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Schwartzel takes lead at Doral
1 hour 19 min agoDORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Five birdies were enough to put Charl Schwartzel among the leaders at the CA Championship. No mistakes is what put in the lead alone Thursday on a rough-and-tumble day at Doral....
Iditarod racers go gourmet on trail
1 hour 21 min agoANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race take care of their dogs first when they stop to rest, massaging sore paws and serving up stews of hearty grub for their teams....
LeBron ready to return against 76ers Friday
1 hour 24 min agoINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Cavaliers star LeBron James is tired of watching basketball and ready to start playing again....
AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
1 hour 48 min agoDORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press on Thursday....
Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69
1 hour 57 min agoSALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69....
Marquette hangs on to beat No. 10 Villanova 80-76
4 hours 54 sec agoNEW YORK (AP) -- Lazar Hayward gave Marquette the lead for good with a 3-pointer with 1:51 to play, then added the clinching free throws with 3.2 seconds left, and the Golden Eagles went on to another close win, 80-76 over No. 10 Villanova on Thursday in the Big East tournament quarterfinals....
No. 1 KU tops Texas Tech 80-68 to reach 2,000 wins
4 hours 1 min agoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas reached a major milestone, one just two other programs can claim....
Man convicted in slaying of Broncos cornerback
4 hours 17 min agoDENVER (AP) -- Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago....
Patrick sets NASCAR aside, refocuses on IRL
5 hours 26 min agoSAO PAULO (AP) -- Danica Patrick's stint in NASCAR is receding into her rearview mirror - for now....
No. 1 KU tops Texas Tech 80-68 to reach 2,000 wins
5 hours 56 min agoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas became the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament....
Wright leads Georgetown past top-seeded Syracuse
5 hours 58 min agoNEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange 91-84 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Thursday....
Reyes told to rest until thyroid normalizes
7 hours 27 min agoNEW YORK (AP) -- All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before opening day....
Rockies, Helton agree to 2-year extension
8 hours 5 min agoTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- First baseman Todd Helton and the Colorado Rockies agreed Thursday to $9.9 million, two-year contract extension through the 2013 season....
Vonn crashes, will still ski for overall title
8 hours 49 min agoGARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn crashed and bruised her right knee during the World Cup giant slalom Thursday, but is expected to compete Friday in the super-G in an attempt to win her third straight overall title....
Polish skier tests positive for EPO at Olympics
10 hours 44 min agoWARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics in the first serious doping case of the games....
Guay of Canada wins super-G World Cup title
10 hours 52 min agoGARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Erik Guay of Canada produced a daring run to win the final race of the season Thursday and claim a World Cup title in the super-G....
IAAF: Negotiations ongoing in Caster case
12 hours 43 min agoDOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The gender case of South African Caster Semenya remains unresolved after seven months, leaving her future in track uncertain....
Rafael Nadal to prep for Wimbledon at Queen's
14 hours 32 min agoLONDON (AP) -- Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009....
A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
15 hours 11 min agoTAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training....
Attorney: Pa. officers with Roethlisberger at club
16 hours 13 min agoPITTSBURGH (AP) -- Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men didn't see anything inappropriate, an attorney for one of them said Wednesday....
