Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Wade leads Heat with heavy heart after Chicago shooting
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Maggert holds one-shot lead at weather-hit Houston Open
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Rangers back on top with win over Canadiens
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Louisville has a lot to prove against Kentucky
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisville can go a long way to
elevating its status in the basketball-crazed Bluegrass State
if it can defeat rival Kentucky in the opening game of the
Final Four on Saturday at the Superdome. Top seeded Kentucky is
more talented than its intrastate rival and sports a richer
tradition, but has a young team with three freshman and two
sophomores in the starting line-up.
Radwanska beats Sharapova to win Miami title
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) – Poland’s Agnieszka
Radwanska defeated Maria Sharapova of Russia 7-5 6-4 to win the
Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday. Sharapova has now lost
four finals in the Miami tournament while Radwanska’s victory
was her second of the year following her triumph in Dubai.
Saints’ Payton to appeal suspension: report
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Nadal pulls out of Miami with knee injury
MIAMI (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal was forced to pull out of his
semi-final against Andy Murray at the Sony Ericsson Open
because of a recurrence of a knee injury. Nadal, who has had
problems with his knees before on the American hardcourts,
apologised for withdrawing from the Masters series event, but
said he had to.
Djokovic beats Monaco to set up Murray final
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Women’s Olympic basketball team loaded with talent and
experience
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Kentucky, Louisville drop the gloves at Final Four
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – One of college basketball’s most
passionate rivalries enters the stratosphere Saturday when
top-seeded Kentucky hosts Louisville in the semi-finals of the
NCAA Tournament. Kentucky (36-2) is the most talented squad in
the 68-team tournament but Louisville (30-9) has won eight
straight and when intensity runs this deep, anything can
happen.
