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Seven-time Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins had a hard time not looking back Saturday after signing with the Denver Broncos following a 13-year run with the Philadelphia Eagles. So raw were his emotions over leaving Philly that he only wanted to talk about Denver, yet it was obvious from his puffy eyes that he’d spent [...]

Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey have even more in common than membership at the same Arizona golf club or the practice round they played two weeks ago on the new course for the Accenture Match Play Championship. Their 36-hole title match Sunday will feature two players with the best match-play record over the last three [...]

Marcus Thornton suffered in silence as LSU stumbled through a nightmarish 2007-08 season that ended up costing coach John Brady his job. So forgive Thornton if he couldn’t help himself moments after the 18th-ranked Tigers capped their remarkable turnaround under new coach Trent Johnson with a dramatic 73-70 win over Kentucky on Saturday.

In his first game back from a concussion, Blake Griffin dived over the scorer’s table to chase a loose ball in the Sooners 78-63 win over Texas Tech on Saturday. Crazy? Griffin won’t argue with that. “I am a little bit, I guess,” said Griffin, who had 20 points and 19 rebounds. “I feel fine. [...]

Jon Brockman raised his arms above his shoulders and on cue 10,000 followers obediently rose to their feet in full voice. After four years of blue-collar service to Washington, Brockman was rewarded Saturday with an accomplishment nearly a quarter century in the making — ownership of a Pac-10 Conference regular season title.

Paul Casey becomes the first Englishman to reach the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after victory over Ross Fisher.

Guus Hiddink believes Chelsea can still win the Premier League title after Frank Lampard’s late goal clinches a 2-1 win over Wigan at Stamford Bridge.

Novak Djokovic overcomes David Ferrer to win the Dubai Championship.

Ireland stay on course for the Grand Slam as they scrape a 14-13 win over England at Croke Park.

Scotland secure their first victory of the 2008 Six Nations with a deserved win over Italy.