• Georgetown falls to West Virginia in Big East final (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  NEW YORK -- After trailing nearly the entire game, Georgetown had the Big East championship in its grasp Saturday at Madison Square Garden, twice tying the score against third-seeded West Virginia in the final 51 seconds.
  
  
  
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• Maryland, Georgetown battling for local recruit Moses Abraham (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Even as a 9-year-old attending seminary school in Kano, Nigeria, the tall boy with the long arms dreamed he could be a good basketball player. But Moses Abraham thought he wanted to grow up to be a Catholic priest back then, so he played the sport only once or twice a month.
  
  
  
• In NCAA tournament, lack of quality at-large teams keeps them all on the bubble (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  If celebrations erupt on college campuses in Blacksburg, Va.; Kingston, R.I.; and Champaign, Ill.; on Sunday night, revelers will toast their men's basketball teams for one reason: There is no better season to be mediocre.
  
  
  
• John McLaren is bench coach for Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  KISSIMMEE, FLA. -- On June 19, 2008, John McLaren lost the only major league managerial position he ever held, a job he had spent nearly 30 years chasing. The Seattle Mariners fired McLaren less than one year after they hired him as their manager. They replaced him with his bench coach, the first name McLaren had thought of when he got the chance to hire one, the friend he talked to in his office after every game. The new manager of the Mariners would be Jim Riggleman.
  
  
  
  
• Washington Capitals are eager for a challenge on visit to face Chicago Blackhawks (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  The morning after a perplexing loss to Tampa Bay, the Washington Capitals participated in a vigorous workout on Saturday 24 hours before a week-long trip commences in Chicago in what may be a preview of the Stanley Cup finals.
  
  
  
• Orlando Magic tops Washington Wizards (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Playing their third game in as many nights was demanding enough for the Washington Wizards. That the opponent was reigning Eastern Conference champion Orlando made it all the more so, and after an early push, fatigue doomed the Wizards in a 109-95 loss Saturday at Verizon Center.
  
  
  
• Second-team midfielders lead Maryland lacrosse past Towson, 12-8 (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  For much of Maryland's 12-8 men's lacrosse victory over Towson on Saturday at Byrd Stadium, it was hard to tell which was Maryland's starting midfield and which was the second unit.
  
  
  
• Lehigh downs American in Patriot League women's tournament (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  BETHLEHEM, PA. -- American University forward Liz Leer had no doubt this would be the year that the Eagles would win the Patriot League championship and earn the program's first appearance in the NCAA tournament.
  
  
  
  
• The 65 (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  College basketball reporter Eric Prisbell places the 65 teams in the NCAA tournament field, which will be announced on Sunday. (* conference champion)
  
  
  
• Don't forget how far the Georgetown Hoyas have come in six years under John Thompson III (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  "I see no reason why Georgetown basketball can ever be as successful as it was. There's no evidence of that. I think they need a superstar. Why would a superstar go there?"
  
  
  
• Penders returns to NCAA tournament as Houston beats UTEP (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  As Tom Penders climbed to the top of a ladder to clip down the nets, his players gathered around to make sure he wasn't going to fall.
  
  
  
• Minnesota upsets Purdue, 69-42, in the Big Ten tournament (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Minnesota held No. 6 Purdue to the worst first half in the Boilermakers' record books and rolled to a 69-42 victory in the Big Ten tournament semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis.
  
  
  
  
• No. 11 Texas A& M hands No. 3 Nebraska its first loss (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Danielle Adams had 22 points while No. 11 Texas A&M (24-7) forced Kelsey Griffin to the bench with early foul trouble and spoiled No. 3 Nebraska's unbeaten season with an 80-70 victory Saturday in a semifinal of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
  
  
  
• Cougars can't get over the hump (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  There was a moment late in the third quarter of the Maryland 3A championship game when it appeared Thomas Stone had finally found its groove. With seven points in less than 35 seconds, the Cougars trimmed their deficit against Milford Mill to 10 points. But as was the case too many times Saturday afternoon at Comcast Center, the Cougars simply couldn't maintain any momentum.
  
  
  
• Greg Monroe's play has Georgetown in 2010 Big East tournament final (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:46:00 EST)
  Given Greg Monroe's performance in Georgetown's 80-57 romp over Marquette in the Big East tournament semifinals on Friday night, the comparisons to the great Hoyas centers of the past were inevitable.
  
  
  
• Washington Capitals lose to lowly Tampa Bay Lightning in first game since clinching Southeast Division (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  One day after they became the first team to secure a division title this season, the Washington Capitals' bid to be the first to reach 100 points was put on hold temporarily in a 3-2 loss to the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night at Verizon Center.
  
  
  
  
• Maryland eliminated by Georgia Tech in 2010 ACC tournament (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The final score always dictates perspective on how a game played out, which does not always do justice to the team on the losing end. When observers who did not witness Friday night's ACC quarterfinal matchup between second-seeded Maryland and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech look back on the contest, they will see the end tally -- Yellow Jackets 69, Terrapins 64 -- and draw their conclusions accordingly.
  
  
  
• Redskins sign free agent running back Larry Johnson (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Making their biggest splash in a relatively quiet free agency period, the Redskins on Friday signed veteran running back Larry Johnson, whose off-the-field problems have at times overshadowed his on-field exploits.
  
  
  
• Georgetown tops Marquette, advances to Big East tournament final (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  NEW YORK -- Even though Georgetown never trailed, its Big East semifinal remained a tense game well into the second half, with the Hoyas fully aware that a single-digit lead was scant comfort against Marquette's explosive guards.
  
  
  
• Washington Nationals are better, but they're at a loss to prove it (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
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• Evan Turner's 37-footer propels Ohio State Buckeyes past Michigan in Big Ten quarterfinals (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Evan Turner took an inbounds pass, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No. 5 Ohio State a 69-68 win over Michigan in Indianapolis on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
  
  
  
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• Virginia Tech falls to Miami in 2010 ACC tournament quarterfinals (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Shortly after Virginia Tech's 70-65 loss to 12th-seeded Miami in the ACC tournament quarterfinals, Hokies Coach Seth Greenberg was asked if he was worried about his team's NCAA tournament chances.
  
  
  
• Maryland Terrapins bungle chance to shine in ACC tournament (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
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• Despite injury, Nicole Ryan leading the American University women (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  When the American women's basketball team takes the court Saturday evening in Bethlehem, Pa., for the Patriot League championship game against top-seeded Lehigh, the Eagles' most important player will be sitting on the bench and not wearing her uniform.
  
  
  
  
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• Flip Saunders's old team, the Pistons, beat Coach's new team, the Wizards, for fourth time (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  AUBURN HILLS, MICH. -- Before the opening tip on Friday, Detroit Pistons players Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton walked downcourt and embraced Flip Saunders, their former coach. Perhaps for a fleeting moment, Saunders had flashbacks of better days, when he was leading a powerhouse team, including Prince and Hamilton, to three consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference finals.
  
  
  
• Natalie Randolph introduced as Coolidge High School football coach (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  When Coolidge High announced in January that it was looking for a new football coach, one of the school's science teachers was sitting in a conference room in the building when a colleague asked, "Why don't you put your name in for it?"
  
  
  
• In 2010 ACC tournament quarterfinals, Maryland's comeback bid was fueled by defense (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Landon Milbourne often wildly waves his arms and screams while defending an inbounds pass, instilling fear and urgency into the inbounder.
  
  
  
• In rematch with Maryland in ACC tournament, Georgia Tech looks inside (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- In the moments after Maryland junior guard Cliff Tucker made a game-winning three-pointer to beat Georgia Tech three weeks ago, Yellow Jackets guard Glen Rice Jr. began second-guessing himself. In that situation -- his team up by one with 1.5 seconds left in the game -- the last thing he wanted to do, he said, was commit a foul. So Rice elected to raise his hands high and hope for the best.
  
  
  
  
• Virginia keeps it close, but falls to Duke in 2010 ACC tournament (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sitting in front of their lockers in the bowels of Greensboro Coliseum, the Virginia players set to return next season focused on better times. Most endured two consecutive losing seasons, the latest clinched after a 57-46 loss to No. 4 Duke in Friday's ACC tournament quarterfinals.
  
  
  
• Hoyas, Freeman answer questions with Big East tournament performance (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  NEW YORK -- Georgetown entered the Big East tournament dogged by questions and good bit of skepticism.
  
  
  
• Gwynn Park girls top Liberty, 64-51, to advance to state final (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST)
  With only one senior and three of its top five scorers either freshmen or sophomores, it's safe to say many didn't expect Gwynn Park to reach the Maryland 2A state semifinals. But not only did the young Yellow Jackets reach the UMBC campus, they've earned a trip to the state final with a 64-51 win over Liberty on Friday.
  
  
  
• BA cabin crew to strike for 7 days (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:59:52 EST)
  LONDON -- British Airways PLC cabin crew announced plans Friday to strike for seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travelers ahead of the Easter holidays.
  
  
  
  
• New coach Mike Shanahan 'very satisfied' with Redskins' first steps toward building 2010 roster (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Though it's been a relatively quiet first week of free agency for the Washington Redskins, Coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday night he is "very satisfied" with the team's modest first steps toward building the 2010 roster and is looking forward to meeting his players next week when the offseason conditioning program commences at Redskins Park.
  
  
  
• Josh Howard wants to return to Washington Wizards next season (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  After leading the Washington Wizards to a shocking 10-point victory over the Denver Nuggets nearly three weeks ago, Josh Howard reached into his locker room stall and picked up an all-white Washington Nationals baseball cap. Howard explained how much he liked the curly W logo and that he had bought a few Nats hats in different colors long before the Dallas Mavericks made him a District resident in a trade.
  
  
  
• Georgetown upends top-seeded Syracuse in Big East tournament (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  NEW YORK -- Syracuse trotted out to a hero's welcome at Madison Square Garden, where a throng of Orange faithful filled the stands for Thursday's Big East tournament quarterfinal against Georgetown.
  
  
  
• Jordan Williams has come a long way in his short time at Maryland (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- All Maryland freshman forward Jordan Williams did was slide over along the baseline to double-team North Carolina State forward Tracy Smith. That's it. It's a move every other front-court defender who's played in Maryland's system over the past two decades has been taught to make.
  
  
  
  
• Bowling increases diversity at historically black colleges and universities (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Earlier this year, the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore's athletic department posted this poll on its Web site: "Which winter team is most likely to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in their respective sport?" Sandwiched between women's basketball and men's track was women's bowling, which led all other choices with just less than 44 percent of the vote.
  
  
  
• Wizards lose to Hawks, 105-99, despite big nights from Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  Back when the Washington Wizards were originally supposed to host the Atlanta Hawks, Andray Blatche was forced to scrap for his scoring opportunities backing up Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, and JaVale McGee was a seldom-used backup center subjected to cheerleading duty on the bench.
  
  
  
• In Aroldis Chapman, Reds hope they've found a southpaw Strasburg (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST)
  GOODYEAR, ARIZ. -- Other than the facts that one throws with his right hand and the other with his left, that one is Californian and the other is Cuban, that one just got married and the other just left behind his entire family, and that one honeymooned in Kauai while the other defected in the Netherlands, Stephen Strasburg and Aroldis Chapman could be the same man, or at the very least the mirror image of each other as pitchers.
  
  
  

• Ohio State defeats Illinois in OT for spot in Big Ten final (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  Ohio State's good fortune continues. One day after Evan Turner's miracle winner, the Buckeyes escaped Illinois 88-81 in double overtime to keep alive their hopes for a No. 1 bid.
  
• Houston steals bid with C-USA win (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:45:07 EST)
  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.
  
• Follow today's conference tourney scores (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  
  
• Upstart Minnesota mauling No. 6 Purdue (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  
  
• Singler, Scheyer rally No. 4 Duke into ACC final (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  
  
• Tomlinson heads home unsigned after Jets visit (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:42:21 EST)
  NEW YORK (AP) -- LaDainian Tomlinson is heading home to San Diego to consider his options after spending a day with the New York Jets and leaving without a deal.
  
• Yankees: The Boss plans to attend Opening Day (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:20:33 EST)
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner has told The Associated Press that "the plan" is for owner George Steinbrenner to attend opening day in New York on April 13.
  
• Kentucky rolls, will play for 1st SEC title since '04 (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  
  
• Can Els hold onto lead at Doral? (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  
  
• Houston stuns UTEP, wins 1st NCAA bid since '92 (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:01 EST)
  
  

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• Manny Pacquiao overwhelms Joshua Clottey, wins unanimous decision (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:56:54 PST)
  Manny Pacquiao has won a unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey in their welterweight fight, keeping up his reputation as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter.
  
• Butler runner lifts W. Virginia to Big East crown (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:01:37 PST)
  Da'Sean Butler's second game-winner in three days gave West Virginia its first Big East championship.
  
• Cleveland Browns, Jake Delhomme agree to two-year contract (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:43:06 PST)
  Jake Delhomme, released last week by the Carolina Panthers, has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Browns, whose quarterback position has been nothing short of a merry-go-round of players since the club returned as an expansion team 11 years ago.
  
• Kentucky blows out Tennessee for spot in finale (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:39:43 PST)
  DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Kentucky beat Tennessee (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) 74-45 Saturday and advanced to the SEC tournament championship game.
  
• Knicks stun Mavericks to end 13-game streak (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:48:50 PST)
  Bill Walker scored a career-high 23 points, Wilson Chandler added 22 and the New York Knicks snapped Dallas' 13-game winning streak and avenged a 50-point loss to the Mavericks earlier this season with a 128-94 victory on Saturday night.
  
• Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka stops bullpen session due to stiff neck (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:54:26 PST)
  Dice-K stops his Saturday bullpen session due to a stiff neck.
  
• Gophers in Big 10 final as 1st half buries Purdue (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:48:41 PST)
  Minnesota held Purdue (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) to the worst first half in the Boilermakers' record books and rolled to a 69-42 victory in the Big Ten tournament semifinals Saturday.
  
• No. 4 Duke corrals Miami with help from Singler (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:04 PST)
  Kyle Singler scored 27 points to help fourth-ranked Duke push ahead in the second half to beat Miami 77-74 in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals.
  
• New York Jets, New York Giants to flip a coin to decide who will open new Meadowlands Stadium (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:11:33 PST)
  The Jets say they will flip a coin with the Giants to determine which team will host the first regular-season game at the new Meadowlands Stadium.
  
• Texas A&M ends Nebraska's unbeaten streak (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:54:43 PST)
  Danielle Adams had 22 points while No. 11 Texas A&M forced Kelsey Griffin to the bench with early foul trouble and spoiled No. 3 Nebraska's unbeaten season with an 80-70 victory Saturday in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament.
  
• Seattle Seahawks agree to deal with ex-New England Patriots TE Chris Baker (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:02:32 PST)
  Having lost out on former Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson on Friday, the Seahawks reached agreement with former Patriots tight end Chris Baker on Saturday, a league source said.
  
• Houston tops UTEP for 1st NCAA bid in 18 years (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:48:37 PST)
  Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston surged past No. 25 UTEP down the stretch to claim its first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years with an 81-73 victory in the Conference USA tournament title game that snapped the Miners' 16-game winning streak.
  
• Damon punishes Yankees to power Tigers' win (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:30:07 PST)
  Johnny Damon had a home run and two RBIs, and Ryan Raburn went 4 for 4 with two doubles in leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the New York Yankees in a matchup of split squads Saturday.
  
• Agent: Cincinnati Bengals agree to re-sign safety Roy Williams (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:29:49 PST)
  The Cincinnati Bengals reached a one-year agreement to re-sign safety Roy Williams Saturday, according to his agent, Jordan Woy.