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BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer
Alex Rodriguez got cheered at Yankee Stadium, a rain delay got booed in Miami, and David Ortiz got a quick introduction to baseball's new speed-up rules.
It was opening day all across the majors Monday, and pitchers were in command early.
Oakland right-hander Sonny Gray took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his win over Texas. New Washington ace Max Scherzer and Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber of Cleveland carried their no-hit bids into the sixth before falling behind. Seattle star Felix Hernandez, Detroit lefty David Price and Boston righty Clay Buchholz dominated.
A day after the Cardinals blanked the Cubs at Wrigley Field in the big league opener, the other 28 teams were in action. To fans, players and everyone else at the ballpark and watching on TV, it was easy to be optimistic.
Even without an undefeated team, the NCAA title game drew its largest TV audience in 18 years.
Duke's 68-63 comeback win over Wisconsin on Monday night on CBS averaged 28.3 million viewers, the most since 1997, when Arizona upset defending champion Kentucky in overtime, CBS and Turner Sports said Tuesday. That's up 33 percent from the 21.3 million for Connecticut's victory over Kentucky last year.
Wisconsin had defeated the previously unbeaten Wildcats in the semifinals, dashing what could have been a record audience for a potential Kentucky-Duke final. The interest for the matchup between the Badgers and Blue Devils still proved high, riding the momentum of a tournament that drew strong ratings all the way through.
The games across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV averaged 11.3 million viewers, the most since 1993 and up 8 percent from a year ago.
Congratulations to Mavericks Basketball who have a 37 game winning streak and 5 championships. They started a new season at the high school level with a 85-9 victory.
Members of the squad include:
Eduardo Aranda #2, Jose Fuentes #13, Tony Flores #10
Juan Castillo #20, Eric Rodriguez #1, Troy Ramirez #23, Chris Marquez #3, Eddy Nava #15, Jesse Juarez #35
Naib Tillery #11, Ricky Flores #6, Assistant Coach: Emmanuel Castillo, Assistant Coach: Luna Castillo
Head Coach: Gustavo Meneke Castillo