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Hamlin takes the lead out of pits and holds off Byron in overtime to win at Darlington

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin did his job so his pit crew could do its most stellar stop at the perfect time. Hamlin came into the pits after a final caution in third place and told himself to hit every mark, then let his guys take over. And that’s what the Joe Gibbs Racing group did, pulling off a perfect winning moment that sent Hamlin out with the lead. He took over on the final restart and held off William Byron to win the Goodyear 400 on Sunday. It was Hamlin’s 56th career NASCAR win, his fifth at Darlington Raceway and his second straight this season “When ...

Time for the NCAA men’s title game

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in March Madness, or that the title would go to whichever team spends the most money — or amasses the gaudiest collection of big names from the transfer portal — probably never checked out Houston. And anyone who thought college hoops was leaving behind teams with no NBA-ready stars coached by tart-as-lemon lifers who care more about the size of a player’s wingspan and heart than his 3-point percentage — well, that’s these Cougars, too. Coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad of defenders and deniers face ...

S.C. one win away from third title in four years

TAMPA, Fla. — Dawn Staley and South Carolina are one win away from joining an elite group of programs in women’s basketball history with a third national championship in four seasons. Only two other schools have accomplished that feat: UConn and Tennessee. “It’s hard to break into what Pat Summitt and Geno (Auriemma)” have done for women’s basketball, Staley said. “It’s really hard to even be mentioned in that air. ... Anything that you do and you have sustained success is really, really, really hard. “But once you are able to understand what it takes to succeed ...

Pistons complete historic turnaround from 14-win season

TORONTO — One year after finishing with the worst record in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons are going to the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19. The Pistons punched their postseason ticket with a 117-105 victory over Toronto on Friday night. No NBA team has ever gone from a worse record than Detroit’s 14 wins last season to earning a playoff berth the following year. “It’s a big deal,” first-year Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “We typically don’t take time to reflect on where we are but this is an opportunity for this group to reflect on where it is, where ...

There is a better way

One need not rely on experts to know tariffs are typically not a good policy. Going back to Adam Smith writing “The Wealth of Nations,” we know it is better to manufacture cheap commodities in areas that can make them cheaply so that wealthier nations can spend their wealth more productively. Adding tariffs historically disrupts that balance and often causes economic slowdowns. President Donald Trump thinks the United States needs to rebuild its manufacturing capacity. In some cases that is true. We should, for national security reasons, be making microchips, weapons, planes, ships ...

The tragedy brought upon us

Read it and weep. I mean the newspaper. Every single day, it brings tidings of despair to those who cherish the civilian institutions and agencies of this — yes — beloved and beautiful capital. The Institute of Peace was closed, Gestapo-style, within view of the Lincoln Memorial. The Smithsonian, America’s free storyteller, is under siege, including the spectacular bronze-laced African American History and Culture museum. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, about the same story. Soon, President Donald Trump may decide to cut down the cherry blossoms that soften the ...