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The UCLA Bruins hope they did as well on their finals as they did in acing Idaho State. Darren Collison tied his career high with 20 points and the eighth-ranked Bruins won 89-49 Saturday, the first time in three games the Bruins didn’t have to rally to a victory. “I really wanted to send a…

The UCLA Bruins hope they did as well on their finals as they did in acing Idaho State. Darren Collison tied his career high with 20 points and the eighth-ranked Bruins won 89-49 Saturday, the first time in three games the Bruins didn’t have to rally to a victory. “I really wanted to send a…

His team had rolled up 96 points and improved to 10-0. Yet all Texas coach Rick Barnes wanted to talk about was how badly the No. 4 Longhorns played defense. Too many times, Texas State blew past Texas guards on drives to the basket for close shots or kicked the ball out for wide-open 3-pointers.…

His team had rolled up 96 points and improved to 10-0. Yet all Texas coach Rick Barnes wanted to talk about was how badly the No. 4 Longhorns played defense. Too many times, Texas State blew past Texas guards on drives to the basket for close shots or kicked the ball out for wide-open 3-pointers.…

Purdue’s freshmen grew up just in time to deny Rick Pitino his 500th college coaching win. Robbie Hummel, one of the Boilermakers’ four freshman starters, scored 15 points, and the Boilermakers beat No. 22 Louisville 67-59 on Saturday in the Wooden Tradition. Purdue had lost at Clemson and Missouri, but this time handled a late…

Purdue’s freshmen grew up just in time to deny Rick Pitino his 500th college coaching win. Robbie Hummel, one of the Boilermakers’ four freshman starters, scored 15 points, and the Boilermakers beat No. 22 Louisville 67-59 on Saturday in the Wooden Tradition. Purdue had lost at Clemson and Missouri, but this time handled a late…

After so much had gone so wrong for No. 16 Oregon, coach Ernie Kent figured his Ducks would win when Tajuan Porter went to the free-throw line for a chance at a rare four-point play in the final seconds of regulation. Porter’s seventh 3-pointer tied it, but he missed his only free throw of the…

Mariano Rivera is backing Andy Pettitte. After completing his $45 million, three-year contract with the New York Yankees on Monday, Rivera said he was impressed with Pettitte for admitting that he used human growth hormone after his name was included in the Mitchell Report. “The thing that I admire is that he came out and…

A few days after admitting he used human growth hormone, backup catcher Gary Bennett signed a free-agent contract Monday with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bennett was among 85 players implicated last week in the Mitchell Report. He later told The Washington Post: “As far as the report is concerned to me, it’s accurate.” The 35-year-old…

Boo Weekley has been so busy building a house he hasn’t bothered checking the mail. He might want to keep alert the next few weeks for a white envelope with a return address of Augusta, Ga. With the final world ranking published Monday, Masters invitations will be in the mail soon. “I’ve got to have…

Chris Simon left the New York Islanders on Monday, saying he needed time away from hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure an opponent. Simon missed the first five games of this season while completing a 25-game ban handed down by the NHL in March. He could be in line for another long…

Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu had pain in his injured left leg during a skate Monday and is not expected to return to the ice soon. Koivu suffered a broken bone in his leg Nov. 16 when Vancouver defenseman Mattias Ohlund hit him with a two-handed swing of his stick. Ohlund was suspended four games.