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CINCINNATI — What we learned as Tuesday night as No. 9 Villanova recovered some of its mojo in a 77-73 road win over the Cincinnati Bearcats: Mouphtao Yarou and Villanova can be good defensively when they play smart. Villanova does not have to be average defensively. The intelligence and execution they bring to their offense can work [...]

Most of the headlines for the Angels this offseason were about star players leaving Anaheim. With the departure of John Lackey to Boston and Chone Figgins to Seattle there are certainly spots to be won on the big club. Slugging prospect Brandon Wood [...]

Clifton Brown, Sporting News INDIANAPOLIS — Perrish Cox of Oklahoma State is one of the top-rated cornerbacks in the upcoming NFL draft. Perrish Cox talks frankly with reporters about his behavior while a player at Oklahoma State. However, he raised concerns about his maturity when he was suspended for the Cotton Bowl for missing curfew — [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — An analytical look at the players whose performance at the NFL Scouting Combine most dramatically affected their stock: His workouts at the Combine helped improve Jacoby Ford’s draft status to a possible second-round pick. Winners Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland. Although we War Room scouts always have had a high grade on Campbell, opinions around the league [...]

If you want to make a move before Wednesday’s trade deadline, it appears as if you’re only going to need a second-round pick to pull it off. Hours after the Penguins acquired Jordan Leopold from Florida for a 2010 second-rounder, the Nashville [...]

Ever hear of Jim Brown? Well, he was on the other end of the phone from his Cleveland home, and as always, he wasn’t boring. The NFL’s all-time best running back had a few things to say about the releasing of LaDanian [...]

LAKELAND, Fla. – The last time we saw Rick Porcello, he was on the mound in Game 163 of the 2009 season, getting the start for the Tigers in the biggest game of the year – a one-game playoff with the Twins. In [...]

The Freak. That’s what renowned trainer Tom Shaw calls former Florida State standout Patrick Robinson, who boasts an array of position skills that make him one of the top cornerbacks in this year’s NFL Draft. Robinson has the opportunity to showcase those [...]

DENVER (AP)—The Detroit Red Wings are healthy and ready to make a run at the playoffs. That might bad news for the rest of the NHL. Nicklas Lidstrom(notes) scored a power-play goal with 9:03 left in the third period and lifted the Red Wings past Colorado on Monday night and put themselves into the eighth and final playoff spot in [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — Monday was another high-profile day at the NFL Scouting Combine, as defensive linemen — including top prospects Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy — and linebackers took center stage. Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts analyze the biggest moments of the day: To hear scouts say it, Ndamukong [...]