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Reason to watch: Wasn’t too long ago that the Atlantic 10 looked like it would send six teams to the NCAA Tournament. Now, though, that’s out of the question. Three teams—Temple, Xavier and Richmond—have separated themselves from the pack and will be playing to improve their NCAA seeding. Three other teams—Dayton, Charlotte and Rhode Island—need [...]

Christian Ponder threw for 2,717 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. If it weren’t for the five losses last year, or the same injury that ended Sam Bradford’s season, or the same off-field nonsense that has clouded his every season at Florida State, it might not seem so improbable. It might not sound so odd to hear [...]

Sports Radio Interviews This year’s NFL Draft features a bit of intrigue near the top. Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh is the consensus number one pick for the St. Louis Rams, but there’s still a chance fellow defensive lineman Gerald McCoy might be picked first, or that quarterback Sam Bradford might sneak into the discussion. [...]

ProFootballTalk.com’s Mike Florio weighs in on the biggest story lines of the free-agency period: 1. Where have all the Cowboys gone? It was long presumed that, with the disappearance of the salary cap, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would behave like Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, spending as much money as necessary to ensure the purchase of a berth [...]

Boston Bruins center Marc Savard was temporarily knocked unconscious and was removed from the ice at Mellon Arena on a stretcher after a collision with Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Cooke on Sunday. Savard sent a shot on the Pittsburgh net from a [...]

The San Francisco 49ers have a two-year contract agreement with quarterback David Carr, one day after the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft left the team’s Santa Clara headquarters after several hours of talks. Carr, 30, is expected [...]

The Dodgers learned Sunday that Russell Martin, their starting catcher, has a pulled groin muscle and will miss somewhere between a month and six weeks. That means he’s done for the rest of spring training and almost certainly out for Opening Day [...]

CHICAGO (AP)—Not even a hat trick by Chicago’s Andrew Ladd(notes) could sidetrack the Detroit Red Wings. Pavel Datsyuk(notes) capped a five-goal second period and Detroit rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday. Related Video [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Dwight Howard(notes) was barking in the locker room, mocking some Lakers he claimed called his Orlando Magic team “puppies.” Out on the court, the Magic showed they can bite. Vince Carter(notes) had 25 points, Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game [...]

When it comes to two-way hockey, there are few — if any — players better than Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk. His defensive and offensive games were on display Friday night during the Red Wings’ 5-2 win against Nashville. As Predators defenseman Kevin Klein [...]