Saturday, March 19, 2016

Duke Withstands a Scare by Yale and other top stories.

  • Duke Withstands a Scare by Yale

    Photo Yale’s Justin Sears in the first half against Duke on Saturday. Credit Michael Dwyer/Associated Press Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski pleaded with his team to stay focused. The game was coming too easily.A delicious matchup in Providence, R.I., between the Blue Devils and its almost unfathomable opponent, Yale (23-6), in the round of 32 was devolving quickly into a rout on Saturday. The Bulldogs looked like a team that had never been to this stage before — which, of co..
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  • Matt Barnes gets one-game ban for 'verbally challenging' John Henson

    Matt Barnes gets one-game ban for 'verbally challenging' John Henson
    The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes for one game without pay for attempting to enter the Milwaukee Bucks' locker room and "verbally challenging" forward John Henson.The league says Barnes will serve the punishment Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. It will cost Barnes nearly $40,000 in salary.Barnes and Henson were both ejected during the late stages of Milwaukee's 96-86 victory on Thursday at the Bradley Center. Henson blocked a Barnes shot with 5.5 seconds..
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  • The NCAA tournament never disappoints: Ron Higgins

    The NCAA tournament never disappoints: Ron Higgins
    You always remember your first. March 14, 1981 was the day she walked into my life, or rather I walked into hers, sitting at a press table in the University of Texas' Frank Erwin Center. The ball was inbounded to Arkansas guard U.S. Reed with five seconds left to play. He zigged right, zagged left and zigged right again until he was 49 feet from the basket, just beyond midcourt and out of time. So he pulled up an angle and shot right in front of where I was sitting. My first thought was "That ..
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  • Dillon "knew Busch would try to wreck me" in unbelievable last lap

    Dillon
    Unbelievable. That is the only proper way to describe the finish to today's NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Kyle Busch led 133 of 150 laps, but it was Austin Dillon who came home with the trophy in Fontana.  Busch appeared to be on his way to his fourth consecutive Xfinity Series win this season — and his seventh victory in 10 starts at Auto Club Speedway when he blew a left front tire entering Turn 1 on the final lap of the race.  Dillon, who was running fourth in the closing stages, capitalized o..
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  • The Final Four is Set at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

    The Final Four is Set at the Arnold Palmer Invitational
    ORLANDO, Fla.—The Final Four is set. Oh, not that Final Four. The NCAA basketball tournament brackets in your office pool entry looks like a train wreck collided with a cement mixer and you’re still dazed and mumbling phrases like, “Stephen F. Who?” No one has any idea who’s going to strut out of this mess and reach the Final Four. We’re talking about The Arnold Palmer Invitational here. Its Final Four is set going into Sunday’s finish at Bay Hill, where banners with photos of a young Arnie a..
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  • Djokovic Beats Nadal to Reach Indian Wells Final

    Djokovic Beats Nadal to Reach Indian Wells Final
    Novak Djokovic continued his recent mastery of Rafael Nadal on hard courts, winning 7-6 (5), 6-3 on his sixth match point Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final for the third straight year. The world's top-ranked player will meet Milos Raonic in Sunday's final, with Djokovic trying to win a record fifth title in the California desert. He has won the last two years in a row. Djokovic extended his advantage over Nadal on hard courts to 18-7, winning the last seven times since the Spania..
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  • Former Redskins QB Robert Griffin III visits Browns

    Former Redskins QB Robert Griffin III visits Browns
    The Browns became the second club to host former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and did so on a visit in Cleveland this weekend, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. Though no signing is imminent, this is by far the most interesting development in Griffin's offseason schedule so far. Clearly, the Browns have shown interest in veteran options and may not be a lock to select their future passer with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Cleveland was also mention..
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