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Notes and tidbits from around the NCAA Tournament on Sunday:

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — No wonder Kansas never wants anything to do with Wichita State.

Duke's Jahlil Okafor made sure there were no surprises for the Blue Devils reaching the Sweet 16. No such luck for a pair of No 2 seeds in Kansas and Virginia.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Madison Bumgarner allowed only one hit, an Albert Pujols home run, over six innings, but the Los Angeles Angels rallied Sunday for a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — San Diego State never had the chance to get comfortable against Duke.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jahlil Okafor showed off all the moves — a spin, a dribble drive, a short jumper — that have made Duke's freshman big man possibly the nation's top player.

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Brad Keselowski roared past Kurt Busch on the final lap and held off streaking Kevin Harvick to win at Fontana on Sunday, earning his first NASCAR victory of the season …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 23 points, Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers put a crimp in the New Orleans Pelicans' playoff hopes with a 107-100 v…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 23 points, Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers put a crimp in the New Orleans Pelicans' playoff hopes with a 107-100 v…

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Two days after being told he would not be the Tigers' opening day starter, Justin Verlander gave up three home runs in less than five innings of a 7-7 tie Sunday between …

It's the Sweet 16 — the second week of the NCAA Tournament — and that means bragging rights for college basketball programs.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Dayton is still dancing.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Yankees center fielder Jose Pirela was carted off the field after crashing into the wall on Juan Lagares' inside-the-park home run, the first of three long balls of…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Every won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the second straight year, making an 18-foot birdie putt on the last hole to beat Henrik Stenson at Bay Hill.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 93-75 victory over the Miami H…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 93-75 victory over the Miami H…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Simona Halep beat Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, giving the Romanian the biggest title of her career and a WTA Tour-leading th…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The strain and sweat on their faces showed just how much one more chance in the NFL means to Michael Sam and 104 others.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Chris Carter hit his second homer of the spring and started an eight-run fifth inning with a double Sunday as the Houston Astros roughed up Charlie Morton in a 14-2 vict…

WACO, Texas (AP) — Nina Davis scored 21 points, Niya Johnson had 12 assists to tie Baylor's career record and the Lady Bears are headed to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the seventh year in a row after…