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Lindsey Vonn clinches 3rd World Cup overall title
(AP)
AP - Lindsey Vonn finished with a fitting flourish, the perfect way to cap a nearly perfect season, one chock full of victories, medals, trophies — and injuries.
No. 2 Kentucky downs Alabama 73-67 to start SEC
(AP)
AP - John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No. 2 Kentucky overcame an 11-point deficit Friday in beating Alabama 73-67 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.
Els takes the lead at Doral
(AP)
AP - Ernie Els was in the lead and off the golf course, and he wasn't sure which made him feel better.
Oregon QB Masoli suspended for next season
(AP)
AP - 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.
Stern: Jordan approval as Bobcats owner next week
(AP)
AP - 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.
DC high school football team gets female coach
(AP)
AP - The football players at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School, Mayor Adrian Fenty and a room full of cheering staff needed only one word to describe her: coach.
RB Larry Johnson signs 3-year deal with Redskins
(AP)
AP - 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.
Hardy, Hudson get acquainted
(AP)
AP - Shortstop J.J. Hardy and second baseman Orlando Hudson, the Minnesota Twins' new double play combination, are getting acquainted in the infield.
Buonicontis celebrate relationship with Heat
(AP)
AP - There might soon be a day, Nick Buoniconti says, when he won't need to ask for any more money from organizations like the Miami Heat.
Tide opens spring practice with holes on defense
(AP)
AP - Alabama's biggest task for spring practice might be rebuilding a depleted defense, but the coaches also are making it clear that the Crimson Tide can't dwell on the national championship.
Kuranyi fires Schalke to Bundesliga summit
(AFP)
AFP - Former German international striker Kevin Kuranyi grabbed a 55th-minute winner to fire Schalke 04 back to the top of the Bundesliga on Friday in a 2-1 win over Stuttgart.
Bennati takes lead in Tirreno-Adriatico
(AFP)
AFP - Daniele Bennati of Liquigas won the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday after a 159km ride from San Miniato to Monsumanno Terme
Sharks rally to beat Predators 8-5
(AP)
AP - Joe Pavelski capped a four-point third period with the tiebreaking goal after a scintillating spin move that rallied the San Jose Sharks to an 8-5 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Wozniacki, Dementieva advance
(AFP)
AFP - Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki clawed her way into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday as women's seeds swung into action in the hardcourt tennis tournament.
Skip Kendall leads rain-delayed Puerto Rico Open
(AP)
AP - Skip Kendall topped the Puerto Rico Open leaderboard at 5 under after nine holes when first-round play was suspended because of darkness Friday in the rain-delayed PGA Tour event.
