Nevada’s Danielle Patrick and Mallary Darby have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 9-15. This is the first career honor for Patrick and the second of the season for Darby.

New Mexico State shortstop Bryan Marquez and Nevada right-handed pitcher Derek Achelpohl have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 9-15.

Nevada running back Luke Lippincott has been granted a sixth year of eligibility due to a knee injury that forced him to miss most of last season.

Police say an Iraqi soccer player has been shot dead just as he was about to kick what could have been the tying goal in a weekend game south of Baghdad.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived receiver Matt Jones, parting ways with the former first-round draft pick after his latest arrest.

Florida State University will appeal the part of an NCAA sanction that would take away wins in 10 sports, including as many as 14 in football.

Jo Jackson has set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the British swimming championships.

Dave Leitao has resigned as Virginia's men's basketball coach after the team's worst season in decades, according to an athletic department official familiar with the decision.

The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Jackson has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for receiving his 16th technical foul this season.

The Houston Astros and catcher Ivan Rodriguez are closing in on a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press.

Running back Jason Wright and the Arizona Cardinals have agreed to a two-year contract.

Records from the search for two missing NFL players and two friends paint a bleak picture of what happened after their boat overturned off Tampa, Fla.

The Mid-American Conference has named Jon Steinbrecher as its new commissioner.

Manny Ramirez's hamstring injury will keep him out of spring training games for at least a week.

Anheuser-Busch is ending its sponsorship of the NHRA.

Here are the four regions for the NCAA Tournament.

Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester finalized a $30 million, five-year contract on Sunday, a deal that could be worth $42.75 million over six seasons if Boston exercises a club option for 2014.

The University of Nevada men’s tennis team pulled won of the biggest wins of the season defeating No. 44 San Diego State on Sunday at the Aztec Tennis Center in San Diego.

The Anaheim Arsenal rallied in the fourth quarter but fell 113-105 to the Reno Bighorns during a Sunday matinee at the Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Dave Hart, a former Southern Conference commissioner, head football coach at Pittsburgh and athletic director at two other schools, has died. He was 83.

The NCAA tournament will include an Evergreen State invasion of Portland, Ore.

Australia has formally submitted its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

Despite a 26-6 record and one of the nation's most exciting players in point guard Patty Mills, Saint Mary's was denied an at-large spot in the NCAA tournament Sunday.

Last place in the NBA was on the line - literally - when three officials, huddled around a replay screen, ruled that the tiptoe of Francisco Garcia's right shoe had barely grazed the 3-point arc.

Jason Richardson scored 31 points against his former team, Shaquille O'Neal added 26, and the Suns rang up the highest point total in the NBA this season in a 154-130 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.