Suzuki sends Japan to second straight WBC title over Korea
In a 10th inning rally at Dodger Stadium, Ichiro Suzuki delivered a two run single with two outs as Japan defeated South Korea 5-3 to capture the World Baseball Classic crown for a second year running. Daisuke Matsuzaka earned MVP honors after a 3-0 run with a 2.45 ERA.
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Purdue Upsets North Carolina in NCAA Women’s Tourney
Purdue Boilermakers with five seniors including Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Brittany Rayburn upset No. 3 North Carolina 85-70 in Chattanooga to reach the Oklahoma City Regional semifinals. Wisdom-Hylton and Rayburn each scored 18 as Purdue shot 57.1 percent and went 24 of 27 at the line, sending UNC home for the first time since 2004.
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Schilling retires after storied Red Sox career
Curt Schilling, famed for ending Boston's 86 year drought in 2004 and winning another title in 2007, announced his retirement. The pitcher, who faced a shoulder injury that sidelined him in 2008, weighed rehab versus family and business ventures after a long, spotlighted career beginning with Baltimore in 1988.
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