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Americans crash European party among fencing elite

Scroll through the list of medal contenders in fencing, and all the familiar names are there: Italy, France, Russia, Hungary, the United States.

Wait, the United States?

Woods' boorish behavior wears thin

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger Woods' latest temper tantrum did not go over well with some fans at the Masters.

Woods caused a scene with his boorish behavior at buttoned-down Augusta National on Friday, scowling, cursing, tossing clubs. He even went so far as to give one a swift kick after his shot on the 16th tee landed in the bunker.

"It's not what you want to see," said Charles Hatcher III, who was at the course on Saturday with his 11-year-old son, Charles IV, and his father, Charles Sr. "Golf is a gentleman's game, and you should treat it as such."

(Mark Humphrey/The Associated Press) Kentucky forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist dunks over Louisville center Gorgui Dieng during the second half of their Final Four semifinal Saturday in New Orleans. Kentucky won 69-61.

Kentucky off to title game, beats Louisville 69-61

NEW ORLEANS — Bragging rights in the Bluegrass State are mighty nice.

Kentucky has its sights set higher.

Much higher.

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Energy runs out for Cougs; as Marquette holds off BYU

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When the time came for BYU to make a run, Marquette was ready.

Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder came up with big shots every time the Cougars threatened, and the Golden Eagles withstood another furious second-half rally by BYU for an 88-68 victory in the NCAA tournament Thursday. Crowder finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, while Johnson-Odom scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half.

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Marquette forward Jae Crowder practices in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday. Marquette plays BYU in the second round of the NCAA tournament today.

Cougars hope to slow down Crowder in second round

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jae Crowder hadn't spent much time around snow before.

Safe to say, had he paid a visit to Marquette before he committed, he might be in a very different place this week.

"I hate (winter), still hate it to this day," Crowder, who grew up in Villa Rica, Ga., said Wednesday. "I dislike it, but I deal with it."

Retweets becoming digital version of autographs

Forget standing in line for hours, hoping for a scribbled, barely legible autograph on a wrinkled piece of paper. Or jockeying for spots behind the dugout, on the off chance a signed ball or batting glove gets tossed your way.

When it comes to souvenirs from your favorite athlete, the retweet is where it's at these days.

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In this Feb. 17, 2002 file photo, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia, left, and Jamie Sale and David Pelletier of Canada pose with their gold medals at a special awards ceremony for the figure skating pairs competition at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Ten years after the pairs judging scandal rocked the Salt Lake City Olympics, some say figure skating has yet to recover.

Skating still a shadow of self 10 years after Salt Lake

With colorful characters, beautiful clothes, juicy rivalries and whispers of behind-the-scenes shadiness, figure skating was the original reality show, commanding attention well after the Olympic flame was extinguished, and turning skaters into millionaires.

Then came the French judge, swathed in fur and instructed to vote "in a certain way."

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In this Feb. 21, 2002 file photo, Sarah Hughes of the United States reacts after competing in the women's free skating program at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The lavender dress Hughes wore for the long program is in a museum, and her Olympic gold medal is tucked away for safekeeping. Her memories of the Salt Lake City Games, however, are always with her.

10 years later, Olympic champs return to Salt Lake

The lavender dress Sarah Hughes wore for the long program is in a museum, and her Olympic gold medal is tucked away for safekeeping.

Her memories of the Salt Lake City Games, however, are always with her.

"When they said 10 years, I was kind of blown away," the 2002 Olympic champion said. "In my mind I can remember everything as if it was just yesterday. But at the same time, it feels like a different lifetime because my life is so different now. I was a child then, I was 16."

U.S. skating program rose from ashes of '61 crash

Amid the twisted metal and smoldering rubble of Sabena Flight 548 was a copy of the latest edition of Sports Illustrated, its edges charred to tattered flakes.

Still clearly visible on the cover, though, was Laurence Owen, a 16-year-old with a pixie cut and a future as bright as her red skating dress. A year after finishing sixth at the 1960 Olympics, she had just won her first U.S. title and was a favorite for the upcoming world championships, causing SI to declare her "America's most exciting girl skater."

That promise was cut short on Feb. 15, 1961, when she and the rest of the U.S. team were killed in a plane crash while on their way to the world championships in Prague. Eighteen skaters, six coaches, and 10 judges, officials and family members died a few miles short of the Brussels airport, along with the other 27 passengers and crew of 11.

Scandal, labor woes make 2011 one of sports' worst

Even after all the turmoil 2011 brought to sports, what with the NBA and NFL players and owners huddling with lawyers and accountants, more unsettling reports of brains ravaged by hard hits, and college players being given cash, tattoos, access to strip clubs and pretty much anything else you can imagine, the games still mattered.

Until November.

Te'o: 'Everything back to normal' at Notre Dame

After a week on a roller coaster, Manti Te'o is back on steady ground.

Notre Dame's star linebacker acknowledged Wednesday that he was hurt by comments coach Brian Kelly made last week about players he inherited from Charlie Weis. But it's no longer an issue, Te'o said, pointing to Saturday's rout as proof of his and Notre Dame's resilience.

Deaths in recent races prompt USA Triathlon review

USA Triathlon is creating a task force to determine if anything more can be done to prevent deaths such as those that occurred at recent races in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Louisville, Ky.

An independent panel of three physicians and two certified race directors will review the cases and see if there are common factors among them, USA Triathlon Rob Urbach told The Associated Press.

Love and Olazabal like what they see at Medinah

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Ryder Cup captains Davis Love III and Jose Maria Olazabal liked what they saw at Medinah Country Club, including the shortened No. 15.

Rain kept Love and Olazabal from playing the famed No. 3 on Monday, as they marked the one-year countdown to next year's Ryder Cup. But they did get out to look at some holes, and said they don't envision many changes being needed.

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After big win, Thompson hopes to be tour regular

Golf's latest female phenom has no interest in teeing it up with the guys.

Being able to play full-time on the LPGA Tour is challenge enough for Lexi Thompson.

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Triathlon worlds a celebration of sport, friendship

Kevin McDowell has a silver medal in triathlon from the Youth Olympics and a bronze from last year's junior world championships.

If Lukas Verzbicas has his way, McDowell will soon share in a world title, too.

Verzbicas is one of the favorites in the junior men's event Sunday at the world championships in Beijing, the final race in a journey as much about friendship as it is about sport. Verzbicas put his promising running career on hold this summer to return to triathlon in hopes of winning the world title in honor of McDowell, his friend and teammate who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in March.

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