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INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Haden wanted to play quarterback when he arrived at the University of Florida, but his plans quickly changed.   “They had somebody named (Tim) Tebow there,” Haden said.   No worries. Plan B worked out splendidly for Haden. He switched to cornerback, became one of the best in the country and arrived at the NFL Combine [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—The Oklahoma City Thunder don’t like to see the kind of defensive numbers that ended up on the box score against the Sacramento Kings. Only the fact that the Thunder won anyway provided a tiny measure of redemption. Kevin Durant(notes) had 39 points and 10 rebounds, Russell Westbrook(notes) added 30 points and 13 assists, and Oklahoma City survived [...]

PITTSBURGH (AP)—On an uncommon night when the biggest cheers were for an opposing player who didn’t step on the ice, the Pittsburgh Penguins kept the Buffalo Sabres in their pre-Olympic slump. Sidney Crosby(notes)? He didn’t star in his first game since winning the Olympics for Canada, but the Penguins still had enough offense to beat the Sabres 3-2 as Ruslan [...]

CINCINNATI—It took Villanova only 21 games to ring up a 20-win season this winter. That’s how fast the Wildcats were moving. They played basketball like they were in a pie-eating contest, chewing through possessions voraciously and efficiently, if not always precisely.  Jay Wright will have to continue to make adjustments as Villanova advances through March. Theirs was [...]

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 [...]