Wade LeBlanc retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced Saturday night and the San Diego Padres cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a matchup of split squads.
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Henrik Zetterberg scored as the overtime buzzer sounded to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
Modified: 03/21/10 01:10:08 AM
Ashley Houts scored 22 points and Angel Robinson had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Georgia to a 64-59 victory over Tulane on Saturday night in the opening round of the NCAA women's tournament.
Modified: 03/21/10 01:00:05 AM
No repeat here of 1998, when Stanford was last a No. 1 seed and lost to Harvard to become the only top seed in the men's or women's tournament to lose to the 16th seed.
Modified: 03/21/10 01:00:05 AM
Brittney Griner's presence helped keep Fresno State away from the basket and sent Baylor into the second round of the NCAA women's tournament.
Modified: 03/21/10 12:50:07 AM
Tiffany Shives' baseline jumper finally snapped Gonzaga's scoring drought.
Modified: 03/21/10 12:50:07 AM
Radim Vrbata scored the lone goal of the shootout and the Phoenix Coyotes rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday night for their eighth straight win.
Modified: 03/21/10 12:15:02 AM
For everyone who picked Kansas to win the men's NCAA basketball title, the president feels your pain.
Modified: 03/21/10 01:10:09 AM
Even with Andrew Bogut ineffective and in foul trouble, the Milwaukee Bucks secured their signature road victory, beating the Denver Nuggets 102-97 on Saturday night.
Modified: 03/20/10 11:50:36 PM
Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics stretched their winning streak to four games with a 102-93 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
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Paul Millsap had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Deron Williams added 17 points and 11 assists to help the short-handed Utah Jazz beat the even-more- depleted New Orleans Hornets 106-86 on Saturday night.
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Cody Franson scored 1:54 into overtime and Pekka Rinne posted his second straight shutout as the Nashville Predators stretched their winning streak to five games with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Modified: 03/20/10 11:10:04 PM
BYU's Jimmer Fredette got smacked in the face, whacked on the head and then sent home from the NCAA tournament.
Modified: 03/20/10 11:10:03 PM
Two games, two blowouts.
Modified: 03/20/10 11:19:57 PMRudy Gay scored 25 points, O. J. Mayo added 21 and the Memphis Grizzlies sent the Golden State Warriors to their 13th consecutive road loss with a 123-107 victory Saturday night.
Modified: 03/20/10 10:50:10 PM
Quentin Richardson scored all 18 of his points on first-half 3-pointers, Michael Beasley added 16 points and the Miami Heat beat Charlotte 77-71 on Saturday night to pass the Bobcats for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Modified: 03/20/10 10:46:11 PM
Oklahoma State looked lost for a half without the nation's No. 3 scorer Andrea Riley.
Modified: 03/21/10 12:00:09 AM
C. Vivian Stringer kept saying she didn't want to face Iowa in the first round of the NCAA tournament - or at all for that matter. Rutgers' fiery coach built the Hawkeyes into a national powerhouse more than two decades ago, then watched them send her team home.
Modified: 03/20/10 10:50:10 PM
Alex Ovechkin scored a goal in his return following a two-game NHL suspension and Jose Theodore made 33 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Saturday night.
Modified: 03/20/10 10:50:10 PM
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