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Only one team on New Mexico’s schedule has given the eighth-ranked Lobos matchup problems. It’s the one that kept them from getting a chance to cut down the nets again at the Mountain West Conference tournament. San Diego State escaped with a 72-69 upset of the top-seeded Lobos in the semifinals Friday night when Dairese [...]

Da’Sean Butler is on quite a roll with last-second 3-point attempts. He hit a prayer at the buzzer one night for West Virginia, then wished one to miss by Notre Dame the next. The two fantastic finishes have the seventh-ranked Mountaineers in the Big East tournament championship game for the second time.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was suspended Friday for the upcoming season by coach Chip Kelly after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary in the theft of a pair of laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity. Masoli, who had been mentioned as a potential Heisman candidate, will remain on scholarship with the Ducks.

A six-day layoff may have limited King James’ conditioning, but not his skills. Any concern over LeBron James’ ankle was alleviated in the first few minutes. James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his return from a two-game absence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 14th time in their last 19 [...]

Not content with just one aging, opinionated running back, the Washington Redskins added a second one Friday night when they signed Larry Johnson to a three-year, incentive-laden contract. Johnson agreed to a deal with a base value of $3.5 million, but he could make as much as $12 million if he meets certain incentives.

Kyle Singler had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke pulled away late to beat pesky Virginia 57-46 on Friday in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal. Nolan Smith added 15 points for the top-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) and Jon Scheyer shook off a rough start to score 15 — including seven during the [...]

Oregon running back LaMichael James pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge and was sentenced to 10 days in jail on Friday for an altercation with a woman outside his apartment last month. James, who appeared in Lane County Circuit Court on Friday morning, will then spend 24 months on probation as part of the [...]

Olympic downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn capped a historic season with her third straight overall World Cup title on Friday. Vonn won the final super-G race of the season for her 33rd World Cup win, eclipsing Bode Miller as the most decorated American skier. “This was the dream season. To break the U.S.

The NBA has signed off on Michael Jordan’s bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats, and commissioner David Stern expects the league’s board of governors to approve the $275 million purchase by the end of next week. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Stern said he expects the vote to pass “very easily.” [...]

Wide receiver Antonio Bryant has signed a four-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals announced adding the 29-year-old eighth-year pro on Friday. The University of Pittsburgh product had career highs in 2008 with 83 catches for 1,248 yards and seven touchdowns for Tampa Bay. After recovering from surgery for torn cartilage in his left [...]