DENVER (AP) - Eleventh-seed Gonzaga in the Southeast, 12th-seed
Richmond and 13th-seed Morehead State in the Southwest all pulled
upsets yesterday and are still alive in the NCAA men's basketball
tourney. Denver was also the site of Jimmer-mania, as the nation's
leading scorer Jimmer Fredette (freh-DEHT') led third-seed Brigham
Young past Wofford (WAHF'-urd) 74-66 to set up a third-round
matchup against Gonzaga on Saturday.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Chicago Bulls, riding their longest win
streak in six years, are back on top in the NBA's Eastern
Conference. Derrick Rose scored 21 points and the Bulls won their
eighth in a row, 84-73 over New Jersey, to take a half-game lead
over Boston in the race for best record in the East.
NEW YORK (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') is
telling all active NFL players that the sport is "at risk." In an
e-mail, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press,
Goodell tells players that "each passing day puts our game and our
shared economics further at risk" and urges the players to return
to the bargaining table.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon grabbed Yogi
Berra after the former Yankee great stumbled on the protective
carpet by the batting cage before last night's exhibition game. A
week ago, Berra was released from a hospital after the 85-year-old
tripped and fell in the Yankees' clubhouse before a spring training
game in Clearwater, Fla.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Now that the NCAA has finalized its ruling
that five Ohio State football players who took improper benefits
are suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season, Buckeyes
coach Jim Tressel says he wants the same punishment. Last night,
the NCAA denied Ohio State's appeal on behalf of the players
including star quarterback Terrelle (teh-REHL') Pryor.
