Sports News

• Tiger Woods survives opening round of Match Play (AP)
  AP - Tiger Woods had to go the distance to get to the second round of the Match Play Championship.
  
  
• NASCAR makes smooth transition to fuel injection (AP)
  AP - Jack Roush once was the most hands-on team owner in the NASCAR garage.
  
  
• Judge rules in NY Mets' favor in hot dog dispute (AP)
  AP - A federal judge has ruled in favor of the New York Mets in a ballpark dispute over kosher hot dogs.
  
  
• MAC commissioner says Temple, Big East talking (AP)
  AP - Temple and the Big East are talking about the Owls rejoining the conference as soon as next season.
  
  
• Knicks' Jeremy Lin makes 2nd straight SI cover (AP)
  AP - Covering Jeremy Lin has been easy for Sports Illustrated.
  
  
• NY judge: Boeheim slander suit moving to Syracuse (AP)
  AP - The defamation lawsuit filed by two former ball boys against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim will be heard in Syracuse, a judge ruled Wednesday.
  
  
• White Sox begin Robin Ventura era (AP)
  AP - The new manager of the Chicago White Sox didn't curse, rant or make any headlines during his first media session of the spring.
  
  
• DUI charges against Steelers' Ward dropped (AP)
  AP - Prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and Dancing With the Stars winner Hines Ward.
  
  
• BCS leaders far from agreement on changes (AP)
  AP - The conference commissioners who run the BCS have wrapped up two days of meetings with plenty of options still to consider. They are still far from any final decisions on changes to college football's postseason and how to determine a champion.
  
  
• Dawson eager to finish business in Hopkins rematch (Reuters)
  Reuters - Evergreen boxing champion Bernard Hopkins will return to the ring in April for a rematch against Chad "Bad" Dawson, who vowed on Wednesday to finish the job he started in their controversial title fight last year.