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Man convicted in slaying of Denver Broncos player (AP)

AP - Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

Wright leads Georgetown past top-seeded Syracuse (AP)

AP - Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange 91-84 in the quartefinals of the Big East tournament Thursday.

Reyes told to rest until thyroid normalizes (AP)

AP - All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before opening day.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

AP - Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.

Rockies, Helton agree to 2-year extension (AP)
AP - First baseman Todd Helton and the Colorado Rockies agreed Thursday to $9.9 million, two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.

Vonn crashes, will still ski for overall title (AP)

AP - Lindsey Vonn crashed and bruised her right knee during the World Cup giant slalom Thursday, but is expected to compete Friday in the super-G in an attempt to win her third straight overall title.

Silverdome is open for business again (AP)
AP - The Silverdome's new owners say they plan to host six to eight events this year in the stadium that has been quiet since the Detroit Lions left eight years ago.

Brian Giles cites knee pain in decision to retire (AP)
AP - Brian Giles says the pain in his arthritic right knee is getting worse, and the 39-year-old outfielder informed the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday that he will retire.

Mavericks drop Nets to win 13th straight (Reuters)

Reuters - The Dallas Mavericks rallied after a stuttering start to extend their league-leading winning streak to 13 games with a 96-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.

Kool leads Western Michigan in MAC tourney (AP)

AP - David Kool showed why he's the Mid-American Conference's player of the year, scoring 24 of his 26 points in the second half to rally Western Michigan to a 69-60 win over Central Michigan in the MAC quarterfinals on Thursday.

Casillas apologises for Real Euro exit, blames players (AFP)

AFP - Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas apologised Thursday for his side's elimination from the Champions League at the last-16 stage for the sixth consecutive season and said the players are to blame.

Boonen hits early season form with Tirreno stage win (Reuters)
Reuters - Belgian Tom Boonen burned off his rivals in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Thursday ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati.

Guerin: NHL should outlaw hits to head (AP)

AP - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bill Guerin says the NHL must outlaw hits to the head.

Federer, Nadal return to action in desert (AFP)

AFP - World number one Roger Federer faces a potentially difficult path to the final of the Indian Wells hardcourt tournament, the season's first prestigious ATP Masters 1000 event.

Westwood leading an English charge (AP)

AP - Lee Westwood is the leader of an English revolution in the world of golf as the highest-ranked player at No. 4 in the world and a two-time winner of the European Tour money list.