AP – The opening day of the first round of the NCAA tournament shocked the Big East — three teams lost and another won in overtime, thrilled double-digit seeds — three of them won and wore out fans with three games going overtime, including BYU’s 99-92 double-overtime win against Florida.

AP – From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith’s last shot meant one more collapse for Texas.

AP – Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one point, and Tennessee held off the Aztecs 62-59 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional.

AP – A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player.

AP – Who knew that all this time Ohio used the regular season as a warm-up act?

AP – Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson believes in what he can’t see.

AP – World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey called on Major League Baseball and its players’ union to start testing for human growth hormone.

AP – Police in Redondo Beach, Calif., say two men they stopped for following Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (pow gah-SOHL’) turned out to be Spanish paparazzi.

AP – Twenty-one years ago, Georgetown pulled into Providence as the top seed and nearly exited as a victim of the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history.