Southern Miss beats Tulane 57-47 (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:04 -0500

AP - Gary Flowers had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Southern Miss defeated Tulane 57-47 in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament Wednesday.

Crosby's gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:52 -0500

AP - The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong.

Padres split squad rallies past Brewers 5-4 (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:19 -0500

AP - Sean Gallagher and Mat Latos are on track to make the battle for the fifth spot in the San Diego Padres' rotation interesting.

Vikes player says he didn't know of banned drug (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:43 -0500

AP - Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams is telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a banned substance that got him in trouble with the NFL.

Clottey to unleash body punches to soften up Pacquiao (Reuters)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:18:09 -0500

Reuters - Ghana's Joshua Clottey will target Filipino Manny Pacquiao's body for punishment when the two clash in Dallas this weekend.

Lakers struggling to escape late-season funk (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:34 -0500

AP - The euphoria from Kobe Bryant's latest game-winning shot didn't last much longer than it took for the celebratory streamers to fall from the Staples Center roof onto the Toronto Raptors' heads.

NHL GMs propose rule change on hits to head (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:40:14 -0500

AP - NHL general managers will recommend a rule change on blindside hits to the head, looking to protect players and punish those responsible in a game that has become faster and rougher.

Lyon crush Madrid's Champions League final dreams at the Bernabeu (AFP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:37:07 -0500

AFP - Real Madrid's massive summer spending was all in vain as their dream of playing the Champions League final at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium was shattered Wednesday by Lyon.

Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:27:32 -0500

AP - Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger.

Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:52 -0500

AP - Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and was once a beloved player in the city.

A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:20 -0500

AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.

Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp (AFP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:21:39 -0500

AFP - Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced Wednesday.

Head of BCS fires back at Senators who sent letter (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:20:51 -0500

AP - The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences.

Roush satisfied with NASCAR action (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:16:51 -0500

AP - Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski.

Sagan speeds to Paris-Nice third stage (AFP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:12 -0500

AFP - Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday.

Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells (AFP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:01:26 -0500

AFP - Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seeds at the WTA Indian Wells tournament which begins Wednesday.

Ping waives settlement on square grooves (AP)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:26:47 -0500

AP - The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.

Gisin edges Vonn to won Crans-Montana super-G (AP)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:33:37 -0500

AP - Dominique Gisin of Switzerland won her first World Cup super-G race on Sunday by denying Lindsey Vonn a second win in two days.

UFC to show upcoming events in movie theaters (AP)

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:29:53 -0500

AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.