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At halftime, while the Dayton University women’s basketball team went into the locker room with a nine-point lead against No. 10 Michigan State,

An explosion at a Gulf gasoline facility Friday rocked a neighborhood outside Puerto Rico's capital, causing at least some minor injuries and forcing evacuations as firefighters raced to prevent additional blasts.

In an effort to improve their fighting ability and all out toughness, the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired Daniel Carcillo from the Phoenix Coyotes for Scottie Upshall and a second-round draft pick. This seems like quite a bit to give up for a goon -- and not a particularly bright one on the ice, might I add

Tim Panaccio is reporting on Daily News Live that the Flyers will hire Peter Laviolette to succeed Stevens as the next head coach of the team.

Well, THAT was quick. Clemson limped into the ACC Tournament and limped out in ugly fashion, dropping an 86-81 decision to 12th-seeded Georgia Tech this afternoon.

The last few weeks have been really important in the world of college basketball, what with the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments taking place. But there has also been another tournament taking place over the last couple of weeks – the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

A long way from home, UCLA barely kept alive its quest for a fourth straight trip to the Final Four.VCU's Eric Maynor missed a contested 17-footer at the buzzer and the sixth-seeded Bruins held on for a 65-64 victory over the Rams on Thursday night in the opening round of the East Regional.UCLA (26-8) advances to play Villanova (27-7) on Saturday.

It wasn't exactly the "Thrilla in Manila."For all the hype, "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart's Wednesday night foray into enemy territory to spar with Bill O'Reilly on the conservative pundit's ow show, "The O'Reilly Factor," didn't turn into the heavyweight brawl many were expecting.

The third-seeded Villanova Wildcats have the advantage of opening the 2009 NCAA Tournament in front of a friendly Philadelphia crowd and against the 14th-seeded American University Eagles in East Region action.Villanova plays some of its home games at the Wachovia Center, so the team knows the arena quite well.