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QB Barkley remains with USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley believed he was prepared to play in the NFL and the draft prognosticators agreed with him.
Warrant authorized for agent Steinberg
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - "Show me the money" indeed: A bench warrant has been authorized for the sports agent who was the inspiration for the movie "Jerry Maguire" after he failed to appear in court in a case involving a $1.4 million debt.
’Cats blow out Southern Illinois
HONOLULU (AP) - Freshman Angel Rodriguez came off the bench and scored a season-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers, as Kansas State cruised to an 83-58 win over Southern Illinois in the opening round of the Diamond Head Classic on Thursday.
Succop approaching Chiefs record for FGs made
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - One of the very last entries under Ryan Succop's biography in the Kansas City Chiefs' media guide, under the section marked "Personal," is the pronunciation of his last name.
Ex-Notre Dame QB Crist transferring to Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas coach Charlie Weis landed a pair of high-profile quarterbacks Thursday.
Bulls lock up Rose with five-year extension
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Derrick Rose was going down the list, thanking just about everyone who helped him become one of the NBA's best players, when he looked to his right.
Pachall, TCU beat Bulldogs in Poinsettia Bowl
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Casey Pachall highlighted a record-setting game with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left to lift No. 16 TCU to a 31-24 victory against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night.
G-Men to take on Gang Green
New York, New York. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Mayweather gets 90 jail days in Vegas case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a perfect 42-0 in the ring and has dodged significant jail time several times in domestic violence cases in Las Vegas and Michigan.
OU signs Fort Scott product
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - University of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops has announced the signing of two junior college football players.
Royals sign Betancourt, Mijares to one-year deal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Yuniesky Betancourt is back with the Kansas City Royals after agreeing to a one-year contract.
Cato throws 2 TD passes as Marshall beats FIU 20-10
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Marshall's Rakeem Cato was back in the state of Florida, so it wasn't surprising that the freshman quarterback felt so comfortable and confident that he pushed coach Doc Holliday to give him a chance to seal the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.
LSU's Miles is AP Coach of the Year
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU's 2011 season will be remembered for challenging Les Miles' crisis-management skills over and over again.
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Yankees upend Red Sox 4-1 in spite of controversy
NEW YORK - Michael Pineda won while pitching with some noticeable substance on his hand, and Jacoby Ellsbury hit an RBI single off old roommate Clay Buchholz in his first game against the Red Sox as the New York Yankees beat Boston 4-1 Thursday night.
Mills shines in Parker’s place, Spurs top Mavs
DALLAS - Patty Mills scored 26 points starting in place of Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs moved to the brink of the top seed in the Western Conference with a 109-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
NFL players named in police report, not charged
MIAMI - Three NFL players are named in a police report involving a woman who passed out in a hotel and later woke up in a hospital not knowing how she got there, though no one has been charged with a crime, authorities said Thursday.
Haas leads Masters with 4-under 68 after one round
AUGUSTA, Ga. - No nerves. No worries. Adam Scott never knew the opening round at Augusta National could be so enjoyable.
Jayhawks’ Embiid to enter draft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas freshman Joel Embiid is entering the NBA draft after a breakthrough season that ended with a stress fracture in his back that kept the 7-footer out of the NCAA tournament.
BLAST OFF
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Royals' Alex Gordon knew he put a good swing on the pitch, and he knew that his high fly ball had a chance to clear the outfield wall the way the wind was gusting out.
Questions a-plenty for ’Cats this spring
Many schools already have had their spring football games, those glorified scrimmages that are usually just for show. Kansas State is just getting into the meat of its practice schedule.
Masters set to start
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A quick stroll across the manicured landscape of Augusta National afforded a glimpse of why this Masters is so hard to figure out.
