http://www.broburysports.com Sports News en http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/a-final-four-of-big-bets-busted-brackets http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/a-final-four-of-big-bets-busted-brackets Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:43 PDT Jay Kornegay isn't sure who the guy is, or exactly what his motivation was. All he knows is no one is laughing at him now.
That probably wasn't the case months ago when the man walked into the sports book at the Las Vegas Hilton, put $10 on the counter and pocketed a betting slip on Virginia Commonwealth to win the national championship. It was the kind of wager that can cause snickers among the knowing, much like betting on the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the World Series.
“Maybe it's someone whose girlfriend went to VCU,” Kornegay said. “I don't know. But you'd like to be holding that go... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/kings-owner-critical-of-sacramento-city-government http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/kings-owner-critical-of-sacramento-city-government Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:48 PDT ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Kings owner Joe Maloof has made his first public comment about his franchise's possible relocation to Anaheim, criticizing a letter sent between the cities' governments.
Maloof spoke briefly Monday night to the Orange County Register after a Sacramento city official wrote to Anaheim's city manager asking Anaheim to stop negotiations with the Kings.
The letter claims the move could irreparably harm Sacramento if the Kings default on a $73 million loan from the city. The letter also asks Anaheim not to authorize $75 million in bonds Tuesday to aid the move.
Malo... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/avalanche-ducks-sum http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/avalanche-ducks-sum Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:46 PDT Colorado 2 1 1-4
Anaheim 0 3 2-5
First Period-1, Colorado, O'Reilly 11 (Hejduk, Stoa), 3:34 (pp). 2, Colorado, Duchene 27 (Hejduk, Hunwick), 5:17.
Second Period-3, Anaheim, Selanne 26 (penalty shot), :47. 4, Anaheim, Blake 15 (Selanne, Koivu), 4:06. 5, Anaheim, Selanne 27 (Fowler, Koivu), 9:01. 6, Colorado, Jones 25 (Winnik, O'Byrne), 15:30.
Third Period-7, Anaheim, Fowler 9 (Selanne, Visnovsky), 2:49 (pp). 8, Anaheim, Selanne 28 (Getzlaf, Visnovsky), 15:11 (pp). 9, Colorado, Stastny 21 (Hejduk, Duchene), 19:18.
Shots on Goal-Colorado 13-10-12-35. Anaheim 17-18-7-42.
Goalies-Colorado, B... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/kirilenkos-time-in-utah-could-be-winding-down http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/kirilenkos-time-in-utah-could-be-winding-down Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:10 PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Andrei Kirilenko knows his Utah Jazz career could be winding down.
The 30-year-old Kirilenko, the longest tenured Jazz player, is in the final year of a six-year contract extension and becomes a free agent after the season.
Though he has indicated he wants to return, how much the rebuilding Jazz are willing to pay him will be an issue. He was to make $17.5 million this season, his 10th with Utah.
Kirilenko missed his third straight game Monday night and remains on crutches because of bruising to a nerve in his left knee.
“Again, as soon as I feel good, I'm going to get ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/wizards-jazz-box http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/wizards-jazz-box Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:52 PDT WASHINGTON (100)
M.Evans 4-13 2-2 12, Yi 3-8 0-0 6, McGee 4-12 3-4 11, Wall 10-20 8-10 28, Crawford 9-25 6-7 25, Seraphin 3-3 0-0 6, N'diaye 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 2-7 0-0 6, Jeffers 1-4 3-6 6. Totals 36-92 22-29 100.
UTAH (95)
Miles 5-18 4-7 17, Millsap 6-13 0-0 12, Jefferson 7-15 1-3 15, Watson 5-9 1-3 13, Bell 1-6 0-0 3, Hayward 6-12 0-0 12, Favors 5-7 1-2 11, Price 2-9 1-4 6, J.Evans 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 39-93 10-21 95.
Washington 16 35 22 12 15-100
Utah 21 22 20 22 10- 95
3-Point Goals-Washington 6-26 (M.Evans 2-6, Martin 2-6, Jeffers 1-2, Crawford 1-10, Wall 0-2), Utah 7-24 (Miles 3-1... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/trail-blazers-spurs-box http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/trail-blazers-spurs-box Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:18 PDT PORTLAND (100)
Batum 3-7 2-2 10, Wallace 5-13 2-3 14, Aldridge 4-10 1-1 9, Miller 9-15 8-10 26, Matthews 4-8 10-12 19, Camby 0-0 0-0 0, Fernandez 3-4 0-0 8, Roy 5-7 1-3 11, Mills 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 34-65 24-31 100.
SAN ANTONIO (92)
Jefferson 2-5 2-4 7, Bonner 3-5 0-0 6, Splitter 6-11 2-5 14, Hill 11-20 5-9 27, Anderson 2-4 0-0 5, Blair 1-4 1-2 3, Novak 3-7 0-0 7, Green 3-3 0-0 7, Neal 3-14 0-0 8, Quinn 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 38-79 10-20 92.
Portland 28 30 9 33-100
San Antonio 22 29 21 20- 92
3-Point Goals-Portland 8-17 (Fernandez 2-2, Batum 2-4, Wallace 2-6, Mills 1-1, Matthews 1-3, Miller ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/magic-knicks-box http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/magic-knicks-box Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:49 PDT ORLANDO (106)
Bass 7-9 0-0 14, Turkoglu 5-13 4-7 18, Howard 9-17 11-15 29, Arenas 2-11 4-6 9, J.Richardson 10-20 0-0 24, Duhon 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 2-7 4-4 10, Clark 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 23-32 106.
NEW YORK (113)
Anthony 12-26 13-17 39, Stoudemire 6-10 8-10 20, Sha.Williams 2-6 2-2 8, Billups 4-10 6-8 17, Fields 1-3 1-2 3, Douglas 6-17 1-2 16, She.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 1-2 0-0 2, Walker 2-5 0-0 6, Jeffries 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-81 31-41 113.
Orlando 18 26 29 27 6-106
New York 18 30 27 25 13-113
3-Point Goals-Orlando 11-32 (Turkoglu 4-8, J.Richardson 4-11, Anderso... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/nhl-capsules http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/nhl-capsules Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:47 PDT DETROIT (AP) - Marian Hossa scored on a power play 51 seconds into overtime, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.
Henrik Zetterberg was called for hooking Patrick Kane with 3.7 seconds left, putting Chicago on the power play to begin the extra session. The Blackhawks took advantage on Hossa's shot from the left circle - his first goal against Detroit as an ex-Red Wing - off a pass from Kane.
The defending Stanley Cup champions improved their precarious playoff positioning with their third win in four games. They began the night in eighth place... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/76ers-bulls-box http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/76ers-bulls-box Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:42 PDT PHILADELPHIA (97)
Iguodala 7-14 4-5 19, Brand 6-12 1-2 13, Hawes 7-13 0-0 14, Holiday 4-8 3-4 12, Meeks 3-10 0-0 8, Young 10-16 1-2 21, Williams 2-11 6-8 10, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Speights 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-86 15-21 97.
CHICAGO (85)
Deng 3-11 4-7 10, Boozer 6-13 3-4 15, Noah 3-7 4-8 10, Rose 12-24 7-9 31, Bogans 2-5 0-0 5, Brewer 2-5 0-2 4, Gibson 2-6 0-0 4, Asik 0-2 0-0 0, Watson 1-3 0-0 2, Korver 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 33-80 18-30 85.
Philadelphia 27 26 16 28-97
Chicago 13 24 27 21-85
3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 4-14 (Meeks 2-7, Holiday 1-2, Iguodala 1-3, Williams 0-1, Hawes 0-1), Chicago... http://www.broburysports.com/news/general/mondays-college-baseball-scores http://www.broburysports.com/news/general/mondays-college-baseball-scores Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:23 PDT Belmont Abbey 7-7, Pfeiffer 6-4
Caldwell 4-4, Chestnut Hill 3-7
Henderson St. 4-8, Christian Brothers 1-8, 2nd game, 11 innings, tie... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/nba-capsules http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/nba-capsules Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:19 PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Gerald Henderson scored the final seven points, including the go-ahead jumper with 22 seconds left, and the short-handed Charlotte Bobcats staged an unlikely comeback to beat the mistake-prone Milwaukee Bucks 87-86 on Monday night.
Starting with no available centers before losing their top two point guards to injuries, the Bobcats remained in playoff contention after Brandon Jennings missed two layups and a 3-pointer in the final 15 seconds that would have put the Bucks ahead.
Stephen Jackson scored 18 points for the Bobcats, who held Milwaukee scoreless over the final 3... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/mcdermotts-21-leads-creighton-84-76-cbi-win http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/mcdermotts-21-leads-creighton-84-76-cbi-win Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:19 PDT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 21 points and Creighton spoiled former coach Dana Altman's return to the Qwest Center with an 84-76 victory over his Oregon Ducks in Game 1 of the College Basketball Invitational championship series Monday night.
McDermott scored nine straight points in a 12-0 run that gave the Bluejays a 58-41 lead four minutes into the second half. The Ducks got no closer than four points the rest of the way.
Gregory Echenique added 15 points and Josh Jones and Jahenns Manigat 11 apiece for the Bluejays (23-14).
Joevan Catron led Oregon (19-18) with 15 points and nine... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/blackhawks-red-wings-sum http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/blackhawks-red-wings-sum Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:15 PDT Chicago 2 0 0 1-3
Detroit 1 0 1 0-2
First Period-1, Chicago, Toews 31 (Brouwer, Campoli), 2:54. 2, Detroit, Lidstrom 15 (V.Filppula, Rafalski), 7:36. 3, Chicago, Seabrook 6 (Kane, Hossa), 13:18 (pp).
Second Period-None.
Third Period-4, Detroit, Zetterberg 23 (Hudler, Rafalski), 2:25 (pp).
Overtime-5, Chicago, Hossa 23 (Kane, Keith), :51 (pp).
Shots on Goal-Chicago 14-16-10-1-41. Detroit 14-9-12-0-35.
Goalies-Chicago, Crawford. Detroit, MacDonald. A-20,066 (20,066). T-2:27.... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/drew-enrolls-at-ucla-after-leaving-n-carolina http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/drew-enrolls-at-ucla-after-leaving-n-carolina Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:08 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - Point guard Larry Drew II has enrolled at UCLA after abruptly leaving North Carolina last month.
Coach Ben Howland said Drew attended classes on Monday, the first day of spring quarter. The junior will sit out next season because of NCAA rules and will have one season of eligibility remaining.
Drew left the Tar Heels in February, with coach Roy Williams saying he was shocked by the player's unexpected departure. Drew never explained his reasons for leaving, but he lost his starting job as point guard in mid-January.
Drew said in a statement it feels great to be back home in ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/padres-ace-mat-latos-to-go-on-15-day-disabled-list http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/padres-ace-mat-latos-to-go-on-15-day-disabled-list Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:50 PDT PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - San Diego Padres general manager Jed Hoyer says ace Mat Latos will begin the season on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder.
Hoyer said Monday that the move would be backdated to March 22, meaning Latos would be eligible to come off the DL on April 6. The Padres are scheduled to host the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants that day.
Manager Bud Black said Latos “has turned the corner on this” and would play catch on Tuesday.
Latos, who was 14-10 with a 2.92 ERA last year, developed an inflamed bursa sac last week. Tim Stauffer is schedul... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/celtics-pacers-box http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/celtics-pacers-box Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:49 PDT BOSTON (100)
Pierce 8-13 4-4 23, Garnett 2-4 2-4 6, Krstic 2-4 3-4 7, Rondo 9-13 4-4 22, Allen 4-8 2-3 11, Davis 7-11 6-8 20, Green 1-3 6-8 8, West 1-5 1-1 3, Pavlovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-62 28-36 100.
INDIANA (107)
Granger 6-12 4-5 18, Hansbrough 2-7 1-2 5, Hibbert 12-17 2-2 26, Collison 8-9 1-1 17, George 0-3 0-0 0, D.Jones 2-5 4-4 8, McRoberts 2-5 2-2 6, Rush 3-8 0-0 8, Price 6-9 1-4 15, Foster 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 42-77 17-22 107.
Boston 33 16 36 15-100
Indiana 27 30 24 26-107
3-Point Goals-Boston 4-11 (Pierce 3-4, Allen 1-3, West 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1, Green 0-2), Indiana 6-15 (Price 2-3,... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/kent-state-makes-senderoff-interim-coach http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/kent-state-makes-senderoff-interim-coach Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:40 PDT KENT, Ohio (AP) - Assistant Rob Senderoff has been named Kent State's interim head coach after Geno Ford left the program after three seasons for Bradley.
Athletic director Joel Nielsen said the school has begun a nation search for Ford, who has left the Kent State program “in tremendous shape and with a very bright future.”
Senderoff could be the leading candidate to take the job permanently. The 37-year-old has been an associate head coach under Ford for three years. Prior to that, Senderoff was an assistant at Indiana, where he was involved in the recruiting scandal that led to Kelvin S... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/bucks-bobcats-box http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/bucks-bobcats-box Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:36 PDT MILWAUKEE (86)
Delfino 1-7 2-2 5, Mbah a Moute 4-8 3-4 11, Bogut 13-19 0-0 26, Jennings 10-27 4-4 26, Salmons 3-11 2-2 9, Redd 0-3 0-0 0, Sanders 1-3 0-1 2, Dooling 2-6 0-0 5, Gooden 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 35-90 11-13 86.
CHARLOTTE (87)
Jackson 8-14 0-0 18, Diaw 3-5 4-6 10, Thomas 3-5 1-3 7, Augustin 4-13 2-2 10, Henderson 7-10 2-4 16, Najera 0-2 0-0 0, Cunningham 2-3 2-2 6, Livingston 1-4 1-2 3, Carroll 3-5 4-5 10, White 1-4 2-2 4, Temple 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 33-68 18-26 87.
Milwaukee 26 20 26 14-86
Charlotte 27 18 20 22-87
3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 5-23 (Jennings 2-8, Dooling 1-3, Delfino 1-4, S... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/dodgers-start-season-with-new-manager-in-mattingly http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/dodgers-start-season-with-new-manager-in-mattingly Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:31 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Dodgers head into a new season with a first-time manager and a goal to return to the playoffs at the same time owner Frank McCourt's contentious divorce continues to cast a shadow over what happens on the field.
Former Yankees star Don Mattingly replaces ex-manager Joe Torre for a team that finished fourth in the NL West with an 80-82 record last year and missed the postseason.
For the second straight winter, the Dodgers failed to add a big bat to bolster an offense that was second-worst in baseball after the All-Star break. But despite McCourt's well-publicized financia... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/wilson-unlikely-to-be-with-giants-on-opening-day http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/wilson-unlikely-to-be-with-giants-on-opening-day Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:07 PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson isn't likely to be ready to play by opening day for the World Series champions.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Monday that Wilson's chances of playing when the regular season begins are “less than 50-50.” He said a final decision won't be made until after Wilson throws a bullpen session in Arizona on Tuesday.
Wilson strained a muscle on his left side March 17 and also missed time early in spring training with back tightness. He led the majors with 48 saves last year and helped spark the Giants throughout the playoffs.
San Franc... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/rays-still-feel-like-team-to-beat-in-al-east http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/rays-still-feel-like-team-to-beat-in-al-east Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:03 PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The revamped Tampa Bay Rays have a new look, along with the same expectations of staying on top of baseball's toughest division.
The cost-conscious AL East champions slashed payroll by about 40 percent this winter, yet remain confident they'll be able to hold their own against the big-spending Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees this season.
A talented young pitching rotation led by Cy Young Award runner-up David Price is the biggest reason. Manager Joe Maddon believes the team has a chance to be solid offensively, too, with veterans Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez f... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/titans-owner-promises-nfl-will-play-in-2011 http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/titans-owner-promises-nfl-will-play-in-2011 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:45 PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams is predicting the NFL will play the 2011 season, even if it takes a few months to work out a new labor deal.
In fact, he guarantees it.
Adams spoke to reporters Monday night before being honored with a lifetime humanitarian award by the T.J. Martell Foundation. The 88-year-old owner used a walker on the red carpet but moved around well.
Asked what he would say to fans who want football and are sick of all the talking, Adams said he wants football, too.
Adams says he thinks it will take a few months. He says the players haven't wanted to ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/former-girlfriend-bell-tells-of-bonds-steroid-use http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/former-girlfriend-bell-tells-of-bonds-steroid-use Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:41 PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Kimberly Bell, her voice cracking, looked out at the court room and talked about the final stretch of her nine-year relationship with Barry Bonds.
The greatest hitter of his era threatened “to cut my head off and leave me in a ditch,” she said. “More than once.”
She said Bonds told her “he would cut out my breast implants because he paid for them.”
As for the Arizona house he had helped pay for, “he told me he would burn it down.”
Bonds' federal trial resumed Monday with nearly daylong testimony from his former mistress, who said the slugger attributed a 19... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/bills-to-host-qb-cam-newton-in-pre-draft-visit http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/bills-to-host-qb-cam-newton-in-pre-draft-visit Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:41 PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills will host former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton in what will be the Heisman Trophy winner's best chance to make a final impression on a team with the No. 3 pick in next month's NFL draft.
Coach Chan Gailey confirmed the player will spend Tuesday at the team's facility in what will be Newton's fourth - and longest - visit with the Bills.
Gailey considers this meeting as potentially having the most impact on him, because he'll get to spend the entire day getting to know Newton. Gailey spoke after addressing Bills season ticket holders at a downtown ballroom ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/blue-jays-counting-on-another-big-year-by-bautista http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/blue-jays-counting-on-another-big-year-by-bautista Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:34 PDT TORONTO (AP) - Perhaps no major leaguer has come as far over the past 12 months as Jose Bautista.
On opening day 2010 he was a virtual unknown, something of a journeyman who'd finally found his first full-time job, batting leadoff for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Fast forward through one incredible 54-homer campaign and he's baseball reigning long ball king, owner of a $65 million contract and the new face of his team.
But after coming such a long way himself, how far can Bautista take the Blue Jays?
That's just one of several questions general manager Alex Anthopoulos will be asking this season, an... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/red-wings-bertuzzi-ejected-for-a-head-shot http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/red-wings-bertuzzi-ejected-for-a-head-shot Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:20 PDT DETROIT (AP) - Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi has been called for a 5-minute elbowing penalty and a game misconduct against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Bertuzzi hit Blackhawks forward Ryan Johnson in the head 5:17 into Monday night's game.
Johnson went down to his knees and gloves for a while before slowly getting up. He went off the ice and toward the dressing room, but played later in the first period.
Bertuzzi was ejected for a check that might've gone unpunished before the NHL started to crack down on such high hits.
Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins was suspended for the last 10 games of... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/spring-training-capsules http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/spring-training-capsules Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:10 PDT DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Kyle Drabek struck out five and allowed five hits over five innings in a matchup of sons of former All-Stars, but Boston rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday in a game shortened by rain.
Tony Pena Jr., son of former major league catcher and current Yankees bench coach, started for Boston in place of John Lackey, who remained in Fort Myers because of the threat of rain. Play was stopped for 21 minutes after the fifth inning, and the game was called after the Red Sox batted in the top of the eighth.
Pena gave up one run and two doubles to Aaron Hill... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/sore-spurs-parker-ginobili-duncan-all-sidelined http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/sore-spurs-parker-ginobili-duncan-all-sidelined Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:03 PDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan are all injured and the San Antonio Spurs don't know when they'll be back.
None of San Antonio's Big 3 will play Monday night against Portland. Parker is out with a left knee contusion and Ginobili won't play after injuring his left quad in Sunday's loss at Memphis.
Duncan missed his fourth game since spraining his ankle a week ago. Coach Gregg Popovich said before tipoff Monday that he hoped some of his stars would return before this weekend.
Forward Antonio McDyess is also out with a lower back contusion.
In all, the NBA-best Spurs... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/honeycutt-to-leave-ucla-for-nba-draft http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/honeycutt-to-leave-ucla-for-nba-draft Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:56 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA forward Tyler Honeycutt is leaving school to enter the NBA draft, giving up his final two years of eligibility.
Honeycutt made the announcement in a conference call on Monday. He plans to sign with an agent, which would preclude him from returning to school.
The 6-foot-8, 188-pounder from Los Angeles averaged 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Bruins (23-11), who lost to Florida in the third round of the NCAA tournament. He started all 33 games, and shot 41 percent from the floor and 74 percent from the free throw line.
UCLA didn't make the tournament in Honeycutt's f... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/winning-100-games-realistic-for-loaded-red-sox http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/winning-100-games-realistic-for-loaded-red-sox Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:53 PDT BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox came close to winning 100 games in six of the last eight seasons. Could this be the year they do it?
Their lineup is loaded. Their rotation is strong. Their bullpen is improved. Their health is much better.
And the addition of two of baseball's most productive players, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, makes them widely favored to reach the World Series for the third time in eight years.
Pitcher Josh Beckett thinks the Red Sox have a chance to win 100. But in the past 24 years, only two of the 25 teams that reached that high level won the championship. And the... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/mcnamee-says-players-know-what-they-put-in-bodies http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/mcnamee-says-players-know-what-they-put-in-bodies Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:44 PDT EVERETT, Mass. (AP) - Brian McNamee says players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens wouldn't allow someone to put something in their bodies without asking what it is.
Clemens' former trainer said Monday on WEEI radio that “there's no chance” such players would be unaware.
McNamee, cautious about violating a gag order, refused during an interview later Monday to discuss Clemens and Bonds. The gag order was issued in connection with Clemens' trial, set for July 6 in federal court in Washington, D.C., on three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury and one count of obstructi... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/blues-forward-no-show-for-practice http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/blues-forward-no-show-for-practice Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:35 PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) - Blues forward T.J. Oshie was a surprise no-show for practice and the team called it an unexcused absence.
Coach Davis Payne said after Monday's practice that he'd speak with general manager Doug Armstrong regarding proper disciplinary action.
It's likely Oshie will be held out of Tuesday night's home game against the Minnesota Wild. St. Louis suspended center Patrik Berglund for one game last season after he overslept and missed practice.
Oshie missed 31 games earlier this season with a fractured ankle.... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/nelson-out-redicks-injury-problematic http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/nelson-out-redicks-injury-problematic Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:22 PDT NEW YORK (AP) - Jameer Nelson is out for Orlando's game at New York, and coach Stan Van Gundy says J.J. Redick's lower abdominal strain is “a little more problematic.”
Nelson sat out Monday with a sprained left knee, giving Gilbert Arenas his first start with the Magic. Orlando also was without backup forward Quentin Richardson (back spasms), but Van Gundy says both are expected back this week.
However, he says Redick's injury is “not coming around the way we had hoped.” The reserve guard thought he was progressing last week, but missed his ninth straight game Monday and Van Gundy says... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/nfl-players-lockout-causing-irreparable-harm http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/nfl-players-lockout-causing-irreparable-harm Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:08 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - NFL players are defending their decision to disband the union, saying employers cannot force workers to form a union.
The players made the statements Monday in a court document filed in response to the NFL's assertion decertification was “a sham.”
The players are asking a federal judge to halt a lockout imposed by owners, saying an injunction is needed to “stop the irreparable harm being inflicted today.” A hearing on the issue is scheduled for April 6 in St. Paul, Minn.
Owners locked out the players on March 11 shortly after lawyers for Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and... http://www.broburysports.com/news/wnba/sheryl-swoopes-returns-to-wnba-with-tulsa-shock http://www.broburysports.com/news/wnba/sheryl-swoopes-returns-to-wnba-with-tulsa-shock Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:08 PDT Sheryl Swoopes never hid her disappointment with how her first go-around in the WNBA ended.
The three-time MVP couldn't hide her excitement and appreciation for the second chance she received when signing with the Tulsa Shock on Wednesday.
“The only reason why I'm doing it is because I still love the game,” Swoopes said during a conference call with reporters. “To be given an opportunity to come back and kind of leave on the right note, or just to be a part of it again, is something I'm excited about.”
Swoopes, who turned 40 last week, returns after a two-year hiatus to the league she ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/dodgers-start-season-with-new-manager http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/dodgers-start-season-with-new-manager Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:53 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Dodgers head into a new season with a first-time manager and a goal to return to the playoffs at the same time owner Frank McCourt's contentious divorce continues to cast a shadow over what happens on the field.
Former Yankees star Don Mattingly takes over in place of manager Joe Torre for a team that finished fourth in the NL West with an 80-82 record and missed the postseason.
For the second straight winter, the Dodgers failed to add a big bat to bolster an offense that was second-worst in baseball after the All-Star break. But despite McCourt's well-publicized financi... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/calipari-making-kentuckys-investment-pay-off http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/calipari-making-kentuckys-investment-pay-off Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:50 PDT LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - When Kentucky officials met with coach John Calipari two years ago to talk about the program's vacant head coaching position, they came armed with a sales pitch.
Turns out, they didn't need one.
Instead, it was Calipari who ended up doing the selling. When university President Lee Todd and athletic director Mitch Barnhart outlined their vision for returning the Wildcats to glory, Calipari cut them short and assured them he was the man for the job.
“He said, 'This is it: Notre Dame football and Kentucky basketball, and I want to be a part of Kentucky,”' Todd said. “I... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/fast-and-loose-vcu-cruising-to-final-four http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/fast-and-loose-vcu-cruising-to-final-four Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:49 PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Our time. Right now.
That is the rallying cry Virginia Commonwealth University has adopted during its basketball team's improbable nothing-to-lose, everything-to-gain run to the Final Four.
The Rams are having blast and their confidence is growing with each win.
“It comes from our personalities and coach (Shaka) Smart,” forward Bradford Burgess said. “He wants us to be out there loose and confident and aggressive. We're out there playing with nothing to lose. It's just been a fun ride and I think we showed how much fun we can have on the court every game.”
The urba... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/ovechkin-back-at-practice-for-up-and-down-caps http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/ovechkin-back-at-practice-for-up-and-down-caps Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:38 PDT ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin was back on the ice, skating through Monday's practice in a light blue jersey that looked more suitable for Chapel Hill than the nation's capital. He was done with the week off he needed to heal an undisclosed injury and pronounced himself “ready to go,” possibly as soon as Tuesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
“I was skating over there, like, to see if it bothered me on the ice,” he said. “It's not bothering me.”
Coach Bruce Boudreau was more cautious, saying Ovechkin could perhaps return by the end of the week.
The coach has no need t... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/pads-get-inf-gonzalez-from-nats-for-davis http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/pads-get-inf-gonzalez-from-nats-for-davis Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:36 PDT PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - The San Diego Padres have acquired infielder Alberto Gonzalez from the Washington Nationals for right-hander Erik Davis and cash.
Gonzalez is expected to give the Padres infield depth. He made 37 starts last year, including 17 at shortstop and 10 at second base. He hit .247 with five RBIs in 114 games last season.
Davis combined to go 14-3 with a 3.52 ERA in 27 games started between Single-A Lake Elsinore, Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A Portland last season.
The Padres also placed outfielder Mike Baxter on the 60-day disabled list. He had surgery last week to repair a t... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/yankees-head-into-season-underdogs-in-al-east http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/yankees-head-into-season-underdogs-in-al-east Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:17 PDT NEW YORK (AP) - An unusual thing happened to the New York Yankees this winter: They lost.
Sure, the billion-dollar franchise occasionally loses in the postseason. What the Yankees never do is fail in the offseason.
That is until now.
After being beaten by Cliff Lee and the younger, more hungry-looking Texas Rangers in the American League championship series, the Yankees lost out on Lee, this year's most coveted free agent. They lost in the public eye during Derek Jeter's contract negotiations and, most importantly, the Yankees lost to the rival Boston Red Sox in offseason moves.
Then, right be... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/bobcats-without-kwame-brown-against-bucks http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/bobcats-without-kwame-brown-against-bucks Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00 PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Bobcats will be without starting center Kwame Brown against Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Coach Paul Silas says Brown left the team after shootaround Monday to go to Georgia to be with his sick daughter. With backup center Joel Przybilla also still out with a sore knee, Tyrus Thomas will start and tangle with Bogut in his return after missing two games with bruised ribs.
The Bobcats are expected to have forward Stephen Jackson despite him missing shootaround with an illness. Backup point guard Shaun Livingston is also slowed by a twisted ankle.
The ... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/calhoun-legacy-can-wait-until-after-final-four http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/calhoun-legacy-can-wait-until-after-final-four Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:38 PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun compares himself to an old car - once shiny, new and well-liked by everyone, he's had his share of dings to his reputation during the later part of his 39-year coaching career.
“The shine will wear off the car...and you'll get some nicks and dents and bumps,” Calhoun said Monday. “And hopefully when it's all said and done, they'll look back and see what the heck you did for your kids, for your university, for your community.”
This week, the Hall of Fame coach, who already has two national titles on his resume, will take his program t... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/little-hype-for-james-cleveland-visit http://www.broburysports.com/news/nba/little-hype-for-james-cleveland-visit Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:26 PDT CLEVELAND (AP) - Trapped in an arena where venom and disgust filled nearly all 20,000 seats, LeBron James survived. He handled the boos, the “Akron hates you” chants, the obscene taunts coming at him from every direction, from fans he considered family.
At his homecoming, James was an outcast.
He's returning on Tuesday, and nearly four months since his last visit, the Miami superstar isn't expecting as much outward hostility.
“Can't get no worse than it was December 2nd,” James said. “I know that for a fact.”
The hype and the hate aren't as high this time.
Things have changed drama... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/thompson-signs-with-penguins http://www.broburysports.com/news/nhl/thompson-signs-with-penguins Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:14 PDT PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins signed forward Paul Thompson to a two-year, entry level contract on Monday.
Thompson, the 2010-11 Hockey East Player of the Year while at New Hampshire, led the league with 52 points this season. He scored 28 goals, and led the No. 11 Wildcats to the NCAA Regional Finals, where they lost to No. 9 Notre Dame 2-1 on Sunday.
In four seasons with New Hampshire, Thompson had 57 goals, 55 assists and 112 points.
Pittsburgh plays host to Philadelphia on Tuesday.... http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/ncaa-capsules-final-four http://www.broburysports.com/news/cbb/ncaa-capsules-final-four Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:13 PDT Indianapolis, 27-9.
Nickname: Bulldogs. Coach: Brad Stevens.
Conference: Horizon League. Bid: Horizon champion.
Region: Southeast. Seed: No. 8.
Tournament Record: 17-10, 11 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (72.1); Matt Howard 16.7; Shelvin Mack 15.9; Andrew Smith 8.8; Shawn Vanzant 8.1.
Rebounds: Team (34.7); Matt Howard 7.7; Andrew Smith 5.4; Shelvin Mack 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (12.2/11.1); Shelvin Mack 3.6/2.4; Ronald Nored 2.5/2.1.
3-pointers: Team (.355); Shelvin Mack 78; Matt Howard 52; Zach Hahn 44; Chase Stigall 37.
Last Ten: 10-0.
Skinny: Butler is on a 13-game winning... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/ny-judge-limits-nfl-in-workers-comp-cases http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/ny-judge-limits-nfl-in-workers-comp-cases Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:04 PDT NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge says the National Football League must be limited in how much money it can recover when injured NFL players receive state workers' compensation awards.
Judge Paul Crotty writes that the NFL sometimes wants to recover more money than it is entitled to receive to offset its salary and benefits expenses for injured players.
The NFL Players Association says the ruling protects a significant benefit for former players. The NFL argues the ruling only pertains to the proper calculation of workers compensation benefits for players who also receive injury protection pay... http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/apnewsbreak-former-nfl-players-join-lockout-fight http://www.broburysports.com/news/nfl/apnewsbreak-former-nfl-players-join-lockout-fight Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:03 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Four former NFL players, including Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller, have sued the NFL in hopes of joining current players in their antitrust fight against the league.
Eller, former Pro Bowl running back Priest Holmes and ex-players Obafemi Ayanbadejo and Ryan Collins are listed as plaintiffs in the 44-page complaint filed Monday in federal court in Minneapolis. It seeks class-action status on behalf of all former players.
They're asking that the lockout be lifted to ensure their pensions and health benefits remain funded. An attorney for the players says if the expirat... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/rays-yankees-game-canceled-by-rain http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/rays-yankees-game-canceled-by-rain Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:58 PDT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The New York Yankees' exhibition game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night was canceled because of inclement weather.
Continuous rain throughout the afternoon prompted the decision around 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled pitch first at 7:05 p.m. The forecast called for additional rain well into the evening.
The game will not be made up.
New York will break camp after Tuesday's home game against Detroit. The Rays have two more games, including a spring finale Wednesday against Toronto at Tropicana Field.... http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/feliciano-expects-to-be-out-2-weeks http://www.broburysports.com/news/mlb/feliciano-expects-to-be-out-2-weeks Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:23 PDT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees left-hander Pedro Feliciano expects to miss two weeks because of upper arm-shoulder soreness.
Feliciano said on Monday that he still feels discomfort in his pitching arm, but that it shouldn't take an extended period for the injury to heal.
The reliever added that it hurts knowing he won't be with the team for Thursday's regular-season opener against Detroit.
Also, the Yankees purchased the contract of infielder Eric Chavez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Chavez, signed to a minor league deal during the offseason, had a strong spring training and will be the bac...