Wozniacki cruises, Sharapova bows out at Indian Wells
Wozniacki blew past Russian Maria Kirilenko, the 32nd seed, 6-0, 6-3, at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden. In a mild upset, 18th-seeded Zheng Jie of China outlasted 10th-seeded Russian Sharapova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Sharapova titled here in 2006. Read More →
Seton Hall removes Mitchell from basketball team
Mitchell, a transfer from Duquesne, started in 15 of the 31 games this season and averaged 8.4 points and 3.8 rebounds a game. The Pirates accepted a bid to play in the NIT with a first-round home game against Texas Tech on tap for Tuesday. Read More →
Federer, Murray, Roddick victorious at BNP Paribas Open
Federer captured his fifth lifetime matchup without a loss against Romanian Victor Hanescu, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1. The top-ranked Swiss Federer, who won the title from 2004-06, played his first match since capturing his 16th career Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open on January 31. Fourth-seeded Scotsman Andy Murray also went through to the third round with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Italian Andreas Seppi. Murray is last year’s runner-up, losing to Rafael Nadal in the final. Read More →
George Mason, Harvard to play in postseason tournament
The Patriots, who reached the NCAA Final Four in 2006, will host Fairfield in the first round of the event on Tuesday. The two other games that night have Great West Conference tourney winner South Dakota visiting Creighton, and Western Carolina playing at Marshall. Harvard, which is making its first postseason appearance since 1946, will play on the road against Appalachian State on Wednesday. The other games that night will have Middle Tennessee State at Missouri State, Pacific ... [Read The entire article]
Sedin twins lead Canucks past Flames
Ryan Kesler also scored, and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots for Vancouver, which had no shots in the final period but still managed to move five points clear of Colorado for the lead in the Northwest Division. The Canucks played at home for a second straight night after finishing the longest road trip in NHL history, a 14-game trek. They’ve won seven in a row at General Motors Place. Robyn Regehr had the lone goal, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 17 saves in the first period... [Read The entire article]
Oregon State part of CBI
Oregon State, with head coach Craig Robinson, the brother-in-law of U.S. President Barack Obama, will start the tournament with a home game against Boston University on Wednesday. The Beavers go into the event with a 14-17 record, including defeats in four of their last six games. “We are very excited to have the opportunity to continue our season and play a first round game in front of our home crowd,” Robinson said. “It’s a great reward for our players... [Read The entire article]
