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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Monday after Wall Street hit a new high and investors were encouraged by government stimulus and the rollout of coronavirus vaccines. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Wall Street’s advance Friday was led…

The Atlantic Coast Conference had a regular season that didn't live up to this league's lofty standards. Its postseason was even worse. Florida State and Syracuse were the only ACC teams to make it past the first round. Both lost convincingly in the regional semifinals. ACC teams finished with a 4-7 NCAA Tournament record. That represents the ACC's lowest win total and winning percentage in this event since 1979. Florida State lost 76-58 to Michigan on Sunday. Syracuse fell 62-46 to Houston on Saturday.

The United States missed its third straight Olympic men’s soccer tournament, losing to Honduras 2-1 in a qualification game as Juan Carlos Obregón scored in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time and goalkeeper David Ochoa committed a blunder that gifted Luis Palma a goal two minutes into the second half. U.S. captain Jackson Yueill pulled a goal back with a curling 23-yard shot in the 52nd minute and the Americans had several good chances to tie the score. The U.S. also failed to reach the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and the senior team missed the 2018 World Cup.

Zia Cooke scored 17 points to lead top-seed South Carolina to a 76-65 win over fifth-seeded Georgia Tech and reach the Elite Eight. It’s the third time in the past four women’s NCAA Tournaments that the Gamecocks have at least reached the regional finals. South Carolina won the national championship in 2017. After going scoreless in the first half, Aliyah Boston had the first seven points in the third quarter as South Carolina went on a 14-6 run to start the period. That lengthened a four-point halftime lead to double digits. The Yellow Jackets made a run in the fourth quarter to get within 69-63, but five consecutive points — the last coming on a 3-pointer from Cooke with 3 minutes left — sealed the win.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points, hitting two big jumpers early in overtime, and No. 11 seed UCLA held to beat No. 2 seed Alabama 88-78 in overtime in a Sweet 16 showdown Sunday night. The Crimson Tide forced the extra session when Alex Reese hit a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer of regulation. The Bruins also got 17 points from Jules Bernard as they advanced to face No. 1 seed Michigan on Tuesday night for a spot in the Final Four. Jahvon Quinerly scored 20 points and John Petty Jr. had 16 for the Crimson Tide.

Hunter Dickinson scored 14 points and top-seeded Michigan took the inside route to the Elite Eight, pounding away in the paint for a 76-58 takedown of surprisingly helpless Florida State. Franz Wagner had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, who scored their first 30 points of the second half from close range to lead coach Juwan Howard's team to victory. Top-seeded Michigan moved to a regional final for the first time since 2018. The Wolverines will play 11th-seeded UCLA for a trip to the Final Four. Malik Osborne led fourth-seeded Florida State with 12 points.

Dana Evans scored 29 points and No. 2 seed Louisville advanced to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 60-42 win over sixth-seeded Oregon. The Cardinals will face top seed Stanford on Tuesday night in the Alamo Region final. Louisville continued its stellar defensive play, holding Oregon to 14 points in the first half, including six in the second quarter. Evans provided the offense. Nyara Sabally led the Ducks with 14 points but left the game late in the third quarter with a left ankle injury.

CAIRO (AP) — Search and rescue workers pulled a 6-month-old baby alive from the rubble of a collapsed building as the death toll from the incident rose to 25, Egyptian officials said Sunday. The infant’s mother, father, and sister had…

Billy Horschel won the Dell Technologies Match Play over Scottie Scheffler in a sloppy championship finish. Horschel made only one birdie in the final when he chipped in on the fifth hole. That was all he needed. Scheffler had to take a penalty drop on one par 5. He hit into the water on another. His only birdie was a 35-footer that Horschel conceded. Horschel played 122 holes this week and went 6-1 in his matches. He won for the sixth time on the PGA Tour, and it was his fifth individual title. Matt Kuchar won the consolation match.

Hannah Jump scored 17 points to lead top seed Stanford to an 89-62 romp over No. 5 Missouri State in the women's NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal are back in the Elite Eight for the 21st time. This Sweet 16 rematch from Stanford’s win in 2019 quickly turned into a blowout when the Cardinal led by 23 at halftime. Stanford kept up its postseason barrage of 3-pointers by making 15 against the Lady Bears. Elle Ruffridge scored 18 points to lead Missouri State. Stanford will face second-seeded Louisville for a berth in the Final Four.

Hobbled by cramps, top-ranked Daniil Medvedev limped through the final few games to edge Alexei Popyrin in three sets in the third round at the Miami Open. Medvedev failed to convert three match points in the second set after taking a 5-2 lead. An hour later the Russian was still playing, and on a hot afternoon, he paid the price. He broke in the final set for a 4-3 lead, but by then he could barely walk, much less run. To keep the rallies short, Medvedev began hitting high-risk shots, and made enough of them to close out the match.

Heavy rain across Tennessee has flooded homes and roads, prompting officials to carry out numerous rescues. The flooding is being blamed for at least four deaths. Metropolitan Nashville Police say the body of a man whose car was submerged in a creek was recovered Sunday. Another man’s body was found on a golf course, while two bodies were found near a homeless camp. Nearly 6 inches of rain fell Saturday in Nashville. A portion of Interstate 40 was temporarily shut down due to high water. Some rivers and creeks are at or near their highest level since 2010.

World Cup qualifying in Europe took a quirky turn when the goalposts were removed before a match between Switzerland and Lithuania because they were deemed the incorrect size. It was one of the few things that didn’t go to script. All of the continent’s heavyweight countries secured victories Sunday though Spain left it to the second minute of stoppage time to see off Georgia 2-1 after falling behind. France joined Spain in getting back on track in qualifying after an opening draw by easing to a 2-0 win at Kazakhstan. Italy, England and Germany also won to move onto a maximum six points.

Opening statements are set for Monday in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin's trial is expected to last about four weeks. Outside issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and a global outcry over racial inequities are also affecting the trial, which will be streamed online for the world to see. Floyd, who was Black, died May 25 after Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck while Floyd pleaded that he couldn’t breathe.

Top-seeded Gonzaga did against Creighton what it’s done throughout this unblemished season. Drew Timme scored 22 points and the top-seeded Bulldogs rolled past the fifth-seeded Bluejays with versatile offense and efficient defense to win 83-65 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Andrew Nembhard added 17 points for the Bulldogs, who have won a school-record 33 consecutive games and extended their Division I record to 26 straight double-digit wins. The Zags will face sixth-seeded Southern California or seventh-seeded Oregon on Tuesday in the West regional final. Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points to lead the Bluejays, who were trying to reach their first Elite Eight since 1941.

It's an all-American final for the third straight time in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Scottie Scheffler delivered the clutch putt with a 10-foot birdie on the 17th hole. That led to a 1-up victory over Matt Kuchar. In the other semifinal Sunday morning, Billy Horschel beat Victor Perez of France in 16 holes. Kuchar was trying to match Tiger Woods' record by reaching the championship match for the fourth time. But he couldn't buy a putt, and he missed an 8-footer on the 18th to extend the match. The longest putt Kuchar made was just over 3 feet.

Tom Wilson had two goals, Alex Ovechkin scored the 724th of his career and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 for their 10th victory in 11 games. Ovechkin has 11 goals in those 11 games and leads the team with 18 this season. The Capitals led 4-0 early in the third period on a goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov before a Rangers scoring flurry made things interesting. T.J. Oshie’s deflection goal with 8:14 left that gave him a three-point game proved crucial as it stood up as the game-winner. The Rangers have lost two one-goal games in a row after a three-game winning streak.

Boogie Ellis scored 23 points and Memphis beat Mississippi State 77-64 in the NIT championship game. The Tigers have a title in Penny Hardaway’s third season coaching his alma mater after just missing out on the NCAA Tournament. They also were NIT champs in 2002. Landers Nolley II opened the second half with a jumper and a 3-pointer that put 20-8 Memphis ahead to stay. The Tigers won 11 of their last 13 games, the only losses being one-possession setbacks six days apart against NCAA Elite Eight team Houston. Cameron Matthews scored 19 points to pace Mississippi State.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and health…

NASCAR will try to run its first Cup Series race on dirt since 1970 on Monday after heavy rain swamped Bristol Motor Speedway. The converted track already was facing challenges before torrential overnight rain flooded the grounds surrounding the speedway. The Goodyear tire provided for the Cup cars doesn't seem suited for the dirt surface and NASCAR is worried about multiple tire failures when the event finally goes green. The muddy track currently is too thick to avoid caking driver windshields. But the dirt has taken on enough water that thick dust may not be a problem Monday.