Baylor won the NCAA men’s basketball championship 86-70 over Gonzaga Monday night.

The Bears roared to a 29-10 lead midway though the first half, the biggest deficit Gonzaga faced all year.

The Bulldogs got within 47-37 at halftime. Gonzaga then trimmed the deficit to single digits with 14:22 left in the second half, but Baylor answered at the other end.

In just over a minute, Baylor’s lead swelled to 16 points. The Bears coasted through the final five minutes to celebrate a national title that was nearly two decades in the making under head coach Scott Drew.

Stanford defeated Arizona 54-53 Sunday to win its first NCAA women’s basketball championship since 1992.

The Minnesota Twins home opener is Thursday at Target Field against the Seattle Mariners. The Twins are 3-1 with an opening day loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Angeline Terry can be reached at terr2351@stthomas.edu.