Sports - News February 26, 2012

Del Potro beats Llodra 6-4, 6-4 in Open 13 final to win 10th career title (The Winnipeg Free Press)
Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro reacts after defeating France's Michael Llodra, during their final match, at the Open 13 tennis tournament, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Feb.

Flower Happy with Improvements (Sporting Life)
England 8/11 Pakistan 11/10 Click here for live ball-by-ball cricket scorecards Click here for upcoming cricket fixtures Click here for more cricket news England's fortunes in Monday's final Twenty20 match will cement in many minds the qualified success, or failure, of their arduous eight weeks against Pakistan in the Middle East.

NBA All-Stars Shine In Skills Contests (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)
Evans received 29 percent of the fan vote to be named champion of the event. It was the first year of total fan voting to decide the winner.

Orange Barely Escape UConn (RochesterHomepage)
Fab Melo's follow-up dunk with 31 seconds left lifted No. 2 Syracuse to a 71-69 win over Connecticut on Saturday night and clinched the Big East regular season title for the Orange.

Kings Shut Out Blackhawks 4-0 (CBS Local)
Dave Bolland #36 of the Chicago Blackhawks is pursued by Justin Williams #14 of the Los Angeles Kings for the puck in the first period at Staples Center on February 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Avalanche 4, Wings 3 (CBS Local)
A A third period - three goalA rally falls short as the Detroit Red Wings lose at home to the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday.

Purdue hands No. 11 Michigan first home loss (WTHR-TV Indianapolis)
Terone Johnson scored a career-high 22 points and Robbie Hummel added 17 to help Purdue upset No.

Caldwell-Pope leads Dogs to upset of No. 12 Florida (Athens Banner-Herald)
Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shoots past Florida guard Bradley Beal during the second half at Stegeman Coliseum Saturday.

Smith keeps Coyotes rolling in win over Edmonton (KRNV-TV Reno)
Mike Smith made 21 saves and Shane Doan netted a late insurance tally as Phoenix kept its hot streak alive with a 3-1 victory over Edmonton at Rexall Place.

James Buescher picks up 1st NASCAR victory by dodging last-lap accident involving leaders (The Washington Post)
James Buescher was the surprise winner of the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway, dodging a huge 11-car accident that wiped out the leaders on the final lap of Saturday's race.

Recap (CBC News)
Evgeni Malkin had his ninth career hat trick, Jordan Staal added two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins won for the fifth time in seven games by routing the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-1 Saturday.

Hall of Fame shortstop Smith suits up with Cards (KFVS12)
Ozzie Smith suited up with the St. Louis Cardinals as a spring training instructor for the first time, saying it was nice to breathe baseball air.

Patrick Wrecks Early In Nationwide Race At Daytona (OfficialWire)
Patrick wrecked in Saturday's season opener at Daytona International Speedway, not the way she wanted to start her first full season in stock-car racing.

Big East upset: Johnnies 'Moe' down Irish in surprise win (GantDaily)
NY, NY, United States - Outmanned, but not outgunned the St. John's Red Storm upset the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame 61-58 Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

Free-throw shooting again foils Hokies in heartbreaking loss at Duke (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Duke's Mason Plumlee and Virginia Tech's Erick Green struggle for possession of the ball during the first half.

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