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NCAA: Arkansas-Pine Bluff confident (AP)

AP - So what if Arkansas-Pine Bluff has to play Duke? It beat Winthrop 61-44 in the opening-round game and is brimming with confidence in its first NCAA tournament. Might as well try to knock off the top-seeded bluebloods.

No. 12 seed Cornell dominates Temple 78-65 (AP)

AP - Confident, relaxed and definitely on their game.

Mountaineers beat Morgan St 77-50 after slow start (AP)

AP - West Virginia overcame a miserable shooting start to avoid another Big East flameout in the NCAA tournament.

Dodgers announcer Vin Scully out of hospital (AP)

AP - Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was released from the hospital Friday after bumping his head, and is looking forward to broadcasting a Dodgers exhibition game this weekend.

Grant, Johnson lead Purdue past Siena 72-64 (AP)

AP - Forgotten amid all that angst over Purdue's NCAA tournament chances without Robbie Hummel: The Boilermakers still have Keaton Grant.

Wisconsin avoids upset, beats Wofford 53-49 (AP)

AP - Slow and plodding early, fast and frantic late. No matter the tempo, Wisconsin stayed poised against pesky Wofford.

New Aussie punter Bond has license to thrill in New York (Reuters)
Reuters - The New York Giants have gone Down Under to sign punter Jy Bond, a former semi-professional Australian Rules footballer.

Laffey, Marte help Indians split-squad top Rangers (AP)
AP - A day in the field was just what Texas Rangers slugger Vladimir Guerrero needed to end his struggles at the plate.

Pistons' Stuckey will be monitored in return (AP)
AP - Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey is eager to start playing basketball again.

Baylor counts on Griner for NCAA tournament (AP)

AP - Brittney Griner used to be known as the YouTube Girl for the way her impressive dunks as a high schooler went viral across the Internet.

Gunners to face Barca, United get Bayern in Champions League (AFP)

AFP - Arsenal will face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals in a repeat of the 2006 final won by the Spanish giants.

US rider Clinger banned for two years (AFP)

AFP - David Clinger, runner-up in last year's US national road race championships, has been slapped with a two-year ban after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Kariya scores 400th goal, Blues top Rangers 4-3 (AP)

AP - Paul Kariya scored his 400th NHL goal to snap a third-period tie and the St. Louis Blues took advantage of uncharacteristically shaky Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and beat New York 4-3 on Thursday night.

Roddick reaches Indian Wells semi-finals (AFP)

AFP - Andy Roddick continued his dominance of Tommy Robredo Friday, booking a semi-final berth at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 with his 11th win over the Spaniard in as many meetings.

Harrington takes early lead in Tampa (AP)

AP - Padraig Harrington, already assured of a memorable week after his trip to the White House, put himself in position to make it even better at the Transitions Championship on Friday.