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Steve Barber, the first 20-game winner in modern Baltimore Orioles history and the losing pitcher in one of baseball's wildest no-hitters, has died. He was 67. Barber became ill last week and died from complications of pneumonia Sunday at a hospital in Henderson, Nev., the Orioles said Monday. A two-time All-Star and a member of the Orioles' Hall of Fame, Barber was 121-106 with a 3.36 ERA from... More Info...  

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Johnathan Joseph pleaded not guilty Monday to possession of marijuana. Joseph was scheduled for another hearing on Feb. 22 in Boone County District Court. The first-round draft pick made his first court appearance since his arrest Jan. 22 on the misdemeanor charge. He was the ninth Bengals player arrested in a nine-month span. More Info...  

Flight restrictions imposed around Manhattan after New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed his single-engine plane into an apartment tower will be made permanent, government documents indicate. The plan for the rule change was revealed as the National Transportation Safety Board released papers Monday detailing its investigation of the Oct. More Info...  

The Indianapolis Colts overcame steady rain and a lot more to lead the Super Bowl after three quarters Sunday night. Peyton Manning threw for 247 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown pass, and the Colts shook off a sloppy start to lead the Chicago Bears 22-17. The Colts were ahead despite three turnovers, squandered scoring chances and poor play on special teams. More Info...  

Colts starting cornerback Nick Harper and right tackle Ryan Diem injured ankles in the first half of the Super Bowl on Sunday night and didn't start the second half after being listed as questionable at halftime. Harper played in the first half with a sprained left ankle and had not practiced since hurting it against New England in the AFC championship game. More Info...  

Rasheed Wallace stepped out of the shower area and reset the track on the portable stereo in Detroit's locker room. Seconds later, he swayed to the booming beat and began to rap. "Afraid of none of you cowards," he shouted, spitting out lyrics along with hip hop star Nas. Wallace might as well have been singing about the Pistons. More Info...  

Sheldon Souray scored the winning goal, then dished out the credit to teammate Tomas Plekanec. Souray scored 2:01 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins' six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Sunday. Plekanec scored twice in regulation before setting up Souray in overtime during a 2-on-1. More Info...  

Florida State's players celebrated their game-sealing defensive stop by cutting loose, whooping it up in front of those famously rowdy Cameron Crazies. After 15 straight losses on Duke's fabled home floor, the Seminoles finally had a reason to party. Al Thornton scored 21 points and Florida State stopped Duke cold in the final minute to seal a 68-67 victory over the eighth-ranked Blue Devils on... More Info...  

The way the Hawks mobbed Tyronn Lue at halfcourt after his game-winning shot in overtime, one might have thought Atlanta won a title instead of stretching a road winning streak to three games. You have to start somewhere. Lue hit a 23-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift the Hawks to a 101-99 overtime victory against the New Jersey Nets on Sunday, posting their first three-game road winning streak... More Info...  

UCLA coach Ben Howland likes to remind everyone there's no easy games in the Pac-10. For one day anyway, his team made a mockery of that thought. Arron Afflalo scored 16 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 14 and the fifth-ranked Bruins led all the way in beating Oregon State 82-35 on Saturday for their 17th consecutive home victory. More Info...  

Ninth-ranked Oregon set out on a four-game trip 10 days ago as one of the best road teams in the nation. After three losses, the Ducks can't wait to get back to Eugene. Taj Gibson scored 18 points and Southern California held off a late rally for a 71-68 victory Saturday to give the Trojans a season sweep of Oregon for the first time in six years. More Info...  

Jeff Quinney survived the wildest day at the PGA Tour's biggest party. Now the rookie is 18 holes away from his first PGA Tour victory. Quinney shot a 3-under 68 to hold on to a two-stroke lead in front of a raucous, near-record crowd of 162,750 Saturday in the FBR Open. The former Arizona State player and 2000 U.S. More Info...  

Sidney Lowe always knew how to beat North Carolina as a player. The first-year coach proved he can also top the Tar Heels from the sideline. The former North Carolina State point guard earned his first big victory as its coach when the Wolfpack upset No. 3 North Carolina 83-79 on Saturday in just the kind of rivalry game he was hired to win. More Info...  

Kevin Durant got his points for Texas. Cartier Martin and Kansas State got the win. And in case anyone hadn't noticed yet, the Wildcats are now a legitimate threat to win the Big 12 under first-year head coach Bob Huggins. Martin scored Kansas State's last five points -- hitting a 3-pointer for the lead and two key free throws to hold on -- to help the Wildcats pull out a 73-72 victory Saturday over... More Info...  

Michael Irvin wrapped his arms around Thurman Thomas in the kind of hug that new Hall of Famers share. Somewhere, Paul Tagliabue could only envy their emotional display. "That embrace Thurman and I had, we talked earlier, we were falling apart on the phone," Irvin said. "We don't sound like cool people that played a tough game right now." The former Dallas Cowboys receiver with the off-field woes... More Info...  

Laila Ali wasted little time in retaining her WBC and WIBA world titles, knocking out Gwendolyn O'Neil of Guyana at 56 seconds of the first round Saturday in their super middleweight fight. The 29-year-old daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali headlined the first women's professional boxing match in South Africa. More Info...  

The Super Bowl may be wetter -- and windier -- than players and fans might like. Brisk winds of 10 mph to 20 mph and a temperatures in the mid- to upper-60s are forecast for Sunday along with scattered showers throughout the day. "It's going to make it feel cooler than it will actually turn out to be," Dan Dixon, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said Saturday. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. General manager Walt Jocketty did his best work in building the Cardinals' 2006 championship team, but now comes the hard part: rebuilding it. More Info...  

Top-ranked Maria Sharapova retired during the second set of her Pan Pacific Open semifinal against Ana Ivanovic on Saturday because of a hamstring injury. After dropping the first set 6-1, the Russian star consulted with her trainer. She won the first game of the second set before retiring. "It's disappointing to have to finish this way," Sharapova said. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. MIAMI – All the beautiful people are gathering this weekend to celebrate their own big game. More Info...