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Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties (AP)

AP - Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.


Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor (AP)

AP - Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said Tuesday he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he still hasn't talked to federal authorities about the case.


Strasburg makes long-awaited spring debut for Nats (AP)

AP - Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut.


No. 12 Butler routs Wright St. 70-45 (AP)

AP - Win or lose the Horizon League championship game, Butler was headed to the NCAA tournament.


Greene leads No. 1 UConn to 16th Big East title (AP)

AP - UConn finally celebrated — just a little bit.


Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper (AP)

AP - Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.


Lawyers: Respect Roethlisberger accuser's privacy (AP)

AP - Attorneys for the woman who accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said that she did the right thing by going to police and asked for privacy in a statement Tuesday.


Halladay shuts down Braves (AP)
AP - Roy Halladay pitched three shutout innings and struck out five in his second spring appearance as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, on Tuesday.
Kobe hits late winner as Lakers end skid against Raptors (Reuters)
Reuters - Kobe Bryant delivered yet another game-winning shot to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap a three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.
Stephenson leads Cincinnati over Rutgers (AP)

AP - Lance Stephenson celebrated being selected Big East Rookie of the Year by making the deciding free throw with 1.8 seconds to play, leading Cincinnati to a 69-68 opening-round victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night.


Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx (AFP)

AFP - Dimitar Berbatov will never have a better opportunity to convince the Manchester United faithful that he was worth the 30.75 million pounds it cost to prise him away from Tottenham.


Boom retains lead as Bonnet wins Paris-Nice stage (AFP)

AFP - French cyclist William Bonnet recorded his first major stage race success here on Tuesday when he won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 201 kilometres ride from Contres.


Garon, Blue Jackets beat Ducks 5-2 (AP)

AP - Jakub Voracek scored during Columbus' first power play and set up another second-period goal by Fedor Tyutin to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.


Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells (AFP)

AFP - Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seeds at the WTA Indian Wells tournament which begins Wednesday.


Ping waives settlement on square grooves (AP)
AP - The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.