AP - An injury hurts as much as a loss in the days before the brackets are drawn up for March Madness. Syracuse endured both and will have to rack up some major frequent flier miles to make a run to the Final Four.

AP - The NCAA tournament selection committee spent five days poring over resumes of every team it thought deserved a chance to make this year's bracket.

AP - David Beckham will miss the World Cup after tearing his left Achilles' tendon while playing for AC Milan, a person familiar with the injury told The Associated Press.

AP - They call him the Big Easy because of a graceful swing that looks as if it requires so little effort.

AP - The Jets have signed running back LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year contract, adding an aging star to an offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season.

AP - Brady Quinn will get a chance to start over in Denver. Whether he'll get to start is up in the air.

AP - Matt Kemp hit a towering two-run home run Sunday, his second of the spring, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers.

AP - Leon Powe has seen the Boston Celtics at their best. They aren't there anymore.

AP - Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Jayne Appel added 15 points and No. 2 Stanford rolled to a 70-46 victory over 23rd-ranked UCLA on Sunday, winning its eighth Pac-10 tournament championship in nine title-game appearances.