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Andy Staples: UConn's exhaustive win over Kentucky sets stage for Monday title shot
Kentucky's DeAndre Liggins thought his shot in closing seconds was good
Free throws doom another John Calipari-coached team in Final Four
Butler gets a boost from Zach Hahn when it needed it most
Tillman tosses 6 no-hit innings as O's beat Rays
Rose, Bulls roll on without Noah
Rose overpowers Raptors as Bulls pad East lead
Rangers smack four homers in rout of Red Sox
Ichiro delivers in 9th, becomes Mariners' hit king
Posnanski: Toughness key to Butler's success
UConn holds off Kentucky 56-55
Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (oblique) expects to miss week
Rays' Longoria leaves with sore oblique (AP)
UConn edges Kentucky to reach title game (AP)
Rockies' Jimenez, De La Rosa both ailing (AP)
Butler's championship-bound Bulldogs: Simply winners
Connecticut edges Kentucky to reach title game
UConn holds on, tips Kentucky 56-55 to advance to title game
Azarenka beats Sharapova for Key Biscayne title
Lee strikes out 11, beats Astros in return to Philly

Andy Staples: UConn's exhaustive win over Kentucky sets stage for Monday title shot

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:49 PM PDT

UConn and Kentucky fought an exhausting, tense battle on Saturday, with the Huskies prevailing 56-55. Andy Staples details how UConn managed to earn the win in surprising fashion.

Kentucky's DeAndre Liggins thought his shot in closing seconds was good

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

The Kentucky Wildcats hadn't shot the ball well all night. But in the final seconds of their NCAA semifinal matchup vs. Connecticut Saturday ...

Free throws doom another John Calipari-coached team in Final Four

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:48 PM PDT

In the 2008 national championship game, John Calipari, then the head coach at Memphis, had his Tigers just over a minute from winning the national ...

Butler gets a boost from Zach Hahn when it needed it most

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:57 PM PDT

Coming into the Final Four, Butler guard Zach Hahn had scored nine points in the Bulldogs' four NCAA tournament games before heading to Houston. ...

Tillman tosses 6 no-hit innings as O's beat Rays

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:46 PM PDT

Chris Tillman held Tampa Bay hitless for six innings and Nick Markakis made a leaping catch at the wall in the ninth to preserve the Baltimore Orioles' 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.

Rose, Bulls roll on without Noah

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) Derrick Rose remembered the celebration the last time the Chicago Bulls met Toronto. He wasn't about to let the Raptors yuck it up this time.

Rose overpowers Raptors as Bulls pad East lead

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:43 PM PDT

Derrick Rose had 36 points and 10 assists, and the Chicago Bulls took another step toward the top seed in the Eastern Conference with their 15th win in 17 games, hanging on to beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 113-106 on Saturday night.

Rangers smack four homers in rout of Red Sox

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Ian Kinsler had another leadoff homer and Adrian Beltre hit a grand slam to help power the Texas Rangers to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.

Ichiro delivers in 9th, becomes Mariners' hit king

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Ichiro Suzuki was more pleased with the timing of his clutch swing than securing another Seattle record.

Posnanski: Toughness key to Butler's success

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT

The Butler miracle continues. The Bulldogs outfought fellow mid-major VCU 70-62 to return to Monday's title game. Joe Posnanski points to one remarkable stat that keyed the win.

UConn holds off Kentucky 56-55

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (oblique) expects to miss week

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:12 PM PDT

Tampa Bay Rays All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria left Saturday night's game against Baltimore because of muscle soreness on the left side on his upper body.

Rays' Longoria leaves with sore oblique (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:44 PM PDT

The Tampa Bay Rays hope they don't have to find a way to jumpstart their sputtering offense minus slugger Evan Longoria. The three-time All-Star third baseman left Saturday's night game against the Baltimore Orioles with a sore oblique muscle in his left side and the defending AL East champions are not sure of the severity of the injury or how long the their best player might remain out of...

UConn edges Kentucky to reach title game (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT

When the options boil down to winning or heading home, nobody's better than Kemba and Connecticut. Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift UConn to its 10th straight victory since finishing off a .500 Big East regular season, a 56-55 win over cold-shooting Kentucky that moved the Huskies a victory away from their third, and most improbable, NCAA title.

Rockies' Jimenez, De La Rosa both ailing (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Colorado manager Jim Tracy was joking before the game about the arid atmosphere in Denver. "A lot of us men, we don't carry our bottle of hand cream with us. Hey, I need a little lotion on our hands. They get dry," he said. Three hours later, he watched lefty Jorge De La Rosa have to leave his stellar start with a blood blister on the middle finger of his left hand.

Butler's championship-bound Bulldogs: Simply winners

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:41 PM PDT

They don't dazzle. They don't awe. They don't light up the scoreboard, and who among them would compete in a dunk contest? What the Butler Bulldogs ...

Connecticut edges Kentucky to reach title game

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Kemba Walker had nine points and six assists as Connecticut took a 31-21 lead over Kentucky in the second semifinal at the Final Four on Saturday night.