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Twenty teams have entered the NCAA Tournament unbeaten. Only seven won championships. On Monday night, after 5 1/2 months and 31 games as America’s top team, the Bulldogs headed home just the like other 13 without the trophy. Baylor’s perfect game upended Gonzaga’s perfect season. And the 86-70 decision extended the 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers’ streak as Division I’s last unbeaten men’s champion another year.

Baylor knew it would need to play to near-perfection to end Gonzaga’s flawless season. The Bears just about did that in a 86-70 rout of the overall No. 1 seed for their first men's basketball national championship. Jared Butler and their dynamic backcourt hit their first five 3-pointers and never cooled off. Undersized big man Mark Vital delivered as many headaches as bruises. Their bench was superb, their rebounding exceptional, their game plan impeccable and the coaching of Scott Drew spot-on in the crowning moment of his long building job in Waco, Texas.

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a Wall Street rally that reflected some optimism about the economy recovering from the pandemic. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost early gains and fell nearly 0.2% to 30,038.44 in morning trading.…

Baylor is the national champion in college basketball. The Bears won their first title with an 86-70 win over Gonzaga, denying the Zags a perfect season. All-American guard Jared Butler had 22 points and seven assists for the Bears, who finished at 28-2. MaCio Teague had 19 points and Davion Mitchell 15. Freshman Jalen Suggs had 22 points for Gonzaga, which finished 31-1. Indiana in 1976 is still the last undefeated national champion.

Major League Baseball plans to relocate the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling this year’s Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday night because MLB hadn’t announced the move yet. The commissioner’s office was expected to declare Tuesday that the Colorado Rockies will host the game. ESPN was first to report the decision. MLB pulled the July 13 game from Truist Park in Atlanta in response to Georgia voting rules that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed into law March 25. Critics have condemned the changes as being too restrictive.

Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, Jeff Green made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left and the Brooklyn Nets overcome the early loss of James Harden to beat the New York Knicks 114-112. Harden returned after missing two games with right hamstring tightness but lasted just four minutes before having to leave again with the same injury. Green scored 23 points and Joe Harris added 16 for the Nets, who won their eighth straight at home. Julius Randle had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his fourth triple-double of the season. RJ Barrett scored 22 points and Reggie Bullock added 21.

Supporters and family of the rapper DMX have chanted his name and offered up prayers outside the hospital where he remains on life support. The 50-year-old was admitted to the hospital following a heart attack. The crowd outside White Plains Hospital on Monday called “DMX! DMX!” A woman’s sobs reverberated as those in the audience heard a recording of the rapper, whose birth name is Earl Simmons. DMX made his rap debut in 1998, and has released seven albums in a career that has included three Grammy nominations. But substance abuse has been a struggle for him over the years.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat on Monday asked for the inquiry on behalf of the Kanawha County Commission. It comes two months after a CDC official warned that the county’s outbreak was the most concerning in the United States. Commission President Kent Carper says the outbreak is an important public health issue and is deserving of the commission's understanding. In a letter to CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Manchin asked that the CDC review the commission’s concerns and reply by Friday.  

The Washington Nationals are finally set to start their season, hosting the Atlanta Braves after their three-game series against the New York Mets was postponed by a coronavirus outbreak. The Nats still have 11 players sidelined -- four of whom tested positive for COVID-19. The Nationals haven’t announced who is in isolation because of test results or which additional seven players are under quarantine because contact tracing determined they could have been exposed to the illness. Elsewhere, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw is trying to shake a slow start to 2021.

The Vancouver Canucks now have 17 players in the NHL COVID-19 protocol with the addition of rookie forward Nils Hoglander. It marks the fifth straight day the Canucks’ list has grown. The total in the protocol at the same time represents the most for one NHL team since the New Jersey Devils had 18 on Feb. 12. There are 22 players across the league listed for a third consecutive day, which remains the highest total since 24 players were listed in mid-February. The NHL’s one-day high is 59 players in the protocol on Feb. 12. 

The New York Jets have traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers. It ends a stint in New York for Darnold that was marked by a few flashes of brilliance, inconsistent play and unfortunate injuries. And with the Jets holding the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft, they’re moving on to another young signal-caller who might deliver the team back to respectability. New York announced acquired a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft and second- and fourth-round picks in the 2022 draft. 

A new Utah law will require biological fathers pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs. The bill’s sponsor has presented the measure as an effort to decrease the burden of pregnancy on women and increase responsibility for men who have children. Critics argue the legislation doesn’t do enough to adequately address maternal health care needs and could make abusive situations even more dangerous. Anti-abortion activists have lauded the bill saying it will protect the lives of unborn children by supporting women through their pregnancy. The legislation is not intended to lower the frequency of abortions but the bill sponsor says that could be a potential result. 

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are demanding a new trial more than a year after his rape conviction. They argued in court papers Monday that the landmark #MeToo prosecution that put him behind bars was buoyed by improper rulings from a judge who was “cavalier” in protecting the disgraced movie mogul’s right to a fair trial. In a 166-page brief filed with a state appellate court, Weinstein’s lawyers took repeated aim at Judge James Burke. They argued that he swayed the trial’s outcome with rulings favorable to prosecutors. Those including decisions allowing additional accusers to testify about allegations that never led to criminal charges. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it would respond in its own court filing.

A Capitol Police officer killed last week when a man armed with a knife rammed his car into two officers at a barricade outside the Capitol does not appear to have been stabbed, slashed or shot. That's according to a police official who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday. Officer William Evans died Friday. Authorities say Noah Green crashed into the officers and the barrier, exited the car armed with a knife and lunged at the officers before police fatally shot him. Law enforcement officials initially believed Green may have stabbed Evans. Rumors also swirled around fears Evans may have been struck by friendly fire when police started shooting at the suspect.

The Washington Nationals have held a workout at their stadium as they prepare to finally start their season. A coronavirus outbreak has sidelined 11 players — four of whom tested positive for COVID-19 — and delayed Washington’s first game that counts until Tuesday. Washington will play the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Their game that was postponed on Monday will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Max Scherzer will pitch for the Nationals on Tuesday and Stephen Strasburg will start one of the games on Wednesday.

Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will not resign from Congress. The Florida Republican made his statement less than a week since reports emerged that he's under federal investigation for possible sex crimes. Gaetz wrote a column that appeared Monday in the Washington Examiner, a conservative news outlet. Gaetz denies accusations that he “slept with” an underage girl. He also suggests he’s being targeted by political foes because he “loathes the swamp.” Gaetz, 38, has been one of former President Donald Trump's most loyal defenders. So far, Gaetz has received almost no public support from other congressional Republicans, and none from Trump. 

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away and teams willing to make a deal have some potentially intriguing options. Most franchises might be idle or severely limited because 18 teams have $1 million or less of salary cap space available and the ceiling for what they can spend will not go up next season. Some familiar faces will likely change places by the afternoon of April 12. The traded players in most cases will leave teams with little hope of hoisting the Stanley Cup to franchises with a shot to contend for the coveted prize. 

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has been suspended for two games and fined for his role in an on-field brawl during the season’s opening weekend. It was the first discipline given by Michael Hill in his new role as Major League Baseball’s senior vice president for on-field operations. Castellanos appealed the penalty to Major League Baseball special assistant John McHale Jr. and won't serve the suspension while the appeal is pending. Castellanos was disciplined for his actions in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against St. Louis. He was cited for “his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident.”