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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.