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Four Texas Christian University football players were among 17 students arrested Wednesday in a campus drug bust, police said. Police said those arrested were caught making "hand-to-hand" sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers. "There is no doubt," TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said at a morning news conference following the arrests. He did not immediately identify the students. McGee said the arrests came after a six-month investigation prompted by...

It was a different kind of Olympic marathon. A member of the House of Lords walked from Greece to promote peace during the London Olympics, striding up to the center of Britain's government Wednesday after completing some 6.3 million steps. Carrying a bright red backpack, Michael Bates, a conservative politician has been walking since April 22, 2011 in hopes of persuading all nations to cease hostilities during the 2012 Olympics _ just as they did in ancient times. Despite Bates' quixotic quest,...

Already writing the NBA's best story, Jeremy Lin has now scripted a thrilling finish. Nothing about the kid from Harvard should be a surprise anymore. When he launched a 3-pointer in a tie game with a half-second left in Toronto on Tuesday night, the result seemed obvious. "I knew it was going in," Knicks guard Iman Shumpert said. Who would doubt it at this point? Lin's 3-pointer capped his finishing flurry of six straight points to close the game as the Knicks rallied for a 90-87 victory over...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett plans to attend a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno at a church in Harrisburg. Corbett's office says the governor doesn't plan to make remarks at the Wednesday afternoon tribute, organized by Harrisburg-area alumni. The late coach's son Scott is scheduled to speak on behalf of the family, and former Penn State players are expected to attend. It's being held at the Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick, a Roman Catholic church in downtown...

Police say one of the first clues the Nike shoes might be fake was the logo of Michael Jordan. The former NBA star had too many fingers, an officer wrote in his report. WSB-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/yKtkCA ) that the image and other tips led Gwinnett County, Ga., police to seize 78 pairs of Nike sneakers that authorities contend are counterfeit. Police say they're questioning two South Carolina women they say were traveling with the shoes when police stopped their Pontiac Grand Prix on Saturday...

Even after his amazing week, this one took Linsanity to a whole new level. Against Toronto on Tuesday, it was Lin for the win! Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points and New York rallied to beat the Raptors 90-87, extending its winning streak to six games. "I'm just glad it went like this so we can calm the Linsanity down," cracked Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni. No chance of that. The NBA's first...

The crowd at Madison Square Garden grew louder with every tiny step Malachy took, and he sure took a lot of them just to get halfway around the dog show ring. That was perfect for this Pekingese. Gave him more time to soak in the cheers and look around the stands at his adoring fans Tuesday night. Moments later, the Peke whose smushed-in face frames a mop of flyaway fur and whose pace rivals a snail's, became America's top dog by winning best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club. This little...

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will be remembered at a memorial service arranged by Harrisburg-area alumni. The late coach's son Scott is scheduled to speak on behalf of the family at Wednesday afternoon's memorial at the Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg. Former Penn State players are also expected to attend. Paterno died last month after a brief battle with lung cancer. He had been fired in November following child-sex abuse charges filed against former assistant Jerry...

The prosecution is nearing the end of its presentation in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. Prosecutor Dave Chapman directed a parade of medical and forensic experts to the stand on Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of George Huguely V. The prosecution, after a week of testimony and nearly 40 witnesses, is expected to rest on Wednesday, making way for Huguely's defense. The 24-year-old defendant is accused in the May...

EAST Adelphi 56, Pace 50 Albright 70, Arcadia 66 American International 64, New Haven 57 Assumption 60, St. Rose 55 Castleton St. 104, Johnson St. 87 DeSales 61, Wilkes 59 Delaware 71, Hofstra 57 Drexel 63, William & Mary 61 Franklin Pierce 78, Bentley 58 Holy Family 63, Wilmington (Del.) 52 Merrimack 56, St. Michael's 48 Newbury 67, Regis 60 Northeastern 70, Towson 51 S. Connecticut 76, LeMoyne 69 Seton Hall 94, St. John's 64 Siena 70, Manhattan 64 St. Anselm 72, Mass.-Lowell...

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 37 13 5 79 156 110 Pittsburgh 32 19 5 69 175 148 Philadelphia 31 17 7 69 178 163 New Jersey 32 20 4 68 158 156 N.Y. Islanders 24 24 8 56 134 160 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 34 18 2 70 184 123 Ottawa 28 22 8 64 167 177 Toronto 28 23 6 62 172 171 Montreal 23 25 9 55 152 154 ...

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 20 9 .690 _ Boston 15 12 .556 4 New York 14 15 .483 6 Toronto 9 21 .300 11 1/2 New Jersey 8 21 .276 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 23 7 .767 _ Atlanta 18 11 .621 4 1/2 Orlando 17 11 .607 5 Washington 7 21 .250 15 Charlotte ...

Nick Young scored a season-high 35 points, John Wall added 29 points and nine assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-109 Tuesday night for their second straight road win. Jordan Crawford added 21 points for Washington, which put together its best game of the season, shooting 60 percent from the field and 52 percent on 3-pointers. Young was 7 of 8 from behind the arc. Nicolas Batum tied a career high with 33 points for the Blazers (15-14), who lost All-Star LaMarcus...

Robby Ginepri is still recovering from a 2010 mountain bike accident that broke his left elbow. The time off following that crash did restore his hunger for tennis. Ginepri earned just his third ATP Tour match win since that unfortunate crash about 17 months ago, easily beating Xavier Malisse 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the SAP Open. "I'm more motivated now than I have been for a long time," he said. "I see that tennis isn't such a bad thing after all. It put a lot of things...

The days of high-scoring games and one-sided victories are basically over for the Los Angeles Lakers under new coach Mike Brown, who is still in the process of learning his roster and adjusting to individual matchups with a less-than-stellar bench at his disposal. Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-78 on Tuesday night despite another poor first half by Kobe Bryant. "I thing we've done a decent job of controlling...

Trail Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge sprained his left ankle early in Portland's loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Aldridge let out a yell and fell to the floor after landing on Trevor Booker's foot less than two minutes into the first quarter. The Blazers said X-rays on the ankle were negative, but he did not return and will not travel with the team to Golden State on Wednesday. "I'm going to get back as soon as I can!" Aldridge wrote on his Twitter account after...

Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-78 on Tuesday night. Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who returned from a 3-3 road trip and improved to 12-2 at home _ compared to 5-10 away. Kobe Bryant, whose jumper in the final 5 seconds beat Toronto on Sunday, finished this one with only 10 points in 34 minutes on 5 for 18 shooting. The Hawks shot just 34.4 percent in the opener...

Nick Young scored a season-high 35 points, John Wall added 29 points and nine assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-109 Tuesday night for their third straight road win. Jordan Crawford added 21 points for Washington, which put together its best game of the season, shooting 60 percent from the field and 52 percent on 3-pointers. Young was 7 of 8 from behind the arc. Nicolas Batum tied a career high with 33 points for the Blazers (15-14), who lost All-Star LaMarcus...

EAST Adelphi 56, Pace 50 Albright 70, Arcadia 66 American International 64, New Haven 57 Assumption 60, St. Rose 55 Castleton St. 104, Johnson St. 87 DeSales 61, Wilkes 59 Delaware 71, Hofstra 57 Drexel 63, William & Mary 61 Franklin Pierce 78, Bentley 58 Holy Family 63, Wilmington (Del.) 52 Merrimack 56, St. Michael's 48 Newbury 67, Regis 60 Northeastern 70, Towson 51 S. Connecticut 76, LeMoyne 69 Seton Hall 94, St. John's 64 Siena 70, Manhattan 64 St. Anselm 72, Mass.-Lowell...

Robby Ginepri earned just his third ATP Tour match win since 2010 when he easily beat Xavier Malisse 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the SAP Open. Ginepri, still battling back from a serious mountain bike crash, had no trouble at all while dispatching Malisse in just 56 minutes. Ginepri was once a rising star in American tennis, winning three titles and making it to No. 15 in the rankings in 2005 when he reached the U.S. Open semifinals. But he has fallen on hard times in recent...

Malachy the Pekingese, whose smushed-in face frames a mop of flyaway fur and whose pace rivals a snail's, is the fairest dog in the land. The Peke put on a peak performance Tuesday night, wobbling off with best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club. This little stump of a dog beat out the likes of a Dalmatian, German shepherd, Doberman pinscher, Irish setter, a Kerry blue terrier and wire-haired dachshund to become America's most prized pooch. "He saved all his energy for the ring today," handler...

Miikka Kiprusoff made 41 saves, and the Calgary Flames routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Tuesday night. Alex Tanguay had a goal and two assists, Paul Byron scored on a penalty shot in the second period, and Olli Jokinen, Jarome Iginla and Blake Comeau added goals for the Flames (27-22-8), who have won two straight. Calgary is 4-0-2 in its past six games to pull within one point of eighth-place Phoenix in the Western Conference playoff race. Tyler Bozak scored for the Maple Leafs (28-23-6),...

Arron Afflalo scored 20 points, Ty Lawson had 17 and the Denver Nuggets broke open a close game in the third quarter to beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 109-92 on Tuesday night. Chris Andersen had 16 points and seven rebounds and rookie Kenneth Faried had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Nuggets, who snapped a five-game home losing streak. Markieff Morris had 21 points, Michael Redd had 20 points and Marcin Gortat had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns, who played without starters Steve...

Trail Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge sprained his left ankle early in Portland's game against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Aldridge let out a yell and fell to the floor after landing on Trevor Booker's foot less than two minutes into the first quarter. The Blazers said X-rays on the ankle were negative, but he was not expected to return. The crowd in the Rose Garden was silent while Aldridge was lying on the floor, but let out an audible groan as the replay was shown....

No. 11 UNLV let up again, and it cost the Runnin' Rebels big time. Mike Moser had 22 points, but UNLV blew an 18-point lead in the second half and lost 102-97 in overtime at TCU. "One of the things we're not very good at right now is keeping our foot on the pedal on both ends of the floor," Rebels coach Dave Rice said. "For us to be a very good team, for us to advance to being a very good team, we have to have almost that killer instinct where if we're up six, get up eight; if we're up 18,...

Toronto 1 0 0_1 Calgary 2 1 2_5 First Period_1, Calgary, Tanguay 7 (Jokinen, Brodie), 4:43. 2, Calgary, Jokinen 18 (Tanguay, Iginla), 8:13. 3, Toronto, Bozak 13 (Lupul, Kessel), 16:42. Penalties_Komisarek, Tor (interference), 12:47. Second Period_4, Calgary, Byron 3 (penalty shot), 9:15. Penalties_Bouma, Cal (tripping), 12:21 Cammalleri, Cal (tripping), 17:44. Third Period_5, Calgary, Comeau 4 (Cammalleri, Giordano), 15:09. 6, Calgary, Iginla 22 (Tanguay), 17:44. Penalties_Butler,...

N.Y. Islanders 0 1 2_3 Winnipeg 1 0 0_1 First Period_1, Winnipeg, Thorburn 3 (Slater, Glass), 17:50. Penalties_None. Second Period_2, N.Y. Islanders, Moulson 25 (Tavares), 3:55 (pp). Penalties_Wheeler, Wpg (tripping), 3:32 Grabner, NYI (slashing), 8:26 Bogosian, Wpg (cross-checking), 8:26 Parenteau, NYI (diving), 14:17 Antropov, Wpg (interference), 14:17 Tavares, NYI (delay of game), 18:03. Third Period_3, N.Y. Islanders, Parenteau 12 (Jurcina, Rolston), 1:36....

Even after his amazing week, this one took Linsanity to a whole new level. Against Toronto on Tuesday, it was Lin for the win! Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points and New York rallied to beat the Raptors 90-87, extending its winning streak to six games. "I'm just glad it went like this so we can calm the Linsanity down," cracked Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni. No chance of that. The NBA's first...

William Buford scored 24 points to spark No. 6 Ohio State, and Jared Sullinger backed him up inside with 23 points to guide the Buckeyes to a 78-68 victory Tuesday over Minnesota that moved them a half-game ahead of Michigan State in the Big Ten standings. Buford also had eight rebounds and five assists for the Buckeyes (22-4, 10-3), who snapped back after a humbling home loss to the Spartans. With Sullinger drawing double and triple teams in the post, Buford was there to knock down the open jump...

P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period and Evgeni Nabokov made 37 saves and the New York Islanders defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Tuesday. Parenteau redirected a shot by Milan Jurcina for his 12th goal and 50th point of the season at 1:36 of the third period. Matt Moulson also scored for the Islanders (24-24-8) with his team-leading 25th goal of the season. Matt Martin sealed the victory with an empty-netter with 53 seconds left that was assisted by Parenteau. Chris Thorburn scored...

Milwaukee has won its arbitration case against reliever Jose Veras, giving teams a 4-2 lead over players this year. Veras was awarded a $2 million salary by a three-person panel Tuesday rather than his request for $2,375,000. Arbitrators Dan Brent, Marlene Gold and John Sands made the decision one day after hearing arguments. Veras was 2-4 with a 3.80 ERA in a career-high 79 appearances for Pittsburgh last season, when he made $1.35 million. The right-hander, who also played for the Yankees,...

Providence faced a difficult situation when it played Notre Dame on Tuesday night with the Irish coming off a frustrating loss to West Virginia. It got a whole lot worse for the Friars when Teya Wright sprained an ankle during the second minute of the game. Rachel Barnes scored 16 points, but Providence committed 21 turnovers in a 66-47 loss at the fourth-ranked Irish. "They're running hard each possession and if you're not prepared and you're not ready to play defense and you don't stop the...

Luol Deng came through with 23 points and a career-high 11 assists, and the Chicago Bulls escaped with a 121-115 victory over the Sacramento Kings after watching a 19-point, fourth-quarter lead dwindle to two. Joakim Noah added 22 points and 11 rebounds. Kyle Korver scored 18, hitting four free throws in the final 17.6 seconds. Carlos Boozer scored 16, Taj Gibson added 15 points, and the Bulls came away with the win _ barely _ even though Derrick Rose missed his third straight game with lower...

Devereaux Peters and No. 4 Notre Dame were frustrated heading into Tuesday night's game against Providence. Their exasperation only grew when they got off to a slow start. Eventually, they shook it off in a big way. Peters had 19 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Irish to a 66-47 victory over the Friars. Notre Dame (25-2, 12-1 Big East) was coming off a 65-63 loss to West Virginia on Sunday that ended a 21-game winning streak. Peters had 17 rebounds and blocked six shots against the Mountaineers,...

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 20 9 .690 _ Boston 15 12 .556 4 New York 14 15 .483 6 Toronto 9 21 .300 11 1/2 New Jersey 8 21 .276 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 23 7 .767 _ Atlanta 18 10 .643 4 Orlando 17 11 .607 5 Washington 6 21 .222 15 1/2 Charlotte ...

Ryan Ellis scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an assist and the Nashville Predators handed Chicago Blackhawks their ninth straight loss, 3-2 on Tuesday. Ryan Suter and Nick Spaling also scored for the Predators. Bryan Bickell and Marian Hossa scored for Chicago. Ellis' goal was a one-timer from high above the right circle at 14:18 of the third period. Hossa tied it at 2-2 with a wrist shot from above the right circle at 6:05 of the third. It was his 21st goal of the season....

Antonita Slaughter hit a jumper to force overtime, then had four points and a steal in the extra period to help No. 19 Louisville defeat Pittsburgh 71-66 on Tuesday night, handing the Panthers their 11th straight loss. Slaughter finished with 14 points for the Cardinals (19-7, 8-5 Big East), who overcame a seven-point deficit with 5:02 left in regulation. After Louisville tied it twice, Pittsburgh (8-17, 0-12) led 60-58 with 26 seconds to go. Slaughter's jumper tied it 9 seconds later, then Brianna...

The New York Rangers are pulling away from the defending Stanley Cup champions and the rest of the Eastern Conference. Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the Rangers beat Boston 3-0 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. New York leads the East by nine points over the second-place Bruins and remains one point behind Detroit for the most in the NHL. The Rangers have played three fewer games than the Red Wings. "I think it's important...

Chicago 1 0 1_2 Nashville 1 1 1_3 First Period_1, Nashville, Suter 7 (Kostitsyn, Fisher), 18:20. 2, Chicago, Bickell 6 (Mayers, Shaw), 19:06. Penalties_Bolland, Chi (hooking), 2:18 Fisher, Nas (hooking), 3:51 J.Toews, Chi (goaltender interference), 4:39 Erat, Nas (holding), 9:03. Second Period_3, Nashville, Spaling 8 (Ellis, Tootoo), 17:21. Penalties_Kruger, Chi (hooking), 2:13 Josi, Nas (tripping), 13:50. Third Period_4, Chicago, Hossa 21 (Keith), 6:05. 5, Nashville,...

James Harden scored 22 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Utah 111-85 on Tuesday night for their second win against the Jazz in five days. In between, NBA-leading Oklahoma City got three days off. Utah embarked on its only back-to-back-to-back set of the season and finished it with two straight losses. The well-rested Thunder never trailed and led by at least 12 throughout the second half on their way to an eighth straight win at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, extending...

Kelsey Bone scored 14 points and Alexia Standish added 11, including two critical free throws, as No. 14 Texas A&M rallied to beat Missouri 56-52 on Tuesday night. The Aggies (18-6, 9-4 Big 12), trying to bounce back from a 71-48 loss Saturday at No. 1 Baylor, trailed 50-45 when Morgan Eye made a 3-pointer for Missouri with 4:14 to play. Texas A&M scored the next 11 points, taking the lead for good on Tyra White's basket with 51 seconds to play, to deny Missouri its first Big 12 win this...

Hank Thorns scored eight of his 32 points in overtime for TCU, which overcame an 18-point deficit after halftime for a 102-97 victory over No. 11 UNLV on Tuesday night. It was the first win for TCU (15-10, 5-4 Mountain West) over a ranked team since February 2007. The Horned Frogs hadn't led since the opening minutes of the game when Thorns started overtime with a layup to break the 85-all tie, and they didn't give the lead up. Thorns made his eighth 3-pointer with 1:21 left, dribbling through...

Corey Perry scored the winning goal at 12:21 of the third period, Jonas Hiller stopped 17 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Minnesota 2-1 on Tuesday night, handing the Wild their fifth straight loss. Minnesota led 1-0 after two periods, but Niklas Hagman tied it at 8:17 of the third and Perry swooped in to beat Josh Harding and give Anaheim the lead for good. Dany Heatley scored his team-leading 19th goal, but the Wild couldn't generate much offense the rest of the game. Minnesota has scored...

The Detroit Red Wings won an NHL-record 21st straight home game, beating the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Tuesday night. Henrik Zetterberg and Brad Stuart scored midway through the first period for the Red Wings, who broke the mark of 20 set by the Boston Bruins during the 1929-30 season, and matched by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1976. Fans at Joe Louis Arena gave the team a standing ovation in the final minute and were chanting: "21! 21!" After the game, the Red Wings raised their sticks to acknowledge...

Derek Dorsett's third-period goal lifted the Columbus Blue Jackets over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night. A potential tying goal by St. Louis with 1.8 seconds left in regulation was disallowed. A scrum in the final seconds resulted in a pileup in the crease. Video replays showed the Blues' David Perron falling on top of a prone Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason, and then shoving the puck into the net. After a lengthy review, the goal was disallowed. Mason had 31 saves and James Wisniewski...

LeBron James scored 23 points and nearly produced his first triple double in 11 months and Dwyane Wade had 16 points Tuesday night, leading the Miami Heat to a 105-90 rout of the Indiana Pacers to become the first team in 33 years to win three straight on the road in three days. Miami is also the first club in 42 years to win each of the three by double digits. Phoenix was the last to win three in a row on the road in consecutive days, from Dec. 21-23, 1979. Milwaukee was the last team to win...

Anaheim 0 0 2_2 Minnesota 1 0 0_1 First Period_1, Minnesota, Heatley 19 (Zidlicky, M.Koivu), 3:56 (pp). Penalties_Parros, Ana (goaltender interference), 3:11 Parros, Ana, major (fighting), 10:28 Kassian, Min, major (fighting), 10:28 Brookbank, Ana (tripping), 11:58 Zanon, Min (holding), 19:44. Second Period_None. Penalties_Blake, Ana (hooking), 4:34 C.McMillan, Min, double minor (high-sticking), 16:50. Third Period_2, Anaheim, Hagman 8, 8:17. 3, Anaheim, Perry 27 (Sbisa),...

Dallas 0 0 1_1 Detroit 2 0 1_3 First Period_1, Detroit, Zetterberg 12 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom), 7:57 (pp). 2, Detroit, Stuart 5 (Helm), 9:15. Penalties_Ja.Benn, Dal (goaltender interference), 7:24 Burish, Dal (roughing), 14:13. Second Period_None. Penalties_Ott, Dal (slashing), 10:43 Ott, Dal (high-sticking), 12:58 Kronwall, Det (holding), 16:16 Fiddler, Dal (roughing), 18:32 Miller, Det (roughing), 18:32. Third Period_3, Detroit, Hudler 18 (V.Filppula, White), 15:11. 4,...

St. Louis 1 0 0_1 Columbus 1 0 1_2 First Period_1, St. Louis, Backes 17 (Perron), 18:51 (sh). 2, Columbus, Wisniewski 4 (Letestu, Carter), 19:59 (pp). Penalties_Dorsett, Clm (hooking), 3:47 Crombeen, StL, major (fighting), 15:09 Dorsett, Clm, major (fighting), 15:09 Jackman, StL (tripping), 18:14. Second Period_None. Penalties_Backes, StL (roughing), 6:57 Dorsett, Clm (roughing), 6:57 Backes, StL (delay of game), 10:42. Third Period_3, Columbus, Dorsett 10 (Pahlsson,...

Jason Spezza had three goals and an assist, Craig Anderson made 28 saves, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Tuesday night. Spezza made it 2-0 during a power play at 16:32 of the second. The center extended the lead to 3-0 on an in-close goal with 7:23 left in the third, and then completed the hat trick on an empty-net goal. Anderson is 6-1-2 against Tampa Bay. The goalie has beaten the Lightning in all three games between the teams this season. Erik Karlsson added a...

Andre Young and Tanner Smith scored 13 points each and Clemson held No. 22 Virginia to its second-lowest point total this season in a 60-48 victory on Tuesday night. The Tigers (13-12, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) took control with an 18-9 run over the final eight minutes to give the Cavaliers (19-6, 6-5) their second straight loss. Virginia looked out of synch with outside threat Joe Harris playing in a cast after breaking his left hand in a loss to North Carolina last Saturday. Harris came...

Ilya Kovalchuk had three goals and an assist, and Martin Brodeur stopped 29 shots in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Petr Sykora broke a 1-1 tie 1:44 into the third period, and the Devils extended their road winning streak to five _ their best stretch since winning five straight last February. The Devils, sixth in the Eastern Conference, are 6-1-2 in their past nine games. They are one point behind division rivals Philadelphia and Pittsburgh....

N.Y. Rangers 2 0 1_3 Boston 0 0 0_0 First Period_1, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 23 (Del Zotto, Gaborik), 10:09 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 6, 19:48. Penalties_Chara, Bos (closing hand on puck), 9:21. Second Period_None. Penalties_Staal, NYR (roughing), 17:40 Peverley, Bos (roughing), 17:40. Third Period_3, N.Y. Rangers, Anisimov 10 (Dubinsky, Stralman), 2:53. Penalties_Prust, NYR (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:04 Lucic, Bos (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:04 Eminger, NYR...

Ottawa 1 1 2_4 Tampa Bay 0 0 0_0 First Period_1, Ottawa, Karlsson 10 (Spezza, Butler), 1:04. Penalties_Stamkos, TB (tripping), 1:24 Spezza, Ott (tripping), 3:34 Butler, Ott (goaltender interference), 9:04. Second Period_2, Ottawa, Spezza 23 (Kuba, Karlsson), 16:32 (pp). Penalties_Kubina, TB (interference), 15:30. Third Period_3, Ottawa, Spezza 24 (Butler, Michalek), 12:37. 4, Ottawa, Spezza 25 (Gonchar), 18:58 (en). Penalties_None. Missed Penalty Shot_Turris, Ott,...

New Jersey 1 0 3_4 Buffalo 0 1 0_1 First Period_1, New Jersey, Kovalchuk 23 (Elias, Clarkson), 19:24 (pp). Penalties_Regehr, Buf (holding), 1:13 Vanek, Buf (tripping), 18:42. Second Period_2, Buffalo, Pominville 21, 17:19. Penalties_Salvador, NJ (delay of game), 3:18 Roy, Buf (tripping), 5:24 Leopold, Buf (hooking), 10:48 Ehrhoff, Buf (tripping), 18:47 Weber, Buf (cross-checking), 20:00. Third Period_3, New Jersey, Sykora 13 (Henrique, Kovalchuk), 1:44 (pp). 4, New...

Patric Young took advantage of Alabama's suspension-depleted frontcourt with 19 points and No. 14 Florida beat the Crimson Tide 61-52 Tuesday night. The Gators (20-6, 8-3 Southeastern Conference) scored the first 16 points of the second half to turn a tie score into a comfortable win after losing two straight games. The Crimson Tide (16-9, 5-6) has lost two in a row without top two scorers and rebounders JaMychal Green and Tony Mitchell, who are on indefinite suspension. Guards Trevor Releford...

West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the conference power Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July in time for the fall football season. Athletic Director Oliver Luck said the terms of the deal were confidential and WVU wouldn't release details. But Luck said no state, taxpayer, tuition or other academic dollars will be used in the settlement. A person familiar with the agreement said the settlement...

The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care. The money they helped gain for their fellow former players was less than what they believe they were promised, and they're eager to argue their case in court. "I'm going to fight `em to the end," said Hall of Fame guard Joe DeLamielleure, one of 47 ex-players who signed on as plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in federal court against the NFL Players...

A coroner and other doctors testified Tuesday at the murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player that his ex-girlfriend died of injuries caused by blunt-force trauma and that alcohol and a prescription drug she ingested didn't play a role in her death. Dr. Michael Gormley said the autopsy he performed on Yeardley Love and other doctors' examinations of her brain led him to conclude that she died from cardiac arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, caused by blunt force trauma...

Bulls star Derrick Rose said his aching back is improving, and he doesn't expect any lingering problems. Even so, he missed his third straight game because of lower back spasms when the Chicago Bulls hosted the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night and remains day to day. "I shouldn't have any problems in the long run," Rose said. "This back pain should be behind me in a couple of days. I should be back out there in a couple days. I'm going to take my time and be smart." Rose didn't have a target...

According to Colts owner Jim Irsay, Peyton Manning will decide whether he plays another game for Indianapolis. Irsay expects to meet with Manning in the next seven days, and the owner told The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday the return of the four-time MVP depends on his willingness to restructure his contract. Manning has spent the past five months recovering from his third neck surgery in less than two years, and there have been conflicting reports about how much progress he has made. The Colts...

A former Penn State vice president on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out charges that he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and that he did not properly report suspected child abuse. Gary C. Schultz said his statements to a grand jury that he felt the allegations against Sandusky he fielded from a graduate assistant in 2002 were "not that serious" and that it wasn't clear to him that a crime occurred are opinions that cannot be proved false. "Perjury...

She's a Florida girl who's comfortable in a bikini, and now 19-year-old model Kate Upton is on the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. She wears a tiny red-and-brown, sparkle-covered string bikini with a view of the waters of Australia behind her as she poses for the magazine cover, which was unveiled on TV Monday night on "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS. "That was one of the first photos from the first shoot," she said in a telephone interview before the big reveal....

Kim Clijsters announced Tuesday that she has withdrawn from next month's BNP Paribas Open because of an injury to her left ankle. Clijsters said in a statement that she is disappointed she won't be playing in the tournament, saying she has great memories of Indian Wells. The Belgian plans to retire at the end of the season. Clijsters has already retired once _ in 2007 _ but was tempted back in 2009 and has since won three Grand Slam titles. She won the Australian Open a year ago but the remainder...

The lawyer whose email tips about Ohio State players trading memorabilia for tattoos triggered a far-reaching scandal and the harshest NCAA punishment in the university's history should lose his law license for six months, a disciplinary board said Tuesday. The Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline also recommended that attorney Christopher Cicero pay $2,800 in court costs. The board's ruling Tuesday now goes to the Supreme Court, which can accept, reject or...

However much Bayer Leverkusen frustrated Barcelona, stifling Lionel Messi proved impossible for 90 minutes. Messi helped Barcelona shake off its domestic troubles, getting his 38th goal and 20th assist of the season in a 3-1 victory at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night that moved the defending champions toward the quarterfinals. "When you play against the German teams, you don't have the control or possession a lot and they are physically stronger," Barca coach Pep Guardiola said. "In the second...

Montreal Canadiens forward Scott Gomez and an assistant coach got into a shouting match at practice Tuesday. Assistant Randy Ladouceur apparently was upset at what he considered a lack of intensity during a drill. Gomez is among the league's highest-paid players, but has only one goal this season for the struggling Canadiens. The spat continued for several minutes, first in front of other players before the men left to exchange words in a corner. Gomez was asked if he had lost the will to play....

Musher Hugh Neff beat Allen Moore by just 26 seconds on Tuesday in one of the closest finishes ever in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Neff crossed the finish line in Whitehorse, Yukon, at 5:14 a.m., Yukon time, for a time of nine days, 16 hours and five minutes, according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner ( http://bit.ly/ysvcWh ). The Tok musher was able to make up a 42-minute deficit in the last 100 miles from Braeburn to defeat Moore, who led almost the entire second...

After slugging away for years in the unglamorous ranks of amateur women's boxing, Marlen Esparza was thrilled when her sport finally became an Olympic one. But the invitation to London came with a catch: The petite, 106-pound national champion from Houston would have to gain six pounds to compete against bigger, stronger women if she wanted to qualify. "It was another mountain to climb," said Esparza, who fights Tuesday night to try to win a spot on the three-member U.S. team. "I already thought...

Fast in Arkansas, faster in France. Lerone Clarke set the world-leading time for 60 meters in Fayetteville over the weekend. The Jamaican then crossed the Atlantic and shaved 0.02 seconds off that time to win in 6.50, beating Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre. At 30, Clarke has only broken the 10-second mark for the 100 once and has never been a force in Jamaican sprinting, but this indoor season he looks like the man to beat at next month's world championships in Istanbul. On Tuesday, his job was...

With IndyCar still recovering from Dan Wheldon's death, series officials said Tuesday that double-file restarts will be scrapped at Indianapolis, Texas and Fontana and more changes to improve safety could be announced before next month's season-opener at St. Petersburg. "Oh yeah, there will be lots more to come," IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said after the two-day state of the series summit wrapped up in Indianapolis. Bernard didn't provide hints about what other announcements are pending. It's...

A protest outside the Westminster dog show aimed at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew about a dozen demonstrators Tuesday, plus a few pooches. The half-hour lunchtime demonstration in front of Madison Square Garden took issue with Romney's oft-told story of traveling with his Irish setter, Seamus, on a family vacation in 1983. Romney has said he put the dog inside a crate and strapped it to the roof rack for a 12-hour drive from Boston to Canada. Protest spokeswoman Kitty Hendrix...

The New York Knicks coach calls him "Linderella." Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin arrived on Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre with the Knicks, who are riding a five-game winning streak thanks to the former Harvard player. Jeremy Lin peered from a podium at more than 75 journalists and 16 cameras at a news conference. Lin, who's averaged 27 points and eight assists in his first four starts, says even he's amazed by the numbers. "I don't think anybody expected this to happen the way it happened," said...

A 3-week-old baby with two very accomplished parents needs a name. Stonestreet Farms says it wants the public to submit possible names for the bay colt who was born Jan. 22. The colt's mother is 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and his father is two-time Horse of the Year Curlin. The farm says on its website that submissions must be made by Sunday. ___ Online: http://bit.ly/zdTwW6

It took 10 minutes of online exposure for a high school football coach to lose his job. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School football coach Paul Withee resigned his positions as coach and middle school science and math teacher on Monday, a week after he posted a nude photo of himself on Facebook. School Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Tuesday that Withee intended to send the explicit photo to a friend but ended up making it public to his Facebook friends. Withee told Colpitts that the photo...

The Baltimore Orioles are no longer interested in free agent slugger Manny Ramirez. Dan Duquette, the Orioles vice president of baseball operations, told The Associated Press on Tuesday, "I don't know that Manny Ramirez is a fit for our club right now." The 39-year-old Ramirez retired last season rather than serve a suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy. He was suspended for 100 games, but the ban was trimmed to 50 games because he sat out nearly all of the 2011 season....

When ESPN and the University of Texas announced their 20-year, $300 million partnership for the Longhorn Network a year ago, they created the wedge that nearly split apart the Big 12. The Big 12 is still going, with Texas A&M and Missouri on their way out the door and TCU and West Virginia coming aboard. But ESPN is still struggling to find wide distribution for a sports channel that is all Texas, all the time. Texas officials are pleading with Longhorns fans to be patient. Since launching...

The Marine Corps has dropped charges against a tank commander in the Afghanistan battlefield death of the son of the San Antonio Spurs' team physician. Camp Pendleton spokesman 1st Lt. Eric Flanagan said Tuesday that Maj. Gen. John Toolan decided to not send Sgt. Jason R. Byrd to court-martial after reviewing evidence in the October shooting death of Lance Cpl. Benjamin Schmidt. The 24-year-old was the son of Dr. David Schmidt, who's a team physician with the Spurs. Toolan is the senior U.S....

Michelle Wie did not go to Stanford to play golf, at least not the game that brought her worldwide fame as a teenager. "One time, me and a couple of guys played campus golf," said Wie, sitting in a coffee house on campus after her longest day of classes. "You hit tennis balls with a golf club. You start at the frats and end at the fountain, so that's like one hole. We hit cars, we hit some bikers. Just goofy things that you don't usually do." These are the goofy times she wouldn't trade for anything....

Tim Shriver, Kennedy family scion and CEO of the Special Olympics, said Tuesday he is taking some time off to write a book about the athletes he says have changed his life. Shriver said in an interview with The Associated Press that he hopes to tell the stories of the athletes in a way that will promote greater understanding of people with intellectual challenges. "I came to this movement thinking I would help someone else, and here I am 50-plus years old and I think the athletes of this movement...

Sisters Venus and Serena Williams will return to the reigning champion Washington Kastles, while John McEnroe and Martina Hingis are staying with the New York Sportimes after the World TeamTennis marquee draft. Other top players picked Tuesday for the Pro League include three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport, current top-ranked American Mardy Fish, marathon man John Isner, and two-time major finalist Mark Philippoussis. The leading doubles team of American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, and...

Not a moment too soon, Carlos Tevez appears ready to apologize. It seems Manchester City's ostracized striker has tired of twiddling his thumbs and playing golf while frittering away millions in fines and earnings lost by not playing. He says he wants to be a soccer player again to _ try not to laugh _ "win over the fans." To which the answer must be: Not so fast, Carlos. Forgiveness has to be earned. If there is to be redemption for Tevez, the player who has contributed more than most of late...

Blink and you may miss the top track cycling sprinters at the London Olympics. A super-fast track in the new $125-million Olympic velodrome has been called a sprinter's paradise Tuesday, raising the prospect of world-record times at the summer games. Many of the world's leading cyclists get their first run this week on the track, made of Siberian pine and built by renowned Australian designer Ron Webb. "Obviously, he wants to evolve his tracks to make sure they are as fast as possible," Simon...

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto says his league "might be open to a discussion" about allowing Syracuse and Pittsburgh to join the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2013 football season. The Big East reached a settlement with West Virginia on Monday that allows the school to become a member of the Big 12 in 2012. The agreement upholds the Big East's bylaws, which require a departing school to give notification 27 months before leaving. West Virginia challenged that in a lawsuit. Syracuse,...

Rome dropped its bid for the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday after Premier Mario Monti said the Italian government would not provide financial backing for an estimated $12.5-billion project at a time of economic crisis. Monti announced after a Cabinet meeting that it would be an irresponsible use of taxpayer money to fund the Olympics with a guarantee that the government would cover any deficit. "We arrived at this unanimous conclusion that the government didn't feel it was responsible to assume such...

The lavender dress Sarah Hughes wore for the long program is in a museum, and her Olympic gold medal is tucked away for safekeeping. Her memories of the Salt Lake City Games, however, are always with her. "When they said 10 years, I was kind of blown away," the 2002 Olympic champion said. "In my mind I can remember everything as if it was just yesterday. But at the same time, it feels like a different lifetime because my life is so different now. I was a child then, I was 16." Hughes is returning...

Volleyball spiked video replay for the London Olympics. The International Volleyball Federation said Tuesday the technology, similar to the systems used by the NFL and rugby, could not be implemented in time for the July 27-Aug. 12 games. FIVB spokesman Richard Baker said Hawkeye ball-tracking technology has been discussed, but such a system is "not feasible yet as we are still evaluating and discussing which way to proceed." "We're not even close to incorporating it into an FIVB event at the...

The St. Louis Rams have hired Les Snead as their new general manager, bringing in another front-office veteran as they try to get out of the NFL cellar. Snead spent the past 13 years with the Atlanta Falcons, the last three as director of player personnel. The Rams announced his hiring on Tuesday and planned an afternoon news conference. The Rams are in the midst of an overhaul after winning just 15 games the past five seasons. They have the second overall pick in April's draft after going 2-14...

A teenage Curt Schilling got a paper route so he could afford an Apple II just like the one his Little League coach owned. Three decades later with cash to spare from his baseball career, the retired pitcher has invested nearly $35 million into a business producing the sort of fantasy video game that first made him yearn for a personal computer. In New York on Monday to promote the first offering from his 38 Studios entertainment company, Schilling stopped in at a video game store and asked how...

Kosuke Fukudome is joining the Chicago White Sox for a fraction of the price he cost the Cubs four years ago. The outfielder agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract that guarantees $1 million. He will get a $500,000 salary this year, and the White Sox have a $3.5 million option for 2013 with a $500,000 buyout. Now 34, Fukodome joined the Cubs for the 2008 season with a $48 million, four-year contract. An All-Star in 2008, he was traded to Cleveland last July 28.

As thousands of loyal fans chanted their support, 93 suspects including the jailed president of Turkey's top soccer team went on trial Tuesday in a match-fixing scandal that has upended Turkish soccer. Aziz Yildirim, head of the celebrated Fenerbahce soccer team, and the others have been charged in the scandal allegedly involving 19 league matches last season. Fenerbahce, the champion of the Turkish league, was barred from the Champions League _ the biggest, most lucrative international soccer...

IndyCar officials will eliminate double-file restarts this season at three ovals _ Indianapolis, Texas and Fontana. Race director Beaux Barfield made the surprise announcement Tuesday. Barfield says he made the decision for two reasons: the location of the acceleration point on those tracks and drivers' concerns. Double-file restarts will continue at IndyCar's other 12 races. The move comes 11 months after series CEO Randy Bernard said he would implement the double-file restarts used by NASCAR....

The International Olympic Committee inspection found "no real burning issues" in Sochi preparations for the 2014 Games, with organizers promising to complete construction of all sports venues by the end of 2012. The International Olympic Committee, which has monitored the building construction since Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics five years ago, said Tuesday that the multi-billion-dollar project is going according to plan. "We are very satisfied," IOC coordination commission chairman Jean-Claude...

West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July. Athletic Director Oliver Luck said the terms of the deal were confidential and WVU wouldn't release details. But Luck said no state, taxpayer, tuition or other academic dollars will be used in the settlement. A person familiar with the agreement said the settlement totaled $20 million but did not know how much money...

The IndyCar Series will use heat races for qualifying at Iowa Speedway this year. First-year race director Beaux Barfield tells The Associated Press the heat races are a trial for something the series could implement at certain ovals in 2013. The IndyCar Series currently uses single-car qualifying on ovals, and three rounds of qualifications on road and street courses. Qualifying for the June 22 race at Iowa will consist of three 30-lap heats, and the field in each heat will be set by practice...

Spain's sports minister acknowledged Tuesday the country has a doping problem that needs fixing after its record in the fight against drugs came under scrutiny with Alberto Contador's ban from cycling. Jose Ignacio Wert, minister for Education, Culture and Sport, said Spain needed to improve its record "to gain credibility" in the eyes of international bodies. "We have a problem with doping and that's why we have every intention of making sure Spain's anti-doping law conforms with WADA's anti-doping...

Novak Djokovic has been awarded the top state honor in Serbia. President Boris Tadic has decorated the tennis great with the Karadjordjeva Star Medal, the highest honor in the Balkan country. Tadic said on Tuesday Djokovic deserves the medal for "special merits in representing Serbia." Djokovic was the world's top-ranked player, and winner of the last three Grand Slams. Djokovic will formally receive the medal at a ceremony on Wednesday marking Serbia's statehood day.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night. Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Brendan Haywood all contributed 10 points for the Mavs, who've won 10 in a row at home against the Clippers and extended their overall winning streak to four games. Caron Butler of the Clippers scored a season-high 23 points against his former team, and Blake Griffin added 20 points. Chris...

A fire that broke out at Olympic Park caused no major damage or injuries, London 2012 event organizers and the city's fire brigade said Tuesday. The brigade said the fire in containers holding 100 kilos (220 pounds) of dry wood ash at the renewable energy center on the north plaza of the park started late Monday . Four engines and 25 firefighters responded to the 10:30 p.m. GMT (1730 EDT) blaze, extinguishing it in the early hours of Tuesday. Some remained at the park for safety reasons. Olympics...