Pepperdine defeats Cal State San Bernardino 72-70

Keion Bell scored Pepperdine's final 12 points to help the Waves hold off Cal State San Bernardino 72-70 Friday night.

 

Clips' broadcasters suspended for Haddadi remarks

Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.

 

Reba is Tops takes Hollywood Park feature

Heavy favorite Reba is Tops won for the 10th time in 20 career starts Friday night with her victory in Hollywood Park's $47,000 allowance feature.

 

Missouri State tops Maryland-Eastern Shore 70-53

Kyle Weems scored 16 points and led Missouri State to a 70-53 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first round of the Hispanic College Fund Challenge.

 

Thunder fend off Wizards 127-108

Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

 

Tracy McGrady says he's ready to play, Rockets believe it's still too soon after knee surgery

Tracy McGrady is eager to play. The Houston Rockets say he'll have to wait.

 

UCLA suspends Nikola Dragovic after felony charge

UCLA starting forward Nikola Dragovic was suspended for the Bruins' game against Cal State Bakersfield on Friday night following his arrest.

 

Packers TE Spencer Havner fined $5K for late hit against Cowboys at Lambeau Field

Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

 

Canadiens withstand comeback, beat Capitals 3-2

The Montreal Canadiens were leading by a goal late in the game, ready to pull off a road upset of the Washington Capitals.

 

No. 25 Maryland breezes past New Hampshire, 82-55

A convincing win over New Hampshire put No. 25 Maryland in the proper frame of mind for a business trip to Hawaii.

 

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce has bulging disk in neck, out indefinitely

New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.

 

Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside

Jence Rhoads scored 14 points to help No. 22 Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside 75-60 on Friday night, avenging a loss to the Highlanders last season.

 

Columbia defeats Longwood 72-61

Noruwa Agho scored 24 points to lead Columbia to a 72-61 win over Longwood on Friday night.

 

Arizona State 3-pointers rip San Francisco 104-65

Rihards Kuksiks finally got some breathing room Friday, and it may be a while before that happens again.

 

Padres select three players from Triple-A Portland

The Padres have selected right-hander Craig Italiano, left-hander Steve Garrison and outfielder Chad Huffman from Triple-A Portland.

 

Points, Bettencourt lead at Pebble Beach

D.A. Points shot a 2-under 70 at Del Monte, and Matt Bettencourt had a 71 in wind and rain at Spyglass Hill to share the second-round lead Friday in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.

 

Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery

The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.

 

Easley leads Murray State past James Madison 71-43

Tony Easley had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Murray State in a 71-43 rout of James Madison on Friday.

 

Cal gears up for trip to New York

Many of Mike Montgomery's players have never been to New York City, let alone played in Madison...

 

Dickey: A Big Game that should live up to the hype

Football coaches traditionally talk up their opponents, but Cal coach Jeff Tedford and Stanford...

 

Frantz: NBA stars look more like inmates than pro athletes

I believe it was Robert De Niro, playing ex-convict Max Cady in 1991’s “Cape...

 

Darian Townsend beats Phelps, sets 200 medley short-course WR

Darian Townsend of South Africa has beaten Michael Phelps to break the short-course world record...

 

Dickey: Raiders set up for years of failure

This is the time of the year when bad NFL teams turn the standings upside down to see where they...

 

Airwaves: Networks on the mark with tributes to vets

Kudos to all the major networks who paid tribute to our armed services this past week in a...

 

Liotta: Giants entering crucial offseason

One way or another, this offseason will define the Giants. With as strong a pitching staff as...

 

Personal Best: Higa twins aid effort to strike out holiday hunger

Scott and Matt Higa may be fraternal twins, but their lives have been nearly identical. The San...

 

Walcoff: Tell-all books that should be in the works

After reading Andre Agassi’s new autobiography, “Open,” with its stunning...

 

USF hopes new talent leads to more wins

War Memorial Gym has received a number of upgrades during the offseason. New to USF’s...

 

USF's Lowhorn has unfinished business

In just two seasons at USF, forward Dior Lowhorn has compiled a résumé that would...

 

Cal, Stanford each land top-20 recruiting class

As the Cal and Stanford men’s basketball teams are currently focused on the season that is...