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2013 NCAA Tournament Report — Creighton Among 5 Teams To Win Automatic Bids
Creighton, Liberty and Harvard were among the first five teams to qualify for the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament via automatic bids they received for winning their conference championships this weekend. Here's a recap of the conference championships:
Sunday, March 10
Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Creighton 68 — Wichita State 65
Jahenns Manigat scored 16 points, including a layup
Report: NBA To Test For HGH
The NBA and its players union are nearing an agreement that will allow testing of players' blood for human growth hormone (HGH), ESPN reports. If the league and the National Basketball Players Association can come to terms, testing could begin as soon as the 2013-14 season...
Mariano Rivera to Retire After 2013 Season
Mariano Rivera, the greatest relief pitcher in major league history, intends to retire at the end of the 2013 season. The New York Yankees' closer is supposed to make the announcement official at a press conference at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on Saturday morning...
This Weekend in Sports: U.S. vs. Mexico and Championship Week
Teams battle for automatic NCAA tournament bids, and Team USA plays its first WBC game on Friday. Here's what to watch this weekend:
Pitcher Will Ohman Cut By Nationals — In the Middle of a Game!
Relief pitcher Will Ohman made his first — and last — appearance for the Washington Nationals this spring against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Ohman allowed two hits and two walks in one inning pitched, and he was promptly cut from the team before he got to the showers...
Female NFL Hopeful Lauren Silberman Injured After Two Dreadful Kicks At Tryout
Someday, a woman may demonstrate that she's able to play in the NFL, but that woman wasn't Lauren Silberman on Sunday.
Mike Trout Has Contract Renewed By Angels For Slightly More Than MLB Minimum
Los Angeles Angels all-star outfielder Mike Trout had his contract renewed by the team for $510,000 per year on Saturday. That means the 2012 AL MVP runner-up will make just $20,000 above the major league minimum, which disappointed Trout and his agent, Craig Landis...
Man Fails On Balance Beam Backflip, Crushes Nuts
That's not much of a backflip, dude. Missing the balance beam, landing and crushing your nuts in the process isn't a really good attempt. If people are able to make a car do a backflip, you can do a lot better than that.
This had to be staged...
World Cup Soccer Stadiums To Have Special Section For Obese Fans
Big soccer fans? Bigger seats. When soccer's World Cup heads to Brazil in 2014, the arenas used in hosting the games that determine soccer's world champion will be equipped with specially designed seats designated for obese people and/or people with disabilities...
Man Arrested After Breaking Into Restaurant, Eating 16 Slices of Pie and Falling Asleep
A man broke into a Baltimore fast-food restaurant last month and ate 16 slices of pie before falling asleep and being captured, police say. Baltimore police responded to a break-in at a Popeye's chicken restaurant on Feb. 19, whereupon they found a 62-year-old man asleep on the floor of the establishment...
Magic Johnson Offers LeBron James $1 Million To Do Dunk Contest (UPDATE)
Magic Johnson wants to see 'The King' take the throne once occupied by 'His Airness,' and he's putting up $1 million to make it happen. During an NBA broadcast on Friday, Johnson offered a million dollars to entice Miami Heat star LeBron James to participate in the NBA dunk contest in 2014...
Kathryn Marie — Babe of the Day
Kathryn Marie is a 26-year-old model who lives in Baton Rouge, La. A fine example of a Southern girl, Kathrynis working a full-time job while dabbling in modeling. This may be the most impressive dabbling since Bo Jackson decided to 'dabble' in football in the baseball off-season...