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NFL agrees to keep Pro Bowl, hold game at Aloha Stadium
NEW YORK (AP) - After a promise from players that the game will be more competitive, the NFL will hold the Pro Bowl in Honolulu next Jan. 27, a week before the Super Bowl.
Banks gets second chance with Seahawks
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Brian Banks will get a crack at the NFL, even if it's simply a tryout.
Hornets secure first overall draft pick
NEW YORK (AP) - New owner, and now a new star player coming to New Orleans.
Thunder look to play more physical
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gregg Popovich implored his San Antonio Spurs to get nasty to take control of the Western Conference finals.
Royals finish road trip with win over Tribe
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Kansas City Royals are headed home on a high note.
Moustakas leads Royals over Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) - Will Smith celebrated his first major league win by taking four showers.
Celtics look to fix several issues in Game 2 with Miami
MIAMI (AP) - The Boston Celtics have bigger issues than being upset about a perceived slight.
Bobcats look to beat NBA lottery odds
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The odds are stacked against Michael Jordan's Bobcats winning the NBA lottery Wednesday night and landing the No. 1 pick in the draft.
Government rests case in Clemens perjury trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - It took 24 witnesses over 19 days of testimony for prosecutors to make their case against Roger Clemens, with three jurors and two minor pieces of the indictment dismissed by the time they were done. With the overlong-running trial now in its seventh week and Clemens' lawyers starting to take their turn, the case remains centered on the credibility of one person - Brian McNamee.
Chiefs rookies settling in to NFL life
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A common assumption is that the biggest difference between college football and the NFL is between the white lines. The game is faster, and the players bigger and stronger.
Wade claims Boston-Miami series inevitable
MIAMI (AP) - In 2010, Boston ousted Dwyane Wade in the first round and LeBron James in the second round. A year later, Wade and James were teammates and turned the tables, sending the Celtics into the offseason.
GETTING NASTY
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Trailing in the fourth quarter, Gregg Popovich snarled an order in the huddle that the NBA Coach of the Year punctuated with a sharp and angry sweep of his hand.
Franchitti wins third Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - It was an hour before the Indianapolis 500, and Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan found a quiet corner to prepare for the race. They were interrupted by Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford, three of the greatest drivers in IndyCar history.
Judge in Sandusky trial to rule on whether to dismiss charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A judge will soon decide the most significant pretrial issue in former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case: whether to dismiss charges.
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VALLEY CHAMPS
WICHITA (AP) - Playing in front of a spirited crowd in one of the biggest home games in school history, Wichita State responded.
No. 8 Jayhawks rally past Texas 69-64
LAWRENCE (AP) - Rick Barnes was asked what made Kansas forward Perry Ellis so difficult to contain, and the Texas coach twice pointed out the way his senior instincts have developed.
Royals’ Hosmer hoping to build off postseason success
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Eric Hosmer hit a basketball, football and volleyball for a PlayStation commercial at Surprise Stadium, the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals.
Iwundu’s gives Wildcats upset over No. 12 Iowa St
MANHATTAN (AP) - Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg wouldn't have wanted it any other way. The Cyclones had a one-point advantage and leading-scorer Georges Niang throwing the ball inbounds with less than 20 seconds left.
No. 20 Baylor crushes Kansas State
WACO, Texas (AP) - With yet another 20-win season under Scott Drew secured, Baylor forward Rico Gathers is thinking more about the two times the Bears have been a win away from the Final Four under their coach.
Winston displays strong arm, but Mariota has faster feet at combine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Florida State's Jameis Winston showed Saturday there's nothing wrong with his throwing shoulder.
Ellis leads No. 8 Jayhawks past feisty TCU
LAWRENCE (AP) - Perry Ellis had five long days to think about six quick seconds.
Chiefs clear cap space by releasing WRs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Chiefs released wide receivers Donnie Avery and A.J. Jenkins on Tuesday as they began to clear roster and salary cap space ahead of what could be a busy offseason.
Shockers beat up on Salukis
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Shaquille Morris scored a career-high 17 points to lead No. 13 Wichita State to an 84-62 over Southern Illinois on Tuesday night.
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