Braun makes passing reference to drug test (AP)
AP - Ryan Braun referred only in passing to his positive drug test and possible 50-game suspension as he accepted the National League MVP award at a black-tie dinner Saturday night.
Bosh guides home-loving Heat past 76ers (Reuters)
Reuters - Chris Bosh sparked the Miami Heat to a third home win in a row on Saturday, draining 30 points in a 113-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Experts: Paterno’s death won’t stop court cases (AP)
AP - Joe Paterno would no doubt have made a dramatic courtroom witness. But legal experts said his death will have little or no effect on the criminal or civil cases to come out of the Penn State child-sex scandal.
No. 6 Kentucky women beat Florida 57-52 (AP)
AP - Kastine Evans scored all of her 10 points in the second half to help No. 6 Kentucky hold off Florida 57-52 Sunday.
Ginn out for Niners in NFC Championship (AP)
AP - Wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. is out of the NFC championship game for San Francisco with an injured right knee, and tight end Delanie Walker is active for the first time since breaking his left jaw.
Mitchell: ‘We won’t let Joe’s legacy die’ (AP)
AP - Former Penn State star Lydell Mitchell visited Joe Paterno about a week and a half ago, hoping to get just a moment with his ailing coach.
Paterno’s death met with grief in State College (AP)
AP - Joe Paterno's death from lung cancer Sunday just two months after his firing left many Penn State students, alumni and community members numb with grief and a sense that the legendary coach deserved better from the university after such a distinguished career.
Loss, death make for a season unlike any other (AP)
AP - The house at the end of the block was fast taking on the feel of a shrine when Joe Paterno stepped into the crisp November night with his wife, Sue, by his side. Students had gathered on the lawn, some carrying hand-lettered signs, many near tears and all of them confused, sad and angry.
Federer strolls into Australian Open quarterfinals (AP)
AP - The crowd was still buzzing about the comeback victory by "Aussie Kim" Clijsters, and the fans dressed in canary yellow were now in full voice for another one of their own.
No. 8 Duke holds off No. 16 Virginia 61-58 (AP)
AP - Mason Plumlee scored 12 points and No. 8 Duke held on to beat No. 16 Virginia 61-58 on Thursday night to snap the Cavaliers' 12-game winning streak.
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