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Texas manager tested positive for cocaine in 2009
(AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2010, file photo, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington looks on during baseball spring training in Surprise, Ariz.  SI.com reported on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, that Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last year. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP – Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a “huge mistake” when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season.


Jordan’s bid for Bobcats approved by NBA board
(AP)

FILE - This March 1, 2010, file photo shows Michael Jordan looking over a stat sheet in the first half of the Charlotte Bobcats' 89-84 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. The NBA has signed off on Michael Jordan's bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats, and commissioner David Stern expects the league's board of governors to approve the purchase by the end of next week. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)AP – Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he’ll try to turn around the state’s money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league.


NFL to examine 2 possessions in playoffs OT
(AP)

AP – NFL owners will vote next week whether to allow each team a possession in overtime in the playoffs if the team winning the OT coin toss kicks a field goal on the first series.
Tebow debuts new throwing motion for NFL teams
(AP)

Tim Tebow holds on the ball as he looks down field for a receiver during Pro Day in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)AP – Tim Tebow’s latest visit to Florida Field looked like most of the others. He was cheered, revered and pulled in every direction.


Meyer returns from leave of absence for Florida
(AP)

AP – Florida coach Urban Meyer is back at practice after his leave of absence.
Ed secretary: ban NCAA teams with low grad rates
(AP)

AP – U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pushed a proposal Wednesday to bar men’s college basketball teams from postseason play if they fail to graduate 40 percent of their players, an idea that didn’t go over well with the NCAA and coaches preparing for March Madness.
Cardinals bring in ex-Browns quarterback Anderson
(Reuters)

Reuters – Quarterback Derek Anderson, ditched by the Cleveland Browns, has signed a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, the NFL team said Wednesday.
Chapman strike out 5 but Brewers beat Reds 5-2
(AP)

AP – Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman struck out five during his latest impressive showing Wednesday, but a Cincinnati Reds split squad couldn’t manage much against Doug Davis in a 5-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Jordan becomes owner of Charlotte Bobcats
(Reuters)

Former NBA All-Star slam dunk champion Michael Jordon displays his score while judging the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest in Las Vegas February 17, 2007. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters – Michael Jordan became the first former NBA player to be the majority owner of a team when he was unanimously approved to take over the Charlotte Bobcats by the league on Wednesday.


Tyler Summitt wants to follow mom into coaching
(AP)

In this photo taken on Feb. 24, 2010, Tyler Summitt, right, talks with his mother, Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, during NCAA college basketball practice in Knoxville, Tenn. Tyler now works with the Tennessee Lady Vols as a practice player and has ambitions of following his mom into coaching. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)AP – Tyler Summitt spent his entire childhood around gyms — no surprise he wants to spend the rest of his life in one.


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