Gene Wang

North Carolina State continued its storybook postseason run with a victory over Marquette in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Dallas.

The D.C.-area high school standouts, who starred while playing together in AAU ball, will battle for a spot in the Final Four when Duke meets N.C. State.

DJ Burns Jr. had a season-high 29 points as the No. 11 seed Wolfpack won its ninth in a row with a 76-64 victory over the fourth-seeded Blue Devils.

North Carolina State has won nine consecutive elimination games to earn an unlikely berth in the Final Four. It all started in the ACC tournament in Washington.

Purdue beat North Carolina State in the Final Four and will play for a national championship Monday, one year after losing to a No. 16 seed in the round of 64.

Zach Edey finished with 37 points and 10 rebounds, but he couldn’t do it alone against Connecticut in the NCAA tournament championship game.

The Chevron Championship is growing its total purse to $7.9 million, up from $5.2 million last year.

With her winning streak, the American standout matched the LPGA record.

The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight is scheduled for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex.

The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight is scheduled for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex.