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Today's Sports News: It's Butler vs. Duke for national title Duke beats West Virginia 78-57; back in title game Butler does it - again - and will play for title Butler's ferocious defense saves atrocious offense Hopkins outpoints Jones in long-delayed rematch Plane with Heat players makes emergency landing Browns tackle pleads not guilty to gun charge Morales hits grand slam, Angels beat Dodgers 6-4 Aussie NBA star Bogut taken to hospital after fall West Virginia bounced from Final Four by Duke Man. United count the cost of Rooney injury Zirbel suspended after positive testosterone test Ducks beat Kings 2-1 in shootout Clijsters steamrolls Williams for Miami triumph Stupples atop star-studded KNC leaderboard Hopkins beats Jones to scratch 17 year itch Kevin Harvick wins Nationwide race IOC backs Russia over security at Sochi Olympics It's Butler vs. Duke for national title Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:59 pm PDT AP - Little Butler has faced one big test after another in its magical run through the NCAA tournament. Full Story Top Duke beats West Virginia 78-57; back in title game Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:36 pm PDT AP - After tossing a big, wet blanket on one feel-good story, Duke gets to go after another. Full Story Top Butler does it - again - and will play for title Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:38 pm PDT AP - Kansas — gone. Kentucky — gone. Syracuse — gone. Little Butler — still going. Full Story Top Butler's ferocious defense saves atrocious offense Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:24 pm PDT AP - If you have the box score from this one, put it somewhere for safekeeping. It might be the first game in the history of college basketball where the winning team tries to destroy the evidence. Full Story Top Hopkins outpoints Jones in long-delayed rematch Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:12 pm PDT AP - Bernard Hopkins won a brutal unanimous decision over Roy Jones Jr. in their long-delayed rematch Saturday night, emphatically avenging his loss in the famed champions' first fight nearly 17 years ago. Full Story Top Plane with Heat players makes emergency landing Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:46 pm PDT AP - A plane carrying Miami Heat basketball players had to make an emergency landing in Chicago after a mechanic on board became ill. Full Story Top Browns tackle pleads not guilty to gun charge Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:42 am PDT AP - Cleveland Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers has pleaded not guilty to a concealed weapons charge after authorities say he tried to carry a loaded handgun through airport security in a carry-on bag. Full Story Top Morales hits grand slam, Angels beat Dodgers 6-4 Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:31 pm PDT AP - Kendry Morales hit a go-ahead grand slam off Chad Billingsley and the Angels beat the Dodgers 6-4 Saturday in the final spring game for both Southern California teams. Full Story Top Aussie NBA star Bogut taken to hospital after fall Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:08 pm PDT AFP - Milwaukee Bucks' Australian star Andrew Bogut was taken to hospital after crashing heavily to the floor and awkwardly twisting his elbow in the game against the Phoenix Suns. Full Story Top West Virginia bounced from Final Four by Duke Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:03 pm PDT AP - His nose nearly touching Da'Sean Butler's, Bob Huggins cradled his star player's head, began stroking his face and offered a few calming words — anything he could to ease some of the agony. Full Story Top Man. United count the cost of Rooney injury Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:06 pm PDT AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson's angry tirade at the officials who handled Manchester United's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea may have temporarily blurred the picture. Full Story Top Zirbel suspended after positive testosterone test Fri, 2 Apr 2010 03:33 pm PDT AFP - Cyclist Tom Zirbel has been suspended for two years after testing positive for testosterone at the US Pro Road Championships last August, the US Anti-Doping Agency said Friday. Full Story Top Ducks beat Kings 2-1 in shootout Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:53 pm PDT AP - Saku Koivu scored the tying goal on a power play with 1:32 left in the third period and netted the only goal of the shootout, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Full Story Top Clijsters steamrolls Williams for Miami triumph Sat, 3 Apr 2010 01:18 pm PDT AFP - US Open champion Kim Clijsters steamrolled Venus Williams 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to win her second Miami hardcourt WTA title. Full Story Top Stupples atop star-studded KNC leaderboard Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:19 pm PDT AP - Minutes before Karen Stupples teed off Saturday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, caddie Jerry Woodard got in her face for a pep talk to try to calm her nerves. Full Story Top Hopkins beats Jones to scratch 17 year itch Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:26 pm PDT Reuters - Bernard Hopkins won a unanimous decision against fellow American Roy Jones Jr. in tough fight on Saturday night, finally avenging a 1993 defeat in a long-delayed re-match. Full Story Top Kevin Harvick wins Nationwide race Sat, 3 Apr 2010 05:54 pm PDT AP - Kevin Harvick took advantage of a late caution to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Full Story Top IOC backs Russia over security at Sochi Olympics Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:26 am PDT AP - The International Olympic Committee says it is confident Russia will provide a safe Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Full Story Top

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