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Arsenal Pulls Off Miracle Draw Against Barcelona
There’s a magic about soccer that sometimes feels like hypnotism. Whenever a goal is scored, it’s almost as if everything that happened before it is erased from the person’s mind. On Wednesday night, never mind the fact that Arsenal was outplayed for 75 minutes in their Champions League match against Barcelona. Instead focus on the [...]
Duke beats Baylor 78-71 to return to Final Four
The Blue Devils had 23 offensive rebounds, leading to 23 second-chance points, to reach their first Final Four since 2004. It’s the inherent risk for any team that plays a zone defense: the susceptibility of being beaten to the rebound. It’s a calculated bet a coach makes — and one Baylor coach Scott Drew lost [...]
Despite the loss to Butler, Kansas State can look to future with hope
SALT LAKE CITY | In the midst of so much turmoil, it was hard to see how bright Kansas State’s future seems. The buzzer had sounded, and fifth-seeded Butler had just ended Kansas State’s Final Four hopes with a 63-56 victory. Denis Clemente sat on the floor and lowered his head as Wally Judge wrapped [...]
UFC 111 Betting Free Picks – Fabricio Camoes vs. Kurt Pellegrino
In his UFC debut, Fabricio Camoes was deducted a point for an illegal upkick causing his match with Japanese fighter, Caol Uno, to end in a draw. This isn’t the way that he envisioned his promising UFC career to start, and he’ll get another chance at glory when he faces off with American fighter Kurt [...]
Keeping the Upsets Coming, Butler Beats Syracuse
SALT LAKE CITY — When Syracuse took its place along the free-throw line for the national anthem, half the Orange players were facing toward the flag in a corner of the arena. The other half — along with Coach Jim Boeheim — were facing the opposite direction. As it turned out, the Orange players were [...]
Tony Barbee ,will be named next Auburn coach
UTEP head coach Tony Barbee will be named to the same position at Auburn, a source close to the situation tells Sporting News. The school will introduce Barbee at a Thursday press conference. “We are thrilled to welcome Tony Barbee into the Auburn Family,” director of athletics Jay Jacobs said in a school statement. “Coach [...]
Big Ten rules in Midwest Regional
SPOKANE, Wash. — The celebration was barely over, and already Michigan State had to start thinking about life in the NCAA tournament without injured Kalin Lucas. Korie Lucious, filling in for the Spartans’ star guard, hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to cap a frenetic finish and give depleted Michigan State a pulsating 85-83 victory [...]
Xavier playing above ‘mid-major’ status
MILWAUKEE — As Jordan Crawford popped the front of his jersey and Dante Jackson waved the Xavier flag in front of hundreds of navy-clad fans, Xavier’s band struck up an old but familiar tune: Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” Whether the choice was conscious or not, it was fitting. Unequivocally — not as a “mid-major” or “non-BCS”, [...]
Alessio Sakara ends James Irvin’s night with shot to the eye
A left hand to the eye left James Irvin unable to continue and delivering a first-round technical knockout to Alessio Sakara tonight in the opening TV bout of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s show in Broomfield, Colo. Sakara’s looping left hand landed on Irvin’s right eye, leaving Irvin temporarily unable to open the eye. Although the [...]
Nathan to have Tommy John surgery
Twins closer felt stiffness in elbow while playing catch FORT MYERS, Fla. — Over the past two weeks, Twins closer Joe Nathan held on to the slim hope that he might be able to pitch with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. But on Sunday morning, when he played catch for the [...]
