Date: 03/23/2015 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Sam Dekker scored 17 points to lead four Wisconsin players in double figures, and the No. 1-seeded Badgers are headed back to the Sweet 16 after defeating Oregon 72-65 in the NCAA Tournament last night. The Badgers beat the Ducks in the round of 32 for the second straight year. Joseph Young, who scored 27 points in a win over Oklahoma State on Friday, had 30 for the Ducks.
SEATTLE (AP) – Kyle Wiltjer scored 13 of his 24 points during Gonzaga’s flawless first half, Domantas Sabonis added 18 points and the second-seeded Bulldogs advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 2009 with an 87-68 win over No. 7 seed Iowa in a South Region matchup yesterday. After five straight departures on the first weekend, the Bulldogs are back in the regional semifinals.
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) – Yovani Gallardo allowed three-run homers to Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-0 yesterday. Cruz, a former Ranger who entered the game with two regular-season home runs off Gallardo in his career, hit a drive off the center field batter’s eye in the third. He had two hits.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Emma Wolfram scored a career-high 17 points and 11th-seeded Gonzaga held off a furious late rally by the Oregon State Beavers on their home court for a 76-64 victory yesterday. Gonzaga advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, heading home to Spokane to face the winner of today’s game in Knoxville between Tennessee and Pittsburgh.
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