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President Donald Trump, center, shakes hands with Alex Ovechkin, second from left, the captain and MVP of the 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals hockey team, during a visit to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, third from right, and teammates John Carlson, second from left, and T.J. Oshie, fourth from left, listen (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump hosts Stanley Cup champion Capitals at White House

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressMarch 25, 2019

UMass goaltender Fille Lindberg will look to guide his team to a postseason victory when the Minutement kick off the NCAA Tournament Friday against Harvard.

UMass looks to bounce back from Boston disappointment

by Josh Walfish Staff WriterMarch 24, 2019

Turners Falls players Shelby Landeck, left, and Jaclyn Bastarache tangle with an umpire during action against Athol in a 2005 softball game. The top-seeded Powertowners are through to the Sweet 16 in our Recorder’s Greatest Teams of All Time bracket.

Recorder’s Greatest Teams: Bracket tightens up in Week 2

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterMarch 24, 2019

UConn’s Katie Lou Samuelson (33) looks to shoot as Buffalo's Hanna Hall (10) defends during NCAA Tournament second-round action, Sunday, in Storrs, Conn.

Huskies hold off Buffalo for 26th straight trip to Sweet 16

by Pat Eaton-Robb Associated PressMarch 24, 2019

Duke's Zion Williamson, center, celebrates the team's 77-76 win over Central Florida in a second-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

Duke survives, advances

by Pete Iacobelli Associated PressMarch 24, 2019

Gonzaga forward Brandon Clarke, center, goes to the basket as Baylor's Mario Kegler (4) and Mark Vital (11) defend during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mason, Baylor bounced by ’Zags

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMarch 24, 2019

San Antonio Spurs' Davis Bertans (42) and Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, right, battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Aldridge’s 48 points send Spurs past Celts

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressMarch 24, 2019

Dustin Johnson tees off on the second hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Palm Harbor, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Casey repeats at Valspar

by Doug Ferguson Associated PressMarch 24, 2019

Brad Keselowski (2) celebrates with the trophy grandfather clock in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Keselowski rolls, claims victory at Martinsville

by Jenna Fryer Associated PressMarch 24, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2016, file photo, New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12), Rob Gronkowski (87) and James Develin (46) head back to the sideline after LeGarrette Blount scored a touchdown during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. Gronkowski says he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons. Gronkowski announced his decision via a post on Instagram Sunday, March 24, 2019, saying that a few months shy of this 30th birthday “its time to move forward and move forward with a big smile.” (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)

Gronk announces retirement

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressMarch 24, 2019