The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Zimmer sharp, Tribe edges Giants
Bradley Zimmer doubled twice and scored a pair of runs, and the Indians rallied from an early three-run deficit to edge the Giants, 7-6. Francisco Mejia, Richie Shaffer and Nellie Rodriguez each contributed two hits for the Indians, and Daniel Robertson scored twice and stole a base. Trevor Bauer started and yielded three runs on three hits in four innings. Adam Plutko got the save, striking out five and allowing one run on five hits in two innings.
College basketball
DUKE TOPS ARCHRIVAL » Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and No. 14 Duke rallied past No. 6 North Carolina with another lightning-fast surge in the second half, taking advantage of foul trouble for Tar Heels point guard Joel Berry II and beating its fierce rival, 93-83, in the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals. MICHIGAN STUNS PURDUE » Michigan’s basketball players woke up in the same city they’d be playing in that afternoon. What a refreshing change during what’s been quite a week. They ate breakfast at a regular hour. Watched game film as usual, too. Heck, the Wolverines even got to wear their proper blue road jerseys with their last names printed on the back and everything to face 13th-ranked Purdue in the Big Ten quarterfinals. Two days after its airplane’s scary abandoned takeoff, Michigan moved into the league tournament semifinals with a 74-70 overtime upset of Purdue behind D.J. Wilson’s 26 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
Auto racing
KESELOWSKI PACES FIELD
IN VEGAS » Brad Keselowski will begin his bid for a third victory in the past four NASCAR Cup races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the pole after topping qualifying. Keselowski, who also won last week’s race at Atlanta, made up ground in the final two turns and posted a top seed of 193.68 mph in his No. 2 Ford.