Cleveland Browns sign Ben Watson to 3-year deal, source says After spending much of Thursday negotiating with the Seahawks and Browns, free-agent tight end Ben Watson opted to accept Cleveland's offer, a league source tells ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Butler's 3 sends W. Virginia to Big East semis Da'Sean Butler took an inbounds pass and banked in a 3-pointer from the head of the key at the buzzer to give West Virginia a 54-51 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
Win 2,000: Kansas tears away from Texas Tech Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas become the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.
Magic cruise past Bulls for seventh straight win Vince Carter had 23 points to help the Orlando Magic pull away early and cruise past the injured Chicago Bulls, 111-82 on Thursday night for a season-high seventh straight win.
Merlin Olsen, Pro Football Hall of Fame lineman, dies at 69 Merlin Olsen, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who was part of the Los Angeles Rams' famed "Fearsome Foursome" of the 1960s, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 69.
Tim Tebow has below-average Wonderlic score, report says While former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wowed evaluators with his on-field performance at the NFL combine last month, Tebow scored a 22 out of 50 on the 12-minute Wonderlic test, the Palm Beach Post reported, citing an NFL source.
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