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NCAA Xavier Pittsburgh Basketball

2010-03-22T01:16:22Z

Xavier's Jordan Crawford (55) and Jason Love (31) celebrate at the buzzer after beating Pittsburgh 71-68 in an Sir Chris Hoy will return to familiar ground this week in search of assurances that his bid to rule the London VeloPark in 2012 is still on track.</p><p>Hoy was one of the stars of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 when he won three gold medals from the sprint, keirin and team sprint, adding to his 2004 gold in the kilomet...

Australia coach Verbeek to quit after World Cup

2010-03-22T01:15:41Z

<div><p>Australia's coach Pim Verbeek on Monday said he would step down following this year's World Cup, after steering the team to the tournament in South Africa and their highest ever FIFA ranking.</p><p>Verbeek, w...

Bangladesh eye lead after Shakib double-strike

2010-03-22T00:16:05Z

<div><p>Shakib Al Hasan grabbed two vital wickets to keep alive Bangladesh's hopes of gaining the first-innings lead in the second and final Test against England on Monday in Dhaka.</p><p>The left-arm spinner dismissed Jonathan Trott and well-set France deservedly claimed their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2004 in a tournament where they exploited brilliantly the many weaknesses of their respective opponents.</p><p>Anyone backing France to win this year's Grand Slam after their 34-10 humiliation last year at Twickenham would have been in a minority at the start of the tournament.</p><p>But it w...

Love cheat Woods says he was 'living a lie'

2010-03-22T00:16:02Z

<div><p>Tiger Woods says he has been "living a lie" and admitted to "doing some ugly things" until a sex scandal shattered his image and made him the butt of jokes by American talk-show comedians.</p><p>In the billionaire golfer's first interview since he smashed his car in November outside his Florida home, Woods said it wasn't until he did some soul searching with the hel...

NHL Standings

2010-03-22T00:15:13Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr> <th>All Times EDT</th> </tr> <tr> <th>EASTERN CONFERENCE</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Atlantic Division</th> </tr> <tr><td>W L OT Pts GF GA</td> </tr> <tr><td>Pittsburgh<...

Gasol takes center stage as Lakers beat Wizards

2010-03-21T23:15:08Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pau Gasol flourished in the role of starting center to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth straight win, a 99-92 triumph over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.</p><p>Gasol scored 28 poi...

Suns win fourth straight, beating Trail Blazers

2010-03-21T23:00:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Suns win fourth consecutive game, beating Trail Blazers 93-87</div><div><p>Jared Dudley scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter and Grant Hill hit two key baskets, lifting the Phoenix Suns to a 93-87 victory over the Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire (1) scores against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Struggling Sharks slump to sixth loss in a row

2010-03-21T22:45:44Z

<div><p>EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - The San Jose Sharks succumbed to their sixth consecutive loss on Sunday with a 5-1 defeat to NHL basement dwellers Edmonton.</p><...

NHL Ducks' forward Selanne nets 600th goal

2010-03-21T22:15:30Z

<div><p>Finland's Teemu Selanne scored his 600th career goal to help lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-2 win over Colorado at the Honda Center arena.</p><p>Selanne hit the mark on Sunday 34 seconds into the second ...

Twins' Joe Mauer inks $18m extension

2010-03-21T22:15:29Z

<div><p>Catcher Joe Mauer, the reigning American League MVP, agreed to a 184 million dollar, eight-year contract extension with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.</p><p>Mauer's contract, which includes a no-trade clause, is the fourth largest in Major League Baseball history.</p><p>...

Oklahoma holds on to beat Jackrabbits 68-57

2010-03-21T22:15:18Z

<div id="subtitle">No. 3 seed Oklahoma holds on despite late drought to beat South Dakota State 68-57</div><div><p>One late dry spell couldn't spoil Oklahoma's run of success in the first round of the NCAA tournament.</p><p>Lehigh 79-42 in first-round NCAA women's game</div><div><p>With Alison Lacey feeling better, so was everyone else on Iowa State's basketball team.</p><p>Anna Prins sc...

NCAA Lehigh Iowa St Basketball

2010-03-21T21:30:37Z

Iowa State's Alison Lacey (4) drives to the basket past Lehigh's Emily Gratch (22) and Courtney Dentler (30) during the first half of an NCAA<...

NCAA Lamar West Virginia Basketball

2010-03-21T21:16:26Z

Lamar's Kalis Loyd, left, and West Virginia's Liz Repella compete for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA first-round college basketball tournament game, Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar (1) goes up for a basket as Washington Wizards guard Mike Miller defends in the first half of their Kobe Bryant scored 20 of his 24 points on a variety of jump shots during a dynamic second quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th stra...

Selanne's 600th goal helps Ducks beat Avs

2010-03-21T21:00:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Selanne becomes 18th member of 600-goal club, Ducks beats Avs 5-2</div><div><p>Teemu Selanne became the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, scoring 34 seconds into the second period during a power play in the Anaheim Ducks' 5-2 victory over the