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Cape Henlopen High baseball team celebrating its 6-4 victory over Conrad for the DIAA state championship Sunday night at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Cape Henlopen vs. Conrad baseball

WILMINGTON - Top-seeded Cape Henlopen High won its third DIAA baseball state title with a 6-4 win over No. 6 Conrad at Frawley Stadium …
The Vikings celebrate a goal by Ally Diehl (3rd from left) in the DIAA state championship match with Tower Hill Saturday.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Cape Henlopen vs. Tower Hill, girls' lacrosse

CAMDEN - Cape Henlopen High downed Tower Hill, 20-9, to capture the DIAA state title in girls' ;acrosse on Saturday afternoon at …
Brady Kose of the Vikings makes a diving catch to keep the ball from going into the outfield when Jack Bujnowski of Sallies stole second in Friday’s DIAA semifinal game at Frawley Stadium.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Cape Henlopen vs. Salesianum baseball

WILMINGTON - Top-seeded Cape Henlopen High downed No. 4 Salesianum , 9-2, in the DIAA baseball state semifinals on Friday afternoon at …
Polytech's Sierra Henry tries to catch herself after getting tripped up in the first half of Thursday night's playoff game against Appoquinimink.

Photo gallery: Polytech-Appoquinimink semifinal soccer game

MIDDLETOWN – Katie Donovan collected a turnover and lofted a 25-yard shot for  Appoquimink High School’s first goal in a 3-0 win …
Isabella DiMondi, of Caesar Rodney, maneuvering with the ball through heavy traffic in Thursday’s DIAA state quarterfinal match with Sanford.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Caesar Rodney vs. Sanford girls' lacrosse

CAMDEN — Third-seeded Caesar Rodney High picked up a 19-6 win over No. 11 Sanford in the DIAA girls’ lacrosse state quarterfinals …
Local Sports
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Clinton Portis joining Jackson's Delaware State football staff; Recruits announced

DOVER — When DeSean Jackson was hired as Delaware State’s head football coach, he said he was looking to bring some other former NFL standouts to Dover. Apparently he’s landed …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

QB O'Connor leaves Delaware football team

NEWARK — Veteran quarterback Ryan O’Connor announced this afternoon that he is leaving the Delaware football team. No specific reason was given for the decision, which was announced …
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New sports boosters club at Crisfield High hosts golf tourney fundraiser

CRISFIELD — A golf tournament to benefit the newly-formed Crisfield Academy and High School Athletic Booster Club is 9 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at Great Hope Golf Course. Four-person teams …

Super Bowl might hinge on middle men as Chiefs, Eagles prep for opponent's fierce interior pass rush

Once Josh Allen backpedaled from the shotgun snap after the Buffalo Bills had just gone ahead of Kansas City, this crucial 2-point conversion play late in the third quarter of the AFC championship …

Eagles reach fifth Super Bowl and second in 3 seasons, will face Chiefs again

Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles are running back to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years and fifth time in franchise history. Barkley had another 60-yard touchdown run …
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Outdoors
The softball-sized, onomatopoeically-named bobwhite quail needs four things in its habitat: a place to nest and raise its young, a place to hide from predators, a place with food, and a place for the …
PRINCESS ANNE — The Eastern Shore of Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association received a $100 hole sponsorship from the Town of Princess Anne for its third annual golf tournament fundraiser set …
Philadelphia

Hany Mukhtar, Sam Surridge and Joe Willis lead Nashville to 2-0 victory over Fire

CHICAGO (AP) — Hany Mukhtar and Sam Surridge scored second-half goals and Joe Willis posted his fifth clean sheet of the season as Nashville SC blanked the Chicago Fire 2-0 on Saturday night. …

Markus Anderson's first career goal lifts Union to 2-1 victory over Charlotte

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Markus Anderson came off the bench in the 57th minute and scored his first career goal eight minutes into stoppage time to rally the Philadelphia Union to a 2-1 victory over …

Kepler's homer in the eighth gives Phillies 3-2 win over Blue Jays

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Kepler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Cristopher Sánchez …

Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays meet in game 2 of series

Toronto Blue Jays (38-31, second in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (40-29, second in the NL East)Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (2-8, 6.12 …

AP Sports Digest

Here are the AP’s top sports stories that have moved or are planned to move today. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan. …
Baltimore

Strider's 13 strikeouts lead Braves to 4-1 win over Rockies

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider recorded 13 strikeouts in his first win of the season, Ronald Acuña Jr. stayed hot with two hits, including a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Colorado 4-1 …

Mullins and Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs to key Orioles' 6-5 victory over Angels

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs to give Baltimore the lead and Félix Bautista finished off the Orioles' 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on …

Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Angels meet in game 2 of series

Los Angeles Angels (33-35, fourth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (28-40, fifth in the AL East)Baltimore; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Tyler Anderson (2-3, 3.99 ERA, 1.31 …

Morton strikes out 10 in 5 innings, O'Hearn and Laureano go deep as Orioles beat Angels 2-0

BALTIMORE (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out a season-high 10 in five innings, Ryan O'Hearn and Ramón Laureano hit home runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angeles 2-0 on Friday …

Angels bring win streak into game against the Orioles

Los Angeles Angels (33-34, second in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (27-40, fifth in the AL East)Baltimore; Friday, 7:08 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jack Kochanowicz (3-7, 5.61 ERA, 1.63 …
National Sports
Panthers move to the verge of 2nd straight Stanley Cup title by beating the Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice, Sam Bennett had his NHL playoff-leading …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has hit two homers against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night, emphatically ending the three-time MVP's longest homer drought since joining the Los Angeles …
Temwa Chawinga scored her eighth goal of the season and the Kansas City Current won their fifth straight game, beating Racing Louisville 4-2 in the National Women's Soccer League on Saturday …
SEATTLE (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday night. With one out and the bases loaded, …
College Sports
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kade Anderson limited Arkansas' high-powered offense to three hits and a run in seven-plus innings, LSU knocked Razorbacks ace Zach Root out of the game early, and the Tigers …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Roman Martin and AJ Salgado drove in two runs apiece to lead UCLA to a 6-4 victory over a Murray State team making its College World Series debut Saturday. The Bruins, in the …
Here are the AP’s top sports stories that have moved or are planned to move today. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan. …
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — South Florida ran a brilliant 1,600-meter relay to close the NCAA men's outdoor track and field championships Friday night, leaving Southern California and Texas A&M tied …
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