Sports Illustrated
- Conference Tournmant Scoreboard
- Can Kentucky avoid a second stumble against Tennessee? Will Duke take another step toward a No. 1 seed? Follow all of todays hoops action -- including 12 conference title games -- here.
- ACC, C-USA, WAC finals are huge
- Andy Glockner will offer a full edition of the Bubble Watch each morning, then provide updates as the action plays out. Check back throughout the day for ongoing bubble analysis. All times are ET.
- Astros' Berkman may miss opener after surgery
- KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Houston All-Star first baseman Lance Berkman will have minor surgery on his left knee Saturday and miss two-to-four weeks, a recovery period that could sideline him for opening day.
- Stewart Mandel: Monroe, Georgetown keep thriving when spotlight shines brightest
- Never mind losses to Old Dominion and Rutgers. This ferocious, scary-good version of Georgetown is what opponents will likely confront in the NCAA tournament, writes Stewart Mandel.
- No title
- With its 80-57 thumping of Marquette, No. 22 Georgetown cruised to its third Big East title game in four years and moved closer to a conference-record eighth tourney championship.
- LeBron nets 23 in return, leads Cavs past 76ers
- PHILADELPHIA(AP) LeBron James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his return from a two-game absence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 14th time in their last 19 road games with a 100-95 victory over the Philadelphia
SportsLine
- Accuser testifies in Leach's suit against Texas Tech
- Mike Leach sat across from his accuser Saturday as Craig James gave sworn testimony in the former coachs lawsuit against Texas Tech.
- Kansas advances to Big 12 final
- Xavier Henry scored 11 points in a stunning 21-2 run that broke a tight game wide open and carried No. 1 Kansas past No. 23 Texas A&M 79-66 in a rough-and-tumble Big 12 semifinal Friday night.
- KSU up next
- Dominique Sutton had a double-double and a key offense rebound that led to Jacob Pullens 3-pointer with 2:02 left, helping No. 9 Kansas State survive for an 82-75 win over No. 21 Baylor on Friday night in the Big 12
- Turner hits from way downtown at buzzer, saving Bucks
- Evan Turner drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No. 5 Ohio State a 69-68 win over Michigan on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
- Illini stave off Badgers, keep tourney dream intact
- Mike Tisdale scored 21 points and Demetri McCamey had 13 as fifth-seeded Illinois hung on for a 58-54 upset of No. 13 Wisconsin in Fridays Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
- Oregon suspends QB Masoli for next season
- Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been suspended for the upcoming season by coach Chip Kelly after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary in the theft of a pair of laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity.
BBC Sport
- Chelsea 4-1 West Ham
- Dominant Chelsea reclaim top spot in the league and heap more pressure on relegation-threatened West Ham.
- Burnley 1-2 Wolves
- Wolves earn a vital victory over fellow strugglers Burnley in the battle to avoid relegation.
- Bolton 4-0 Wigan
- Bolton move eight points clear of the Premier League drop zone with a thumping victory over Wigan.
- Sluggish McLaren worries Button
- World champion Jenson Button is surprised McLaren are so far off the pace in qualifying for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Tottenham 3-1 Blackburn
- Roman Pavlyuchenko scores twice as Tottenham make it three league wins in a row with a comfortable win against Blackburn.
- Kilmarnock 0-3 Celtic
- Robbie Keanes hat-trick sends Celtic into the Active Nation Scottish Cup semi-finals at the expense of Kilmarnock.
- Live Six Nations - Ireland v Wales
- Ireland take on Wales before Scotland host England in the Calcutta Cup on the penultimate weekend of Six Nations rugby.
MSNBC Sports
- Angry fans storm field after German club loss
- Dozens of Hertha Berlin fans, some armed with steel bars, stormed the Olympic
- Wilbon: Female coach stands out for right reasons
- Wilbon: The members of the search committee werent looking to make a political statement or even a big splash. They were trying to decide between 20 or so candidates with
- LT flying back to San Diego to mull options
- LaDainian Tomlinson is flying back to San Diego on Saturday to decide whether he wants to play in Minnesota or with the Jets.
- Suspect held over $331,000 poker heist
- A suspect has been arrested in connection with a daring $331,000 raid on a poker tournament, according to German media reports.
- Opinion: Fringe teams battle for Big Dance tickets
- Sporting News: Five schools — Washington, Illinois, Rhode Island, Mississippi State
- Big Ten: Minnesota upsets No. 11 Mich. St. in OT
- Big Ten roundup: Golden Gophers advance to face No. 6 Purdue in semis; Illini
NYT Sports
- Rockies Reclaim Payroll Efficiency as Route Back to Playoffs
- Colorado captured the N.L. wild card in 2009 and is bidding to return to the World Series for the first time since 2007.
- N.C.A.A. Considers Expanding Tournament to 96 Teams
- With a larger television contract a strong possibility, the idea of increasing the number of teams in the tournament has gained momentum.
- Big East: West Virginia 53, Notre Dame 51: Mountaineers and Hoyas Are a Step From the Top
- The No. 4-seeded Mountaineers outslugged Notre Dame, 53-51, on Friday, and will play No. 8 Georgetown for the Big East title on Saturday.
- N.F.L. Roundup: Tomlinson Visits Jets but Makes No Decision
- A day of meetings and a late dinner, but no signal that the running back plans to return for next season.
- Men’s College Basketball Tournament Roundup: Evan Turner’s Buzzer-Beater Lifts Ohio State t(...)
- Evan Turner’s 37-footer at the buzzer gave No. 5 Ohio State a 69-68 victory against Michigan in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
- Ernie Els Tinkers With His Game and Takes a One-Stroke Lead at Doral
- The South African veteran changed his ball position at address, which has led to more solid ball striking. He shot a 66 for a one-shot lead.
- N.H.L. Roundup: Devils Top Penguins for 5th Time in Row
- The Devils pulled within two points of the Penguins for first place in the Atlantic Division with 17 games to play.
ESPN: Sports
- Minnesota Twins sign OF Denard Span to 5-year, $16.5M extension
- The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension.
- Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler out 1 week with sprained ankle
- Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler has a high right ankle sprain and will be sidelined for at least a week.
- Quinnipiac Bobcats, Union Dutchmen play 5-overtime hockey game, longest in NCAA history
- Quinnipiacs Greg Holt ended the longest hockey game in NCAA history with a goal in the fifth overtime on Friday.
- Ben Roethlisberger's attorney hires private investigator to look into sexual assault allegation
- An attorney for Ben Roethlisberger has hired a private investigator to look into a sexual assault allegation made by a 20-year-old Georgia college student.
- Second-half surge lifts Kansas into Big 12 final
- Xavier Henry scored 11 points in a stunning 21-2 run that broke a tight game wide open and carried Kansas past Texas A&M 79-66 in a rough-and-tumble Big 12 semifinal
- Kobe, Lakers prevail as Suns get heated in loss
- Kobe Bryant had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists -- along with seven turnovers -- but it was the all-around game of the Los Angeles Lakers that led to an
- Monroe, Georgetown cruise into Big East final
- Greg Monroe had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Georgetown finally got the better of Marquette in a 80-57 victory Friday night that sent the Hoyas to the Big East tournament
CBC.ca - Sports
- Twins sign fielder Span to long-term deal
- The Minnesota Twins have signed centre fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million US contract extension.
- The Brier: A true national championship
- CBCSports.ca correspondent Mihira Lakshman reports from the Brier in Halifax, writing that curling is the only team sport where we have a true best-on-best national championship, where all regions are represented.
- Isles' Weight to have season-ending surgery
- Doug Weights attempt to play through a bad left shoulder injury has come to an end.
- Groves clinches 1,500-metre World Cup title
- Ottawas Kristina Groves won the womens 1,500 metres at a long-track speedskating World Cup on Saturday in the Netherlands, clinching the overall title ahead of fellow Canadian Christine Nesbitt.
- Habs, Bruins look for pre-playoff push
- The Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins both find themselves - for now, anyway - on the right side the playoff bubble in the Eastern Conference and will look to use their game on Saturday on Hockey Night in Canada (CBC,
- Canucks return home to host Senators
- An NHL-record 14-game road trip has come to a close, and the Vancouver Canucks are finally heading home Saturday as they host the Ottawa Senators on Hockey Night in Canada (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 10 p.m. ET).
- Canada's Jenn Heil clinches moguls title
- Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., is on top of the moguls world after capturing a bronze medal in Freestyle World Cup action Saturday in Are, Sweden, while Maxime Gingras of St-Hippolyte, Que., collected a silver for his second medal
Sky Sports
- Inter cool Blues duo interest
- Inter have hinted the capture of Lucio could end their interest in Ricardo Carvalho and Deco.
- Zokora targets Sevilla glory
- Didier Zokora has told skysports.com that he still loves Tottenham but is now hoping for domestic and European glory with Sevilla.
- Downing completes Villa move
- Aston Villa have confirmed they have completed the signing of Stewart Downing on a four-year deal.
- Van Gaal - Ribery stays
- Louis van Gaal has told potential suitors that the time to sign Franck Ribery has passed.
- Vidic absent for Asia tour
- Nemanja Vidic has been left out of Manchester Uniteds pre-season squad for their tour of Asia.
- Wolves close on McCarthy
- Wolves are closing in on the signing of Hamilton wonderkid James McCarthy, skysports.com understands.
- Benitez promises Voronin chance
- Rafa Benitez has told striker Andriy Voronin that he will be given the chance to fight for his Liverpool future.
Yahoo! Sports
- Twins sign Span to 5-year extension
- AP - The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension.
- Clay of US wins heptathlon at indoor worlds
- AP - Olympic champion Bryan Clay of the United States defended his world indoor heptathlon title Saturday, defeating teammate Trey Hardee and Russias Aleksey Drozdov.
- Leach faces James in Texas Tech lawsuit deposition
- AP - Mike Leach is sitting across from his accuser as Craig James gives sworn testimony in the former coachs lawsuit against Texas Tech.
Fox Sports
- Tennessee aims to knock off Kentucky
- No. 15 Tennessee aims to knock off No. 2 Kentucky in the SECsemifinals. Follow all the action live.
- No. 4 Duke squares off vs. Miami in ACC semis
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- Cavs win with LeBron, without Jamison
- A six-day layoff may have limited King James conditioning, but nothis skills. Any concern over LeBron James ankle was alleviated inthe first few minutes. James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in hisreturn from a two-game absence, and
- Packers sign Collins, Pickett
- The Green Bay Packers signed safety Nick Collins and nose tackleRyan Pickett to long-term contract extensions Friday, securing theservices of two cornerstones in their much-improved defense.
- WVU tops Irish to make Big East final
- DaSean Butler, West Virginias last-second hero in thequarterfinals, scored 24 points to lead the seventh-rankedMountaineers to a 53-51 victory over Notre Dame on Friday night inthe Big East tournament semifinals.
- Kansas easily handles Texas A&M
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- Ga. Tech upsets No. 19 Maryland
- Iman Shumpert scored 14 points and made the key defensive play thatlifted Georgia Tech past No. 19 Maryland 69-64 on Friday night inthe Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.
Golf.com
- New generation of stars continue to emerge at Doral
- New generation of stars continue to emerge at Doral.
Digg Sports
- D.C. High School Hires Female Football Coach
- Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. did something on Friday that ordinarily wouldnt be a big deal to anyone other than the kids at Coolidge. What Coolidge did is actually extraordinary: It hired Natalie Randolph, who is now believed to
- Tiger Woods likely playing Masters, not Bay Hill
- Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press.
- Paralympic Games open in Vancouver
- Spectators cheered as the Paralympic cauldron flared to light in Vancouver, marking the start of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games which get underway here Saturday. More than 500 athletes with disabilities, from 45 countries, are due to compete in alpine
- Tiger Woods Poll: Male Vs. Female Perspective
- Poll results show that men are less trusting than women of Tiger Woods.
- Did Buckeye Coach Taunt Opposing Bench After Win?
- Thad Matta clearly goes insane after Evan Turner beat Michigan with a last second 3, ultimately having to be restrained. It sure looks like he is taunting the Michigan the bench, though accounts are conflicting. You decide.
- Officer Took Pics with Ben Roethlisberger Before Complaint
- The man with Roethlisberger is Sgt. Jerry Blash, who was tasked with initially investigating the sexual assault complaint against the Steelers QB. Does this in any way hurt the investigations credibility?
- Illlini top Wisconsin in must-win game - College Basketball
- INDIANAPOLIS -- Talk about good omens. Illinois had one during a timeout with 12:50 left in Fridays Big Ten tournament quarterfinal matchup against WI
Newsvine Sports
- Twins sign Span to 5-year extension
- The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension.
- Herbst of Austria wins slalom World Cup title
- Reinfried Herbst gave Austria its only mens title of the season, clinching the slalom crystal globe in the final race on Saturday.
- Riesch wins slalom World Cup title for Germany
- Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany won her second straight slalom World Cup title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season on Saturday.
- Reinfried Herbst wins slalom World Cup title
- Reinfried Herbst of Austria earned the slalom World Cup title Saturday in the final race of the season, which was won by Felix Neureuther of Germany.
- West Virginia vs. Georgetown for Big East title
- Now that West Virginia is in the Big East tournament final, coach Bob Huggins and his Mountaineers have a large problem on their hands.
- Schild leads in final women's World Cup slalom
- Marlies Schild of Austria had a big lead after Saturdays first run of the final World Cup slalom race of the season, while Olympic champion Maria Riesch was ahead of her rivals for the event title.
- Rain cancels Dodgers' exhibition game in Taiwan
- The second game of a three-game exhibition series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and a team of Taiwanese All-Stars has been canceled because of rain.