AP Online back issues from Sunday, March 9:
Cink Seizes Control at Innisbrook
Mar 09, 2008; ... Stewart Cink's fortunes turned quickly in a vicious wind that never went away Saturday, running off three straight birdies for a 2-under 68 in the PODS Championship that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year. Even better, Tiger Woods has the week off. ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC
Mar 09, 2008; ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since 2003 by beating Tennessee State 82-64 on Saturday for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. The Governors (24-10) tied the school record for victories in a season, set ...
Riley Lifts Tide Over No. 16 Vandy in OT
Mar 09, 2008; ... Mykal Riley scored Alabama's first 13 points of overtime, including three 3-pointers, and the Crimson Tide beat No. 16 Vanderbilt 78-73 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (16-15, 5-11 Southeastern Conference) closed a disappointing regular season with their biggest win while ending ...
Langer Takes 3-Stroke Lead at Toshiba
Mar 09, 2008 ... Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer moved into position for his second Champions Tour victory Saturday, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the Toshiba Classic. Langer, the Administaff Small Business Classic winner last October in Texas in only ...
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) _ When Dax Crum was a first-grader, his teacher stopped calling on him because he tried to answer every question. Dax took to standing on his chair to make sure ...
Hawks Win Replay 114-111
Mar 09, 2008 ... New score, same result. The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's first replay since 1983, holding off the Miami Heat 114-111 in overtime on Saturday night in the completion of a protested game. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami's protest of a 117-111 loss to the ...
Brother Charged in 6 Memphis Deaths
Mar 09, 2008; ... A convicted killer recently released from prison was charged Saturday with fatally shooting his brother during an argument and then killing five witnesses, including two of his brother's children, police said. Three remaining children were ...
Cink Seizes Control at PODS Championship
Mar 09, 2008; ... Stewart Cink played the last of his 28 holes Saturday in near darkness, eager to finish a long day in the toughest conditions the PGA Tour has seen this year. Even after his lone bogey in the third round for a 2-under 69, he couldn't wait to get started Sunday. Playing in ...
No. 8 Xavier Gets 26th Win
Mar 09, 2008; ... While point guard Drew Lavender rested his sprained ankle Saturday to get ready for tournament time, No. 8 Xavier finished one of the best regular seasons in its history with an 86-61 victory over Richmond. ...
Cink Seizes Control at Innisbrook
Mar 09, 2008; ... Stewart Cink's fortunes turned quickly in a vicious wind that never went away Saturday, running off three straight birdies for a 2-under 68 in the PODS Championship that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year. Even better, Tiger Woods has the week off. ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Mar 09, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training Cincinnati 13, Atlanta 8 F Toronto 4, Detroit 3 F...
Mayo Carries USC Past No. 7 Stanford
Mar 09, 2008; ... Freshman O.J. Mayo scored 25 points, Taj Gibson added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and smaller Southern California dominated the backboards en route to a 77-64 victory over No. 7 Stanford on Saturday. Dwight Lewis had 14 points and freshman Davon Jefferson added 11 _ six on his second ...
Orange Upset Marquette to Stay in Hunt
Mar 09, 2008; ... Donte Greene and Jonny Flynn both scored 21 points and Syracuse beat No. 21 Marquette 87-72 on Saturday to remain in the hunt for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. It was a must-win game for the Orange (19-12, 9-9 Big East), who won their second straight after blowing an ...
Hawks Win NBA's First Replay Since 1983
Mar 09, 2008; ... New score, same result. The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's first replay since 1983, holding off the Miami Heat 114-111 in overtime Saturday night to complete a protested game from December. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami's protest of a 117-111 loss to ...
US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,974
Mar 09, 2008; ... As of Saturday, March 8, 2008, at least 3,974 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,237 died as a result of hostile action, according to the ...
Belmont Earns 3rd Straight NCAA Berth
Mar 09, 2008; ... Shane Dansby scored 16 points to send Belmont to its third straight NCAA tournament with a ...
Selig: No Plans to Read Bonds' Testimony
Mar 09, 2008; ... Bud Selig has no plans to read any of Barry Bonds' grand jury testimony that was ordered released by a judge just over a week ago. "No, I don't think so," Selig said Saturday. "I think all the lawyers around me will but I don't think there's any reason for me at this ...
Hawks Win Replay 114-111
Mar 09, 2008; ... New score, same result. The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's first replay since 1983, holding off the Miami Heat 114-111 in overtime Saturday night to complete a protested game from December. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami's protest of a 117-111 loss to ...
AP Top News at 8:40 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Dem. in Early Lead to Fill Hastert Seat
Mar 09, 2008; ... A Democrat took an early lead Saturday in a special election to fill former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's seat in a contest watched closely because of the possibility the longtime GOP district could change hands. ...
AP Top News at 7:17 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Obama Wins Wyoming Caucuses
Mar 09, 2008; ... Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party's presidential nomination. Obama generally has outperformed Clinton in caucuses, which reward organization ...
Brother Charged in Memphis Mass Shooting
Mar 09, 2008; ... A convicted killer recently released from prison was charged Saturday with fatally shooting his brother during an argument and then killing five witnesses, including two of his brother's children, police said. Three remaining children were critically wounded in the attack last Sunday, ...
Belmont Earns 3rd Straight NCAA Berth
Mar 09, 2008; ... Shane Dansby scored 16 points to send Belmont to its third straight NCAA tournament with a ...
Obama Wins Wyoming, Pads Delegate Lead
Mar 09, 2008; ... Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party's presidential nomination. Obama generally has outperformed Clinton in caucuses, which reward organization ...
AP Top News at 7:45 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Cink Seizes Control at Innisbrook
Mar 09, 2008; ... Stewart Cink played the last of his 28 holes Saturday in near darkness, eager to finish a long day in the toughest conditions the PGA Tour has seen this year. Even after his lone bogey in the third round for a 2-under 69, he couldn't wait to get started Sunday. Playing in ...
Butler Beats UIC in Horizon Semifinals
Mar 09, 2008; ... Mike Green scored 19 points and took control during a late first-half run that carried No. 14 Butler ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC and Berth in NCAAs
Mar 09, 2008; ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since 2003 by beating Tennessee State 82-64 on Saturday for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. The Governors (24-10) tied the school record for victories in a season, set ...
Hawks Win NBA's First Replay Since 1983
Mar 09, 2008 ... New score, same result. The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's first replay since 1983, holding off the Miami Heat 114-111 in overtime on Saturday night in the completion of a protested game. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami's protest of a 117-111 loss to the ...
Saturday's College Basketball
Mar 09, 2008; ... EAST Cincinnati at Connecticut, ppd. Duquesne 85, Saint Louis 58 Fordham 69, St. Bonaventure 62 Georgetown 55, Louisville 52 Georgia Tech 86, Boston College 78 Syracuse 87, Marquette 72 Temple 85, La Salle 66 ...
Langer Takes 3-Stroke Lead at Toshiba
Mar 09, 2008 ... Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer moved into position for his second Champions Tour victory Saturday, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the Toshiba Classic. Langer, the Administaff Small Business Classic winner last October in Texas in only ...
AP Top News at 7:13 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
GAO Asked to Audit Iraqi Oil Revenue
Mar 09, 2008 ... The Democratic chairman and Republican former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee have asked government auditors to determine what Iraq is doing with the billions of dollars in oil revenue it generates. "We believe that it has been overwhelmingly U.S. taxpayer money ...
Hawks Win Replay 114-111
Mar 09, 2008; ... New score, same result. The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's first replay since 1983, holding off the Miami Heat 114-111 in overtime Saturday night to complete a protested game from December. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami's protest of a 117-111 loss to ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Brother Charged in Memphis Mass Shooting
Mar 09, 2008; ... A convicted killer recently released from prison was charged Saturday in the deaths of six people, including his brother and two children, authorities said. Jessie L. Dotson, 33, was arrested on Friday _ five days after the bodies were discovered in a small rental house in a rough, ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Mar 09, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training Cincinnati 13, Atlanta 8 F Toronto 4, Detroit 3 F...
Hawks Win NBA's First Replay Since 1983
Mar 09, 2008; ... New score, same result. The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's first replay since 1983, holding off the Miami Heat 114-111 in overtime Saturday night to complete a protested game from December. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami's protest of a 117-111 loss to ...
Bill Clinton Stumps for Hillary in Miss.
Mar 09, 2008; ... Former President Clinton highlighted his wife's support for reforming national flood insurance and for rebuilding wetlands in a town nearly wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina as he campaigned ahead of next week's Democratic presidential primary in Mississippi. Bill Clinton ran ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC
Mar 09, 2008; ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since 2003 by beating Tennessee State 82-64 on Saturday for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. The Governors (24-10) tied the school record for victories in a season, set ...
Rookie Congressman to Fill Hastert Seat
Mar 09, 2008; ... Voters in former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's district were on the verge Saturday of choosing a new congressman in a special election, but there's one thing they won't replace: his clout. The race between Democrat ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Mar 09, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training Cincinnati 13, Atlanta 8 F Toronto 4, Detroit 3 F...
Heavy Snow Buries Parts of Ohio, Indiana
Mar 09, 2008; ... A heavy winter storm walloped Ohio's capital city with more than 20 inches of snow, while blizzard conditions shut down highways and stranded air travelers across the state and parts of Indiana on Saturday. High winds whipped the snow into 3-foot-tall drifts in some places and cut ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC and Berth in NCAAs
Mar 09, 2008 ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since ...
Pyro Wins Louisiana Derby
Mar 09, 2008; ... Conserve energy, win the race. A simple plan for Pyro that worked to perfection in the Louisiana Derby. Biding his time behind the leaders, Pyro muscled through an opening in the stretch and cruised to a three-length victory over 60-1 long shot My Pal Charlie at the Fair Grounds on ...
AP Top News at 8:11 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Langer Leads Toshiba Classic
Mar 09, 2008 ... Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer moved into position for his second Champions Tour victory Saturday, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the Toshiba Classic. Langer, the Administaff Small Business Classic winner last October in Texas in only ...
Cink Seizes Control at PODS Championship
Mar 09, 2008; ... Stewart Cink's fortunes turned quickly in a vicious wind that never went away Saturday, running off three straight birdies for a 2-under 68 in the PODS Championship that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year. Even better, Tiger Woods has the week off. ...
Cink Seizes Control at PODS Championship
Mar 09, 2008; ... Stewart Cink's fortunes turned quickly in a vicious wind that never went away Saturday, running off three straight birdies for a 2-under 68 in the PODS Championship that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year. Even better, Tiger Woods has the week off. ...
AP Top News at 8:10 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
AP Top News at 8:46 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC
Mar 09, 2008 ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC and Berth in NCAAs
Mar 09, 2008; ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since 2003 by beating Tennessee State 82-64 on Saturday for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. The Governors (24-10) tied the school record for victories in a season, set ...
Obama Wins Wyoming, Pads Delegate Lead
Mar 09, 2008; ... Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party's presidential nomination. Obama generally has outperformed Clinton in caucuses, which reward organization ...
Man Charged in Auburn U. Student Death
Mar 09, 2008; ... A man arrested after a car and foot chase by police who suspected him in a string of robberies was charged with capital murder in the abduction and shooting death of an Auburn University freshman, police said Saturday. Courtney Lockhart was arrested Friday in Phenix City, about 30 ...
Heavy Snow Buries Parts of Ohio, Indiana
Mar 09, 2008; ... A heavy winter storm walloped Ohio's capital city with more than 20 inches of snow, while blizzard conditions shut down highways and stranded air travelers across the state and parts of Indiana on Saturday. High winds whipped the snow into 3-foot-tall drifts in some places and cut ...
Heat-Hawks, Box
Mar 09, 2008 ... MIAMI (111) Wright 3-5 2-2 8, Haslem 4-11 3-3 11, O'Neal 4-7 8-12 16, Quinn 3-6 5-5 12, Wade 8-17 20-22 36, Mourning 2-2 1-2 5, Davis 6-15 3-3 16, Cook 3-6 0-0 7, Blount 0-2 0-0 0, Marion 0-0 0-0 0, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 ...
Heppner Out With Virus at Met Opera
Mar 09, 2008 ... Tenor Ben Heppner will miss Monday's opener of the Metropolitan Opera's highly anticipated revival of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" because of a virus. Heppner and soprano Deborah Voigt, two of the world's leading Wagnerian singers, had been scheduled to sing ...
AP Top News at 8:57 p.m. EST
Mar 09, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday. The Bruins' school-record ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Mar 09, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training Cincinnati 13, Atlanta 8 F Toronto 4, Detroit 3 F...
GAO Asked to Audit Iraqi Oil Revenue
Mar 09, 2008 ... The Democratic chairman and Republican former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee have asked government auditors to determine what Iraq is doing with the billions of dollars in oil revenue it generates. "We believe that it has been overwhelmingly U.S. taxpayer money ...
Heppner to Miss Met Opener With Virus
Mar 09, 2008 ... Tenor Ben Heppner will miss Monday's opener of the Metropolitan Opera's highly anticipated revival of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" because of a virus. Heppner and soprano Deborah Voigt, two of the world's leading Wagnerian singers, had been scheduled to sing ...
Austin Peay Wins OVC and Berth in NCAAs
Mar 09, 2008; ... Todd Babington scored 24 points, and Austin Peay earned its sixth NCAA tournament berth and first since 2003 by beating Tennessee State 82-64 on Saturday for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. The Governors (24-10) tied the school record for victories in a season, set ...