No. 4 Pitt 76,
No. 1 UCONN 68
Top-ranked Huskies fall
DeJuan Blair (left) had 22 points and 23 rebounds and Levance Fields scored all 10 of his points in the final 3:09 as No. 4 Pittsburgh beat No. 1 Connecticut 76-68 on Monday, the Panthers’ first win ever over a top-ranked team. The teams meet again March 7.
SOCCER
Fan killed in violence
One fan was shot dead and at least 40 people were injured in separate incidents at soccer matches across Brazil over the weekend, police said Monday. A 20-year-old man was killed in Belo Horizonte in a fight before the match between city rivals Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro on Sunday.
CYCLING
Lance’s crash doesn’t hurt
Lance Armstrong took a spill when he got tangled with a motorcycle, and still moved up a spot in the overall standings Monday at the Tour of California after a rainy and crash-filled second stage. Armstrong, who began the day in fifth place, is now fourth, 30 seconds behind.
