West Virginia beats buzzer to avoid upset bug - Kevin Jones scored 17 points, and Da'Sean Butler hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as No. 7 West Virginia avoided the upset bug at the Big East Conference tournament, beat Cincinnati 54-51 on Thursday. Rose sprains wrist, Bulls lose to Magic (AP) - Vince Carter had 23 points to help the Orlando Magic pull away early and cruise past the injured Chicago Bulls, 111-82 on Thursday night for a season-high seventh straight win. Matt Barnes added 14 points, and reserve Brandon Bass scored 13 in another blowout victory against a struggling team for the Magic. Bulls lose Rose in blowout loss to Magic - Vince Carter had 23 points to help the Orlando Magic pull away early and cruise past the injured Chicago Bulls, 111-82 on Thursday night for a season-high seventh straight win. Notre Dame rides defense to knock off Pitt - Luke Harangody came off the bench and hit three key free throws in the final two minutes, helping the Fighting Irish hold off No. 16 Pittsburgh 50-45 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Thursday night for their season-best sixth straight victory. Hurricanes snap Penguins’ win streak at four - Brian Pothier scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Georgia Tech ensures N. Carolina won’t dance - Georgia Tech guaranteed North Carolina won’t make the NCAA Tournament, ending the Tar Heels’ hope of earning an automatic berth by eliminating them from the ACC tournament Thursday. Notre Dame upsets Pitt to keep madness going - Notre Dame beat No. 16 Pitt on Thursday for its second consecutive Big East Conference tournament victory — and sixth straight overall. Pac-10: UCLA tops Arizona to open tourney - Michael Roll scored 19 points, Reeves Nelson added 18 and UCLA held off Arizona 75-69 Thursday in a Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal between two powerhouses that once ruled the league but have struggled this season. Tomlinson visits Vikings, to meet Jets (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson has left the Minnesota Vikings facility without a deal in place and is on his way to New York to visit the Jets. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the star running back spent several hours at Vikings headquarters Thursday, but did not reach agreement on a contract. Tomlinson visits Vikings, heads to see Jets - LaDainian Tomlinson has left the Minnesota Vikings facility without a deal in place and is on his way to New York to visit the Jets.

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2-time Olympian Macartney retires from ski racing [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 6:26 pm]
Two-time Olympian Scott Macartney has decided to retire from ski racing after a 12-year career with the national team.

Ligety likes chances to win giant slalom title [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 2:42 pm]


Polish skier tests positive for EPO at Olympics [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 9:38 am]
Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics in the first serious doping case of the games.

Second straight win gives Guay super-G title [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 6:17 am]
In a late-season surge, Canada's Erik Guay won his second straight World Cup super-G on Thursday to claim the discipline title at World Cup Finals. Swiss Carlo Janka retained the lead in the running for the overall title after losing 16 points to rival Benjamin Raich. A mere 38 points now separates the two.

Vonn crashes out in giant slalom; Maze wins [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 6:16 am]
Looking to clinch the overall World Cup title, Lindsey Vonn crashed out during the giant slalom's first run, opening the way for Maria Riesch to close the points gap. Riesch finished third behind winner Tina Maze and second-place finisher Kathrin Hoelzl, who secured the discipline title.

Canada's Guay wins super-G World Cup title [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 5:32 am]
Erik Guay of Canada produced a daring run to win the final super-G race of the season Thursday and claim the World Cup title in that event.

On brink of clinching crown, Vonn crashes [NBC Sports: March 11, 2010, 5:11 am]
Lindsey Vonn, on the brink of clinching her third successive overall World Cup title, crashed in the first leg of the season's final giant slalom. The American Olympic downhill champion spun off about a quarter of the way down but was not injured.

Riesch wins downhill puts Vonn's title on hold [NBC Sports: March 10, 2010, 5:54 am]
Maria Riesch just made the race for the overall title a lot more interesting. The World Cup No. 2 beat Lindsey Vonn in the women's downhill final Wednesday, narrowing the gap for the big crystal globe.

Riesch wins downhill, Vonn's title on hold [NBC Sports: March 10, 2010, 5:54 am]
Maria Riesch just made the race for the overall title a lot more interesting. The World Cup No. 2 beat Lindsey Vonn in the women's downhill final Wednesday, narrowing the gap for the big crystal globe.

Janka wins final men's downhill [NBC Sports: March 10, 2010, 4:56 am]
Switzerland's Carlo Janka edged Austria's Mario Scheiber to win the final downhill race of the season Wednesday at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The victory bumped the Swiss into the lead ahead of Austrian Benjamin Raich for the overall World Cup title.

Weir drops out of figure skating championships [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 3:39 pm]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) -Johnny Weir says he won't compete at the World Figure Skating Championships later this month, but his career isn't done.

Vonn on verge of 3rd overall World Cup title [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 2:49 pm]
Her body aching but her outlook strong, Lindsey Vonn enters the final downhill of the season with a chance to win the overall World Cup title for the third straight season.

Ammann wins another ski jump World Cup event [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 12:03 pm]
KUOPIO, Finland (AP) -Double Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland closed in on the overall World Cup title Tuesday by winning his seventh event of the season.

Skater's gaffe highlights politics of China sports [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 11:29 am]
BEIJING (AP) -It was a political gaffe for Chinese short track speedskater Zhou Yang - failing to thank her country and its government after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics.

Bode to skip World Cup finals [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 6:50 am]
Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has decided to end his season early to rest a sore right ankle and will not compete at the World Cup finals in Germany this week.

Brazil's president lambasts Olympic critics [NBC Sports: March 8, 2010, 1:55 pm]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -Brazil's president is lashing out at critics who say the country is wasting money on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Davis earns 6th World Cup win of season at 1,000 [NBC Sports: March 7, 2010, 12:41 pm]
Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis of the United States has improved to 6-0 at 1,000 meters during the World Cup season.

Uemura wins freestyle skiing World Cup event [NBC Sports: March 7, 2010, 8:09 am]
INAWASHIRO, Japan (AP) -Japan's Aiko Uemura has won a freestyle skiing world cup moguls event to claim her first title of the season.

Olympic champ Ammann wins ski jump WCup event [NBC Sports: March 7, 2010, 7:59 am]
LAHTI, Finland (AP) -Double Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland won his sixth World Cup event of the season Sunday at the Lahti Ski Games.

Norway takes 1-2 finish in men's World Cup relay [NBC Sports: March 7, 2010, 7:16 am]
LAHTI, Finland (AP) -Norway dominated the World Cup relay races at the Lahti Ski Games on Sunday, finishing 1-2 in the men's race and winning the women's event.





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