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Evan Turner drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No. 5 Ohio State a 69-68 win over Michigan on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.

John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No. 2 Kentucky overcame an 11-point deficit Friday in beating Alabama 73-67 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Kyle Singler had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke pulled away late to beat pesky Virginia 57-46 on Friday in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal

Juan Fernandez hit three 3-pointers and handed out three assists in a game-opening 24-8 run that led No. 17 Temple to a 69-51 victory over St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Friday.

Oregon running back LaMichael James pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge and was sentenced to 10 days in jail on Friday for an altercation with a woman outside his apartment last month.

Tiger Woods is likely to play his first tournament since the sex scandal broke in November at Augusta National in April, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press.

American Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn and Shani Davis returned to World Cup work almost immediately after the Vancouver Games ended, and they both continued on their runs of winter greatness. Both secured overall World Cup titles.

Sporting News: Syracuse, Pitt and Villanova spent two months establishing superiority and two days waiting to play their first games in the Big East tournament. Two sessions later, they all were eliminated after a wild Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Celizic: It’s not that athletes want to cheat, but that they want to win. They’ll do anything to accomplish that end. It doesn’t have to actually be legal. They just have to think it is.

Blyleven: How do players deal with an injury to an All-Star teammate? The Minnesota Twins are about to find out. One thing is for certain, several players suddenly have an opportunity to step up and shine.

Mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race take care of their dogs first when they stop to rest, massaging sore paws and serving up stews of hearty grub for their teams.

DeMarco: When news of the injury to Twins closer Joe Nathan was revealed, you could feel the reverberations as far away as the White Sox’s camp — where they already were feeling rather good about themselves, thank you. Now they have another reason to be excited.

Pompei: Almost every great player has to either cross the bridge to continue playing beyond his prime, or decide to walk away from it before his abilities and his legacy are significantly diminished. LaDainian Tomlinson is at that bridge.