McDonald leads Lobos past Air Force with 25 points
New Mexico beat Air Force 73 50 as Phillip McDonald hit a career high seven 3-pointers and the Lobos outscored the Falcons from beyond the arc. Darington Hobson and Roman Martinez were held to low totals, but Nate Garth and Dairese Gary helped seal the road win. Air Force slumped to 0-4 in Mountain West play.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
New Mexico
Lobos
Air Force
Phillip McDonald
Mountain West
Falcons
Steve Alford
McDonald
New Mexico State
Darington Hobson
Roman Martinez
Nate Garth
Dairese Gary
Derek Brooks
Michael Lyons
Grant Parker
Reynolds
Parker
Judge allows Leach libel suit to proceed in Texas
A Texas judge ruled the fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach may pursue his defamation and contract suit against the university. He denied speeding depositions and document discovery, saying the case will proceed at an ordinary pace.
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Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech
Mike Leach
William Sowder
Leach
Sowder
Ted Liggett
University
Texas
Ogilvy Hopes Woods Speaks Away From Abu Dhabi Event
Geoff Ogilvy, among eight top twenty players at the Abu Dhabi Championship, urges Tiger Woods to speak publicly off the course before playing. He says media attention would distract players and the tournament, noting Woods has not spoken publicly since his late November car crash and personal revelations.
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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Geoff Ogilvy
Tiger Woods
Ogilvy
Woods
NC State upsets No. 7 Duke in Raleigh
Tracy Smith scored 23 points and Dennis Horner 20 as NC State beat Duke 88-74. Javi Gonzalez added 15 while Duke fall behind early and never recovered. It marked State’s first home win over Duke since 2004 and their first overall win vs Duke since 2007 ACC tourney.
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Raleigh
N.C
Tracy Smith
Dennis Horner
North Carolina State
Duke
Javi Gonzalez
Wolfpack
N.C. State
Blue Devils
North Carolina
Sidney Lowe
Kyle Singler
Georgia Tech
ACC
Nolan Smith
Djokovic and Davydenko reach Australian Open third round
Novak Djokovic overcame early nerves to beat Marco Chiudinelli 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 and advance to the third round at Rod Laver Arena. He will face Denis Istomin after his 7-5 6-3 6-4 win over Michael Berrer, while Ana Ivanovic was eliminated by Gisela Dulko 6-7 7-5 6-4. Dulko saved two match points to end Ivanovic's run and drop her to 0-2 against Dulko in their three meetings.
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Melbourne
Australia
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic
Marco Chiudinelli
Rod Laver Arena
Federer
Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
Michael Berrer
Germany
Nikolay Davydenko
Ukraine
Illya Marchenko
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Marchenko
Melbourne Park
Doha
Ana Ivanovic
Gisela Dulko
Argentina
Dulko
Ivanovic
Serbia
Switzerland
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