Thursday, March 17, 2016

Cal to face familiar friend in Hawaii assistant Montgomery and other top stories.

  • Cal to face familiar friend in Hawaii assistant Montgomery

    Cal to face familiar friend in Hawaii assistant Montgomery
    FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2008, file photo, then-California head coach Mike Montgomery, left, talks with his son, John Montgomery, right, during basketball practice in Berkeley, Calif. When California’s season ended, John Montgomery reached out to a handful of his former players and wished them a deep, special NCAA Tournament run. That was before the draw came out. Montgomery is now an assistant coach at Hawaii, and will face the Golden Bears in a first-round matchup on Friday. (Paul Sakuma, ..
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  • Palmer to skip opening tee shot at Masters

    Palmer to skip opening tee shot at Masters
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Arnold Palmer will be on the first tee to help start the Masters this year — but without his golf clubs.Palmer said Tuesday he has told Augusta National that he will not be hitting the ceremonial tee shot next month, a role the four-time Masters champion had taken on since 2007. Jack Nicklaus joined him in 2010 and Gary Player, the other member of the "Big Three," was added in 2012."I plan to go out to the first tee with the chairman on Thursday morning and watch Jack and G..
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  • Djokovic gains revenge, Nadal rallies to advance

    Djokovic gains revenge, Nadal rallies to advance
    Novak Djokovic avenged his only loss of 2016 with a ruthless 6-3 6-3 victory over Feliciano Lopez as the Serbian top seed eased into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday. An eye issue forced Djokovic to retire against his Spanish opponent at the Dubai Duty Free Championships last month but he had his sights set firmly on victory for their rematch in California. The world number one needed just 66 minutes to prevail as he won 75 percent of his points on serve and broke ..
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  • Barry Bonds beat the Miami Marlins in a HR derby at spring training

    Barry Bonds beat the Miami Marlins in a HR derby at spring training
    Barry Bonds knows a thing or two about hitting home runs and at 51 years old, he's apparently still got it. The Marlins hitting coach beat Giancarlo Stanton and other Miami players in a home run derby at spring training on Wednesday morning, according ...
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  • Adam LaRoche to Quit After Feud With White Sox Over Son

    Adam LaRoche to Quit After Feud With White Sox Over Son
    Photo The White Sox said Adam LaRoche had been told to reduce his son’s time in the clubhouse. Credit Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press Told to reduce his son’s time in the clubhouse, Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche took a different path: He said he planned to retire and walk away from a $13 million salary. The president of the White Sox, Kenny Williams, confirmed Wednesday that he had twice asked LaRoche in the last week to “dial it back” with his 14-ye..
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  • Emma: Move Of Martellus Bennett Became Necessary For Bears

    Emma: Move Of Martellus Bennett Became Necessary For Bears
    By Chris Emma– (CBS) There really is only one Martellus Bennett — nobody else like him. Perhaps the only personality as engaging and enthralling as Bennett’s in the NFL comes from his brother, Seahawks defensive standout Michael Bennett. With Martellus, the Bears had three seasons of the unexpected, and it was embraced for the most part. His annual goal? “The same awesomeness I bring every year,” Bennett said in August. Bennett’s locker room persona could only be topped by his fascinating life ..
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  • Gardner hopes to solve Yankees' need for speed

    Gardner hopes to solve Yankees' need for speed
    AP 2:26 a.m. EDT March 17, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brett Gardner hopes to solve the New York Yankees' need for speed.He swiped 47 bases in 2010 and a league-leading 49 the following year. While he was a first-time All-Star last year, he stole just 20.Relying on power, the Yankees ranked just 25th in the major leagues in steals. A September free fall cost them a division title and was followed by elimination against Houston in the AL wild-card game."Obviou..
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  • NCAA Tournament 2016: Winners and Losers of Day 2

    NCAA Tournament 2016: Winners and Losers of Day 2
    Gregory Shamus/Getty Images When called upon in the first half, Moritz Wagner (13) was up to the task for Michigan. America got introduced to Michigan's Moritz Wagner in the first half of the Wolverines' game against Tulsa. Wagner, a slender 6'10" freshman even after supposedly adding 15 pounds of muscle since arriving in Ann Arbor from Berlin, Germany, was rushed into action after Mark Donnal got into early foul trouble. Wagner responded with three quick blocks that seemed to energize..
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  • Stephen Curry sinks eight 3s as Warriors win 50th straight at home

    Stephen Curry sinks eight 3s as Warriors win 50th straight at home
    Calvin Watkins ESPN Staff Writer Rockets guard James Harden said his play in the 122-106 loss to the Clippers was bad on both ends of the floor. "We just weren't in sync from the beginning of the game," said Harden, who scored 33 points, the 31st time he's had more than 30 points in a game this season. "Personally, myself, I had a terrible game offensively (and) defensively. It wasn't going well for me. I guess it be like that sometimes. They got a rhythm early. JJ Redick (25 points) got going ..
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