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Texas A&M fires football head coach Sherman
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Mike Sherman was fired as Texas A&M's coach Thursday after the Aggies finished the regular season a disappointing 6-6.
UNLOCKED
Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony returned to work Thursday - and immediately were asked about working together.
Iowa State ends long regular season against No. 16 Kansas State
AMES, Iowa (AP) - The longest regular season in Iowa State history is just about finished.
NBA teams may host player workouts again
MIAMI (AP) - NBA arenas are about to be unlocked.
AP Top 25 men's basketball capsules
No. 17 PITTSBURGH 80, DUQUESNE 69
No. 15 Jayhawks cruise past Florida Atlantic 77-54
LAWRENCE (AP) - Kansas coach Bill Self masked his frustration, his downright disdain, for a poor performance against Florida Atlantic with the kind of sarcastic wit that leaves folks in stitches.
Relatively easy one for Saints in Big Easy as they host Detroit
If the NFL and NBC envisioned the Saints marching and the Lions roaring when they flexed Detroit's visit to New Orleans to prime time on Sunday, at least they got it half right.
No national title implications, not meaningless
The Southeastern Conference championship game between No. 1 LSU and No. 12 Georgia is not meaningless.
Opportunity beckons for Orton with Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kyle Orton finished dressing after the Kansas City Chiefs' loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday night, and then turned to face reporters for the first time since he was claimed off waivers from the Denver Broncos.
Jaguars fire Del Rio, announce sale of team
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars are headed in a completely new direction.
Suh-Spended
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Ndamukong Suh is going back to the NFL, this time hoping for some leniency.
Trustee, faculty on Penn State coach search panel
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A Penn State trustee and the head coach of the four-time defending national champion women's volleyball team will be part of a six-person university committee that will lead the search for fired football coach Joe Paterno's replacement.
Syracuse chancellor Cantor backs Boeheim
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor gave men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim a vote of confidence Tuesday amid an investigation of child molestation allegations against his former longtime assistant coach.
Leinart, Polamalu make NFL injury list
Houston quarterback Matt Leinart is out for the season with a broken left collarbone, and Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita also could be done with a broken right hand.
Steelers hold on for 13-9 win over Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The way quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sounded Sunday night, the Steelers not only should have lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, they shouldn't be allowed to show their faces in Pittsburgh any time soon.
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Davis, Pelicans grind out win over Timberwolves, 92-84
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans have lost their fair share of winnable games on the road this month, a trend that cannot continue if they hope to make a run at the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference.
Belichick on deflated balls: ‘We try to do everything right’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Saying his team "followed the rules to the letter," New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick explained how his team prepares its footballs on game day and defended his players from chatter that they made it to the Super Bowl by cheating.
Central Plains reaches Dodge City finals
DODGE CITY – Class 2A Central Plains stunned Class 6A Shawnee Mission South 54-38 to advance to Saturday's championship game of the Dodge City Tournament of Champions. The Oilers (10-1) outscored South 30-16 in the second half.
SHOWDOWN
MANHATTAN (AP) - Nino Williams scored 20 points on some hot shooting, Marcus Foster added 14 points and Kansas State led Oklahoma State from start to finish in a 63-53 victory Saturday.
Rodgers to meet ultimate match in Seattle’s vaunted defense
SEATTLE (AP) - Eventually, the paths of Green Bay and Seattle were going to cross again.
No. 9 Jayhawks fall to No. 11 Iowa State 86-81
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Naz Long scored 20 points and 11th-ranked Iowa State held off No. 9 Kansas 86-81 on Saturday night, recording back-to-back wins over the Jayhawks for the first time in 14 years.
Luck looking to take next big step in career
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Step by step, Andrew Luck has climbed into the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks.
No. 13 Wichita State blows past Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Wichita State senior Tekele Cotton has produced his share of highlight-reel dunks. On Saturday, Cotton showed he also has the endurance of a distance runner.
KSU holds on late to beat No. 22 Baylor
MANHATTAN (AP) - Nino Williams possess an old man's game. He loves to shoot baseline jumpers, prefers layups to dunks. The next time he takes a 3-pointer might just be the first.
