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Zardana upsets Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds
(AP)
AP - Rachel Alexandra was beaten by Zenyatta's stablemate, Zardana, in the $200,000 New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday.
Zenyatta improves to 15-0 with Santa Anita win
(AP)
AP - Zenyatta made a successful return to the races Saturday, winning the $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths and extending her career victory streak to 15-0.

No. 1 KU beats No. 9 K-State 72-64 in Big 12 final
(AP)
AP - Marcus Morris had 18 points, Tyrel Reed added 15 and No. 1 Kansas held off No. 9 Kansas State down the stretch for a 72-64 victory and its seventh Big 12 tournament title Saturday night.

Turner leads Ohio St. past Illinois 88-81 in 2OT
(AP)
AP - Evan Turner rescued No. 6 Ohio State for the second straight day in the Big Ten tournament.

No. 2 Kentucky downs No. 15 Tennessee 74-45 at SEC
(AP)
AP - Kentucky is back in the Southeastern Conference tournament title game, a win away from the championship Wildcats fans see as their birthright.

South Africans tied at World Championship
(AP)
AP - Charl Schwartzel has been looking up to Ernie Els for as long as he has been around golf.
Browns, Delhomme agree to 2-year deal
(AP)
AP - Jake Delhomme has a new NFL home, and the Cleveland Browns have another new quarterback.
A's split squad edges Padres in 10 innings
(AP)
AP - Oakland right-hander Clayton Mortensen is on the fringe of the competition for the final spot in the Athletics' rotation. Finally getting a start gave him a chance to stretch things out.

Celtics bounce back with win over Pacers
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Boston Celtics were able to rest Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for the final quarter as they cruised to a convincing 122-103 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Washington holds off Cal to win Pac-10 tournament
(AP)
AP - Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 16 and Washington rallied from a late deficit to win the Pac-10 tournament with a thrilling 79-75 victory over California on Saturday.

Lyon crash back to earth as stalemate reigns in France
(AFP)
AFP - Lyon crashed back to earth on Saturday as they missed their chance to join the leading group in the French top flight, being held to a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals St. Etienne.

Tondo wins stage; Contador hangs onto Paris-Nice lead
(AFP)
AFP - Spaniard Xavier Tondo, riding for Cervelo, won the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race on Saturday while compatriot Alberto Contador of Astana held onto the overall lead going into the final day.

Panthers beat Sharks 3-2 in overtime
(AP)
AP - Bryan Allen scored with 2:14 left in overtime to help the Florida Panthers rally from an early two-goal deficit to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday.

Top-seeded Kuznetsova crashes out
(AFP)
AFP - Svetlana Kuznetsova's top seeding didn't help her avoid another early exit from Indian Wells, the frustrated Russian falling in the second round Saturday to Spain's Carla Suarez-Navarro.

Collins leads rain-delayed Puerto Rico Open
(AP)
AP - Chad Collins chipped in for eagle on the par-5 second hole Saturday to top the Puerto Rico Open leaderboard at 9 under before second-round play was suspended because of darkness in the rain-delayed PGA Tour event.