AFP - The NBA said Saturday it hoped to help run a professional basketball league in China, as it pursued an aggressive plan to tap into a growing market in the world's most populous nation.
AP - For all the attention and all the buildup that goes into the annual Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas, it's only natural that the next week would be a bit of a letdown. -- read full article
AP - Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday, as Gilles Simon of France rallied to win 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) and advance to the final against Andy Murray.
AFP - Rafael Nadal shrugged off a pre-match shoulder injury scare to squeeze into the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters on Friday, beating close friend and compatriot Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4.
AP - In making its first trip to Annapolis in 21 years, No. 23 Pittsburgh has no reason to look past Navy in a rematch of last year's double-overtime thriller. -- read full article
AP - Michal Handzus scored 56 seconds into the game and again at 3:21 of overtime, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
AFP - Argentina superstar Diego Maradona said on Friday he wants to succeed Alfio Basile as the national team coach and take them to the World Cup finals.
Reuters - The Milwaukee Brewers have ruled out interim coach Dale Sveum as a candidate for the permanent job, Major League Baseball reported on its website.
Reuters - Rob Kurz emerged from a tangle of players to hit a three-point shot at the buzzer and lift the Golden State Warriors past the Milwaukee Bucks 109-108 in the last of the teams' exhibition games in China on Saturday.
