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• NFL to examine allowing each team a series in playoffs OT if 1st possession ends in FG

• Boston Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie diagnosed with mononucleosis

• Tommy Hanson sharp over 5 innings, allows 1 run on 6 hits as Braves beat Marlins 4-2

MLB news

• Sean Rodriguez has two hits and scores twice to help lead Rays to 5-2 win over Twins

• Lackey throws 4 scoreless innings, but Mets rally with 4-run eighth to beat Red Sox 4-2

• Spring surprise: OF Elijah Dukes suddenly released by Washington Nationals Photo

• Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine in 2009; will keep job Photo

• Brian Tallet allows one hit over four innings, strikes out three as Blue Jays top Orioles 4-1 Photo

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• Pacers F Danny Granger released from hospital with cheek injury; expected to miss Cavs game

• James' 4th triple-double lifts Cavs to 113-101 win over Pistons for an NBA-best 53-15 record Photo

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  Phoenix has highest-scoring game in NBA this season in 152-114 rout of reeling Timberwolves Photo

• Bryant scores 30 to lead Lakers past Kings 106-99 for 4th straight win Photo

• Former Arizona G Shakur signs 10-day contract with Thunder; had been on Tulsa D-League rotster

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• Packers TE Havner arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after motorcycle crash in N Calif

• Chicago Bears release defensive back Nathan Vasher

• Person familiar with talks: Free-agent guard Incognito reaches agreement with Dolphins

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• Some world newspapers critical of Tiger Woods' planned return to golf at Masters Photo

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  Tiger Woods to end months of seclusion by returning to golf at the Masters on April 8 Video

• Haters have had the course to themselves for 4 months. Now it's Tiger Woods' turn. Photo

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  Woods' return to Augusta National makes Masters a one-topic major

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• NASCAR to move from wing to spoiler next week at Martinsville Photo

• NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon says wife is expecting a baby boy

• Andretti escapes injuries after scary accident at IndyCar season opener in Brazil

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• Reports: NHL wants to implement head-shots rule before end of season

• Rinne makes 42 saves and Predators edge Flyers 4-3 in shootout

• Recchi, Ryder, Krejci scored in third period to lead Bruins to 5-2 victory over Hurricanes Photo

• Minnesota Wild sign UMass sophomore center Casey Wellman to 2-year contract

• Blackhawks D Brian Campbell out for 2 months after Ovechkin hit, has broken collar bone, rib Photo

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• Tim Tebow's new throwing motion highlights Florida's pro day for NFL scouts, coaches, execs Photo

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  Person close to university: Bobby Gonzalez fired as Seton Hall's men's basketball coach Video

• No longer an underdog, Kansas St goes into NCAA tourney as a favorite in opener vs North Texas

• Fighting fate: Top-ranked Kansas trying to shake off eerie similarities to 2005 NCAA loss

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  Road-tested Arkansas-Pine Bluff beats Winthrop 61-44 in NCAA tournament opener, gets Duke next Video