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Today's Sports News: Bell sparks Hokies past No. 1 Dukle, 64-60 Kyle Busch earns chance for perfect weekend Edwards sets track record at Phoenix Man United survive scare to rout Wigan Martin Kaymer takes over No. 1 in the world Joe Torre hired as exec VP of baseball operations NFL labor committee updates owners on negotiations Players' union may decertify to block lockout: report Ellsbury returns as Red Sox beat Northeastern 13-2 Mavs halt late Wizards rally for fifth straight win Dixon helps No. 11 UCLA cruise past Arizona State Teams want round table with UCI over radio dispute Lucic scores late go-ahead goal, Bruins win 3-1 Del Potro reaches Delray Beach ATP final Holmes blows 5-up lead, falls to Watson Penn, Fitch fight to draw at UFC 127 A century later, pardon for Jack Johnson overdue Busch leads final 107 laps to win at Phoenix 3 Sochi Olympic mascots: bear, bunny, leopard Bell sparks Hokies past No. 1 Dukle, 64-60 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:12 pm PST AP - After three consecutive years of being on the NCAA tournament bubble and winding up disappointed in the NIT, Virginia Tech senior Malcolm Delaney hopes the Hokies made a pretty strong case for inclusion in the big tournament this year. Full Story Top Kyle Busch earns chance for perfect weekend Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:53 pm PST AP - Polesitter Kyle Busch dominated early and held off Carl Edwards late for the Nationwide Series' first wire-to-wire win in eight years on Saturday, setting up the chance for a perfect weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Full Story Top Edwards sets track record at Phoenix Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:10 pm PST AP - Carl Edwards had the fastest lap on one of the fastest days ever at Phoenix International Raceway, setting a track record Saturday to earn the pole and a chance to win two straight races in the desert. Full Story Top Man United survive scare to rout Wigan Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:42 pm PST AFP - Wayne Rooney was accused of elbowing Wigan midfielder James McCarthy after Manchester United went four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win at the DW Stadium. Full Story Top Martin Kaymer takes over No. 1 in the world Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:41 pm PST AP - Stoic as ever, Martin Kaymer rolled in an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole Saturday and treated it like another day at the office, removing his cap to shake hands with his latest victim. Full Story Top Joe Torre hired as exec VP of baseball operations Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:28 pm PST AP - Joe Torre said when he retired from managing last fall that he still wanted to do "something significant." Full Story Top NFL labor committee updates owners on negotiations Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:16 pm PST AP - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's top labor negotiator used this week's annual scouting combine to update owners on the collective bargaining negotiations. Full Story Top Players' union may decertify to block lockout: report Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:51 pm PST Reuters - The NFL Players Association plans to decertify before the current labor agreement expires next week in a bid to block a potential lockout, according to a report on the league's website on Saturday. Full Story Top Ellsbury returns as Red Sox beat Northeastern 13-2 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:59 pm PST AP - Jacoby Ellsbury returned to the leadoff spot in Boston's lineup to help the Red Sox beat Northeastern University 13-2 on Saturday night in the second game of an exhibition doubleheader. Full Story Top Mavs halt late Wizards rally for fifth straight win Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:30 pm PST Reuters - The Dallas Mavericks got a game-high 25 points from Jason Terry and held off a late charge by the Washington Wizards for a 105-99 victory on Saturday that marked the team's fifth straight win. Full Story Top Dixon helps No. 11 UCLA cruise past Arizona State Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:59 pm PST AP - Jasmine Dixon had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 11 UCLA past Arizona State 61-45 on Saturday night, the Bruins' ninth win in their last 10 games. Full Story Top Teams want round table with UCI over radio dispute Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:00 pm PST AFP - Professional cycling teams have called for a round table discussion with the International Cycling Union (UCI) over a two-way radio dispute which threatens to disrupt the staging of key early season races. Full Story Top Lucic scores late go-ahead goal, Bruins win 3-1 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:45 pm PST AP - Milan Lucic scored the go-ahead goal on a rebound with 4:38 left, Patrice Bergeron added an insurance marker into an empty net and the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Saturday night. Full Story Top Del Potro reaches Delray Beach ATP final Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:03 pm PST AFP - Juan Martin del Potro's return from injury continued to gather pace as the Argentinean booked his place in the final of the $442,500 ATP Delray Beach Championships. Full Story Top Holmes blows 5-up lead, falls to Watson Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:45 pm PST AP - The only other time J.B. Holmes played the Match Play Championship, Tiger Woods rallied to beat him. This time, Holmes beat himself. Full Story Top Penn, Fitch fight to draw at UFC 127 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:08 pm PST AP - B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch fought to a majority draw Sunday at UFC 127, the UFC's second major show in Australia. Full Story Top A century later, pardon for Jack Johnson overdue Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:55 pm PST AP - It was a century ago, and a black man reigned supreme as the heavyweight champion of the world. White America didn't particularly like that, and liked Jack Johnson even less. Full Story Top Busch leads final 107 laps to win at Phoenix Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:12 pm PST AP - Kyle Busch was fastest out of the pits on the opening stop and on the track the rest of the night, leading the final 107 laps to win a wreck-filled NASCAR trucks race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. Full Story Top 3 Sochi Olympic mascots: bear, bunny, leopard Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:58 pm PST AP - Sochi's mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics are a squeaky-voiced figure skating bunny, a roly-poly polar bear and a cool-guy snowboard leopard. Full Story Top

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