SPORTS INFO for 03 09 2011

WELCOME TO GLOBAL SPORTS Fans ! 03 09 2011 !






NFL - NFL offers more financial info to union. Retired RB Barber seeks return to NFL. Newton gets high marks at Auburn pro day. QB Mallett defends answers at combine. Fox preaches patience for Broncos. Raiders hire Bresnahan to run defense.




NBA - Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to move into sixth on the NBA's scoring list and beat the Hawks. Blazers hand Heat 5th loss in row. Nuggets sign Karl to 3-year extension. Warrick has 32, Suns top Rockets. Sixers stay hot, get by Pacers. |
Jennings leads Bucks over Wiz.



ELEVEN (11) NBA GAMES TODAY



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NHL - Panthers end Blackhawks' win streak at 8. Bettman: Group hindering Coyotes' sale. Devils' playoff charge slowed by Sens. Sharks' Marleau beats Preds in OT again. Carter scores 2, Flyers snap 4-game skid. Penguins win sixth straight over Sabres Hamhuis scores second in OT, Canucks win.



SEVEN (7) NHL GAMES TONIGHT



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Two years after being fired at Kentucky and being arrested for DUI, Billy Gillispie returns to his roots on the court. USF stuns Villanova in Big East tourney. UConn ends 6-game Big East tourney skid. Butler wins Horizon to
return to NCAAs. Princeton forces Ivy playoff vs. Harvard. NCAA fine with tournament size for now. Duke's Smith named ACC player of year. Marcus Morris is Big 12 player of year. Hansbrough, Brey win Big East awards.



TWENTY EIGHT (28) NCAA GAMES TONIGHT - MOSTLY CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS !



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MLB - Brewers RHP Greinke likely to open on DL. Morneau has 3-run double in return. Carpenter reports no pain after bullpen.Mets' Beltran has left knee tendinitis. Phillies OF Brown likely out 4-6 weeks. Beckett solid in return from hit to head.Tigers' Zumaya may not be OK for opener. Phillies' Hamels sets down 11 straight.



MLB TODAY - EIGHT GAMES(8) in GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE and EIGHT GAMES(8) in CACTUS LEAGUE!



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NASCAR - Down but not out-Jimmie Johnson hasn't been his dominant self, but that doesn't mean the 48 haters should get cocky. Junior assesses himself-Dale Earnhardt Jr. says that, at this point in his career, failure is "unacceptable."
Robby Gordon in trouble-NASCAR has placed Robby Gordon on probation for the remainder of the year.



Upcoming Races Date Event Time TV
Mar 20 - 1:16 pm FOX- Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.



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GOLF - WGC-Cadillac ChampionshipMost of the sport's big names return this week to tackle the taming of Doral's Blue Monster.Pipe bombs at Pebble-Police found an explosive device near the ninth green at majestic Pebble Beach.



UPCOMING PGA EVENT - Dates:

Mar 10 - 13 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, Purse: $8,500,000 Doral-Blue Monster Course, Miami, Florida.



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TENNIS - Nadal beats Federer in Oregon exhibition. Roddick keys US in Davis Cup, Spain next. Karlovic sets serve mark but Germans win. Dokic captures first title since 2002.



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NCAA FOOTBALL - Ohio State's Jim Tressel was suspended two games in the wake of a Yahoo! Sports investigation that revealed he broke NCAA rules. Dawg Days-Coming off of a 6-7 season, it's an important spring for Mark
Richt and Georgia.




SOCCER - MLS - New York Red Bulls defender Chris Albright will be sidelined four-to-six weeks following surgery on his left knee.



UFC - Bellator is banking on a regular Saturday time slot to build its audience. The debut was a hit, but will viewers stick around? Strikeforce roundup-A fascinating card is coming together featuring Japanese submission artist Shinya Aoki.



BOXING - Sergio Martinez has delivered memorable fights recently. So why is the former WBC middleweight champion facing an unknown foe?



HORSE RACING - A British horse racing punter has won 1.4 million pounds ($2.3 million) after placing a bet of two pounds ($3).



POKER - Forget The Majors- As the WSOP Circuit and Big Event play out, two other events in Atlantic City and Chicago awarded six-figure top prizes to Chris Tryba and Tom Koral.