Family of slain Pata hosts football camp (AP)

Bryan Pata’s family hosted hundreds of children for a football clinic on Saturday, calling it another way to celebrate the slain Miami player’s life. Several players from Miami, including Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris, and FIU took part in the clinic, although very few of them ever met Pata, who was killed nearly four years ago.

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Kent State beats Akron for MAC title (AP)

Anthony Simpson scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace Kent State to a 74-61 win over Akron on Friday night. Rodriquez Sherman added 15 points and five assists for the Golden Flashes (23-8, 13-3 Mid-American Conference), who have won five games in a row. The win earned Kent State the 2010 Mid-American Conference title and an automatic bid to the post season.

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Fred Couples one stroke behind on Champions Tour

Bob Tway, Chein Soon Lu and Mark Wiebe shot 6-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Toshiba Classic, leaving Champions Tour newcomer Fred Couples a stroke back at Newport Beach Country Club.

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Fordham finishes 0-16 in Atlantic 10 (AP)

Melquan Bolding scored 32 points and Duquesne shook off a playground game-like pace and a second-half deficit to beat Fordham 111-100 on Friday, making the Rams the first Atlantic 10 team in 17 years to lose every conference game. Brenton Butler scored 29 points, Chris Gaston had 21 and Alberto Estwick added 20, but Fordham (2-26, 0-16) — which hasn’t won since Dec.

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Xavier on verge of fourth straight title (AP)

Jason Love keeps mementos from his college years stored in a box in his room. The collection includes several strands of nylon basketball net, reminders of his three straight championship seasons. Xavier’s lone senior hopes to add a fourth white strand to the box on Saturday. The 25th-ranked Musketeers will clinch their fourth straight Atlantic 10 regular-season title and cut down the nets again…

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N. Iowa uses 29-2 run to win MVC opener (AP)

Northern Iowa used a 29-2 run to rally and knock off Drake 55-40 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Friday. The top-seeded Panthers (26-4) will face the winner of the Bradley-Creighton contest in the semifinals Saturday. Adam Koch, the MVC Player of the Year, had 10 points and seven rebounds to lead Northern Iowa.

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Caddie Steve Williams denies knowledge of Tiger Woods’ extramarital affairs

Tiger Woods’ longtime caddie, Steve Williams, is claiming he knew nothing about the golfer’s extramarital affairs.

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Jack Nicklaus believes Tiger Woods will play in the Masters

Jack Nicklaus has no idea when Tiger Woods will return to golf, but the Golden Bear expects to see the game’s No. 1 player at the Masters.

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Poll: Tiger Woods really sorry, but popularity in rough

Tiger Woods’ popularity is dropping even though the more than half of people polled in February think his apology was sincere.

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Report: Tiger Woods home, getting into golf shape

Tiger Woods is back at home after a week of family counseling in Arizona and is trying to get back into a routine that includes golf and fitness, according to a person with knowledge of his schedule.

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