That's Miami of Ohio, by the way, a distinction not needed in the world of college hockey - especially not this week. The RedHawks are headed to the NCAA championship game after beating fellow upstart Bemidji State 4-1 on Thursday night at the Frozen Four.
CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Jordan fans will have a chance to buy one of his Chicago Bulls lockers along with other memorabilia in a charity auction next week.
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago attorney accused of killing New York Knicks player Eddy Curry's ex-girlfriend and their infant daughter has pleaded not guilty.
The former Oklahoma star who grew up in the East Bay town of Piedmont, Calif., was selected to the Sacramento Monarchs with the seventh pick in today's WNBA draft.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The fans were checking out the hats, T-shirts, towels and golf flags covering the folding tables, but what they'd really come to see was still inside the oversized RV parked across the street from Augusta National.
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an NCAA tournament filled with upstarts and upsets, hockey blue-blood Boston University is one victory from its fifth national championship.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, Pau Gasol added 27 points and 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed back center Andrew Bynum in a 116-102 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Big East tournament MVP Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris of Syracuse plan to enter their names into the upcoming NBA draft, the university said Thursday.
Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar confirmed through a school spokesman on Thursday that the product of Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore., was leaving the UW program.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - It was a familiar site at Arco Arena on Thursday night, with Ron Artest playing a starring role and Rick Adelman coaching his team to a victory.
DETROIT (AP) - Ville Koistinen and Jason Arnott scored in the shootout to complete the Nashville Predators ' comeback from a two-goal deficit and beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is wishing congratulations to the Connecticut women's basketball team its perfect national championship season.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA guard Jrue Holiday plans to enter the NBA draft, but he won't hire an agent and is leaving open the option of returning for his sophomore season.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Lakers added a big component to their lineup before the playoffs, activating center Andrew Bynum for Thursday night's game against the Denver Nuggets.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Giants reliever Joe Martinez was hit in the head by Mike Cameron's line drive in the ninth inning, but was able to walk off the field Thursday in San Francisco's 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Chad Campbell led an assault on the scoreboard, shooting a 7-under-par 65 to take the top spot after the opening round of the Masters.
The Sooners' four-time All-American had promised to pay back her scholarship if she didn't lead Oklahoma to a national title. The Sooners fell short in the Final Four against Louisville, but athletic director Joe Castiglione said Tuesday the university wouldn't hold Paris to her promise.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Bills running back Marshawn Lynch will
miss the first three games of the regular season after being suspended without pay by the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have reached a settlement with Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson over misspending by a nonprofit corporation he started after retiring from the NBA in 2000.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Japan's Shingo Katayama has taken the lead in the opening round of the Masters, shooting a 5-under-par 67 on a day for going low at Augusta National.