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CLEVELAND — Shane Bieber held it together Monday for as long as he could.

A historic season in women’s college basketball ended with one more record-breaking telecast. Sunday’s victory by the University of South Carolina over the University of Iowa for the national championship set a viewership record for women’s basketball with 18.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched women’s basketball game ever.

GLENDALE — Zach Edey spent all season as the dominant force at the heart of Purdue’s push for never-before-reached heights.

GLENDALE — UConn left Donovan Clingan on the loneliest island, stuck deep in the paint to wrestle massive Purdue center Zach Edey.

CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz hit his first two homers of the season, a massive 450-foot solo drive and a sinking liner that turned into his first career inside-the-park drive, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the Milwaukee Brewers 10-8 on Monday night.

CLEVELAND — José Ramírez hit a two-run homer — his 100th at Progressive Field — and the Cleveland Guardians followed the total solar eclipse by winning first-year manager Stephen Vogt’s home debut, 4-0 over the Chicago White Sox on Monday.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State football’s stacked backfield will reportedly lose a veteran member this spring.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zed Key has been the longest-tenured member of the Ohio State basketball team having spent four years in the program, but now he’s moving on.

South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll to be released after the NCAA Tournament.

The last week of the NBA season has arrived.