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Cotto and Pavlik post bounce-back wins NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik both notched one-sided victories in title fights on Saturday to bounce back from their first career defeats. Vonn seals 19th win with super-G victory TARVISIO, Italy (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn became the most successful American skier in the women's World Cup on Sunday when victory in a super-G gave her a 19th race win. Mason propels Spurs past Wizards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs completed an eight-game road trip with a 98-67 demolition of the Washington Wizards on Saturday, holding the hosts to just 10 points in the final quarter. Teenager Lee sets sights on Tiger after landmark victory SYDNEY (Reuters) - If confidence counts for anything the sky is the limit for New Zealand teenager Danny Lee after his stunning victory in Sunday's Johnnie Walker Classic at Perth. Sundin nets winner for Canucks in Toronto return TORONTO (Reuters) - Mats Sundin got a standing ovation and a victory in his return to Toronto, notching the shootout winner to seal the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Panthers shut out Bruins to stay in playoff hunt MIAMI (Reuters) - Radek Dvorak scored back-to-back third-period goals and Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves as the Florida Panthers shut out the Boston Bruins 2-0 Saturday. All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2009 RSS URL: http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/sportsNews

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Mets' rotation is well-armed Once a fifth starter is identified this spring from among Freddy Garcia, Tim Redding, Livan Hernandez and Jon Niese, the Mets hopes the victor will get roughly 26 starts this season - not quite the total of the top four starters, but close. Buffalo zings Rangers The Rangers were little more than a prop in a Buffalo Sabres victory, showing up at the HSNBC Arena to lose but bringing little to the table themselves in a 4-2 defeat that looked promising for the Blueshirts for about four full minutes. X-Ray vision: A concussion discussion Watching Super Bowl-bound Ben Roethlisberger being taken off the field on a stretcher after being leveled by two Cleveland Browns at the end of the regular season has brought renewed attention to concussion injuries. End Zone: The center of a steroid storm Angel Presinal may be looking to stay under the radar for the foreseeable future. The controversial Dominican trainer who was linked to Alex Rodriguez in a Daily News report published Friday was not at his gym he runs on Saturday. Isles stun Devils with shutout The Atlantic-leading Devils still have won 14 of their last 18 games, but suffered their second shutout loss on a three-game road trip, falling, 4-0, to goalie Yann Danis and the Islanders at the Coliseum. Thorn offers no Frank criticism Following one of the Nets' worst losses of the season on Friday, Lawrence Frank put the blame squarely on his shoulders, saying that he has done a poor job of preparing his team. But Thorn doesn't think Frank is the problem. He said the players are. Shooting from the Lip: A-Rod's virtual reality The reality of this, and that doesn't mean the virtual reality that A-Rod keeps trying to define for himself and everybody else, is that the Yankees now get to experience with him what the Giants experienced with Barry Bonds. So many Knicks, so few minutes Larry Hughes and newly acquired power forward Chris Wilcox create an interesting dilemma for head coach Mike D'Antoni, whose job of managing minutes and massaging egos just became a little more difficult. 'Boli' a Dominican drug dilemma A-Rod failed to mention in his Tampa press conference that "Boli" cannot be legally purchased in Dominican pharmacies. According to an SI report, Rodriguez tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone in 2003. Harper: Pettitte has motivation to pitch for himself Andy Pettitte is essentially betting $4.5 million that he can stay healthy and reach the incentives that could get him to $12 million, which is risky for a 36-year-old pitcher with a history of elbow injuries. 'X' marks his Yankee spot Joe Girardi declared on the first day of camp that Nick Swisher would be given an opportunity to challenge Xavier Nady for the right-field job. The only problem was no one ever told Nady that his position was up for grabs. Plax still a Giant mystery The Giants are planning for life without Plaxico Burress. And they're planning for life with him. With free agency and pre-draft scouting on the front burner, GM Jerry Reese said Saturday the organization is prepped for all scenarios. Arrest in murders of Curry's ex and her baby Chicago police have made an arrest in the murder of Knicks center Eddy Curry's former girlfriend and her baby, authorities said Saturday. Lupica: Sports stars who shame our city The truly amazing thing is that guys like A-Rod expect people to go back to rooting for them no matter what they've done or how pathetically they've explained themselves - or even how much they've lied - as long as they produce. RSS URL: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/index_rss.xml

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Vonn wins World Cup super-G, sets American record Lindsey Vonn set an American record with her 19th women's World Cup win Sunday, finishing first in the super-G. Vonn seals 19th win with super-G victory Lindsey Vonn became the most successful American skier in the women's World Cup on Sunday when victory in a super-G gave her a 19th race win. Bolt maintains improvement over longer sprint Jamaican triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt effortlessly won his second 400 meters test in a week, running 45.54 seconds at Kingston's National Stadium Saturday. New Zealand teen amateur Lee wins Johnnie Walker New Zealand teenager Danny Lee became the youngest player to win a professional European Tour event with victory in the Johnnie Walker Classic at Perth on Sunday. Mason propels Spurs past Wizards The San Antonio Spurs completed an eight-game road trip with a 98-67 demolition of the Washington Wizards on Saturday, holding the hosts to just 10 points in the final quarter. Cotto and Pavlik post bounce-back wins Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik both notched one-sided victories in title fights on Saturday to bounce back from their first career defeats. Suwon Bluewings beat Galaxy for Pan-Pacific title Suwon Bluewings of South Korea won the Pan-Pacific tournament championship with a 4-2 victory in penalty kicks over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night. No. 17 Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 92-58 Josh Heytvelt had a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds as No. 17 Gonzaga routed Pepperdine 92-58 on Saturday night. Amateur Danny Lee wins Johnnie Walker Classic U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke victory Sunday in the Johnnie Walker Classic. Don Nelson gets win No. 1,300 for Warriors Golden State coach Don Nelson earned his 1,300th victory Saturday night, with Stephen Jackson scoring 26 points and Corey Maggette adding 25 in the Warriors' 133-120 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bertuzzi scores SO winner for Flames Todd Bertuzzi scored the only goal in the shootout, and Miikka Kiprusoff turned aside all three Edmonton shooters in the Calgary Flames' 3-2 victory over the Oilers on Saturday night. Griffey returns to Mariners after 9-year absence Ken Griffey Jr.'s familiar blue cap was in its familiar, fun place -- backward. The jokes, the huge gum bubbles and the boyish grin were back, too. Alcorn State beats Alabama A&M 89-79 Jonathan Boyd scored 20 points and Anthony Ford added 19 to lead Alcorn State to an 89-79 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday night. Oklahoma St's reinstated Oliver wins season debut Oklahoma State left-hander Andrew Oliver, reinstated last week by an Ohio judge after being suspended by the NCAA, struck out 11 in a 5-4 victory over BYU on Saturday in his first start since rejoining the Cowboys. Panthers shut out Bruins to stay in playoff hunt Radek Dvorak scored back-to-back third-period goals and Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves as the Florida Panthers shut out the Boston Bruins 2-0 Saturday. Pavlik stops Rubio after 9 rounds to keep title The people started lining up hours before the doors even opened, thousands of blue-collar folks turning out to see this old steel town's first title fight in 25 years. Cotto stops Jennings in 5th round After a now-questionable loss to Antonio Margarito, welterweight Miguel Cotto had to deliver a punishing performance Saturday night at Madison Square Garden when he squared off against unheralded Michael Jennings. Sundin scores SO winner in Toronto return Mats Sundin really couldn't have picked a better way to say goodbye. Scoring the shootout winner with the entire Air Canada Centre crowd on its feet was one thing. But the most special moment of an entertaining evening came when Sundin was selected the first star and returned to the ice by himself. Bass, Mavericks blow past Kings 116-95 Brandon Bass scored 16 of his season-high 20 points in the second quarter and Dallas' reserves contributed 54 points to lift the Mavericks past the Sacramento Kings 116-95 on Saturday night. Jazz win one for Larry, top Hornets Deron Williams had 20 points and 13 assists as the Utah Jazz honored the memory of Larry H. Miller with a 102-88 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday. Sundin nets winner for Canucks in Toronto return Mats Sundin got a standing ovation and a victory in his return to Toronto, notching the shootout winner to seal the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. South Alabama defeats Louisiana-Monroe 67-60 DeAndre' Coleman scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead South Alabama to a 67-60 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night. Abrams' 23 points leads Texas past No. 2 Oklahoma A.J. Abrams scored 18 of Texas' final 20 points Saturday night, leading the Longhorns to a 73-68 upset of No. 2 Oklahoma, which had to play most of the game without leading scorer and rebounder Blake Griffin after he sustained a concussion in the first half. Weber's OT goals lift Predators past Blues Defenseman Shea Weber scored 2:36 into overtime, and Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his fifth shutout of the season in the Nashville Predators' 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Mason haul helps Spurs leave Wizards reeling The San Antonio Spurs completed an eight-game road trip with a 98-67 rout of the Washington Wizards Saturday, their domination exemplified when they held the hosts to just 10 points in the final quarter. Panthers shut out Bruins to maintain playoff hunt Radek Dvorak scored back-to-back third-period goals and Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves as the Florida Panthers shut out the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Saturday. Kent State shoots down Morehead State, 79-76 Al Fisher scored 27 points, leading Kent State to its 8th-straight win Saturday over Morehead State, 79-76, at the MAC Center. Tennessee State beats Detroit 78-75 Jeremiah Crutcher scored all 16 of his points in the second half and Tennessee State defeated Detroit 78-75 on Saturday night. Douglas' late runner lifts FSU to 67-65 victory Toney Douglas scored 22 points, including a tie-breaking runner with 6 seconds remaining, and Florida State beat Virginia Tech 67-65 on Saturday night. Ga. Southern tops Jacksonville St. 66-63 Antonio Hanson scored 19 points and Georgia Southern hit all eight of its free throws in the final 1:20 to hold off Jacksonville State 66-63 on Saturday night, snapping an eight-game skid. Florida A&M beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 78-62 Lamar Twitty scored 18 points to lift Florida A&M to a 78-62 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday night. Charleston Southern defeats Presbyterian 57-52 Omar Carter scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Charleston Southern to a 57-52 win over Presbyterian on Saturday night. UNC-Wilmington holds off Elon 75-72 Montez Downey scored 26 points to help North Carolina-Wilmington snap a four-game losing streak with a 75-72 victory over Elon on Saturday night. Lisch leads Saint Louis past No. 25 Dayton, 57-49 Kevin Lisch had 16 points and six rebounds to lead Saint Louis to a 57-49 victory over No. 25 Dayton on Saturday night. Mason's return nets 25; Spurs top Wizards 98-67 Oh, the humiliation! The player that got away, Roger Mason, comes back with the San Antonio Spurs and drops 25 points -- on a night the awful Washington Wizards post their lowest points total in six years. Busch gets Saturday sweep Kyle Busch added a dominating NASCAR Nationwide Series victory to an overpowering truck win earlier Saturday at Auto Club Speedway. James Madison tops Gardner-Webb 90-78 Pierre Curtis had 16 points, nine assists and three steals to help James Madison to a 90-78 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday night. Nolan has 2 goals, assist in Wild's win Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire was able to say something Saturday night that he hasn't said in quite a while. Jackson St. edges Grambling St. 84-80 in OT Garrison Johnson had 26 points and Grant Maxey scored five of his 22 points in overtime to help Jackson State beat Grambling State 84-80 on Saturday night, extending its winning streak to eight games. Wagner rallies for 62-59 win over Robert Morris Justin Drummond hit a jumper and Jamal Smith and Llew Radford each hit a free throw in the final 22 seconds as Wagner rallied for a 62-59 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday night. Goodwin scores 20 in Marist's win over Hartford Dejuan Goodwin scored a career-high 20 points to lead Marist to a 57-35 victory over Hartford on Saturday night. Thornton leads No. 23 LSU past Auburn, 79-72 Marcus Thornton scored 25 points and No. 23 LSU clinched the Southeastern Conference West Division while snapping Auburn's four-game winning streak, 79-72 on Saturday night. Missouri State edges Tennessee-Martin 79-77 Kyle Weems hit a jumper with 1 second remaining to lift Missouri State to a 79-77 victory over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday night. Hofstra beats Fairfield 61-56 Charles Jenkins and Cornelius Vines scored 13 points apiece to lead Hofstra over Fairfield 61-56 Saturday night. Middle Tennessee beats Florida Atlantic 74-68 Kevin Kanaskie scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Middle Tennessee beat Florida Atlantic 74-68 on Saturday night. RSS URL: http://syndication.boston.com/sports/news/?mode=rss_10

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in the first Test at Karachi. Brit bobsleighers win World gold Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke become the first British women to win gold at the Bobsleigh World Championships. Brave Jennings stopped by Cotto Miguel Cotto clinched the vacant WBO welterweight title by stopping Britain's Michael Jennings in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden. Stoke 2-2 Portsmouth Portsmouth earn a dramatic point against fellow strugglers Stoke thanks to an injury-time own goal by Ryan Shawcross. Bolton 2-1 West Ham First-half goals by Matt Taylor and Kevin Davies give Bolton victory over West Ham. Middlesbrough 0-0 Wigan Middlesbrough's miserable run continues as they are held at home by Wigan, making it a club record 14 Premier League games without victory. Swail to take on Carter in final Joe Swail and Ali Carter reach the final of the Welsh Open after securing semi-final victories on Saturday. Leipheimer keeps California lead American rider Levi Leipheimer retains his lead in the Tour of California after Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini wins stage seven. Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/help/rss/4517815.stm for terms and conditions of reuse RSS URL: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml

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Roddick edges Hewitt to set up Stepanek final MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick rallied for a 2-6 7-6 6-4 semi-final victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday, setting up a revenge match with Czech Radek Stepanek in the Memphis Championships final. Bolt maintains improvement over longer sprint KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaican triple Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt effortlessly won his second 400 meters test in a week, running 45.54 seconds at Kingston's National Stadium Saturday. All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2009 RSS URL: http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/sportsNews

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Tiger is back and ready to roar once more There was Greg Norman's age-defying bid at the British Open and Padraig Harrington's two major wins and a pretty exciting Ryder Cup. It actually seemed that golf would be able to withstand the temporary loss of the world's most popular athlete. Lawrence: Let's not make a deal Big names. Small moves. That sums up the 2009 NBA trading deadline, where more than a few GMs had their hands tied by their team's chief financial officer. Heat's on QBs after Ryan & Flacco shine in '08 In 2008, Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco turned their respective coaches and general managers into geniuses. This year, there's a good chance they will make dunces out of somebody else's decision makers. Where are they now? Rolando Blackman Pat Riley would eventually call it the worst coaching decision he ever made, keeping Rolando Blackman on the bench in favor of John Starks for the final game of the 1994 NBA Finals. The Score: My crazy weeks hopped-up on 'roids I'm on steroids for two weeks now. The effect has been about as subtle as a sledgehammer. Any athlete who says he didn't understand or notice the effects has got to be telling something less than the truth. Madden: Scouting out a signings scam At the same time A-Rod was giving his conflicting, confusing and ultimately unbelievable testimony about his steroid use, outraged Nationals president Stan Kasten revealed how his team was defrauded by a 16-year-old Dominican prospect. Raissman: Not much Bark in TNT's apology interview Another big week for apologies. A-Rod offered one during a Tuesday press conference in Tampa. Then came Charles Barkley, who returned to TNT's NBA studio Thursday night following a six-week suspension after being busted for DUI. Gallo: Noise by A-Rod, laughs by Cooper Friends, before you make yourselves comfortable on the couch with popcorn in hand, and you cast your eyes on the TV screen waiting for the Academy Awards, let me tell you of some brilliant acting I've seen in baseball this past year. RSS URL: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/index_rss.xml

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Venus beats Razzano in Dubai to win 40th title DUBAI (Reuters) - Venus Williams won her 40th singles title on Saturday by defeating unseeded Virginie Razzano 6-4 6-2 to win the Dubai Championships. Sizzling Mickelson surges four ahead at Riviera PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson birdied four of the last five holes to charge four strokes clear of a congested leaderboard in Saturday's third round at the Northern Trust Open. Stanford scandal hits two Yankees players: reports CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two outfielders on the New York Yankees baseball team have been hurt by scandal that has embroiled Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, according to media reports. All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2009 RSS URL: http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/sportsNews

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Bethune-Cookman beats Delaware State 50-43 C.J. Reed scored 21 points and Alexander Starling grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Bethune-Cookman to a 50-43 win on Saturday, as both teams shot poorly from the field. Coyotes score five straight goals, beat Kings 6-3 Olli Jokinen scored twice in the second period against his former team to reach 500 career points, then added an empty-netter to complete his sixth career hat trick as the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Saturday. Quinnipiac beats Long Island U. 78-73 Justin Rutty had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Quinnipiac rallied for a 78-73 victory over Long Island University on Saturday. Sacred Heart beats Monmouth 83-61 Joey Henley scored 22 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead Sacred Heart over Monmouth 83-61 on Saturday. Nats assistant takes leave after Gonzalez flap Washington Nationals special assistant Jose Rijo is taking a leave of absence after a Major League Baseball investigation revealed a prospect he discovered was older than originally believed. Wofford beats Furman 85-82 in OT Noah Dahlman scored 25 points, including four in the final 38 seconds of overtime to lead Wofford to an 85-82 win over Furman on Saturday. Sharks beat Thrashers with 3rd-period rally Jeremy Roenick picked up his 700th career assist in his return from a 10-week injury absence, and Ryane Clowe broke a scoreless tie 30 seconds into the third period of the San Jose Sharks' 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday. No. 5 Memphis beats UTEP 70-63 Tyreke Evans scored 25 points to lead No. 5 Memphis to a 70-63 victory over Texas-El Paso on Saturday, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games with the Tigers' 53rd consecutive Conference USA win. Calhoun gets into heated spat over salary Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun got into a heated exchange at a post-game news conference Saturday with a freelance journalist and political activist who questioned why the coach of a public university was making $1.6 million in tough economic times. Wade's 25 points, 9 assists lift Heat past 76ers Dwyane Wade had 25 points and nine assists, including a big layup with 1 minute left, and the Miami Heat moved a step away from their closest pursuers in the Eastern Conference playoff race by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 97-91 on Saturday. No. 15 Kansas beats Nebraska 70-53 Sherron Collins had 22 points, Cole Aldrich added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 15 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat Nebraska 70-53 on Saturday. Maryland stuns No. 3 North Carolina 88-85 in OT Greivis Vasquez recorded Maryland's first triple-double since 1987, and the Terrapins rallied from a 16-point deficit to shock No. 3 North Carolina 88-85 in overtime Saturday, ending the Tar Heels' 10-game winning streak. Kovalev shines in return to Habs' lineup Alex Kovalev returned to the Montreal Canadiens' lineup Saturday and had a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. Louisiana Tech tops Murray State 69-60 Magnum Rolle scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots to lead Louisiana Tech to a 69-60 win over Murray State 69-60 on Saturday. Wieber, Hambuechen win American Cup titles Jordyn Wieber, the reigning U.S. junior gymnastics champion, made quite an impression in her first major meet Saturday, winning the American Cup and joining the likes of Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton and Nastia Liukin. Rutgers rolls past Providence 55-42 Epiphanny Prince scored 16 points to lead Rutgers to a 55-42 win over Providence on Saturday. Western Carolina tops UNC Greensboro 69-56 Harouna Mutombo scored 15 points to lead Western Carolina past North Carolina-Greensboro 69-56 on Saturday. Washington State beats No. 20 UCLA 82-81 Taylor Rochestie scored a career-high 33 points to lead Washington State to an 82-81 upset of No. 20 UCLA on Saturday. Alabama tops Bulldogs in double-overtime game Demetrius Jemison grabbed a key rebound and Senario Hillman's steal in the final seconds helped Alabama preserve an 87-85 double-overtime win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Campbell knocks off S.C.-Upstate 51-47 Jonathan Rodriguez and Preston Dodson each hit two free throws in the final two seconds to lift Campbell to a 51-47 victory over South Carolina-Upstate on Saturday. Gators start fast in 82-68 win over Vandy Erving Walker scored 17 points off the bench, Nick Calathes added 14 and Florida beat Vanderbilt 82-68 Saturday to remain tied atop the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division. Winthrop beats Appalachian State 65-63 Andre Jones scored 15 points and Winthrop defeated Appalachian State 65-63 on Saturday. Donald Sims gave Appalachian State a 62-60 lead on two free throws with 56 seconds left in the game. Jones then hit a go ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left for the Eagles (9-18). Vermont beats Buffalo 78-70 Mike Trimboli scored 24 points, including some key free throws in the final minute, and the Catamounts came from 13 points behind to beat Buffalo, 78-70, on Saturday. Kyle Busch overpowers truck field Kyle Busch didn't need any last-lap heroics this time. The NASCAR star simply stayed out front in Saturday's truck race. Longwood rallies to beat Colgate 80-75 Dana Smith scored 21 points and Longwood erased a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Colgate 80-75 on Saturday. UAB routs Southern Miss 86-56 Robert Vaden and Channing Toney scored 22 points apiece to help Alabama-Birmingham rout Southern Mississippi 86-56 on Saturday for the Blazers' sixth straight victory. Cent. Connecticut beats St. Francis, NY, 78-73 6050 AP-BKC--St. Francis, NY-Cent. Connecticut St. Box CENT. CONNECTICUT ST. 78, ST. FRANCIS, NY 73 ST. FRANCIS, NY (10-17) Perunicic 3-6 0-0 8, Womack 5-18 0-0 12, Cadell 7-14 2-4 16, Byam 2-3 2-2 6, Wrice 6-9 2-5 14, Newton 2-2 0-0 4, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Gooden 3-7 1-1 7, Rubino 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 30-65 7-12 73. CENT. ... American beats Holy Cross 56-50 Garrison Carr scored 28 points, hitting five free throws in the final 35 seconds to help American University hold off Holy Cross 56-50 on Saturday. Saturday's College Basketball EAST American U. 56, Holy Cross 50 Kane, Huet lead Blackhawks past Stars Patrick Kane scored his fourth goal against Dallas this season, Cristobal Huet stopped 30 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks completed a season sweep of the Stars with a 3-1 victory on Saturday. Manhattan defeats William & Mary 54-39 Chris Smith scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Manhattan's 54-39 win over William & Mary on Saturday. No. 19 Purdue beats Indiana 81-67 E'Twaun Moore scored a season-high 26 points, and No. 19 Purdue defeated rival Indiana 81-67 on Saturday. No. 10 Marquette beats Georgetown 78-72 Marquette started running through "the gauntlet" Saturday, and the Golden Eagles overcame the first challenge with good ball-handling and 23 points from Wesley Matthews. Indians' Dellucci out with thumb injury Indians outfielder David Dellucci concocted a great story about how he sliced open his left thumb and needed stitches. Too bad it wasn't true. No. 7 Louisville beats Cincinnati 72-63 Terrence Williams scored 20 points Saturday, and No. 7 Louisville dominated up front in a 72-63 victory over Cincinnati that got the Cardinals back on track and, perhaps, back into their coach's good graces. No. 1 Connecticut beats South Florida 64-50 Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and nine rebounds as No. 1 Connecticut bounced back from its second loss of the season with a 64-50 victory over South Florida on Saturday. No. 11 Missouri beats Colorado 66-53 Leo Lyons wasn't about to miss out on all the fun like last time. The senior forward, who missed Missouri's 45-point blowout of Colorado last month while serving a one-game suspension after his arrest on traffic violations, posted a double-double in leading the 11th-ranked Tigers to a 66-53 victory in the rematch Saturday. Crosby's 2 goals lead Pens past Flyers Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their first road win in nearly six weeks, 5-4 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Navy beats Army 59-54 Chris Harris scored 17 points, going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 1:17 to help Navy beat Army 59-54 on Saturday. Patterson leads Kentucky past Vols, 77-58 Kentucky didn't need a record-setting performance from Jodie Meeks this time. Patrick Patterson returned from an ankle injury to score 19 points and freshman Darius Miller added a career-high 17 points and six assists as the Wildcats dominated Tennessee 77-58 on Saturday, sweeping the season series from the Volunteers to keep pace atop the crowded SEC East. Kings' Denis Gauthier suspended 2 games The NHL suspended Los Angeles Kings defenseman Denis Gauthier for two games without pay Saturday. Rhode Island beats Fordham 77-58 Jimmy Baron scored 19 of his 29 points in the first half and Rhode Island handed Fordham its sixth straight loss, 77-58 on Saturday. RSS URL: http://syndication.boston.com/sports/news/?mode=rss_10

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Ronaldo stunner gives Man Utd win Man Utd go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers. Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea Nicolas Anelka's early goal gives new Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink victory in his first game in charge against Aston Villa. Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland An impressive debut from Andrey Arshavin fails to lift Arsenal to victory over a stubborn Sunderland. Resurgent Venus wins Dubai Open Venus Williams beats Virginie Razzano in the final of the Dubai Open to return to the world's top five for the first time in six years. Tsonga upsets Djokovic in semis Home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overpowers world number three Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7-1) to book his place in the Marseille Open final. AC Milan refuse to up Beckham bid AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani says the club will not increase their offer for LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham. Flintoff ruled out of fourth Test England's Andrew Flintoff will miss the fourth Test against West Indies tour with a hip problem. Jayawardene dominates in Pakistan Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera score centuries to put Sri Lanka in command position on day one of the first Test in Pakistan. Branson hints at F1 involvement Virgin boss Richard Branson admits he would be interested in becoming involved in Formula One, but only if it met certain financial and environmental conditions. Rangers 3-1 Kilmarnock Kenny Miller's double helps Rangers overcome Kilmarnock and leapfrog Celtic to move top of the Scottish Premier League. Aberdeen 2-2 Dundee United New Firm pair share the spoils of an entertaining match at Pittodrie. Leipheimer seals time-trial win Levi Leipheimer extends his lead in the Tour of California after winning the individual time trial on Friday. Bath 20-20 London Irish London Irish produce a stunning second-half fightback to claim a draw against play-off rivals Bath. Harlequins 14-9 Gloucester Harlequins keep in touch with the play-off places but Gloucester's losing bonus point is enough to send them back to the top. Munster 28-14 Edinburgh Munster return to the top of the Magners League as they earned a bonus-point win over Edinburgh. Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/help/rss/4517815.stm for terms and conditions of reuse RSS URL: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml

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Bryant heats up late as Lakers swat Hornets in OT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his game-high 39 points in overtime to propel the Los Angeles Lakers to a 115-111 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday. Milan refuse to budge in Beckham talks MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan do not want to increase their offer to sign David Beckham permanently from Los Angeles Galaxy, club chief executive Adriano Galliani has said. "King" James nets 55 points in Cavs' win over Bucks MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - LeBron James scorched the Milwaukee Bucks with a season-high 55 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 111-103 road victory on Friday. Roddick tops Querrey to reach Memphis semis MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick outslugged fellow American Sam Querrey 6-4 3-6 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals of the Memphis Championships on Friday. Roddick withdraws from Dubai championships DUBAI (Reuters) - Defending champion Andy Roddick has become the fifth top-10 player to withdraw from next week's Dubai men's championships. Jazz owner Miller dies aged 64 SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller has died due to complications from diabetes, the team announced on its website on Friday. McCarron takes charge, Mickelson surrenders lead PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson paid the penalty for some wayward driving in the second round of the Northern Trust Open on Friday as fellow American Scott McCarron edged two strokes clear of the pack. All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2009 RSS URL: http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/sportsNews

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