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March 17, 2009

Jodie Meeks scored 25 points and Patrick Patterson had 15 points and 14 rebounds Thursday to help Kentucky stop a four-game losing streak with a 71-58 victory over Mississippi on Thursday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. ...more

March 12, 2009

Joe Mather appears increasingly likely to be the St. Louis Cardinals' opening-day starter at third base. ...more

March 10, 2009

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March 10, 2009

For 311/2 games, no one could solve Springstead High and its stifling pressure defense. ...more

March 8, 2009

Springstead runs out to 17-point lead in the first half but gets out-scored 49-23 in the second half to lose state championship game to Cocoa, 75-60. ...more

March 7, 2009

The winding career of Gary Roberts inevitably will come to an end, and that could come as soon as Monday. But any talk of the 42-year-old veteran of 1,224 games having already decided to hang up his skates for good is jumping the gun, according to Lightning general manager Brian Lawton. ...more

March 7, 2009

An up-and-down season for the Saint Leo men's basketball team ended on perhaps the most disappointing note Wednesday, a 71-47 loss to No. 2 seed Rollins in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament at Winter Park. ...more

March 7, 2009

Tampa Bay RW Steve Downie was handed a 20-game suspension by the American Hockey League on Thursday after the league reviewed his actions in Saturday's AHL game against Norfolk. ...more

March 6, 2009

Lions trounce 1A-6 foe Sharks for second time in two weeks and improve to 5-0 on the young season. ...more

March 3, 2009