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NCAA: Kansas struggling against Northern Iowa (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:25:30 +0000

AP - Bill Self begged for a timeout, as if he were asking for mercy, after Ali Farokhmanesh hit again from about 15 feet to give Northern Iowa a 33-24 lead over the No. 1 overall seed. The Panthers are 6 of 11 from beyond the arc and shooting 52 percent from the field.

Tennessee Waltz: Vols in Sweet 16 again (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:23:42 +0000

AP - J.P. Prince scored 18 points, and Brian Williams and Wayne Chism had 12 rebounds apiece on Saturday to lead sixth-seeded Tennessee to an 83-68 victory over No. 14 seed Ohio on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

France weather England storm to win Six Nations Grand Slam (AFP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:21:10 +0000

AFP - France sealed their first Six Nations Grand Slam in six years when they weathered an England storm to run out 12-10 winners at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Furyk takes control in Tampa (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:12:10 +0000

AP - Jim Furyk is one round away from ending the longest drought of his career since he was a rookie.

Ljubicic downs Nadal to reach Indian Wells final (AFP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:10:31 +0000

AFP - Croatian veteran Ivan Ljubicic rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) triumph over world number three Rafael Nadal Saturday to reach the final of the Indian Wells Masters 1000.

Hernandez dominates D-backs to lead M’s to 4-0 win (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:10:11 +0000

AP - Felix Hernandez tossed five scoreless innings, Franklin Guiterrez and Ryan Langerhans each hit their first home runs of the spring and the Seattle Mariners snapped a seven-game winless streak with a 4-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Butler holds off underdog Murray State 54-52 (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:05:42 +0000

AP - Murray State got awfully close to a second straight bracket-busting upset before Butler reminded the Racers which small school almost always plays big in March.

Allgaier holds off Keselowski for 1st win (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:40:39 +0000

AP - Justin Allgaier grabbed the first win of his NASCAR career Saturday by passing teammate Brad Keselowski on a late restart, then holding him off over the closing laps at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Real fight back to pile pressure on Barcelona (AFP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:35:27 +0000

AFP - Real Madrid secured their ninth straight victory after coming from behind to beat Sporting Gijon 3-1 on Saturday to open up a three-point gap on bitter rivals Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Rays C Navarro badly hurt during 6-2 loss to Twins (AP)

Editor — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:17:21 +0000

AP - Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro sustained what the team called a nerve contusion in his left leg in a hard collision during the Rays' 6-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.