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Spurs beat Clippers for 16th straight time (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 9:11 pm

Los Angeles Clippers' Baron Davis, right, puts up a shot as Charlotte Bobcats' Tyson Chandler (6) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, March. 12, 2010, in Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte defeated the Clippers 106-98. (AP Photo/Rick Havner)AP - George Hill had 14 points and a career-high 11 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the 16th straight time, 118-88 Saturday night.


Scola carries Rockets past Nets (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 9:05 pm

Houston Rockets' forward Jordan Hill, right, wrestles the ball away from New Jersey Nets' center Brook Lopez during the first half of an NBA game Saturday, March 13, 2010, in Houston. (AP Photo/Steve Campbell)AP - Luis Scola scored a career-high 44 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 116-108 on Saturday night to keep their fading playoff hopes alive.


Red Sox prospect to undergo brain surgery (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 8:57 pm

AP - Boston Red Sox minor league outfielder Ryan Westmoreland will undergo brain surgery after being diagnosed with a cavernous malformation.

Jets, Giants will flip coin for new stadium opener (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 8:53 pm

AP - The Jets say they will flip a coin with the Giants to determine which team will host the first regular-season game at the new Meadowlands Stadium.

Stern's triple lifts Brewers over White Sox 7-2 (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 8:08 pm

Milwuakee Brewers' Adam Stern, right, slides safely into third base as Chicago White Sox' s Dayan Viciedo jumps but cannot get the ball in the eighth inning in a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Glendale, Ariz. Stern advanced to home on a White Sox error. The Brewers won 7-2. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Dave Bush is unsure what his coaches want to see from him this month as he makes his bid for the final spot in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation.


Maple Leafs beat Oilers for third straight win (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 8:06 pm

Toronto Maple Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski, center right, scores his team's fifth goal against Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jeff Deslauriers (38) as Oilers Theo Peckham, left, Maple Leafs' Luca Caputi, second from left, Oilers' Marc Pouliot, second from right, and Tom Gilbert, right, skate in during second-period action of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)AP - Toronto linemates Tyler Bozak, Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel combined for eight points in the Maple Leafs' third straight victory, 6-4 over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night in a meeting of last-place teams.


Oregon heptathlete sets world record (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:56 pm

Oregon's Ashton Eaton poses for a photo after breaking a world record for points in the heptathlon competition during the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, March 13, 2010.  Eaton broke Dan O'Brien's 17-year-old world record in the indoor heptathlon.  Eaton set a new mark of 6,499 points, passing O'Brien's record of 6,476.  (AP Photo/April L. Brown)AP - Ashton Eaton's teammates tried to keep quiet as he approached a world record in the heptathlon — as if the Oregon senior was somehow unaware of how close he was to Dan O'Brien's mark.


Canadiens wins season-high fifth straight (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:51 pm

Boston Bruins' goaltender Tuukka Rask makes a save against Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec (14) during the first period  of an NHL hockey game  in Montreal, Saturday, March. 13, 2010.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Graham Hughes)AP - Sergei Kostitsyn scored his second goal of the game early in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens went on to their season-high fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.


Diamondbacks top Dodgers 7-3 (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:50 pm

AP - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley didn't throw change-ups often last season.

Johnson's 26 power Hawks past Pistons, 112-99 (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:44 pm

Atlanta Hawks' Joe Johnson (2) drives past Detroit Pistons' Ben Gordon to score in the first quarter of an NBA basketball  game Saturday, March 13, 2010, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - Joe Johnson scored 26 points and Atlanta Hawks had their best shooting game of the season but still had to hold off Detroit's late comeback to beat the Pistons 112-99 on Saturday night.


Red Wings beat Sabres 3-2 in overtime (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:41 pm

Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller (30) deflects a shot by Detroit Red Wings center Johan Franzen (93) of Sweden during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Brian Rafalski scored a power-play goal 31 seconds into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.


Vidic expects great things from Ferdinand partnership (AFP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:39 pm

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic (right) believes there is still more to come from his partnership with Rio Ferdinand as the pair gear up for the closing stage of the Premier League title race. Both central defenders are set to play together for just the third time this year when Fulham visit Old Trafford on Sunday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic believes there is still more to come from his partnership with Rio Ferdinand as the pair gear up for the closing stage of the Premier League title race.


Cubs edge White Sox 8-7 (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:18 pm

Chicago Cubs infielder Blake Lalli misses the tag on Chicago White Sox base runner Alejandro De Aza as he slides safely into second during a spring training baseball game, Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs handled a stiff breeze to slip past their rivals from the Windy City.


Buchholz tosses 3 scoreless against Pirates (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 7:02 pm

Boston Red Sox' Clay Buchholz delivers a warm-up pitch before the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, March 13, 2010. Buchholz threw three scoreless innings. The Red Sox defeated the Pirates 3-2. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Clay Buchholz threw three scoreless innings, as did Pirates starter Paul Maholm, and the Boston Red Sox beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Saturday.


Romero throws 4 scoreless in Jays' win (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 6:53 pm

AP - Ricky Romero had another strong start on Saturday, pitching four shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-0.

Washington holds off Cal to win Pac-10 tournament (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 6:44 pm

Washington's Isaiah Thomas, left, puts up a shot as California's Omondi Amoke defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Pac-10 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 13, 2010, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 16 and Washington rallied from a late deficit to win the Pac-10 tournament with a thrilling 79-75 victory over California on Saturday.


A's split squad edges Padres in 10 innings (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 6:16 pm

AP - Oakland right-hander Clayton Mortensen is on the fringe of the competition for the final spot in the Athletics' rotation. Finally getting a start gave him a chance to stretch things out.

Leach faces James in Texas Tech lawsuit deposition (AP)
13 Mar 2010, 5:54 pm

ESPN analyst and former NFL player Craig James, arrives at Texas Tech to give a sworn statement in regards to the firing of former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach, Saturday, March 13, 2010, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Geoffrey McAllister)AP - Mike Leach sat across from his accuser Saturday as Craig James gave sworn testimony in the former coach's lawsuit against Texas Tech.


Top-seeded Kuznetsova crashes out (AFP)
13 Mar 2010, 5:38 pm

Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia serves during her match against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Suarez-Navarro beat the error-prone Russian 6-4, 4-6, 6-1(AFP/Getty Images/Harry How)AFP - Svetlana Kuznetsova's top seeding didn't help her avoid another early exit from Indian Wells, the frustrated Russian falling in the second round Saturday to Spain's Carla Suarez-Navarro.