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Woods: 'A little nervous' about return at Masters
Tiger Woods acknowledged "living a lie," saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his downfall and that no one in his inner circle was aware of his misdeeds....
Week 2 filled with broken brackets, underdogs
Brackets across the country are obliterated. Underdogs, meanwhile, keep moving on....
NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness
The NCAA tournament's regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy....
Cornell dominates another higher seed
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Cornell players jumped up and down near midcourt, exchanging chest-bumps and high-fives, then ran toward their fans....
Twins, Mauer agree on 8 year, $184M extension
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Joe Mauer is staying home....
Furyk ends long drought by winning Transitions
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) -- Jim Furyk showed the nerves of a player trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. Considering how long it had been since his last victory, it felt that way....
Michigan State beats Maryland 85-83 at buzzer
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Korie Lucious hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a frenetic finish and give injury-depleted Michigan State an 85-83 victory over Maryland on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament....
Top-seeded Duke advances to round of 16 again
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- When Brian Zoubek is calling for the ball and scoring at will, you know things are going really well for Duke....
Obama slumping in men's, women's NCAA brackets
NEW YORK (AP) -- Better luck picking next year, Mr. President....
Jimmie Johnson wins for 1st time at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) -- There's an aura about Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that drivers and fans love equally for its electric, throwback-style racing....

US Ski Team chief arrested on DUI charge
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- U.S. Ski Team chief Bill Marolt issued an apology Saturday after being arrested days earlier on suspicion of driving under the influence not far from the team's headquarters in Park City....
Shaun White withdraws from US Open
STRATTON, Vt. (AP) -- Shaun White is "exhausted" and will not compete at the U.S. Open snowboarding championships....
Earnhardt visits `Handy Manny' prime-time special
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The children's animated TV series "Handy Manny Big Race" is going prime time Saturday night with Dale Earnhardt Jr....
First musher from Jamaica finishes Iditarod
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The first musher from Jamaica to enter the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has reached the finish line at Nome, three days after Lance Mackey won for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time....
Minnesota-Duluth to face Cornell for hockey title
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Under-appreciated Cornell isn't done proving itself against the nation's best college hockey programs....
Chandler sets NCAA mark, Spofforth wins again
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Arizona's Ann Chandler set an NCAA record in the 100-yard breaststroke at the women's swimming and diving championships on Friday night....
Iowa secures 3rd straight NCAA wrestling title
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Iowa locked up a third straight team title Friday night at the NCAA championships, sending five wrestlers to the finals and building an insurmountable lead over Cornell....