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South Carolina guard Bree Hall (23) celebrates after making a three-point basket during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game against North Carolina State in the women's NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Cleveland.

South Carolina women stay perfect, surge past N.C. State 78-59 to reach NCAA title game

April 5, 2024, 7:50pm College

All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina emphatically kept its perfect season going, advancing to the championship game of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-59 victory over North Carolina State. Read story

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, left, drives past Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton for a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Washington.

Ayton, Banton help Blazers hand Wizards franchise record-tying 63rd loss of season

April 5, 2024, 6:47pm Blazers

Deandre Ayton scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Washington Wizards to a franchise record-tying 63rd loss with a 108-102 victory Friday night. Read story

Battle Ground Jackson Hotchkiss (19) fist bumps teammate Keegan Moffatt (15) after Hotchkiss hit a solo home run during a season-opening, non-league baseball game against Ridgefield on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

Battle Ground’s Jackson Hotchkiss, one of state’s top baseball prospects, builds on strong stretch of play

April 5, 2024, 2:57pm Prep Sports

A text message revealing good news came as somewhat of a surprise to Jackson Hotchkiss last July. Earlier in the summer, Hotchkiss earned a “referral” to try out for the Area Code Games, a showcase of the top high school baseball players in the country with MLB scouts and college… Read story

High school scoreboard, results from Thursday, April 4

April 4, 2024, 8:08pm Prep Sports

High school scoreboard, results from Thursday, April 4, 2024 Read story

Columbia River senior Eli Wenger competes in the pole vault in a meet against Woodland and Hockinson at Columbia River High School on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Tim Martinez: Columbia River athletes spring into action to knock down fire

April 4, 2024, 7:05pm Prep Sports

Eli Wenger is one of the more versatile athletes on the Columbia River High School track and field team. Read story

David Riley embraces uncertainty that comes with taking over at Washington State

Eastern Washington head coach David Riley in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in Boulder, Colo.

April 4, 2024, 6:26pm College

David Riley finally found an opportunity that made him think it was time to leave what he helped create at Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference. Despite uncertainty about the future, Riley made the jump in part because all it required was a short move down the road. Read story