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A Canadian man — whom the judge called “unconscionably stupid” for endangering air traffic — was fined nearly $20,000 by an Alberta court Friday for using more than 100 helium balloons to take a 2.5-mile lawn chair flight over Calgary in December, UPI reported. Daniel Boria, 27, pleaded guilty but was unrepentant. “Why climb the highest mountain?” he said. “They didn’t charge the Wright Brothers.” (EXPRESS)

Medical student Kirubel Yilma of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has an unusual talent — the ability to continuously spray water from his mouth. Guinness World Records last week recognized him as the new champion of this pursuit after he did it for 56.36 seconds, swamping the record of 46.86. Yilma said his knowledge of anatomy contributed to his winning technique: He regurgitates water from his stomach. (EXPRESS)

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ROBO-CHEF: A robot serves sushi Monday at the Hitachi area at CeBIT, a five-day technology fair in Hannover, Germany. Organizers said 200,000 people will attend.

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meaning the cherry blossoms won’t totally cooperate with this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival, running Saturday through April 16. The news isn’t all awful. There are so many blossoms along the Tidal Basin that spectators should still be in for a beautiful sight. Plus, there are plenty of other ways to commemorate the blooms. BECKY KRYSTAL AND FRITZ HAHN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Through April 15, neighboring Shaw bars Southern Efficiency and Mockingbird Hill are hosting a themed pop-up. The more classic of the rooms has fake trees lining the wall, colorful paper blossoms hanging overhead and a painting by local artist Maggie O’Neill showing cherry blossoms framing the Tidal Basin. The other is an immersive space inspired by “Super Mario Bros.” The playful cocktails nod to both the cherry blossoms’ Japanese roots and Italian amaros.

Performances began Saturday at the Tidal Basin Welcome Area and ANA Performance Stage. They run daily from noon to 6 p.m. through April 2. The mix includes everything from R&B and drumming to Zumba and a swordsmanship demo. The Blossom Kite Festival, above, will take place April 1 at the Washington Monument grounds near 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. The festival includes competitions, but also has open areas for flying kites. The rain date is April 2.

Specials pegged to the blossoms are often a stretch, but why get worked up? They give chefs an excuse to play around with new creations, which are often cherry-flavored or at least beautifully decorated. Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken has a cherry blossom doughnut, above; Buttercream Bakeshop is offering cupcakes with sour cherry pie filling and Japanese matcha buttercream; and RareSweets has a cherry blossom cookie made with a chocolate shortbread base.

Metro aiming to grow its AU discount plan Metro wants to expand its U-Pass program for university students, extending the pilot program at American University and potentially signing on other schools to participate. The one-year pilot program launched last fall. Now, Metro wants to extend its test run, continuing American’s participation through the 2017-2018 academic year. At American, U-Pass allaccess SmarTrip cards cost $130 per academic semester — about $1 per day for the duration of the school year. (TWP)

The number of people Monday who tried to get free, timed-entry passes to the “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” exhibit at the Hirshhorn, the museum tweeted. It said 6,000 passes for the wildly popular retrospective of the Japanese artist’s work were claimed on its website within two minutes. (EXPRESS)

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THE DISTRICT President Trump’s proposed budget would cost D.C.’s government at least $103 million and lead to the loss of roughly 120 publicsector jobs, dealing a blow to affordable housing and other social services in a city where runaway economic growth has bypassed many low-income residents, District officials said Monday. The estimated loss amounts to about 9.6 percent of the $1.07 billion in non-Medicaid federal funding D.C. would receive this year — and does not account for cuts to health-care spending that could result from Republicans’ efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. City officials projected the hit to their budget based on the preliminary federal spending plan Trump released Thursday. That budget proposed dramatic reductions in funding for domestic programs and a ramping up of military and homeland security spending. Trump’s plan to scale back agencies such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development — targeted for a 13 percent spending cut — would dry up a significant portion of

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the federal grants bestowed on District programs that help the poor, City Administrator Rashad M. Young said. “We’re looking at a federal budget that’s bleak in its investments in critical programs,” Young said Monday. “This budget proposal is inconsistent with our D.C. values.” Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a statement echoing those concerns. “By making cuts to programs that support basic needs like housing and health care, this budget will force our city to make tough choices about programs that not only promote growth, but enable us to support our most vulnerable

residents,” Bowser said. It remains unclear how much of the White House’s proposal will become reality. Congress must approve the president’s spending plan in the coming months, and some members of his own party are already balking. Among the hardest-hit D.C. programs would be those that promote affordable housing and offer assistance to lowincome residents. Housing programs would lose about $17 million in funding, Young said, while nonprofits that provide social services and counseling to about 60,000 District residents stand to lose $10.5 million. PETER JAMISON (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Bus riders in Northeast got a nice addition to their transit options Monday. Metro launched the G9, a limited-stop bus connecting Ward 5 residents to downtown. The new route, paid for by D.C., is a rare addition to the region’s bus system at a time when Metro is turning to service reductions to balance its budget. Metro anticipates that as many 1,100 passengers will be served daily by the G9 as it travels along Rhode Island Avenue from Eastern Avenue to Franklin Square downtown. Buses will run every 15 to 20 minutes weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. to downtown and from 3 to 7 p.m. to Ward 5. (TWP)

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Heroin trafficking bust leads to 11 arrests in area Authorities said 11 people have been charged with conspiring to distribute heroin in the D.C. area. Officials said Monday that the operation resulted in the seizure of 10 firearms, several vehicles, more than 400 grams of heroin, 330 grams of cocaine, 19 grams of PCP, 7 pounds of marijuana and $18,000 in cash. Eight of the suspects are Virginia residents and three are Maryland residents. (AP) THE DISTRICT

Man who pulled BB gun at Capitol gets 11 months A man who displayed a weapon at a security checkpoint at the visitor center of the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to 11 months in prison. Larry Russell Dawson, 67, of Antioch, Tenn., was sentenced Monday. He has been ordered to receive mental health treatment. An officer shot Dawson on March 28 after he pulled out a BB gun that looked like a handgun. (AP) THE DISTRICT

Police: Man claims bomb in car near White House A man who drove to a security checkpoint near the White House in a stolen car was arrested after stating, “There’s a bomb in the trunk,” authorities said. Police said Sean Patrick Keoughan, 29, of Roanoke, Va., got out of the car at the checkpoint Saturday and was clasping something in his hand when he made the threat. (AP)

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Britain will launch exit from EU on March 29 LONDON Britain will begin divorce proceedings from the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on two years of intense political and economic negotiations that will fundamentally change both the nation and its European neighbors. Britain’s ambassador to the EU, Tim Barrow, informed European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday of the exact start date. “We are on the threshold of the most important negotiation for this country for a generation,”

Brexit Secretary David Davis said. “The government is clear in its aims: a deal that works for every nation and region of the U.K. and indeed for all of Europe — a new, positive partnership between the U.K. and our friends and allies in the European Union.” The trigger for all this tumult is the innocuous-sounding Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, a never-before-used mechanism for withdrawing from the bloc. Under the article, British Prime Minister Theresa May will notify Tusk of her nation’s intentions to

Muppet with autism joins ‘Sesame Street’ Folks on Sesame Street have a way of making everyone feel accepted. That includes Julia, a Muppet youngster with blazing red hair, bright green eyes — and autism. Rather than being treated like an outsider, which too often is the plight of children on the spectrum, Julia is one of the gang. For more than a year, Julia has existed in print and digital illustrations as the centerpiece of a multifaceted initiative by Sesame Workshop. On April 10, she will make her TV debut in a “Sesame Street” episode airing on both PBS and HBO. Julia will be performed by Stacey Gordon, who has been a therapist for children on the spectrum and has a 13-year-old son with autism. (AP)

leave the 28-nation bloc. The article stipulates that the two sides will have until March 2019 to agree on a divorce settlement and — if possible — establish a new relationship between Britain, the world’s No. 5 economy, and the EU, a vast single market containing 500 million people. “Everything is ready on this side,” European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said. Leaders of the 27 other EU nations will meet by the month of May to finalize their negotiating guidelines. DANICA KIRKA AND JILL LAWLESS (AP)

East Timor votes for a new president

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North Korea brushes off threat from Tillerson North Korea said Monday it is not frightened by U.S. threats of possible pre-emptive military action to halt its nuclear and missile buildup. A spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry slammed U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, above, for talk of tougher sanctions and possible military action, and said the North would not be deterred in its nuclear program. (AP) NAURU

U.S. starts fingerprinting refugees held on island U.S. security officers have begun fingerprinting and taking biometric details from refugees held on the island nation of Nauru, near Australia, in the final stage of assessing who will find new lives in the U.S., asylum seekers said Monday. If refugees pass the initial screening, they will have face-to-face interviews with Homeland Security officers. President Trump has reluctantly agreed to honor an Obama administration deal to accept up to 1,250 refugees refused entry into Australia. (AP)

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DILI, EAST TIMOR | Voters line up Monday to choose a president in the poverty-stricken island nation of East Timor in Southeast Asia. It is East Timor’s first presidential election since the U.N. ended its peacekeeping mission there in 2012. The nation is led by its prime minister, with the president in a mostly ceremonial role.

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EU slaps sanctions on four top Syrian military officials over use of chemical weapons

U.S. boycotts debate on Israel, Palestinians The U.S. on Monday boycotted a Human Rights Council session focusing on Palestinian areas, saying the regular review shows the council’s “long-standing bias against Israel” that threatens the credibility of the U.N.-supported body. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley denounced the fact that Israel is the only country that is a permanent fixture on the calendar of the 47-member body. (AP)

Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels; dozens killed on both sides

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Pope begs forgiveness in genocide VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Monday begged forgiveness for the “sins and failings of the church and its members” during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide as the Holy See sought to open a new phase in relations 23 years after the slaughter. In an extraordinary statement after Francis’ meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the Vatican acknowledged that the church itself bore blame, as well as some Catholic priests and nuns who “succumbed to hatred and violence, betraying their own evangelical mission” by participating in the genocide. During the 100-day genocide, more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed

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Pope Francis greets Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Vatican.

by Hutu extremists. Many victims died at the hands of priests, clergymen and nuns, according to some accounts by survivors, and the Rwandan government says many died in the churches where they had sought refuge. During Monday’s meeting, Francis “implored anew God’s

forgiveness for the sins and failings of the church and its members,” the Vatican said. Kagame tweeted his appreciation for Francis’ words and said “a new chapter in relations” had begun. Rwanda had long pressured the church to apologize for its complicity in the genocide, but

both the Vatican and the local church had been reluctant to do so. The church had long said church officials who committed crimes acted individually. Amid continued pressure from the government, Rwanda’s Catholic bishops last year apologized for “all the wrongs the church committed.” The ministry of local government rejected the apology then as inadequate. During Rwanda’s annual dialogue in December, Kagame said he didn’t understand why the church was so reluctant to apologize for genocide when popes have apologized for lesser crimes. “I don’t understand why the pope would apologize for sexual offenses, whether it is in the U.S., Ireland or Australia, but cannot apologize for the role of the church in the genocide that happened here,” Kagame said at the time. NICOLE WINGFIELD (AP)

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Uber president is quitting after just six months BUSINESS Two prominent Uber executives, including the president who joined the company just six months ago, are resigning, another sign of tumult as the ride-hailing service continues to grapple with months of scandal. Jeff Jones was courted from Target last September to serve as president of Uber’s ridesharing business. His departure comes just weeks after chief executive Travis Kalanick said he would seek “leadership help” and announced plans to hire a chief operating officer. Jones told tech news site Recode: “It is now clear ... that the beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber.” Jones and Brian McClendon, the vice president of maps and business platform who is also departing this month, join a larger exodus of executives since Uber’s troubles began in January. Uber has been hit by several controversies, including allegations that it routinely ignores sexual harassment. A recent video showed Kalanick profanely berating a driver who confronted him about steep cuts in Uber’s pay rates. Uber also acknowledged that it has used a program to thwart authorities who have been trying to curtail or shut down its service in cities around the world. (AP/THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Russia probe confirmed Comey also says there’s no evidence to support Trump’s claim Obama ordered wiretapping

Hardest truth for president: He was wrong

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POLITICS FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Monday that his agency is conducting an investigation into possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign in a counterintelligence probe that could reach all the way to the White House and may last for months. At the same time, Comey repeatedly refused to answer whether specific individuals close to the president had fallen under suspicion of any criminal wrongdoing, “so we don’t wind up smearing people” who may not be charged with a crime. The extraordinary disclosure of the probe, which the president has refused to acknowledge, dismissed as fake news and blamed on Democrats, came near the beginning of a sprawling, 5½-hour public hearing by the House Intelligence Committee, the panel’s first on the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. The FBI traditionally does not disclose the existence of an investigation, “but in unusual circumstances, where it is in the public interest,” Comey said, “it may be appropriate to do so.” Comey also said he was authorized by the Justice Department to confirm the existence of the wide-ranging probe into Russian interference in the electoral process. He drew fire last year after he notified Congress 11 days before the presidential election that the FBI had reopened an examination of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. T h at move , D e mo c r at s charged, hurt Clinton as she was heading into the home stretch of

FBI Director James Comey, left, and NSA Director Michael Rogers testify Monday on Capitol Hill.

her campaign for president. Now, the tables are turned. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the committee chairman, urged Comey to reveal if and when the bureau has information clearing any of its targets, and to do so as quickly as possible. “There’s a big gray cloud that you’ve now put over people who have very important work to do to lead this country, and so the faster that you can get to the bottom of this, it’s going to be better for all Americans,” he said. But Comey refused to offer details on the scope, targets or timeline for the investigation. He said the collusion inquiry began last July as part of a broader probe into Russian meddling in American politics, meaning Trump was elected president as associates remained under investigation for possible Russia ties. The hearing came amid the controversy fired up by President Trump more than two weeks ago when he tweeted, without providing evidence, that President

Trump still tweets President Trump continued to tweet throughout the hearing, creating an unusual public conversation between the embattled president and FBI Director James Comey. After Trump tweeted that the FBI and NSA had told Congress that Russia did not influence the electoral process, Comey disputed that description. The president also claimed that Comey had said there was no evidence of collusion between his aides and Russia, though Comey had said no such thing. (AP)

Barack Obama had ordered his phones tapped at Trump Tower. Comey said there is “no information” that supports Trump’s claims that his predecessor ordered surveillance of Trump Tower during the election campaign: “I have no information that supports those tweets,’’ he said. “We have looked carefully inside the FBI,’’ and agents found nothing to support those claims.

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Under questioning from the top Democrat on the panel, Rep. Adam Schiff, Calif., Comey said no president could order such surveillance. He added that the Justice Department had asked him to tell the committee that it also has no such information. Comey testified along with National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers, who disputed allegations that British intelligence services could have been involved in such wiretapping. Comey and Rogers both said that Russian intelligence agencies will continue to seek to meddle with U.S. political campaigns. “They’ll be back in 2020. They may be back in 2018,’’ Comey said. “One of the lessons they may draw from this is that they were successful, introducing chaos and discord” into the process. Rogers agreed, and said Moscow is conducting a similar “active measures” campaign in Europe, where France and Germany are holding elections this year. (AP/THE WASHINGTON POST)

POLITICS On the 60th day of his presidency came the hardest truth for Donald Trump. He was wrong. James Comey — the FBI director whom Trump celebrated on the campaign trail as a gutsy and honorable “Crooked Hillary” truth-teller — testified under oath Monday what many Americans had already assumed: Trump had falsely accused his predecessor of wiretapping his headquarters during last year’s campaign. Trump did not merely allege that former president Barack Obama ordered surveillance on Trump Tower, of course. He asserted it as fact, and then reasserted it, and then insisted that forthcoming evidence would prove him right. But in Monday’s remarkable, marathon hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Comey said there was no such evidence. Questions about Russia have hung over Trump for months, but the president always has dismissed them as “fake news.” That became much harder Monday. “There’s a smell of treason in the air,” presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said. “Imagine if J. Edgar Hoover or any other FBI director would have testified against a sitting president? It would have been a mind-boggling event.” PHILIP RUCKER AND ASHLEY PARKER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin questioning Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch today.

Gorsuch: I’ll be unbiased or I’ll ‘hang up the robe’ In opening statement, the high court nominee vows to remain neutral COURTS Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch pledged to be independent or “hang up the robe” as the U.S. Senate began rancorous hearings Monday on President Trump’s conservative pick to fill a Supreme Court seat that has been vacant for more than a year. Gorsuch, 49, sought to take the edge off Democratic complaints that he has favored the wealthy and powerful in more than 10 years as a federal judge. The Coloradan told the Senate Judiciary Committee he has tried to be a “neutral and independent”

judge and has ruled both for and against disabled students, prisoners and workers alleging civil rights violations. “But my decisions have never reflected a judgment about the people before me, only my best judgment about the law and facts at issue in each particular case,” Gorsuch said. That was in his opening statement, a day ahead of expected pointed questioning from committee Democrats. Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he expects a committee vote on Gorsuch’s nomination April 3, which would allow the full Senate to take up the nomination that week. Gorsuch could be on the bench by the time the justices meet for a round of arguments in mid-April.

Democrats entered the hearings divided over how hard to fight Gorsuch’s nomination given that he is no right-wing extremist and is widely expected to win confirmation in the end, one way or another. Several spoke angrily about the treatment of Judge Merrick Garland, Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, whom Senate Republicans denied even a hearing for 10 months last year. “Senate Republicans made a big show last year about respecting the voice of the American people in this process,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. “Now they are arguing that the Senate should rubberstamp a nominee … nominated by a president who lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.”

According to the World Happiness Report, money can’t buy happiness. Norway vaulted to the top slot despite lower prices for oil, a key part of its economy. Meanwhile, happiness in the U.S. has been declining for the past decade even as the nation has become richer; the U.S. fell from 13th to 14th in the annual rankings published Monday. Experts say a sense of community and broad social welfare support are the reason many northern European countries are near the top of the list. After Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland round out the top p five. (AP)

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David Rockefeller, the heir to a vast and storied family fortune who — as president, chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Bank — transformed a listless business into one of the world’s largest financial institutions, died Monday of congestive heart failure at his home in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. He was 101. Rockefeller was the last surviving grandchild of oil baron John D. Rockefeller, who was one of the richest men in the world. (TWP)

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First prescription of opioids can up odds of overuse The first prescription that patients get for opioid painkillers has a large influence on their risk of long-term use, according to a new report published Friday. Prescribing fewer opioids to be taken over a period shorter than three days in the initial prescription decreases the likelihood of chronic use, researchers said in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is a sharp increase in the probability of patients using opioids long term if they are prescribed these pain pills for more than five days, the study found, and a further increase for patients who got a 30-day supply of drugs. Refills or second prescriptions also play a role in determining whether people are able to stop using opioids or continue to take the drugs. About 1 in 7 people who were given a second opioid prescription or a refill were still on opioids one year later, according to the study, which analyzed patient records from 2006 to 2015. About 1 in 4 patients continue opioid use one year after being initially prescribed a long-acting opioid, and 1 in 5 were still on opioids three years later. The data analyzed didn’t include the cause or intensity of the patients’ pain, which might have influenced the results. JIA NAQVI

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falling 73-69 to seventh-seeded Michigan, which also continued a surprising conference trend. When the committee released its initial rankings in February, it rated no Big Ten teams among the top 16 seeds. None received a seed better than Purdue’s four in the Midwest. Faced with skepticism all season, the Big Ten has mounted a powerful rebuke. Three league teams earned Sweet 16 slots. Wisconsin, slighted as an eight seed, struck a blow for the league Saturday when it upset top overall seed and defending national champion Villanova. For the ACC, the most troubling aspect may not be the number of losses but the nature of them. No. 3 Florida State bowed out to 11th-seeded Xavier by 25 points. Virginia failed to crack 40 against Florida. Miami lost to Michigan State by 20. With Michigan’s victory, the Big Ten moved to 3-0 against ACC opponents this tournament. All three winners were either an

The record for the ACC, which got the most bids (nine) of any league, so far in the NCAA Tournament. Only No. 1 seed North Carolina is still alive. No. 2 seeds Duke, left, and Louisville suffered upsets to two No. 7 seeds — South Carolina and Michigan. (EXPRESS)

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MEN’S BASKETBALL For one hour nine days ago, the ACC lorded over college basketball. The NCAA Tournament committee awarded the league nine bids in the initial 68-team draw, more than any conference in the country, as a nod to its perceived superiority all winter. The ACC controlled the whole bracket with a top-three seed in every region. Then the tournament began, and from the blase first night through a shock late Sunday, the ACC watched its teams depart. An embarrassing opening weekend ended with only topseeded North Carolina alive and eight others knocked out, none in more stunning fashion than Duke. The Blue Devils won the conference tournament and were the betting favorite to win the national title before an 88-81 loss to No. 7 South Carolina on Sunday. Duke’s upset only continued an ugly weekend for the ACC. Sunday’s first game featured Louisville, the Midwest’s second seed,

underdog or a near-equal seed. It’s clear now that the personnel of Big Ten teams surpasses their accomplishments. Wisconsin proved that a team with Nigel Hayes’ strength, Ethan Happ’s versatility and Bronson Koenig’s shot-making can beat any team. Michigan suffered through injuries, but the Wolverines have waves of players who can make shots from anywhere and a transcendent talent in

Derrick Walton Jr. Early in the season, the Big Ten suffered a series of losses out of conference. During g conference play, the league grew ew up. “I just told everybody, ‘Just wait,’ ” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “The level of coaching in this league, the resources urces in this league, the level of talent in this league, it will come me to the top at the end of the year.”

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Boeheim extended beyond ’18 Jim Boeheim, the longtime Syracuse men’s basketball coach who had planned to step down after next season, signed a contract extension Sunday that runs beyond 2017-18, the school announced. Boeheim, 72, has held the post since 1976. News of the extension came hours after Washington hired Orange assistant Mike Hopkins — who was previously designated as Boeheim’s successor after the 2017-18 season — to replace Lorenzo Romar. ESPN reported that one reason Hopkins took the Washington job was to “relieve Boeheim of the pressure of having to retire.” Syracuse announced the plan for Hopkins to replace Boeheim oeheim in 2015. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The probability No. 3 Oregon has of beating No. 7 Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, ment, according to analytics expert Ken Pomeroy’s ratings, which have been one of the best indicators tors of future wins. Oregon’s efficiency margin, which is the difference between a team’s offensive ve and defensive points per 100 possessions, is 23.96, just 0.85 more than Michigan’s. That’s the smallest difference in any of the matchups in the Sweet 16. The Ducks play the Wolverines on Thursday (7:09 p.m., CBS) in Kansas City. (TWP) Redskins re-sign restricted free agent OT Ty Nsekhe, who appeared in 16 games with 4 starts in 2016

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Brady’s jersey found in Mexico The mystery of Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey led police all the way to Mexico, and authorities were investigating the possible role of a former tabloid newspaper executive in the case. Police and the NFL announced Monday that the winning quarterback’s jersey, which went missing from the locker room last month, had been found in Mexico. The NFL said the jersey was in “possession of a credentialed member of the international media.” A Mexican newspaper company, the Organizacion Editorial Mexicana, said on Twitter that a former executive from the tabloid La Prensa was involved. Police also located a Brady jersey that had gone missing after the Patriots’ 2015 Super Bowl win over the Seahawks. (AP)

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Federer extends 2017 ‘dream run’ with 2nd title

Amid a weekend dominated by headlines about March Madness, there was a double whammy of awful news about two beloved former NFL players. The Kansas City Star reported that former Bears running back Gale Sayers, 73, is battling dementia. And Dwight Clark, who made “The Catch” for the 49ers in 1982, announced that he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clark, 60, is at least the fifth former NFL player in the last 10 years to be diagnosed with what is also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. He said he suspects that football contributed to his disease.

Forget the comeback talk. Roger Federer is back. He defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 to win a record-tying fifth BNP Paribas Open title Sunday at Indian Wells, Calif. That followed a record 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January after missing most of last year with injuries. “For me, the dream run continues,” he said. Federer claimed he was “on the comeback,” and winning in Melbourne and Indian Wells “was not part of the plan.” At 35 years and seven months, his is now the oldest player to win at Indian Wells, surpassing Jimmy Connors (31 years, five months in 1981). (AP)

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that crisscross the capital. Although both writers are longtime local residents — who’ve logged countless miles over the years — researching the books was an eye-opening experience. “I’ve been to Georgetown a billion-gazillon times,” Kennedy says. The shocker? The Dumbarton Oaks Museum, with its gem of a Byzantine art collection. She had spent time in the adjacent gardens. “But I never made the time or effort to go.” That’s a common refrain for Washingtonians, who rarely play tourist at home, Homicz says. When she developed a hike that takes readers around the Mall, Homicz made sure to highlight lesser-known details that locals miss. Stops include a brick springhouse on Capitol Hill, a series of tucked-away gardens and a gate in the World War II Memorial where you can hunt for a cartoon character named Kilroy. For Homicz, the biggest surprises came on her first visit to

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Mama knows best: Louie Anderson lifts up the odd ‘Baskets’ “Baskets” is one of the most offbeat sitcoms around. The FX comedy, which finishes Season 2 at 10 p.m. Thursday, is about the Baskets family of Bakersfield, Calif. Matriarch Christine, played by comedian Louie Anderson in drag, is the mother of twins: Chip, a failed and angst-ridden clown who yearns to clown again, and Dale, a prissy, insecure small-time businessman with an unexplained Southern accent. They detest each other. Perhaps it’s because they’re named after a pair of cartoon chipmunks. “Baskets” sprang from the

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The pay that stars Jim Parsons, Johnny nny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco will receive e per episode of “The Big Bang Theory” under an updated contract that renews the series for two more seasons, according to The Hollywood wood Reporter. The actors are taking a pay cut from their previous $1 million per episode. (EXPRESS) RESS) Chris Messina to star with Amy Adams in HBO series adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s ”Sharp Objects”

Chuck Berry died just weeks before the debut single off his first new studio album in nearly four decades was scheduled to go on sale, a friend of the rock ‘n’ roll legend said. Joe Edwards, the owner of the Blueberry Hill club in St. Louis where Berry performed regularly, said the tracks he heard off the upcoming album, “Chuck,” are “sensational.” “What a genius,” Edwards said. “I just miss him like crazy. I miss his laugh.” Berry’s upcoming album, featuring mostly original songs, was announced in October. His last new studio album, “Rock It,” was released in 1979. However, one of Berry’s representatives said he didn’t have any new information about the release plans for “Chuck.” The 90-year-old Berry died Saturday at his home near St. Louis. (AP)

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Penelope Cruz will play Donatella Versace on FX Academy Award-winning actress Penelope Cruz will play famed Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace in “Versace: American Crime Story.” The FX series, set to air in 2018, looks at the murder of Gianni Versace, Donatella’s brother and the founder of the Versace fashion house, and its aftermath. As previously announced, Edgar Ramirez will play Gianni and Darren Criss will play his murderer. (EXPRESS) COMEDY

Kevin James lines up a Netflix stand-up special Netflix has added Kevin James to its ever-growing list of comics signing on to do original standup specials with the streaming service. James’ yet-to-be-titled special will shoot later this year for a 2018 release, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Netflix has already nabbed deals with big-name comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, Tracy Schum Morgan, Sarah Silverman and Morga Louis C.K. C (EXPRESS) FILM

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may feel sure that someone is trying to do you harm, but this is a falsehood born of a certain insecurity. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will receive an invitation that seems most intriguing, but you may not be able to accept because of prior commitments. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) An old friend makes things more complicated for you by telling you precisely what he or she is feeling — and why. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Many others share the uncertainty you feel right now. There are things you can do to combat it if you can recognize your allies. MONDAY’S SOLUTION

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You can offer

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) As you near a major milestone, you’ll have much to think about. What a loved one provides is some of what you need. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may fear that what you are doing will prove to be a calamity for many, but the truth is that you’re offering something of great value. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You can

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enjoy some quiet time that allows you to focus inward and solve a problem in an organic, highly personal fashion.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

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1925: Tennessee Gov. Austin Peay signs the Butler Act, which prohibits the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools. (Tennessee repeals the law in 1967.)

1963: The Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay is emptied of its last inmates and closed at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

2006: The social media website Twitter is established with the sending of the first “tweet” by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who writes: “just setting up my twttr.”

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We shall name him ‘Trump No. 12749539’ President Trump is about to become a grandfather for the ninth time. Trump’s son Eric, 33, announced on Twitter Monday that he and his wife, Lara, are expecting their first child, a boy, in September. He wrote that they are “blessed” by the pregnancy. The president retweeted his son’s post on Monday, adding, “Congratulations Eric & Lara. Very proud and happy for the two of you!” (AP)

Kim Kardashian West spoke about being robbed at gunpoint in Paris in October on Sunday’s episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” She said that she had been lying in bed at an apartment hotel. “The guy came in, grabbed the phone from me, threw me on the bed and I was like, ‘This is it,’ ” she recalled. The star said she was “fully mentally prepped” to be raped, and thought about her sister: “I just prayed that Kourtney’s going to have a normal life after she sees my dead body on the bed.” The thieves got away with more than $10 million in jewelry. (THE WASHINGTON POST/EXPRESS)

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A car owned by Kim DePaola, who often appears on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” has been linked to a double murder, TMZ reported. Her Audi was found torched with two dead bodies inside it in Paterson, N.J., last Friday. DePaola’s son Chris reportedly drives the car and a friend had it while he was out of town. Sources said that friend is currently unreachable. (EXPRESS)

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