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bracket of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The Lancers earlier had lost to Oklahoma City in the double-elimination tournament.
• Dakota State was eliminated in the Hutchinson, Kan., bracket on Friday with a loss to Judson. The Trojans also lost to Tabor.
• Bracket winners move on to the NAIA World Series later this month in Lewiston, Idaho.
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Dakotas college softball teams enjoy success
• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Two college women's softball teams in the Dakotas are enjoying postseason success.
• North Dakota State University won its fourth straight Summit League title over the weekend to advance to the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Bison play Arizona on Friday night in the Tucson Regional.
• Augustana College in South Dakota has advanced to the NCAA Division II Championship in Louisville, Ky. The Vikings play Kutztown on Wednesday.
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AP News in Brief
AP-CNBC Poll: Half of Americans say Facebook appeal will fade, IPO shares overpriced
• Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
• The company Mark Zuckerberg created as a Harvard student eight years ago is preparing for what looks to be the biggest Internet IPO ever. Expected later this week, Facebook's Wall Street debut could value the company at $100 billion, making it worth more than Disney, Ford and Kraft Foods.
• That's testament to the impressive numbers Facebook has posted in its relatively brief history. More than 40 percent of American adults log in to the site --to share news, personal observations, photos and more-- at least once a week. In all, some 900 million people around the world are users. Facebook's revenue grew from $777 million in 2009 to $3.7 billion last year. And in the first quarter of 2012 it was more than $1 billion.
• Just a third of those surveyed think the company's expected value is appropriate, 50 percent say it is too high. Those who invest in the stock market are more likely to (Continued on page 30)
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