Garnett dismisses charges by owner
Boston Globe
HOUSTON - Instead of getting into a war of words with the owner of his old team, Celtics forward Kevin Garnett took the high road last night.

Yanks honor victims at Virginia Tech
Boston Herald
By Herald wire services Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and the rest of the New York Yankees stood on the third base line yesterday in Blacksburg, Va.

Kansas, Self wary of upsets; Double-digit seeds have historically …
Detroit Free Press
BY MARK SNYDER • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • March 19, 2008 The NCAA tournament record book defines an upset as a game between teams separated by at least five seeds — with the underdog winning, of course.

Kevin Martin scores 34, leads Kings to 122-105 win over rival Warriors
The Canadian Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Not many Sacramento Kings are left from the years when thousands of their frustrated fans would drive 130 kilometres to Oakland twice a year because they couldn’t get tickets to see their team in Sacramento.

Lakers find their way back to the top
Los Angeles Times
Reeling from Gasol injury and two straight losses on difficult trip, LA hangs on to beat Mavericks and moves back into first-place tie in West.

NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT The Mount gets Tar Heels
San Francisco Chronicle
AP Mount St. Mary’s, a Maryland school known for getting drubbed in its previous two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, got this one started with a nice-looking win Tuesday night in the opening game.

NFL personnel huddle at BC to get a passing glance at Ryan
Boston Globe
The head coach walked onto the football field and sat next to the highly touted quarterback, engaging him in conversation. Herm Edwards then kicked his feet out and rested his elbow into the turf to strike a more relaxed pose.

Pistons splurge at the Nuggets’ expense, 136-120
Los Angeles Times
Detroit scores a season-high 73 points in the first half, including 63% shooting in the first quarter. * at Detroit 136, Denver 120: Richard Hamilton scored 24 points, Rasheed Wallace had 21, and the Pistons scored a season-high 73 points in the first …

O’Neal leads Suns to fifth straight win
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Shaquille O’Neal had one of his stronger performances since joining the Suns with 16 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, as Phoenix earned a 111-98 win over Portland to beat the Trail Blazers for the …