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The NHL suspended Nashville Predators winger Jordin Tootoo five games for punching Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas in the face. Robidas was knocked unconscious on the play late in the third period Saturday night in a 3-2 win by the Predators in Nashville. "While a player is entitled to defend himself, Mr. More Info...  

Quarterback Patrick Ramsey signed a contract Monday to be the backup to Jay Cutler with the Denver Broncos. The 28-year-old free agent who was cut by the New York Jets this month. The Broncos also released defensive end Courtney Brown, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2000 who has a history of knee troubles. More Info...  

Stanford center Brook Lopez will remain in school for his sophomore season rather than declare himself eligible for the NBA draft. The 7-foot Lopez, whose twin brother Robin also plays for the Cardinal, averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds. He also blocked 45 shots despite missing the start of the season following back surgery in late September. More Info...  

Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis' leading scorer, did not practice because of a sprained left ankle Monday as the Tigers prepared for the NCAA tournament regional semifinals against Texas A&M. "The kid says he's going to play, but you never know," Memphis coach John Calipari said in a conference call with reporters. More Info...  

Maybe the Florida Gators make good adjustments. Maybe they wear down opponents. Maybe they can turn it on when they need it most. Or maybe they're just a second-half team. The defending national champions certainly have been in the NCAA tournament, outscoring Jackson State and Purdue 116-70 in the final 20 minutes of their first two games to advance to the round of 16. More Info...  

Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter was accused of punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after police said the players exchanged trash talk at a casino blackjack table. Porter was issued a summons on a misdemeanor battery charge after the Sunday altercation that began inside the Palms hotel-casino, Las Vegas police Officer Martin Wright said. More Info...  

Padres left-hander David Wells has Type 2 diabetes, which the team says is controllable. "It's something he'll have to manage and something we'll have to help him manage," chief executive officer Sandy Alderson said Monday. "It's not unprecedented by any means." Wells was diagnosed two weeks ago, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported in Monday's editions. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. HAMPTON, Ga. – Jimmie Johnson's team cruised (for once), while Juan Pablo Montoya turned some heads. More Info...  

Tracy McGrady said he had never been a part of a game like this one. Not many NBA players have. Yao Ming scored 24 points, McGrady added 21 and the Houston Rockets embarrassed the Philadelphia 76ers 124-74 Sunday night in one of the most lopsided games in the history of both franchises. It was the Rockets' largest road win and the franchise's second-largest margin of victory, falling just short of a... More Info...  

Seeing "Kentucky" on the opponent's jerseys was motivation enough for Brandon Rush. Knowing Michael Jordan was watching made it a day to remember. Rush was a career-best 6-of-7 from long range Sunday, including 4-for-4 in the second half as top-seeded Kansas romped past Kentucky 88-76 in an NCAA tournament matchup of two of the game's most storied programs. More Info...  

The best player on the floor will be the best player on the couch for the rest of the NCAA tournament. Texas star Kevin Durant's season came to an unceremonious close Sunday after an 87-68 thumping at the hands of surprising Southern California. Nick Young led USC with 22 points in the runaway, which left Durant -- the freshman front-runner for national player of the year -- to decide whether to... More Info...  

Compared to practice, sometimes Southern Illinois' games are almost like a day off for the Salukis. Driven by the tenacious defense instilled during those workouts -- and three big 3-pointers by Jamaal Tatum -- Southern Illinois pulled away from Virginia Tech 63-48 Sunday in the second round of the West Regional. More Info...  

Al Horford flexed his biceps and offered an imposing stare as he posed for television cameras. Florida's most physical player had reason to show off a little bit. Horford had 17 points and nine rebounds and helped the defending national champions withstand a game effort by plucky Purdue in a 74-67 victory Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. More Info...  

Lon Kruger was beaming. Happy as a coach, proud as a dad. Thanks to a shooting surge by his son Kevin, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels rallied for the school's biggest win since the 1991 team made the Final Four. Kevin Kruger shook off a shooting slump, connecting on three straight 3-pointers late in the second half Sunday as UNLV beat second-seeded Wisconsin 74-68 in the second round of the Midwest... More Info...  

The Boston Celtics confirmed Sunday that the team had been fined $30,000 by the NBA for excessive contact with the family of Texas star freshman and likely lottery draft pick Kevin Durant. General manager Danny Ainge sat next to Durant's mother during the Big 12 tournament. The league said Ainge violated rules demanding that contact be kept to a minimum between team executives and potential NBA... More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. HAMPTON, Ga. – With Winston in NASCAR's past, smoking isn't as common in the garage. More Info...  

Derrick Byars released five years of frustration on Washington State in the second half. He hit five 3-pointers, blocked a critical shot and repeatedly kept Vanderbilt alive in a double-overtime thriller. The SEC's player of the year wasn't ready to end his career at Arco Arena -- even when time, foul trouble and the Cougars' vaunted defense were lined up against him. More Info...  

A.J. Graves can't grow any wider or taller, and the junior point guard doesn't believe Butler will ever shed its mid-major label. But boy, can the Bulldogs pull off a surprise or two once they get into the NCAA tournament. Goodbye, Maryland. Welcome back, Butler: the tiny Indiana school that clinched its second trip to the round of 16 in four years with a 62-59 win over the Terrapins on Saturday. More Info...  

Levance Fields wasn't about to let two missed free throws ruin Pittsburgh's season. Fields atoned for his misses at the end of regulation, hitting a 3-pointer in overtime, and Pitt recovered after blowing a 19-point lead to beat upstart Virginia Commonwealth 84-79 Saturday in the second round of the West Regional. More Info...  

Acie Law was there when Texas A&M hit bottom, wallowing through a winless Big 12 season three years ago, often wondering if he'd made a mistake by choosing to play for the perennially underachieving Aggies. Law stayed, and vindication came in the jubilation after the Aggies' 72-69 win over Louisville in the second round of the South Regional on Saturday, when the senior point guard dubbed "Captain... More Info...