Date: 03/30/2015 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) – Matt Kemp and Wil Myers homered, leading the San Diego Padres to an 8-5 exhibition win against the Seattle Mariners yesterday. San Diego right-hander Andrew Cashner allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Myers went deep on J.A. Happ’s first pitch. Dustin Ackley hit a two-run homer for Seattle.
HOUSTON (AP) – Gonzaga’s offense stalled against Duke, and it cost the Bulldogs a trip to the Final Four. Kyle Wiltjer scored 16 points, but Gonzaga was held without a field goal for the final 6:37 of yesterday’s 66-52 loss to the top-seeded Blue Devils. It was a difficult finish to Gonzaga’s 17th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, its second trip to the Elite Eight and the first since 1999.
UNDATED (AP) – The Final Four is set. Kentucky vs. Wisconsin is not only a matchup of two No. 1 seeds, it’s a replay of last year’s semifinal won by Kentucky 74-73. Seventh-seeded Michigan State will face Duke, a four-time national champion led by coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF’-skee). It is the fifth time at least three No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) – Denny Hamlin passed teammate Matt Kenseth for the lead with 28 laps to go yesterday and went on to end Toyota’s 32-race winless streak in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing held off a five-lap, bumper-to-tail challenge from Brad Keselowski for his 25th career victory and his fifth at the smallest and oldest track in the premier series.
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