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AP - The opening day of the first round of the NCAA tournament shocked the Big East — three teams lost and another won in overtime, thrilled double-digit seeds — three of them won and wore out fans with three games going overtime, including BYU's 99-92 double-overtime win against Florida.
AP - From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith's last shot meant one more collapse for Texas.
AP - For a while, it appeared Lehigh was going to take down the biggest Goliath of them all.
Goins helps Tennessee beat San Diego State 62-59
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AP - Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one point, and Tennessee held off the Aztecs 62-59 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional.
AP - A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player.
AP - Who knew that all this time Ohio used the regular season as a warm-up act?
AP - Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson believes in what he can't see.
AP - World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey called on Major League Baseball and its players' union to start testing for human growth hormone.
AP - Police in Redondo Beach, Calif., say two men they stopped for following Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (pow gah-SOHL') turned out to be Spanish paparazzi.
AP - Police have arrested a second former Seton Hall men's basketball player on charges stemming from an armed robbery in New Jersey.
Barcelona to face Arsenal in Champions League
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AFP - Arsenal face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals in a repeat of the 2006 final won by the Spanish giants.
Reuters - Seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has pulled out of Saturday's Milan-San Remo classic race because of acute gastroenteritis, his RadioShack team said on Friday.
Kariya scores 400th goal, Blues top Rangers 4-3
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AP - Paul Kariya scored his 400th NHL goal to snap a third-period tie and the St. Louis Blues took advantage of uncharacteristically shaky Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and beat New York 4-3 on Thursday night.
AFP - Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic rallied to beat Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000.
AP - Padraig Harrington was playing the Transitions Championship for the first time, and there were no surprises.
AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.
Champ Klitschko wary of "Fast Eddie"
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Reuters - No trash-talking, no tempers boiling over at the weigh-in. The build-up to Saturday's Vladimir Klitschko-Eddie Chambers world heavyweight fight in Duesseldorf has so far been all about boxing.
Here's hoping Formula One gets even more boring
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AP - With luck, the deadly dull Bahrain Grand Prix was not an unfortunate one-off but the first in a parade of mind-blowingly boring races that will ruin the Formula One season.
Visually impaired skier wins more Paralympic gold
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AP - Brian McKeever of Canada won his second gold medal of the Paralympics, the 10-kilometer classic cross-country race for the visually impaired.
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ESPN.comOhio stuns Georgetown to end tourney drought
Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help No. 14 seed Ohio beat Georgetown 97-83 and become the second team seeded in the teens to win in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
Smith's late swish sends Wake Forest by Texas
Ishmael Smith's pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninth-seeded Wake Forest an 81-80 win over No. 8 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night.
Sources: San Francisco 49ers' Scot McCloughan on extended leave
With just over a month before a draft in which they are scheduled to have two first-round picks, the San Francisco 49ers are giving general manager Scot McCloughan an extended leave of absence, multiple league sources said Thursday.
Morris rolls Kansas over upset-minded Lehigh
Marcus Morris scored 26 points, Sherron Collins added 18 and No. 1 overall seed Kansas survived a 90-74 win over scrappy Lehigh in the Midwest Regional on Thursday night.
The NHL has suspended Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski 8 games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook
The NHL has suspended Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski 8 games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook.
Los Angeles Dodgers' legend, broadcaster Vin Scully hospitalized
Dodgers' announcer Vin Scully hospitalized.
Murray State stuns No. 4 seed Vandy at buzzer
Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.
Bruins disappear after retaliation as Pens cruise
Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves for Pittsburgh's first shutout of the season in the Penguins' 3-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Syracuse Orange forward Arinze Onuaku out against Vermont
Syracuse will open its NCAA tournament run without Arinze Onuaku.
Udoh's double-double carries Baylor to victory
Ekpe Udoh had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Baylor won an NCAA tournament game for the first time in 50 years by beating Sam Houston State 68-59 on Thursday.
Michael Jordan calls owning Charlotte Bobcats 'dream come true'
Michael Jordan vows to help Charlotte experience what winning is about, telling reporters and season ticket holders it's a "dream come true" to own the Bobcats.
Detroit Pistons expect Rodney Stuckey back on court on Friday
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is expected to play Friday night, two weeks after collapsing on the bench during a game.
Night life: University of Michigan to host night game in 2011 against Notre Dame
For the first time in team history, Michigan will host a night football game at Michigan Stadium when it welcomes rival Notre Dame on Sept. 10, 2011.
Owner Tom Hicks: "Zero tolerance" for Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington
Rangers owner Tom Hicks said Thursday there will be "zero tolerance going forward" for manager Ron Washington in regards to drug use.
Andrew Bailey of Oakland Athletics shut down with tennis elbow
Oakland Athletics closer and reigning AL rookie of the year Andrew Bailey has been shut down for five to seven days with tennis elbow, but remains optimistic he will be ready for Opening Day.
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