SPORTS INFO For Friday 02 25 2011

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NFL - Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers aren't the only ones in the league sweating a long work stoppage. Mediator: 'Some progress'in NFL talks. Broncos' Fox: Orton to start, not Tebow. Ryan: Jets will win Super Bowl in 2011. Coaches, GMs discuss plans for lockout. NFL, union take $4B TV dispute to judge. Panthers' Kalil inks 1-year, $10M tender. Raiders put franchise tag on LB Wimbley.




NBA - Celts trade Perkins to Thunder for Green. Rose, Deng lead Bulls over Heat. Nuggets beat depleted Celtics. Nets PG Williams won't discuss contract. Bobcats trade F Wallace to Trail Blazers. Clippers, Cavs swap PGs Davis, Williams. Rockets
deal PG Brooks, F Battier. Moving day-The 72 hours before the trade deadline featured a flurry of 14 deals!



TWELVE (12) NBA GAMES TODAY



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NHL - Brad Richards' trade status hinges on Dallas' ownership, a concussion and free agency. 'Hawks blank Preds in Quenneville return. Penguins acquire F Kovalev from Senators. Flyers' home streak over Isles hits 12. Stars snap slump with 4-1 win in Detroit. Kessel, Bozak lead surging Leafs by Habs. Kings finally return home, beat Wild 4-2. Malhotra lifts Canucks past Blues.



NINE (9) NHL GAMES TONIGHT



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Brad Wanamaker chipped in 11 points and No. 4 Pitt bounced back from a loss by completing a sweep of West Virginia 71-58. Marquette beats Calhoun-less UConn in OT. USC ends Arizona's 8-game win streak. No. 13 Gators clinch share of SEC East. Hoyas' Wright should return by NCAAs. Patterson sparks No. 4 Pitt over WVU.




ELEVEN (11) NCAA GAMES TONIGHT



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MLB - Wainwright to have season-ending surgery. Cabrera to enter MLB treatment program. Top pick Harper makes Nats debut Monday.


MLB TODAY - ARIZONA DIAMBONDBACKS at NEW YORK GIANTS - 3:10 PM EST.



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NASCAR - Forbes ranks Hendrick team top value in NASCAR. Pastrana finished 25th in NASCAR points debut. Evernham sues former partner Gillett over shares.




Feb 27, 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500
Phoenix International Raceway 3:00 p.m. FOX



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GOLF - The flashy Rickie Fowler trounced Phil Mickelson on Day 2 of the Match Play Championship in Arizona. Mayakoba Golf ClassicEx-PGA champ David Toms is among the leaders after the first round in Mexico. Seeking her fifth straight victory, world No. 1 Yani Tseng trails by two shots after the opening round in Singapore.



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TENNIS - Roger Federer, who won the last of his four Dubai titles in '07, hasn't dropped a single set this time. Wozniacki, Zvonareva reach Qatar semis. Fish into quarters at Delray Beach. Ferrer rallies, makes Mexican Open semis.



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NCAA FOOTBALL - After successful 2011 campaigns, Notre Dame, TCU and Boise State are ready to spring forward. Sooners' Stoops gets $1M raise.



SOCCER - MLS - After four seasons disrupted by injury or loan, David Beckham is back with L.A., which expects a big return on its investment.



UFC - What is B.J. Penn thinking as he prepares for UFC 127? Aussie pride-George Sotiropoulos carries the hopes of a nation's MMA fans into his UFC 127 fight.



BOXING - Rocket ride-Nonito Donaire is shooting up the pound-for-pound rankings after his swift knockout win over Fernando Montiel.



HORSE RACING - Diamond Geezah wins Santa Anita feature. Diamond Geezah held off Easy Ticket by a nose to give sports talk radio host and co-owner Jim Rome a victory in Thursday's $63,000 Down the Hill!



POKER - Will The Stars Show? The Commerce Casino was strongly opposed to the legalization and regulation efforts of online poker in 2010 and it might come back to haunt them during the 2011 LAPC main event.