Lunardi: Michigan lifts Spartans to top line With help from the Wolverines, Michigan State jumps Kansas and earns a No. 1 seed Lin, Knicks stay hot, cruise past listless Hawks Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the New York Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 on Wednesday night. Pujols objects to Angels' 'El Hombre' billboards Albert Pujols is objecting to the Angels "El Hombre" ads. Magic: Kobe needs to sit down with Jim Buss Players meetings are fine, but Magic Johnson thinks the Los Angeles Lakers need Kobe Bryant to sit down with management to address some issues. Tiger Woods rallies to win Match Play 1st round Battling a severe cold, Tiger Woods beat Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 1 up in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain. Knicks guard Shumpert out of dunk contest Due to a left knee injury, New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert will not participate in the NBA's Slam Dunk contest this weekend. He will be replaced by Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans. Sources: Temple in talks about joining Big East Temple is in talks with the Big East about joining the conference as early as 2012, sources confirmed Wednesday. The New York Times first reported on the discussions to add Temple in all sports. Source: Pack, Finley reach 2-year, $15M deal The Green Bay Packers reached an agreement with tight end Jermichael Finley on a 2-year, $15 million deal, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Celtics' Rondo replaces Hawks' Johnson in ASG Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will take Joe Johnson's spot on the Eastern Conference roster at this year's All-Star Game after being named an injury replacement Tuesday by NBA commissioner David Stern. UFC's White: Mayweather 'racist' for Lin tweets UFC president Dana White called WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. a racist Tuesday night for comments the boxer made recently about New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. Ward pleads guilty to reckless driving charge Hines Ward pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Wednesday after prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., dropped drunken driving charges against the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, according to multiple media reports. Calhoun to undergo procedure on lower back UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who is suffering from spinal stenosis, will undergo a surgical procedure Monday to help address the lower back condition. Report: Roethlisberger, Steelers OC Haley met Ben Roethlisberger has met with new Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, citing multiple team sources. Dodgers' Belisario tested positive for cocaine Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario says he tried cocaine only once, but a positive test for the drug kept him from obtaining paperwork to enter the U.S. last year. Pop Warner rule would restrict practice contact In the wake of a new study, the national president of Pop Warner said he will propose a rule that, for the first time, would limit the amount of contact allowed in youth football practices.
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