Ready for another day of March Madness? How's your bracket? The first round of the 2021 NCAA tournament continues Saturday.

Friday's first-round games were not kind to the Big Ten. The league lost two top-four seeds (Ohio State and Purdue). According to ESPN Stats & Information, that was the first time that had happened to the league since the tournament expanded in 1985.

The day wasn't kind to the ACC either. The league had four teams lose (Clemson, UNC, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech) on the same day in the NCAA tournament for the first time in conference history. But, Buddy Buckets and Syracuse went off.

Here's a look at the best stuff from Saturday's NCAA tournament action:

Down go the defending champs!

For the second time in three NCAA tournaments, the Virginia Cavaliers have been upset in the first round. This time, the loss came at the hands of the 13th-seeded Ohio Bobcats. The Cavs are the fourth reigning champ to be eliminated in round of 64 (UConn 2012, UCLA 1996 and Indiana 1988), per ESPN Stats & Information.

Ohio dethrones the defending champs! ?@OhioMBasketball | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/N1Sy6a8zcw

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 21, 2021

The game wasn't without its nerves for Bobcats fans, though.

Do you have your emotional support buddy, @OhioMBasketball fans? pic.twitter.com/XJGEWf0sRn

— March Madness TV (@MarchMadnessTV) March 21, 2021

Big 3s and clutch free throws helped send the Bobcats to the next round. It was the team's third straight opening-round victory in the NCAA tournament.

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— Ohio Basketball (@OhioMBasketball) March 21, 2021

The win was a reminder that another team from the state of Ohio deserves respect.

THE. OHIO. UNIVERSITY. ?#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/46EEBJvQ3T

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 21, 2021

The Jabari Walker show

Colorado absolutely dusted Georgetown. It was the Buffaloes' biggest NCAA tournament win, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Freshman Jabari Walker had a career-high 24 points and was 5-of-5 from the 3-point line, his most 3s in a game in his career and a Colorado NCAA tournament single-game record. Walker hadn't even attempted four 3s in a game before Saturday. Teammate D'Shawn Schwartz also hit 5 threes Saturday and now shares that record with Walker.

McKinley Wright IV had 13 assists, a CU tournament record. That included 8 assists in the first half alone. In the previous six NCAA tournaments, only one player had at least 13 assists in a game: Murray State's Ja Morant in 2019 (16).

Socially distant Madness

Unprecedented times call for new solutions. The Gonzaga Kennel Club found a unique way to bring the game to the fans.

March Madness in Covid times. @ZagKennelClub is hosting an outdoor watch party here on campus where students were able to register in groups of 6 for socially distant pods to catch the game on a 27' outdoor screen. pic.twitter.com/TddvB9GXtP

— Austin Getz (@AustinGetzTV) March 21, 2021

Garden State pride

It's no question who the New Jersey Devils are rooting for after seeing UConn junior R.J. Cole's shoulder, especially after Rutgers already advanced on Friday.

We feel the love, @rjuice_.#MarchMadness | #JerseyPride pic.twitter.com/zIwSYR72lu

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) March 21, 2021

Boom-er Sooner

Oklahoma controlling both ends ✋@OU_MBBall | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/skWvgFOtDa

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

Big-time jams!

MILES NORRIS THROWING IT DOWN ?@UCSBbasketball | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/CXamN6U1kS

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

BISHOP REVERSE ?@BluejayMBB |#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ZywVkvRTPO

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

Michigan's Isaiah Livers' sideline fashion statement

Isaiah Livers in the #NotNCAAProperty shirt FTW pic.twitter.com/IkTBBrKOFr

— Tammi Gaw (@tammigaw) March 20, 2021

Eastern Washington's burgeoning cult heroes

No. 14 seed EWU put up a fight against No. 3 seed Kansas. That was in large part thanks to the Groves brothers. Tanner (the bearded star of Saturday) had 35 points and Jacob had 23.

The Groves bros are filling it up for EWU! ?@EWUMBB | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/jGIvSyw5XD

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

2nd 16:55 | More great ball movement by the Eags leads to a Tanner Groves triple! He's got all seven for Eastern so far in the second half!

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? 17#GoEags #BigSkyinBoise pic.twitter.com/vyazWD76BG

— EWU MBB (@EWUMBB) March 13, 2021

Early top plays

Florida State hates rims ?@FSUHoops | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/x9rVaHB7cS

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

The Buffs drained 11 threes in the first half ?@CUBuffsMBB | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/HOA1NY6Dha

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

WHOLE SQUAD HYPED! ???@CUBuffsMBB #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/qtz3O2jYYJ

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

Michigan's managers doing work

They don't call them our managers THE LEADERS & BEST for nothing! #GoBlue 〽️?#MarchMadness#ForCompetitorsOnly pic.twitter.com/ZVIGJUAYxj

— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) March 20, 2021

We are all this drummer today

#MarchMadness energy right here pic.twitter.com/Ka8Hak7ogb

— Kansas Jayhawks (@KUAthletics) March 20, 2021

Football shoutouts

Wishing @CoachEwing33 and the Hoyas good luck in the Tournament! #HoyaSaxa x #MarchMadness https://t.co/sW8ZqqUOP5 pic.twitter.com/iEUECWLqKu

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) March 20, 2021

Time to dance, @FSUHoops & @fsuwbb!!#NoleFamily | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/08EitIY6Ro

— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) March 20, 2021

Here's what else you missed on Friday:

16 Games.
3 OTs.

What a day. ? #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/4Lc16RCUvf

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021

Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris has joined the Brooklyn Nets' Spencer Dinwiddie in committing to playing for Nigeria internationally as a naturalized player, head coach Mike Brown has confirmed to ESPN.

Multiple reports in local media emerged on Friday that Morris would be playing for the African nation at the Olympics. The reports were confirmed by the official social media accounts of the Nigeria Basketball Federation and the Nuggets.

Brown provided further confirmation to ESPN but said the process was still some way from being complete and could well fall apart.

"He does want to play for us but there are still technicalities that we have to work out," Brown, the Golden State Warriors associate coach, said.

"Technicalities that the [NBBF] president Musa Kida has to work out before it can actually happen. So he is in the process of trying to figure that out right now."

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Morris follows Dinwiddie, whose decision stunned the Nigerian basketball fraternity when it was announced almost a year ago. Brown said what appears to be a trickle now could well turn into a tap.

"The crazy part is there are a lot more American players and coaches that have approached me about being a part of the team, whether it is from a coaching standpoint or from a playing standpoint, and I look at it as fantastic for the program," he added.

NBBF vice president Babs Ogunade added that that number could be as high as 16, but neither he nor Brown would mention any names, although Brown did admit that Dallas Mavericks small forward Wes Iwundu and Detroit Pistons center Jahlil Okafor are two of the names under consideration.

"I have been talking to Wes, Jahlil; he has been to Nigeria and spent some time there when he was 11, 12 years old. He's a guy that I am excited about. We all should be excited about a guy like Jahlil because of his talent and his ability on that low post," Brown said.

Morris' acquisition feeds into the broader picture of Brown's oft-stated goal from the very beginning of aiming to return from the Olympic Games with a medal around his neck.

That objective appears to have been the catalyst for this inundation of potential players, who would add to what is already a formidable roster. This roster includes the likes of Al-Farouq Aminu, Josh Okogie, Chimezie Metu and former NBA stars Ekpe Udoh and Ike Diogu, but the coach is keen to point out that it is no free-for-all.

"Now I have all these American NBA players approaching me about playing, and as the coach of the team, you take each player that wants to play under consideration, evaluate them based on what you think you may or may not need or want," he said. "At the end of the day, when you look at a player like Spencer Dinwiddie, you look at his size, you look at his ability to play the point guard position, you look at what he has accomplished so far in the league and you also look at his age. You look at all those things and you try to put into account how he could possibly help as well the rest of the players.

"It is no different from a player like Monte Morris. He is a young guy, his assist-to-turnover ratio is one of the best in the league; he is small but he is physically tough; he is a true point guard; he will get others the ball.

"So you look at these things and you evaluate. Does this make sense for your team based on the players you have, or doesn't it? And a guy like Monte, in my opinion makes sense for our team, if it all works out."

For the moment, Dinwiddie and Morris are the only two to have publicly confirmed their commitment to Nigeria, but will a competition for places stoke resentment among those who have been there from the beginning? Brown chose to focus on the competition for spots and the good trouble it will present for him: "Competition is going to be serious, it is going to be tough. You want it that way. To me, I think when you are talking about how fierce and how tough it is going to be to make the team, to contribute to the team, I don't know if you want any different.

"You want your best team to have the opportunity to attract the best players, and that means the best players are going to compete for spots and that is what matters."

Both men were however quick to address some pushback from the country's basketball community about the use of naturalized players with no actual connections to the nation. FIBA rules allow a quota for a naturalized player, irrespective of their (lack of) connections to a country, but there are purists who believe that only players with parental connections should represent the national team.

"The Olympics is not an inter-house sports meet," Ogunade said. "People come to us with all these stories of how there must be local players in the national team. It is a ridiculous argument, for a [domestic] league that has not been played in three years.

"We look at the players who approach us, and we select based on the best of them in order to make our team stronger, and FIBA rules allow us to do that."

Brown was taking a more conciliatory tone: "I understand why people would be upset about Spencer or Monte. But it's no different than the Nigerian national soccer team having a foreign coach or Shane Larkin, the former NBA player playing for Turkey or Becky Hammond and J.R. Holden playing for Russia back in the day, and there are more examples of this.

"If coaches and players especially have an interest in helping a country advance and it's reciprocated, why not? For instance, one of the greatest players to ever come from Nigeria is Hakeem Olajuwon, and he played for Team USA.

"What people need to understand is that American NBA players want to come play for Nigeria. Whether it happens or not, that should be a positive. For people wanting to be a part of the country, to help the country in any way possible. It means people know that there is something special about the team. I understand people's sentiments about it, but I would want to see it more as a positive than looking at it as a negative.

"Ten years ago -- even less -- nobody wanted to be a part of it, even some Nigerian-born players didn't want to be a part of it. But under Kida's leadership, everybody wants to come, and I give a lot of credit to Kida for the rise in profile. He was the one that convinced me to come be a part of this, and listening to his vision and spending time with him and working with him, he is committed to raising the level of Nigerian basketball not only on the international stage, but also on the local level too. He's got big plans and I hope people can understand that.

"If they bring that Olympic medal home, few will question the process."

LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James has a high ankle sprain and is out indefinitely, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Saturday.

James exited the Lakers' 99-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the first half after Solomon Hill collided with his right ankle. James knocked over a chair in frustration on his way to the locker room, and received X-rays and an MRI on the ankle after the game, sources told ESPN.

Hill was called for a foul with 10:50 remaining in the second quarter when the Hawks' forward fell on James' right ankle while trying to steal the ball.

James immediately shouted in pain and rolled off the court, clutching his right leg. The Lakers called timeout to check on the 18-year veteran, with several teammates, coaches and members of the medical staff trekking across the court to surround James while he was on the floor.

"I haven't necessarily seen him scream and scowl like that probably ever," teammate Kyle Kuzma said.

Several of James' teammates took exception with Hill's involvement in the play.

"A guy dove for a loose ball, took his leg out from up under him," Montrezl Harrell said. "I really don't feel like it was one of those loose-ball plays. He had to go through his leg to get the ball, man. He was turned sideways. The ball was behind him. I mean, you're jumping at an angle, going across this way, I mean, I don't know how you feel that's a loose ball."

Dennis Schroder concurred.

"That's an unnecessary play to dive in the leg like that," he said.

After the game, Hill tweeted a note to critics, who might have thought the move was intentional.

would never disrespect the game and take a player out purposely... he knows that. that's all that matters to me. praying for a speedy recovery. #riptothementionstho #moredmsthansaweetie

— solomon hill (@solohill) March 20, 2021

James, 36, was able to stand on his own and limped back to the bench where he laced his sneakers and stayed in the game after the timeout.

On the Lakers' first possession out of the timeout, James hit a 3 from the corner, lifting his stat line to 10 points on 3-for-6 shooting, keeping his streak intact of 1,036 straight games -- including Saturday -- scoring 10 points or more.

The Lakers called another timeout shortly thereafter and James checked out of the game for good with 10:04 remaining in the second quarter, with his team trailing 34-30.

Shortly after, the Lakers made the announcement he would not return.

Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka and Anthony Davis were among the group of Lakers staffers to accompany James to the locker room.

"I won't disclose what any mood of LeBron was like internally," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. "It's in-house."

Kuzma said that the team did not see James after the game and the four-time champion did not speak to reporters. He did, however, write an optimistic post on Twitter.

Nothing angers and saddens me more than not being available to and for my teammates! I'm hurt inside and out right now. ??‍♂️. The road back from recovery begins now. Back soon like I never left. #ThekidfromAKRON??

— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 21, 2021

The Lakers' next game is on Sunday on the second leg of a back-to-back on the road against the Phoenix Suns. James did fly with the team for the game, according to a team spokesperson.

Some players expressed optimism about James' recovery prospects after the game.

"He's bounced back before and he will in a couple of days," Schroder said. "So, I'm not worried."

Said Harrell: "This guy is a pro, man. I don't think it's going to set him back too much, but he is human, man."

Coming into Saturday, James was averaging 25.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists and played in all but one game for the Lakers this season, keeping his name atop the MVP conversation. L.A. lost the game James missed for rest, 123-120 to the Sacramento Kings, right before the All-Star break.

The defending champions were already undermanned to begin with, missing an All-Star in Davis the past 14 games because of a calf strain and tendinosis in his right leg and playing without starting center Marc Gasol the past seven games while he was in the league's health and safety protocols.

"We have enough offensive firepower and we have a defensive mentality with our group so to me, we have enough to win," Vogel said.

VAIL, Colo. -- A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of oxycodone pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag.

The Vail Daily reports Jesus Camargo-Corrales, 25, of Tempe, Arizona, appeared in Eagle County Court on Thursday on charges including unlawful distribution of methamphetamine and oxycodone, both class 1 drug felonies, as well as charges of unlawful possession of each drug, both class 4 drug felonies.

The Major League Baseball website says Camargo-Corrales, a pitcher, was first signed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in 2014, and was assigned to the South Bend Cubs in February.

"We are aware of the arrest of one our minor league players," said Julian Green, senior vice president of communications at Chicago Cubs. "We are investigating this matter and cannot provide additional comment until we have further details.''

He was ordered held on $75,000 bond by Judge Rachel Olguin-Fresquez.

The Eagle County jail confirmed he was still in custody as of Saturday. It's unclear if Camargo-Corrales has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.

Camargo-Corrales was stopped on Interstate 70 in a silver BMW Wednesday morning near the ski area of Vail, Colorado, after an Eagle County sheriff's deputy saw the car speeding and drifting lanes, according to the arrest affidavit.

Camargo-Corrales was driving with two other passengers, who were also interviewed but police said were not aware of the drugs. They said they were driving to Denver from Phoenix but gave different accounts of the trip.

Camargo-Corrales told police he was going to Denver to teach a baseball clinic for kids and claimed there were no drugs because he said he followed the Chicago Cubs' anti-doping policy.

But police said a K-9 named Zane alerted authorities to the car's rear-wheel well and the back seat and Camargo-Corrales gave permission to a police search of the vehicle.

Officers then found a white bag with cologne and $1,000 held by a rubber band. In the trunk, a Chicago Cubs duffel bag that Camargo-Corrales said was his held baseball gloves and cleats, as well as several packages wrapped in white plastic marked "CO" and two packages wrapped in green plastic, according to the affidavit.

Police said Camargo-Corrales agreed to be interviewed and claimed a friend in Sinaloa, Mexico -- where the notorious Sinaloa Cartel is based -- offered him $500 to deliver the duffel bag to Denver. Camargo-Corrales, who is also from Sinaloa, said that he thought the bag had contained shoes or clothing, but also indicated he knew there were drugs inside.

He's expected back in court on March 30.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt right-hander Jack Leiter, ESPN's No. 2 MLB draft prospect, tossed a no-hitter on Saturday in the Commodores' 5-0 win over South Carolina.

Leiter walked a batter in the first inning before recording 27 consecutive outs. He finished with a career-high 16 strikeouts as the No. 2 Commodores improved to 15-2, 2-0 in the SEC.

Leiter was efficient, posting 81 strikes in 124 pitches, inducing eight fly outs and three groundouts, improving to 5-0.

"Walking the first guy, obviously, is not something you want to do," Leiter said in his postgame interview on SEC Network. "But I would say, not until the fifth, sixth, seventh inning, is when it started to feel different from other games."

The son of former MLB pitcher Al Leiter, Jack works mostly in the low-90s on his fastball, using a knockout plus curveball as his best secondary pitch, traits that attract several scouts to his games.

And it was all working Saturday against the Gamecocks (11-6, 0-2), who lost their sixth consecutive game, and were no-hit for the first time since 1990.

"No one said anything, it was kind of an unspoken thing, I just did the same thing I did in any inning," Leiter said of his routine in between innings. "I would just sit down quietly, and gather my thoughts.

"I really do try to always say, 'next pitch, next pitch, next pitch,' and just kinda stay in the moment."

Tate Kolwyck hit a pair of two-run home runs for Vanderbilt in its third consecutive victory.

Leiter is one of two Vanderbilt pitchers who are high on MLB teams' radar. Kumar Rocker, also a right-hander, is No. 3 in ESPN's latest MLB draft rankings.

Saturday's win was Vanderbilt's first regular-season no-hitter since 1971. Rocker tossed a no-hitter in the 2019 NCAA Super Regionals vs. Duke.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Top prospect Josh Jung of the Texas Rangers is set for surgery on a stress fracture in his left foot, and the third baseman is likely to miss 6-8 weeks.

Jung was the eighth overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Texas Tech and was expected to start the season in the minor leagues.

The 23-year-old Jung went 2-for-7 in 10 spring training games for Texas this year. He batted a combined .316 with 28 RBIs in 44 games at two minor league levels in 2019. The 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.

President of baseball operations Jon Daniels said Saturday the delayed start of the minor league season could limit the time Jung misses. The Triple-A season is tentatively set to start in early May, followed by the lower levels. Jung has never played above low Class A.

An earthquake failed to stop Alexander Zverev from beating fellow German Dominik Koepfer to reach the Mexican Open final in Acapulco.

Zverev, who prevailed 6-4 7-6 (7-5), said he "didn't know what happened" and continued to play as the stadium shook.

"The lights started shaking and the crowd felt it more than we did," said world number seven Zverev, who faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

"We just heard the crowd. We were running around the court, so we had to play a point during the earthquake.

"We didn't feel much, but still obviously I know it happens here in Acapulco. I hope everyone is fine at the area that is closest to the earthquake."

'Enough to freak you out'

The tremors hit shortly after British duo Ken and Neal Skupski had beaten compatriot Joe Salisbury and his partner Rajeev Ram to reach the doubles final.

Neal Skupski was having a rub-down at the time and said he thought it was "some massage technique" because the bed was shaking.

"I just thought it was normal," he said. "Then an alarm went off on his [massage therapist's] phone and that's when I thought, 'this is a bit strange'.

"Then he said, 'We're going to go outside because of an earthquake.' I couldn't put my clothes on quick enough to get out of the building."

Ken Skupski said the tremor "lasted maybe five seconds" but was "enough to freak you out".

"I've never experienced one" he said. "I'm hoping that this is the only one that they're going to have here because obviously there's a fear of bigger and stronger ones in the coming hours or days."

The Skupskis face top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final.

The 2021 experience will be very different for Wales players and fans as they aim to complete a Grand Slam against France in Paris.

It is 50 years since Wales last completed a clean sweep away from Cardiff with six successful Grand Slams having been completed at home since 1971.

BBC Sport Wales charts the triumphs from 1976 to 2019 and asks whether captain Alun Wyn Jones can create history by winning a fourth Grand Slam.

MESQUITE, Texas — The 1,000th feature for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV came with a first-time winner as Washington’s J.J. Hickle stormed into victory lane on night one of the 48th annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals.

The 156th different winner with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the Brodix Rookie of the Year contender worked slower traffic to perfection for his Devil’s Bowl triumph Friday night.

“It means everything,” Hickle said. “This sets the stage, and this is why we came out here. It proves to all of us that, yes, we do belong out here. It’s an honor, and hopefully, we can keep this going.”

Chasing Danny Jennings, the first 10 laps, the No. 1j found his road blocked. Seeing a nearly one-second advantage evaporate in an instant, Hickle worked into the lead on lap 11, with Seth Bergman also gaining the advantage for second on lap 12.

“I just had to go where they’re not. Ivan gave me an awesome race car,” Hickle added. “I could drive this thing anywhere on the track and just bide my time. I knew I was pretty good off of four, so I just tried to be smooth.”

Following a lap-13 red flag, Hickle had company as Seth Bergman charged the low line through the first and second turns. Unable to get the advance, clean air played to Hickle’s advantage as the Ivan, and Jane Worden owned No. 63 steadily pulled away.

Into traffic with five laps to run, Bergman, like Borden 10 laps earlier, closed the gap in no time. Stalking Hickle, the two were inseparable before the caution lights came on. Red on the restart as Dylan Westbrook took flight in the third turn, the ensuing restart went single file with Seth again charging hard into the first turn.

Keeping momentum over the Evergreen Coffee Co. No. 23, Hickle opened up his advantage to 1.164 seconds to become the sixth different Washington winner.

Bergman held on for second over Blake Hahn, with Scott Bogucki rolling from 10th to fourth while Matt Covington raced from 13th to fifth.

A field of 37 teams from 10 states and three countries took part in Friday’s Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals event.

The finish:

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 63-JJ Hickle[3]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki[10]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[13]; 6. 9-Chase Randall[6]; 7. 11-Roger Crockett[18]; 8. 1J-Danny Jennings[1]; 9. 74B-Jake Bubak[20]; 10. 72S-Sammy Swindell[12]; 11. 45B-Casey Burkham[17]; 12. 19-Colby Thornhill[16]; 13. 17B-Ryan Bickett[19]; 14. 8-Devon Borden[5]; 15. 44-Chris Martin[8]; 16. 22X-Steven Shebester[15]; 17. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[9]; 18. 0-Eric Baldaccini[11]; 19. 88-Travis Reber[22]; 20. 2X-Tucker Doughty[14]; 21. 24-Garet Williamson[4]; 22. 45-Martin Edwards[21]; 23. 77X-Alex Hill[23]; 24. (DNS) 11X-John Carney II