Rodriguez, Miami hold off furious Wichita State rally and other top stories.

• Rodriguez, Miami hold off furious Wichita State rally

  (Photo: The Associated Press)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Maybe it was the technical against Miami coach Jim Larranaga. Maybe it was Sheldon McClellan repeatedly yelling in the huddle: "We're not losing this game!"Whatever it was, Angel Rodriguez made sure the Hurricanes would play another day.The smallest guy on the court, Rodriguez played larger than life on Saturday. He took over after Miami blew the 21-point lead that he pretty much had created, hitting a big 3-pointer with 72 seconds remaining a..

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• Djokovic Beats Nadal to Reach Indian Wells Final

  

  Novak Djokovic continued his recent mastery of Rafael Nadal on hard courts, winning 7-6 (5), 6-3 on his sixth match point Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final for the second straight year. The world's top-ranked player will meet Milos Raonic in Sunday's final, with Djokovic trying to win a record fifth title in the California desert. Djokovic extended his advantage over Nadal on hard courts to 18-7, winning the last seven times since the Spaniard beat him in the 2013 U.S. Open final..

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• Duke Withstands a Scare by Yale

  

  Photo Yale’s Justin Sears in the first half against Duke on Saturday. Credit Michael Dwyer/Associated Press Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski pleaded with his team to stay focused. The game was coming too easily.A delicious matchup in Providence, R.I., between the Blue Devils and its almost unfathomable opponent, Yale (23-6), in the round of 32 was devolving quickly into a rout on Saturday. The Bulldogs looked like a team that had never been to this stage before — which, of co..

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• Former Redskins QB Robert Griffin III visits Browns

  

  The Browns became the second club to host former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and did so on a visit in Cleveland this weekend, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. Though no signing is imminent, this is by far the most interesting development in Griffin's offseason schedule so far. Clearly, the Browns have shown interest in veteran options and may not be a lock to select their future passer with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Cleveland was also mention..

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• The NCAA tournament never disappoints: Ron Higgins

  

  You always remember your first. March 14, 1981 was the day she walked into my life, or rather I walked into hers, sitting at a press table in the University of Texas' Frank Erwin Center. The ball was inbounded to Arkansas guard U.S. Reed with five seconds left to play. He zigged right, zagged left and zigged right again until he was 49 feet from the basket, just beyond midcourt and out of time. So he pulled up an angle and shot right in front of where I was sitting. My first thought was "That ..

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• Dillon "knew Busch would try to wreck me" in unbelievable last lap

  Unbelievable. That is the only proper way to describe the finish to today's NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Kyle Busch led 133 of 150 laps, but it was Austin Dillon who came home with the trophy in Fontana.  Busch appeared to be on his way to his fourth consecutive Xfinity Series win this season — and his seventh victory in 10 starts at Auto Club Speedway when he blew a left front tire entering Turn 1 on the final lap of the race.  Dillon, who was running fourth in the closing stages, capitalized o..

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