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TORONTO (AP) -- The New York Yankees have placed first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring and recalled catcher Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton.
Contrasting Kentucky, Wisconsin meet at Final Four (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 17:40:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan had a ''Three and Done'' one time. Devin Harris walked into his office after the 2004 season and told Ryan he wanted to head to the NBA. ''I told him that I would get back to him after I found out what the NBA people really felt,'' Ryan said of the eventual lottery pick. ''And when I did find out and sat down and talked to him, he was just so relieved that I would allow him to go make a lot of money.'' John Calipari lets his Kentucky players do that with regularity after only one season.
It's UConn-Florida, not Napier-Wilbekin (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 17:39:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
Mention Connecticut basketball and Shabazz Napier is the first name to come up. Talk about top-ranked Florida and Scottie Wilbekin is the player most often brought up. Connecticut and Florida - and Napier and Wilbekin - meet Saturday in the Final Four with the winner getting a chance to win the national championship. ''The one thing I would say with Shabazz, which is a little bit different, is he is a very, very good distributor of the ball,'' Florida coach Billy Donovan said Friday of Napier, who leads the Huskies in scoring (18.1), rebounding (5.9) and assists (4.9), a first for the program.
Tanaka wins debut, Yankees beat Blue Jays 7-3 (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 08:33:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
Masahiro Tanaka knew the English words to answer a question about the last time he'd been this anxious before a big game. ''Japan Series,'' Tanaka said, referring to last season's championship in which he saved the clinching seventh game. Nerves were an issue for Tanaka in the early innings of his major league debut for the New York Yankees, but the right-hander soon settled into his new surroundings. Tanaka pitched seven innings, Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday night.
Harden's 39 lead Rockets over Thunder 111-107 (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 07:28:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
The Houston Rockets are heading to the playoffs for the second straight year and believe wins like the one they picked up Friday night will help them when they get there. James Harden scored 39 points and the Rockets ended a three-game skid and clinched a playoff berth with a 111-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder ''It was a great win for us ... just to give ourselves confidence, especially going into the playoffs,'' Harden said. It shows the resilience we have.'' Kevin Durant scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his 40th straight game with at least 25 points, the longest streak since Michael Jordan also did it 40 consecutive times in 1986-87. We lost.'' The normally mild-mannered Durant, who leads the NBA with 32.1 points a game, talked a little trash afterward when asked if he was frustrated by the physical defense Houston's Chandler Parsons and Francisco Garcia played on him.
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RB Chris Johnson done in Tennessee (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 06:33:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
The CJ2K era is over in Tennessee, just the latest step by the Titans in their franchise makeover. The Titans told Chris Johnson they are releasing him Friday after six seasons to avoid paying $8 million the running back is due in 2014, along with the final three seasons left on the $53.5 million contract he signed in September 2011. His release comes before the Titans start their offseason program Monday with new coach Ken Whisenhunt. General manager Ruston Webster said the Titans thank Johnson for his contributions, setting so many franchise records and being durable over his six seasons with Tennessee.
AP Source: Broncos, Fox agree on 3-year deal (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 04:54:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that coach John Fox has agreed to a new three-year contract with the Denver Broncos. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been announced, said the team ripped up Fox's 2014 contract and replaced it with a deal that runs through 2016. GM John Elway said in early February that Fox would get a new deal this offseason. Fox has gone 37-17 with three AFC West titles in his three seasons in Denver.
Saints agree to terms with Champ Bailey (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 05/04/2014 à 01:02:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
Champ Bailey will get to chase a Pro Bowl record and another Super Bowl appearance with the New Orleans Saints. The veteran cornerback agreed to a two-year contract with the Saints on Friday, with a maximum value that approaches $7 million, including guaranteed money and a signing bonus in the first year. The 35-year-old Bailey played the last 10 seasons with Denver after spending his first five in the NFL with Washington. A shutdown cornerback for much of his career, Bailey has made three All-Pro teams and been selected to 12 Pro Bowls.
Seahawks lock up coach Pete Carroll with extension (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 04/04/2014 à 23:03:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
The first major contract extension finalized by the Seattle Seahawks following their Super Bowl title was a commitment to coach Pete Carroll - and to an ideology that finally proved successful at the professional level. While getting stars such as Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman locked up remains important, the focus for the Seahawks was making sure Carroll was sticking around. "This was a huge priority for us coming into the offseason," Seattle general manager John Schneider said Friday. You start at the top." The Seahawks locked up Carroll through the 2016 season with a three-year extension announced Friday.
Creighton's McDermott picks up Wooden Award (Yahoo Sports)
Yahoo Sports - Top News par Anonyme le 04/04/2014 à 19:43:00 - Favoriser (lu/non lu)
Creighton's Doug McDermott just keeps picking up awards during college basketball's biggest weekend. McDermott won the Wooden Award on Friday, given to the game's top player as selected by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. McDermott received his latest honor at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, not far from the site of the Final Four in Arlington.