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The Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team defeated Iona in dramatic fashion on the road Thursday night. Chavaughn Lewis hit a 65-foot shot as the overtime buzzer expired to force another period, and Marist eventually topped the Gaels 105-104.
No men's college basketball team has been ranked #1 in the country in back-to-back weeks over the course of the last five weeks of the NCAA season. There will almost certainly be a different #1 next week with Indiana's loss.
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has a partial tear in his ACL, which is leading to some confusing speculation about his return. His agent, Billy Duffy, says that Rondo could return to the Celtics' lineup sooner than expected.
Felix Hernandez has signed a $135.5 million contract extension to keep him in a Seattle Mariners uniform through the 2019 season. King Felix is one of the most dominant young pitchers in the game today, so his performance and the details of the contract should set a precedent for what other hurlers can demand in their next contracts.
Tim Thomas is heading out of town before playing a game this season. He might still be sitting out for the New York Islanders after the deal, which is initially a confusing element to a trade that featured a second round pick going from a team with a serious lack of NHL-ready depth to a recently-perennial Stanley Cup contender. The Islanders have a special financial reason for making the move though...
Earlier this week, one Philadelphia 76ers fan bought 18 tickets to a game at the Wells Fargo Center on StubHub for $.04, and paid less than a dollar after the ticket purchase fee. The Sixers are tied for 19th in the NBA in attendance this season, averaging 16,253 fans per game, which is exactly 80 percent of the arena's capacity. Which team from each league is most likely to bounce back from a disappointing number?
Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o are the most least-liked athletes in America according to a recent Forbes story. The former cyclist and soon-to-be pro linebacker each have 15 percent appeal among survey participants. We're conducting a survey of our own, so let us know who you dislike the most.
Tiger Woods has now played in only one of the first six PGA Tour events this season, winning the Farmers Insurance Open at the end of January by four strokes. He is not participating in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am that started Thursday. Rory McIlroy is also not on the tour card, and has not appeared in a PGA event in 2013. When will the two most popular golfers in the world play again?
Ray Lewis III sent a letter of intent to the University of Miami (Florida) on Wednesday to ensure his enrollment at the school and on the football team. Another recruit's letter of intent disappeared, and it is believed his mother has something to do with it.
The fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils look to avenge a previous loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack Thursday night at 9 pm EST on ESPN3. The Wolfpack upset then-#1 Duke 84-76 on January 12 for their third straight conference win to start ACC play.
Sixth-ranked Gonzaga faces Pepperdine in a West Coast Conference match-up Thursday at 11 pm EST. We offer a preview and the live stream here.
Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton and San Francisco 49ers tight end Delanie Walker were both associated with DWI allegations for entirely different reasons this week. Helton was issued one, and Walker's aunt and uncle were killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. This story also includes a list of all the athletes with DWI's since January of 2012 and an update on Jovan Belcher.
The #7 Arizona Wildcats are at home Wednesday night to face the Stanford Cardinal at 9 pm EST in a match-up between two PAC-12 teams with winning conference records. We have the live stream and a preview here.
The #5 Kansas Jayhawks will try to bounce back from their first loss in almost three months by facing the TCU Horned Frogs at 9 pm EST on Wednesday in a Big 12 basketball game. We have the live stream and a preview here.
The #12 Michigan State Spartans and #18 Minnesota Golden Gophers have the only game tonight between ranked teams in NCAA men's basketball. Catch the Big Ten contest at 7 pm EST on the Big Ten Network. We have the live stream and a preview here.
