. After the court’s ruling Saturday, a monitoring bracelet was placed around his ankle. The monks in the monastery belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has been accused of having links to Russia. The dispute surrounding the property is part of a wider religious conflict that has unfolded in parallel with the war.

Presidents of Taiwan, Guatemala visit Mayan pyramid
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured the archaeological site of Tikal during a trip by Tsai that aims to shore up the self-governing island’s ties with its remaining allies in Central America. The Taiwanese leader will visit Guatemala and Belize, the island’s only two remaining allies in Central America, where Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama and Costa Rica have all switched their support to China.Under a blazing sun Saturday, Tsai and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Mario Búcaro, representing Giammattei -- who suffers from multiple sclerosis – climbed one of the Mayans’ most important pyramids: Temple II, also called Temple of the Masks.

On cusp of title, Iowa's Bluder cherishes state's 6-on-6 era
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On cusp of title, Iowa's Bluder cherishes state's 6-on-6 era

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Iowa coach Lisa Bluder is celebrating the state's 6-on-6 heritage with the Hawkeyes a win away from their first national title. Bluder is pleasantly surprised to know on Iowa basketball legend was among those to see an epic semifinal victory over undefeated defending national champion South Carolina. Molly Bolin was a star of high-scoring, six-on-six basketball from the 1970s in Iowa. So was Iowa assistant coach Jan Jensen. High-scoring sensation Caitlin Clark honors the legend of Jensen while talking trash with her in practice.

Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind
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Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

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LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of global warming.

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Arizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:55a 4 new powder machine groomed 129 - 129 base 55 of 55 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.

Kvitova upends Rybakina for women's Miami Open title
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Kvitova upends Rybakina for women's Miami Open title

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Twelfth-seeded veteran Petra Kvitova, in her 13th appearance at the Miami Open, finally won her first crown here, upsetting 7th-seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 win.