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Woods: ‘A little nervous’ about return at Masters
(AP)
AP – Tiger Woods acknowledged “living a lie,” saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline.
Basso and Schlecks light up Catalunya cycle Tour
(AFP)
AFP – Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will be among the big names missing when the Tour of Catalunya provides an early season tester to the stage race specialists this week.
Jimmie Johnson wins for 1st time at Bristol
(AP)
AP – The record book is pretty clear when it comes to Bristol Motor Speedway: Kurt Busch is good at the bullring, Jimmie Johnson is not.
Furyk finally comes out a winner
(AP)
AP – A PGA Tour winner again after 32 long months, Jim Furyk walked into an interview room at Innisbrook with a three-page transcript that had been folded in half.
NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness
(AP)
AP – The NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy.
Park’s big-game impact impress Ferguson
(AFP)
AFP – Alex Ferguson believes Park Ji-sung is fast becoming Manchester United’s man for the big occasion after the South Korean scored the decisive goal in the 2-1 win over Liverpool.
Mid-major uprising hardly biggest NCAA surprise
(AP)
AP – Not so long ago, having Butler and Xavier among the last 16 teams in the NCAA tournament would have spawned feel-good stories about the plucky mid-major conferences and the wonderful hoops democracy that is March Madness.
Gasol takes center stage as Lakers beat Wizards
(Reuters)
Coyotes beat Stars for 9th straight win
(AP)
AP – Another shootout, another win for the Phoenix Coyotes.
CBS says five minutes with Woods not enough
(AP)
