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Harrington Earns First PGA Win at Honda (AP)
AP - Padraig Harrington shot a 9-under 63 to erase a seven-shot deficit in the final round, then won the Honda Classic when Vijay Singh missed a 2 1/2-foot putt to bogey the second playoff ...
Loss to Duke Motivates Georgia Tech (AP)
AP - Georgia Tech's Jarrett Jack lay still on the court, his body curled in the fetal position and his hands wrapped around his left ankle.
Clippers Hold Off Bulls 83-78 (AP)
AP - Elton Brand scored six of his 20 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes and grabbed 11 rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to an 83-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Panthers Subpoenaed in S.C. Steroid Probe (AP)
AP - Investigators probing an alternative medicine doctor want to speak to at least nine current or former members of the Carolina Panthers about possible illegal steroid prescriptions, a ...
Terry Leads Mavs Over Timberwolves 102-93 (AP)
AP - Jason Terry scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and dished out 12 assists for the Dallas Mavericks, who pulled away from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 102-93 victory ...
LSU, Tennessee Among No. 1 Women's Seeds (AP)
AP - Southeastern Conference powers LSU and Tennessee received No. 1 seeds in the NCAA women's basketball tournament on Sunday, joined by ACC tournament champ North Carolina and a team ...
No. 10 Oklahoma State Wins Big 12 Tourney (AP)
AP - John Lucas scored 19 points, including a crucial free throw with 4.4 seconds left, and No. 10 Oklahoma State earned its second straight Big 12 tournament championship with a 72-68 ...
Illinois Wins Big Ten, Gets Top NCAA Seed (AP)
AP - Deron Williams said it all as he dribbled out the clock, holding his finger high in the air to signify what the polls have said most of the season — Illinois is indeed No. 1. The ...
Blue Devils Win ACC Tournament Title
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - J.J. Redick scored a game-high 26 points and Shelden Williams had a huge game, including the game-clinching basket, as the fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils ...
Harrington Beats Singh in Honda Classic Playoff
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ireland's Padraig Harrington beat Vijay Singh on the second sudden death playoff hole to win the Honda Classic on Sunday for his first career PGA Tour title.
Florida Upsets Kentucky for SEC Championship
ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Matt Walsh poured in 26 points to lead Florida to its first Southeastern Conference Tournament title with a 70-53 victory over fourth-ranked Kentucky at the ...
Illinois, N.Carolina, Duke, Washington Head NCAA Field
INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Illinois, North Carolina, Duke and Washington are the top seeds for the 2005 NCAA Tournament.
Els Wins Qatar Masters by a Shot (AP)
AP - Ernie Els won his second straight tournament in the Middle East, rallying to take the Qatar Masters on Sunday by one shot after carding a 7-under 65 in the final round.
Roddick Survives Scare at Indian Wells (AP)
AP - Andy Roddick survived a scare in his opening match Saturday at Indian Wells, winning a third-set tiebreaker to beat Fernando Verdasco.
BC Player Escapes Gun-Toting Men at Home (AP)
AP - Boston College guard Jermaine Watson jumped from a second-story window to escape gun-toting masked men who burst into his off-campus apartment, police said.
Girl Hurt by Puck at Ohio St. Hockey Game (AP)
AP - A 4-year-old girl was hit in the head by a puck at an Ohio State hockey game and taken to a hospital for stitches, officials said.
Friedel Helps Blackburn Reach FA Cup Semis (AP)
AP - U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel needed to make only one save Sunday, but it was enough to help Blackburn beat Leicester 1-0 and reach the FA Cup semifinals for the first time in 45 years.
Report: Investigation Links McGwire to Steroids in '90s (Reuters)
Reuters - Former major league slugger
Mark McGwire has been linked to steroids from an extensive
investigation in the 1990s, according to a report in Sunday's
New York Daily News.
Portland Gives Coach Pritchard First Win (AP)
AP - Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 80-66 Saturday night to give Kevin Pritchard his first victory as Portland's ...
Vikings Sign Sharper; Garcia Joins Lions (AP)
AP - Darren Sharper tormented the Minnesota Vikings during his time in Green Bay. So when the Packers released the veteran safety this week, their NFC North rivals stepped in. Sharper ...
Heat Cut Down Nets for Eighth Straight Win (AP)
AP - The Miami Heat overcame a lackluster first half to keep two winning streaks alive. Eddie Jones scored 14 of his 18 points in a decisive third quarter to send the Heat to their eighth ...
Report: Steroids Probe Mentions McGwire (AP)
AP - Mark McGwire's name was mentioned several times during a federal steroids investigation in the early 1990s but he was not the target of the probe nor was any evidence collected ...
Washington Beats Arizona for Pac-10 Title (AP)
AP - Little Nate Robinson and 14th-ranked Washington kept whispering to Salim Stoudamire's Arizona teammates. At the buzzer, the Huskies were the ones shouting with joy at winning the ...
Redick Shoots Blue Devils Into ACC Final (AP)
AP - J.J. Redick carried Duke to its eighth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final with a spectacular individual effort, making seven 3-pointers and scoring 35 points to ...
Golf: Ogilvy Wipes Out Eight-Shot Deficit to Share Lead
TORONTO (Reuters) - Australia's Geoff Ogilvy erased an eight-shot deficit when an eight-under 64 gave him a share of the third-round lead with American Brett Wetterich at the $5.5 ...
Athletics: Teen Breaks Johnson's 400m Indoor Mark
LONDON (Reuters) - Trinidad-born teenager Kerron Clement has broken Michael Johnson's 10-year-old 400 meter indoor world record with a time of 44.57 seconds.
Big 12: Texas Tech Upsets Oklahoma 69-63
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Ronald Ross poured in a game-high 28 points to lead Texas Tech to a 69-63 upset over 17th-ranked Oklahoma in the first semifinal of the Big 12 ...
Els Surges to Qatar Masters Title
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) - World No. 3 Ernie Els fired a seven-under 65 to storm to a one-shot win over Sweden's Henrik Stenson at the Qatar Masters on Sunday.
Louisville Edges Memphis to Claim Conference USA Title
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Sports Network) - Francisco Garcia scored 19 points and committed an almost costly foul on Darius Washington Jr., who missed 2-of-3 foul shots with no time on the clock ...
NBA: Heat Destroy Nets, Clinch Eighth Win in a Row
TORONTO (Reuters) - Eddie Jones registered 18 points as the Miami Heat overcame a sluggish start to defeat the New Jersey Nets 90-65 Saturday.
Big East: Syracuse Outpaces West Virginia
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Hakim Warrick scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead No. 16 Syracuse over West Virginia, 68-59, in the Big East Tournament championship game at ...
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