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Fernando Alonso marks Ferrari debut with Bahrain GP victory

Fernando Alonso marks Ferrari debut with Bahrain GP victory

Fernando Alonso won Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix to lead a Ferrari 1-2 on his debut for the Italian Formula One team. The Spaniard …

Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel tied at Doral’s CA Championship

Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel tied at Doral’s CA Championship

Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel are tied for the lead going into the final round at the CA Championship that now has a distinctive South African …

Jets coach Rex Ryan relaxing after weight-loss surgery

Jets coach Rex Ryan relaxing after weight-loss surgery

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan underwent a weight-loss procedure Saturday to help him fight obesity. The husky Ryan had lap-band surgery at NYU …

Franchitti wins IndyCar pole; drivers say Brazil conditions better

Franchitti wins IndyCar pole; drivers say Brazil conditions better

IndyCar Series drivers reported no problems on Sunday morning with the once-treacherous concrete portion of the street circuit which postponed …

Miss. State stumps Vandy, moves on to face Kentucky for SEC title

Miss. State stumps Vandy, moves on to face Kentucky for SEC title

Barry Stewart scored 14 points and Mississippi State advanced to its second consecutive Southeastern Conference tournament championship game …

Manny Pacquiao dominates Joshua Clottey in Dallas bout

Manny Pacquiao dominates Joshua Clottey in Dallas bout

Fighting on the star, Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he is the star. With the biggest fight crowd in the U.S. in 17 years cheering him …

Mike Leach, Craig James in court in Texas Tech deposition

Mike Leach, Craig James in court in Texas Tech deposition

Mike Leach sat across from his accuser Saturday as Craig James gave sworn testimony in the former coach’s lawsuit against Texas Tech. James, …

Vettel edges Massa, Alonso for Bahrain Grand Prix pole

Vettel edges Massa, Alonso for Bahrain Grand Prix pole

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull will start Formula One’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, while Michael Schumacher’s comeback …

SEC: Kentucky survives Alabama; Miss. State stumps Florida

SEC: Kentucky survives Alabama; Miss. State stumps Florida

John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No. 2 Kentucky overcame an 11-point …

Ranked teams crash, San Diego State, UNLV prevail in semis

Ranked teams crash, San Diego State, UNLV prevail in semis

San Diego State escaped with a 72-69 upset of No. 8 New Mexico and UNLV followed it up with its own upset of No. 15 Brigham Young, winning 70-66 …

Astros lose Lance Berkman for 2-4 weeks with knee injury

Astros lose Lance Berkman for 2-4 weeks with knee injury

Houston All-Star first baseman Lance Berkman will have minor surgery on his left knee Saturday and miss two-to-four weeks, a recovery period …

Chief: No cops pictured with Ben Roethlisberger involved in probe

Chief: No cops pictured with Ben Roethlisberger involved in probe

The police chief in Milledgeville, Ga., acknowledged on Friday that some of his officers posed for photos with Ben Roethlisberger on the night …

Responders suspected Tiger Woods, wife, of domestic incident

Responders suspected Tiger Woods, wife, of domestic incident

The ambulance crew that responded after golfer Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because …

USA’s Lindsey Vonn still rules as queen of the World Cup hill

USA’s Lindsey Vonn still rules as queen of the World Cup hill

Standing atop the mountain, Lindsey Vonn already was the best skier in the world for the third year in a row.

Everton happy to keep Donovan if MLS players strike

Everton happy to keep Donovan if MLS players strike

Everton manager David Moyes says a possible Major League Soccer players’ strike could enable Landon Donovan to extend his loan at the Premier …

Death of Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen saddens ‘Fearsome’ mate

Death of Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen saddens ‘Fearsome’ mate

When he received word Thursday morning that close friend and former teammate Merlin Olsen had succumbed to cancer, Rosey Grier cried. He had …

Oregon coach Chip Kelly ready to discipline Jeremiah Masoli, LaMichael James

Oregon coach Chip Kelly ready to discipline Jeremiah Masoli, LaMichael James

With quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and running back LaMichael James both due in court Friday to face their respective charges of burglary and domestic …

Butler’s buzzer-beater lifts No. 6 West Virginia over Cincinnati

Butler’s buzzer-beater lifts No. 6 West Virginia over Cincinnati

Da’Sean Butler took an inbounds pass and banked in a three-pointer from the head of the key at the buzzer to give No. 6 West Virginia a 54-51 …

Friday eye-opener: Will you still be rooting for Tiger?

Friday eye-opener: Will you still be rooting for Tiger?

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Georgetown outguns No. 3 Syracuse at Big East tourney

Georgetown outguns No. 3 Syracuse at Big East tourney

Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No.

Georgetown outguns No. 3 Syracuse at Big East tourney

Georgetown outguns No. 3 Syracuse at Big East tourney

Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange …

Panel Part V: MLB must stay ahead of drug curve

Panel Part V: MLB must stay ahead of drug curve

They lived through the shame and embarrassment of the heyday of baseball’s steroid era. Some knew much. Many said too little

Panel Part V: MLB must stay ahead of drug curve

Panel Part V: MLB must stay ahead of drug curve

They lived through the shame and embarrassment of the heyday of baseball’s steroid era. Some knew much. Many said too little.

Join USA TODAY’s discussion Friday on how to improve baseball

Join USA TODAY’s discussion Friday on how to improve baseball

USA TODAY convened eight baseball experts to talk about how to improve the game. It’s now your turn to join the roundtable discussion. USA TODAY’s …

Monster D-tackles Suh, McCoy could emerge as NFL No. 1 pick

Monster D-tackles Suh, McCoy could emerge as NFL No. 1 pick

Should the St. Louis Rams select former Nebraska monster-truck defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh or menacing, havoc-wreaking former Oklahoma defensive …

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