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March 30, 2009 | Volume 110, Issue 13

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March 30, 2009 | Richard Hoffer
Does baseball's preseason matter? The Astros are praying it doesn't

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Which opposing NBA player would you most like to have on your team?

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By and his Whitney Young high teammates, the Illinois 4A basketball championship. Marcus, the younger son of Michael Jordan, had a game-high 19 points, including four straight free throws in the...

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Free-agent reliever, on why he finally signed, on March 13, with the hapless Nationals:

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Police in Indiana drove a high school basketball coach 45 miles to his team's playoff game after he posted bond on a DWI charge.

March 30, 2009 | Tom Verducci
A late-blooming, loquacious control freak calls it quits

March 30, 2009 | Tom Verducci
Times Cuba had failed to reach the final in its last 50 major international baseball events before a loss to Japan in the WBC quarterfinals.

March 30, 2009 | Joe Lemire
it thrived abroad, the World Baseball Classic remained an afterthought in the U.S. Heading into last weekend's semifinals, ESPN's viewership for the three-week tournament was up 30% from 2006,...

March 30, 2009 | MARK BECHTEL
Ball State pulls a shocker for the ages

March 30, 2009 | MARK BECHTEL
got out that Charlie Villanueva of the Bucks sent a Twitter update at halftime of an NBA game on March 15, not everyone was as galled as his coach Scott Skiles, who reprimanded the forward,...

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What smart fans should do this week

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With X-Men hitting the big screen on May 1, Millwood wouldn't mind borrowing one of his favorite mutant's powers to get him through the upcoming season. "He just heals himself and keeps going,"...

March 30, 2009 | As told to Sarah Kwak
The cast member stars in , opening this Friday

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Berry, a junior righthander at Rice, pitched consecutive two-hit shutouts against then No. 1 Texas A&M and Notre Dame, and followed with a one-hitter against San Diego in which he allowed...

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EARLY IN spring training Josh Bard spoke to reporters about his planned gig as Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield's regular catcher. "My goal in this whole thing is to be better on October 30...

March 30, 2009 | Dan Patrick

March 30, 2009 | TIM LAYDEN
That twisty thoroughfare winds into a second week for the 16 teams and myriad players who are trying to restore a reputation, fix a tarnished image or simply seize one last chance at tournament...

March 30, 2009 | Kelli Anderson
A decade after it crashed the Big Dance as a charming Cinderella, Gonzaga is the envy of every mid-major program in the country

March 30, 2009 | George Dohrmann
By investing in its resources, Xavier has proved that size does not have to limit a school's success

March 30, 2009 | George Dohrmann
BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

March 30, 2009 | LEE JENKINS
Out-of-shape and overlooked coming out of high school, the San Diego State righthander now throws to go with pinpoint control, making him the likely first pick in June

March 30, 2009 | LEE JENKINS
BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

March 30, 2009 | L. JON WERTHEIM
Heavyweight champion is the antithesis of the UFC's Vegas-style extravagance, but the no-frills fighter, who lives and trains in northern Minnesota, is ready for an alltime payday

March 30, 2009 | L. JON WERTHEIM
BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

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March 30, 2009 | PETER KING
Convinced the Broncos nearly traded him last month, a furious has turned the tables and wants out of Denver. Making peace with the quarterback won't be easy

March 30, 2009 | PETER KING
BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

March 30, 2009 | L. JON WERTHEIM
Now in their ninth decade, the Harlem Globetrotters have thrown cold water on their critics and faked out the doomsayers with an act that's as entertaining as ever

March 30, 2009 | L. JON WERTHEIM
BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

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Hornets center Tyson Chandler says his big toe is feeling fine—it's his feelings that are hurting • UConn big man Hasheem Thabeet reminds one scout of Dikembe Mutombo

March 30, 2009 | Chris Mannix
Tyson Chandler insists the big toe that caused his trade to be scotched is fine—but his feelings are another matter

March 30, 2009 | Chris Mannix

March 30, 2009 | Austin Murphy
Long plagued by anonymity, the made-over and gritty Blue Jackets may at long last be postseason-bound

March 30, 2009 | Pierre McGuire
Chicago is headed to the playoffs even though two key signings of last summer—defenseman and goalie —have been inconsistent. Campbell, signed for seven more years at $7.1 million a season, was...

March 30, 2009 | Selena Roberts
THERE WAS no grace in defeat. Florida State president T.K. Wetherell shook with fury last week as he smack-talked the NCAA during a 40-minute press conference. The First Fan of the Seminoles...

March 30, 2009 | JIM GORANT
ABC/ESPN might exfoliate

March 30, 2009 | JIM GORANT
The Australian state Victoria will pay half of Tiger Woods's $3 million appearance fee to play the Australian Masters

March 30, 2009 | JIM MURPHY
Retief Goosen

March 30, 2009 | JIM MURPHY
"I would love to see a Tiger-Phil battle at the Masters. Phil has the momentum with two wins, but Tiger is Tiger, and you can't bet against him."

March 30, 2009 | JIM MURPHY
Which of these two would you pick to win the Masters?

March 30, 2009 | FARRELL EVANS
Sheila Johnson offers the Tour a transfusion

March 30, 2009 | FARRELL EVANS
Retired from golf and newly married, Annika Sorenstam is pregnant

March 30, 2009 | DAMON HACK
Great course, fabulous weather, golf-crazy market—the Transitions Championship had it all, yet none of the top pros deigned to enter. Is now the time to make attendance mandatory?