Bill Davidson, the Detroit Pistons' Hall of Fame owner and noted philanthropist, died Friday. He was 86.
Armon Johnson scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half and Luke Babbitt added 23 to help Nevada come back from an early 12-point deficit to defeat Louisiana Tech 77-68 Friday night and advance to the finals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
Gerald Henderson scored the go-ahead basket with 34.8 seconds remaining and No. 9 Duke held on for a 66-65 ACC tournament victory over Boston College on Friday night.
Former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin will give a deposition next week in his grievance against the team.
The mascots for Utah State and New Mexico State got physical with each other down the stretch of the teams' Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinal Friday night.
LeBron James scored 51 points, including six in overtime, and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the Central Division title Friday night with a 126-123 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Stephen Jackson scored 31 points, Monta Ellis had season highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors put a dent into Dallas' playoff run, beating the Mavericks 119-110 Friday night.
The NHL is moving its annual awards show from Toronto to Las Vegas.
The Wolf Pack women's basketball team punched their ticket for the WAC Championship game, beating Louisiana Tech 91-88 in ovetime.
LaceDarius Dunn hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining and Baylor ended a 24-game losing streak against Texas, advancing to the Big 12 championship game for the first time with a 76-70 victory Friday night.
Greivis Vasquez scored 22 points Friday night and Maryland advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 75-64 upset of No. 9 Wake Forest, which was doomed by its worst shooting performance of the season.
Randy Johnson is making quite the first impression in his first spring with the San Francisco Giants.
The University of Nevada (5-9) baseball team scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning and had the tying run at second base but were unable complete the comeback falling 6-5 to Oregon(7-7) at Peccole Park in Reno Friday afternoon. With the loss the Wolf Pack dropped to 5-9 on the season while the Ducks improved to 7-7.
Prosecutors charged a man Friday with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a mixed martial arts promoter killed when his red Ferrari was sheared in half in a collision.
Sophomore Greg Berger-Sabbatel earned his second All-America certificate of the meet, and the Nevada skiing team remains in 10th place after the second day of competition at the 2009 NCAA Skiing Championships, being held March 11-14 at the Sunday River (alpine) and Black Mountain (Nordic) Ski Resorts.
Phil Mickelson is on top of the CA Championship after two rounds of play.
Dana Eveland might wind up as the Oakland Athletics opening night starter even though it's a job he doesn't want.
A Michigan jury has convicted a 19-year-old man of manslaughter in the beating death of a college football player.
Kentucky House lawmakers unanimously passed a bill Friday to require the state's high school coaches to complete first aid and sports safety training on athlete heat stroke and cold emergencies, a measure inspired by the death of a teenage football player at a sweltering summer practice.
A Los Angeles judge has refused to throw out part of a lawsuit claiming Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dennis Northcutt arranged the beating of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
Clancy Pendergast, the defensive coordinator for Arizona's run to the Super Bowl, is now in charge of defense for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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