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Lawrence Taylor sentenced to 6 years of probation

NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - Former football star Lawrence Taylor has been sentenced in New York to six years on probation after a judge refused to allow a teenage prostitute to speak.

March 22, 2011 | Associated Press | State, national sports

Opening statements set for Tuesday in Bonds trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Now that a jury has been selected in the Barry Bonds perjury trial, the prosecutors and the slugger's lawyers are scheduled Tuesday to deliver opening statements.

March 22, 2011 | Paul Elias Associated Press | State, national sports

Lavender leads Ohio State past Georgia Tech 67-60

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jantel Lavender almost went to Tennessee. Four years later, she'll test herself against the Lady Vols.

March 22, 2011 | Rusty Miller AP Sports writer | State, national sports

Phillips, Georgia end MTSU's season with 56-41 win

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Jasmine James and the Georgia Lady Bulldogs were too much for a Middle Tennessee State team bearing the memory of a lost teammate on their right shoulders.

March 21, 2011 | John Zenor AP Sports writer | State, national sports

Bracket busters, top seeds all part of round of 16

The Big East was a bust. The Jimmer lived up to the hype. There are plenty of 10s, 11s and 12s left in the bracket, along with a handful of talented freshmen and a few familiar faces from Tobacco Road.

March 21, 2011 | Eddie Pells AP National writer | State, national sports

IUPUI's Hunter resigns to take Georgia St. job

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - IUPUI says Ron Hunter has resigned to take the head coaching job at Georgia State.

March 21, 2011 | Associated Press | State, national sports

Barry Bonds perjury trial gets under way

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Some loved Barry Bonds so much they can't be impartial. Others already believe he's guilty. A mother worried about the effect sports doping would have on her impressionable children. And so the laborious process of selecting a jury began Monday in the criminal case of USA v. Bonds.

March 21, 2011 | Paul Elias Associated Press | State, national sports

NFL responds to players' letter to Goodell

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - The NFL's lead labor negotiator says a letter sent by players to Commissioner Roger Goodell "again proves that the most sensible step for everyone is to get back to bargaining."

March 19, 2011 | Howard Fendrich AP Pro football writer | State, national sports

Georgia Tech smothers Bowling Green, 69-58

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The toll of Georgia Tech's constant pressure was revealed in a look.

March 19, 2011 | Rusty Miller AP Sports writer | State, national sports

NCAA men's tournament at a glance

FIRST ROUND

March 18, 2011 | Associated Press | State, national sports

WNBA's Atlanta Dream to face British women's team

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - The WNBA's Atlanta Dream will face the British women's national basketball team in the American league's first move into the European market.

March 17, 2011 | Associated Press | State, national sports

Bibby going back to Atlanta as opponent

MIAMI (AP) - For the first time in four years, Mike Bibby will be playing in Atlanta as an opponent.

March 17, 2011 | Tim Reynolds AP Sports writer | State, national sports

Breaking down the bracket favorites

Every year when the NCAA tournament bracket comes out, there's a team, maybe a couple, that stand out as the ones to beat.

March 16, 2011 | John Marshall Associated Press | State, national sports

Grieving Blue Raiders will play on in NCAA tourney

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have spent more than week grieving over slain teammate Tina Stewart, and they mourned the junior guard at her funeral two days ago.

March 15, 2011 | Associated Press | State, national sports

Georgia Tech, Georgia land NCAA bids

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia will open the NCAA tournament in a familiar SEC arena and Georgia Tech will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for first-round games this weekend.