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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 Sports News en-us Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:30:18 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_beast_villanova_georgetown ap/20070308/bkc_t25_beast_villanova_georgetown Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:22:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_beast_villanova_georgetown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nybk10403081940.beast_villanova_georgetown_basketball_nybk104.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=KSbk7FrT8wD5vaRbbYqfWg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Georgetown's Jeff Green shoots between Villanova's Will Sheridan, left, and Shane Clark, right, during second half NCAA basketball action at the Big East basketball tournament Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Georgetown won 62-57. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)" border="0" /></a>AP - After breezing through the first half, the Georgetown Hoyas weren't expecting to sweat it out against Villanova in the last few minutes. "I'm glad our guys held on," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. "It was coming too easily. We just had to refocus."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_beast_villanova_georgetown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nybk10403081940.beast_villanova_georgetown_basketball_nybk104.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=KSbk7FrT8wD5vaRbbYqfWg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Georgetown's Jeff Green shoots between Villanova's Will Sheridan, left, and Shane Clark, right, during second half NCAA basketball action at the Big East basketball tournament Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Georgetown won 62-57. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_wac_nevada_idaho ap/20070308/bkc_t25_wac_nevada_idaho Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:23:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_wac_nevada_idaho"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nmjs10103082004.wac_idaho_nevada_basketball_nmjs101.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=5UHKGJjsbYN3pVpRPwJ7kA--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Nevada's Marcelus Kemp shoots in front of Idaho defender David Jackson in the first half of a quarterfinal basketball game at the WAC men's tournament in Las Cruces, N.M., Thursday, March 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marcelus Kemp scored 14 points and No. 10 Nevada gave its starters plenty of rest in an 88-56 win over Idaho in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_wac_nevada_idaho"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nmjs10103082004.wac_idaho_nevada_basketball_nmjs101.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=5UHKGJjsbYN3pVpRPwJ7kA--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="photo" title="Nevada's Marcelus Kemp shoots in front of Idaho defender David Jackson in the first half of a quarterfinal basketball game at the WAC men's tournament in Las Cruces, N.M., Thursday, March 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_mcgahee_traded ap/20070308/fbn_mcgahee_traded Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:30:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_mcgahee_traded"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.ny15403081837.mcgahee_traded_football_ny154.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=DAvdaaBIBwOwHZszMaUj5g--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Buffalo Bills running back Willis McGahee reacts as he sits on the bench at the end of their football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, in this Dec. 31, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Running back Willis McGahee was traded to the Baltimore Ravens by Buffalo for three draft choices Thursday, a day after Jamal Lewis signed with Cleveland. The Bills will get third- and seventh-round picks this year and a third next year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_mcgahee_traded"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.ny15403081837.mcgahee_traded_football_ny154.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=DAvdaaBIBwOwHZszMaUj5g--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="photo" title="Buffalo Bills running back Willis McGahee reacts as he sits on the bench at the end of their football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, in this Dec. 31, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_obit_vukovich ap/20070308/bbn_obit_vukovich Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:28:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_obit_vukovich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.ny17303080301.phillies_vukovich_baseball_ny173.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=PNdO0vc5Ud5bmIRRTNsrzQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Philadelphia Phillies third base coach John Vukovich tips his cap to the crowd as it gives him a standing ovation in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles, in this June 15, 2001 file photo, in Philadelphia. Vukovich, a longtime Phillies coach, is in grave condition in a Philadelphia-area hospital due to complications caused by an inoperable brain tumor, the team said Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The 59-year-old Vukovich, who was also a former manager with Philadelphia and the Chicago Cubs, spent the last 19 years with the Phillies. (AP Photo/William Thomas Cain)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Vukovich, the longest-serving coach in Philadelphia Phillies history and a member of their only World Series championship team in 1980, died Thursday. He was 59.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_obit_vukovich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.ny17303080301.phillies_vukovich_baseball_ny173.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=PNdO0vc5Ud5bmIRRTNsrzQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="Philadelphia Phillies third base coach John Vukovich tips his cap to the crowd as it gives him a standing ovation in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles, in this June 15, 2001 file photo, in Philadelphia. Vukovich, a longtime Phillies coach, is in grave condition in a Philadelphia-area hospital due to complications caused by an inoperable brain tumor, the team said Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The 59-year-old Vukovich, who was also a former manager with Philadelphia and the Chicago Cubs, spent the last 19 years with the Phillies. (AP Photo/William Thomas Cain)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_celtics_szczerbiak ap/20070308/bkn_celtics_szczerbiak Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:33:24 GMT AP - Boston Celtics forward Wally Szczerbiak underwent season-ending surgery on his left ankle Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070308/sp_nm/nfl_mcgahee_dc nm/20070308/nfl_mcgahee_dc Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:08:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070308/sp_nm/nfl_mcgahee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070308/2007_03_08t140622_336x450_us_nfl_mcgahee.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=dnAjZWmllb..UciZlHH_Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Former Buffalo Bills runningback Willis McGahee (21) runs for a 57 yard run for a touchdown in the first quarter against the New York Jets during their NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey in this file photo from December 10, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Baltimore Ravens, searching for a replacement for running back Jamal Lewis, acquired Willis McGahee from the Buffalo Bills on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070308/sp_nm/nfl_mcgahee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070308/2007_03_08t140622_336x450_us_nfl_mcgahee.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=dnAjZWmllb..UciZlHH_Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Former Buffalo Bills runningback Willis McGahee (21) runs for a 57 yard run for a touchdown in the first quarter against the New York Jets during their NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey in this file photo from December 10, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070308/sp_afp/basketnbainternetchn afp/20070308/basketnbainternetchn Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:34:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070308/sp_afp/basketnbainternetchn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070308/capt.sge.dsu94.080307163341.photo00.photo.default-512x351.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=STYczXy2SKejgGGKEVSvMg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="NBA star Carmelo Anthony (R) of the Denver Nuggets autographs a basketball for a fan in Guangzhou, China, August 2006. With one viewer in five coming from China and more than half from beyond US borders, NBA.com set records for video replays in February and was ranked the world's third-most popular website.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederic Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - With one viewer in five coming from China and more than half from beyond US borders, NBA.com set records for video replays in February and was ranked the world's third-most popular website.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070308/sp_afp/basketnbainternetchn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070308/capt.sge.dsu94.080307163341.photo00.photo.default-512x351.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=STYczXy2SKejgGGKEVSvMg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="NBA star Carmelo Anthony (R) of the Denver Nuggets autographs a basketball for a fan in Guangzhou, China, August 2006. With one viewer in five coming from China and more than half from beyond US borders, NBA.com set records for video replays in February and was ranked the world's third-most popular website.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederic Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_boomer_safari ap/20070308/bbn_boomer_safari Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:37:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_boomer_safari"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.ny16803072354.boomers_safari_baseball_ny168.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=L5eMOjHByAelGv2g5rMCEQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="San Diego Padres pitcher David Wells tosses the ball behind his back during a drill in this Feb. 19, 2007 file photo at baseball spring training in Peoria, Ariz. Wells, a former resident of the Bronx Zoo and one of baseball's notable party animals, came away from a three-week African safari with a sense of awe and a rare admission from an otherwise fearless dude. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lions and leopards and Boomer, oh my. David Wells, a former resident of the Bronx Zoo and one of baseball's notable party animals, came away from a three-week African safari with a sense of awe, a rare admission that he was scared and a full stomach.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_boomer_safari"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.ny16803072354.boomers_safari_baseball_ny168.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=L5eMOjHByAelGv2g5rMCEQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="San Diego Padres pitcher David Wells tosses the ball behind his back during a drill in this Feb. 19, 2007 file photo at baseball spring training in Peoria, Ariz. Wells, a former resident of the Bronx Zoo and one of baseball's notable party animals, came away from a three-week African safari with a sense of awe and a rare admission from an otherwise fearless dude. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_wcup2018 ap/20070307/soc_wcup2018 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:36:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_wcup2018"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070304/capt.jj82103042057.spain_soccer_jj821.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=euTGVQ90JEdXCwm9Pypqpw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Real Madrid player Robinho, center, from Brazil talks with his fellow countryman Roberto Carlos, left, and England's David Beckham during his Spanish League soccer match against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, March 4, 2007. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Soccer's governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean will push to host the 2018 World Cup.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_wcup2018"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070304/capt.jj82103042057.spain_soccer_jj821.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=euTGVQ90JEdXCwm9Pypqpw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="Real Madrid player Robinho, center, from Brazil talks with his fellow countryman Roberto Carlos, left, and England's David Beckham during his Spanish League soccer match against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, March 4, 2007. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_nhl_rdp ap/20070308/hkn_nhl_rdp Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:59:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_nhl_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nydd10703080333.avalanche_sabres__hockey___nydd107.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=3nBjadtS5ohTTfmx1xMp9w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller watches a rebound under pressure from Colorado Avalanche's Paul Stastny (26) during the first period of the NHL hockey game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The Avalanche won 3-2. (AP Photo/Dean Duprey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul Stastny can think of a couple of reasons why he won't be calling his dad to gloat about breaking one of his records. First, the rookie forward is more concerned about lifting the Colorado Avalanche back into playoff contention. No. 2, Stastny figured his father, Peter, would be sleeping by the time he had time to call after Colorado's 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_nhl_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nydd10703080333.avalanche_sabres__hockey___nydd107.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=3nBjadtS5ohTTfmx1xMp9w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="photo" title="Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller watches a rebound under pressure from Colorado Avalanche's Paul Stastny (26) during the first period of the NHL hockey game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The Avalanche won 3-2. (AP Photo/Dean Duprey)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_college_bkb_rdp ap/20070308/bkc_t25_college_bkb_rdp Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:43:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_college_bkb_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nyma11503080531.beast_st_johns_marquette__basketball_nyma115.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=iggSs.vBjGhErirkAjlS6A--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Marquette's Dominic James goes up against St. John's Tomas Jasiulionis (11) and Aaron Spears during the second half of basketball action in the first round of the Big East conference tournament Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Marquette defeated St. John's 76-67. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marquette was facing an early exit from the Big East tournament, and St. John's fans were thinking about an upset. One big run and a bunch of clutch shots down the stretch helped the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles regain control Wednesday night to make the second round of the Big East tournament.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_college_bkb_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nyma11503080531.beast_st_johns_marquette__basketball_nyma115.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=iggSs.vBjGhErirkAjlS6A--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="Marquette's Dominic James goes up against St. John's Tomas Jasiulionis (11) and Aaron Spears during the second half of basketball action in the first round of the Big East conference tournament Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Marquette defeated St. John's 76-67. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_indian_wells ap/20070308/ten_indian_wells Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:27:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_indian_wells"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.caea11003072156.indian_wells_tennis_caea110.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=uH.Ag38ZyY9kUAbbVuuBiw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Defending champion and top-seed Maria Sharapova of Russia waits to be interviewed at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0" /></a>AP - Add Elena Dementieva to the growing list of star players to pull out of the Pacific Life Open.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_indian_wells"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.caea11003072156.indian_wells_tennis_caea110.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=uH.Ag38ZyY9kUAbbVuuBiw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Defending champion and top-seed Maria Sharapova of Russia waits to be interviewed at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_singapore_masters ap/20070308/glf_singapore_masters Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:09:54 GMT AP - Australia's Marcus Fraser and Liang Wenchong of China shot opening rounds of 8-under-par 64 Thursday to share a one-stroke lead at the Singapore Masters.