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March 31 -- No lead safe against Kentucky: SAN ANTONIO - No lead was safe against Kentucky these past two weeks. And Monday night was no different. The Wildcats fought back from 17 down with 9 1-2 minutes left against Duke. They raced ahead from a 10-point deficit in the second half against Stanford.

March 31 -- UNC-Charlotte's Watkins to take Texas A&M job: HOUSTON - North Carolina-Charlotte basketball coach Melvin Watkins will be announced as Texas A&M's new coach on Wednesday, a source told The Associated Press Monday.

March 31 -- NBA fines Barkley $10,000 for criticizing official: NEW YORK (AP) - Charles Barkley, the outspoken Houston Rockets forward, was fined $10,000 by the NBA today for calling referee Jack Nies "gutless."

March 31 -- Inspiring story earns recognition: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Jacky Kaba's story is remarkable. When he told it again Monday, he moved a roomful of people to a standing ovation and tears.

March 31 -- Fallon hangs up memories, Final Four mike: WACO, Texas - For the past 21 years, Waco's Frank Fallon has enjoyed the best seat in the house as the public address announcer at the NCAA basketball Final Four.

March 31 -- Penders defends reporting possible NCAA violation: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas coach Tom Penders said Monday he was just doing his job when he reported a possible NCAA rules violation involving the parents of one of his players and a Texas booster.

March 31 -- North Carolina player now says there was no racial slur: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - North Carolina's Makhtar Ndiaye apologized today and withdrew his allegation that Utah's Britton Johnsen used a racial slur against him during the NCAA tournament semifinal game.

March 31 -- New season offers quirks, some owners taking a dive: ARLINGTON, Texas - The swimming pool is coming to baseball this year. So is the cigar bar. Those two breakthroughs alone should make this a unique season, along with the innovation of taking one of the American League's weaker franchises and moving it to the National League.

March 31 -- Devils and Stars appear on collision course: The way the New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars have played this season, they just might meet in the Stanley Cup finals.

March 30 -- Tubby Smith: A journey to the top: SAN ANTONIO - As a 14-year-old black farm boy during the civil rights movement, Tubby Smith saw something unique and wonderful on television: a team with all black starters beating all-white Kentucky in the NCAA championship.

March 30 -- UT's Brown prepares for first spring practice: AUSTIN - New Texas football coach Mack Brown has been so consumed with getting the Longhorns program up and running that he hasn't bought a house yet.

March 30 -- Majerus good fit at Utah: SAN ANTONIO - In the button-down business of college basketball, pillowy Rick Majerus and his XXXL sweater have taken a mostly anonymous Utah team into the NCAA championship game tonight.

March 30 -- Clark, Gonzalez healthy but Rangers' pitchers hurting: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - The Texas Rangers finally got Juan Gonzalez and Will Clark off the disabled list. This spring, the Rangers have different problems. Rangers' roster

March 30 -- Texas Sports Digest: Track operators working to solve water problem ... Astros bat around in first to top Rangers ... Guzman retires; Rangers trade for catcher ... Washington gives Burn victory

March 29 -- Report: UNC-Charlotte coach to interview for Texas A&M job: DALLAS (AP) -- North Carolina-Charlotte basketball coach Melvin Watkins says he expects to be interviewed for the vacant Texas A&M men's basketball coach's job this weekend, The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday.

March 29 -- Astros still have unanswered pitching questions: HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Astros are leaving spring training with more pitching questions than they brought with them.

March 29 -- Like father, like son: Larry and Daren Hays racking up W's in Lubbock: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- When Valley City State agreed to play Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian back-to-back earlier this month, the little North Dakota baseball team got more than a couple of sound beatings.

March 29 -- Penders: 'Somebody's behind this': AUSTIN (AP) -- Texas basketball coach Tom Penders told a Dallas television station Friday he believes someone is trying to get him fired and he knows who it is.

March 28 -- Final Four is contrast to the state of Texas basketball: HOUSTON (AP) -- Having the Final Four in Texas this year is sort of like holding a championship swim meet in the Sahara Desert.

March 28 -- Clark, Gonzalez healthy but Rangers' pitchers hurting: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- The Texas Rangers finally got Juan Gonzalez and Will Clark off the disabled list.

March 28 -- Texas delays release of investigation findings: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The University of Texas pushed into next week the findings of its investigation into the release of a basketball player's academic progress report.

March 27 -- Penders not considering TV job, wife says: AUSTIN (AP) - Tom Penders' wife said Thursday her husband isn't considering a television job and that she would be shocked if the University of Texas asked him to step down as basketball coach.

March 27 -- Coaches making Final Four debut in San Antonio: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Kentucky and North Carolina regularly reach the Final Four. Stanford and Utah haven't been here for decades.

March 27 -- A look at each of the Final Four teams

March 27 -- Hispanic culture, history part of San Antonio's allure: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Exotic food and drink, the picturesque River Walk and the famous Alamo are sure to amuse basketball fans visiting this weekend for the NCAA Final Four.

March 27 -- Miller leads Utah Final Four bid: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Utah's chances in the Final Four depend in large measure on point guard Andre Miller, who took apart defending national champion Arizona with what is believed to be the first triple double in school history.

March 27 -- Jamison shots aren't pretty, they just go in: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - If there ever was a player who shoots from the hip it's Antawn Jamison - and from seemingly everywhere else.

March 27 -- Young does it all and gets her teammates involved: HOUSTON - Bonnie Young of Klein stands out on a soccer field. And not just because of her physical presence.

March 26 -- Is Penders in or out at Texas? AUSTIN - Tom Penders will not coach the Texas Longhorns next year, a source close to the university told The Associated Press Wednesday night.

March 26 -- Burkett back in groove with strong spring: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - There is a good reason Texas Rangers right-hander John Burkett was so eager to get to spring training this year. He had a lot of atoning to do.

March 26 -- Stars get better defense, playoff experience with trade: IRVING - When Bob Gainey set out to trade for playoff experience and physical durability this week, he found two players in his own image.

March 26 -- Hockey players can be very picky about their equipment: IRVING, Texas - Mike Modano is experimenting with the newest technology in hockey sticks, a graphite blade that is custom-made from a form that costs $10,000.

March 26 -- Second Longhorns player plans transfer: AUSTIN (AP) - University of Texas basketball player Gabe Muoneke says he plans to transfer from the school because of difficulty adjusting to coach Tom Penders' system, the Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday.

March 26 -- El Nino causes delay in construction of new Houston baseball stadium: HOUSTON (AP) - The new downtown Houston baseball stadium should be open in about two years, but it has already experienced its first rain delay.

March 25 -- Chemistry makes McLemore, Elster sublime double-play combo: TAMPA, Fla. - Individually, nothing about the Rangers' double-play combination suggests anything other than ordinary. Neither second baseman Mark McLemore nor shortstop Kevin Elster has ever been recognized for their own talents. Neither has won a Gold Glove nor made an All-Star Game. Elster has been released five times; McLemore twice. But put them together, and something magical happens.

March 25 -- Baylor loses women's NIT championship: WACO (AP) - Lisa Shepherd and Helen Darling each made a free throw in the final 20 seconds as Penn State held off Baylor, 59-56, Tuesday night in the championship game of the Women's National Invitational Tournament.

March 25 -- San Antonio alums showing Final Four colors: SAN ANTONIO - They're bringing out school flags, hanging banners, decorating their cars and homes. They're even planning what their toddlers will wear on game day.

March 25 -- Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Teams: WACO, Texas (AP) - Here are the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-state teams for the 1997-1998 season.

March 24 -- Penders responds to player's criticism: AUSTIN - Texas basketball coach Tom Penders countered complaints from a few players about his coaching style on Monday while simultaneously defending his character.

March 24 -- Stanford first to work out in Alamodome: SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Stanford will be the first team in the NCAA men's basketball championship tournament to work out in the Alamodome on Friday.

March 24 -- Rangers release reliever Matt Whiteside: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) - The Texas Rangers placed right-handed relief pitcher Matt Whiteside on irrevocable waivers Monday for the purupose of giving him his unconditional release.

March 24 -- Ingleside's married basketball coaches exceed expectations: INGLESIDE, Texas - Debbie and John Robledo banter with an ease that has developed from a 14-year marriage and a professional relationship built on mutual respect.

March 24 -- Assistant coach takes responsibility for unlawful release of grades: AUSTIN (AP) - University of Texas assistant basketball coach Eddie Oran says he is responsible for releasing the academic progress report of freshman guard Luke Axtell.

March 24 -- Stars put Harvey on injured reserve: DALLAS (AP) - The ailing Dallas Stars lost another key player Monday when right wing Todd Harvey underwent arthoscopic surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his right knee.

March 23 -- Rookies all over San Antonio: The Final Four will be one of firsts and one of year afters. All the coaches involved - Bill Guthridge of North Carolina, Rick Majerus of Utah, Mike Montgomery of Stanford and Tubby Smith of Kentucky - will be making their first Final Four appearances as head coaches.

March 23 -- Texas fiasco tarnishes reputations of all involved: DALLAS -- However the basketball crisis at the University of Texas plays out, the conclusion is preordained. Everyone involved will emerge wounded or maimed. There'll be no winners, only varying degrees of casualties.

March 23 -- Stars 0, Penguins 0: DALLAS (AP) - Their styles of play have made the Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins first place. Defense is what the teams do best, and on Sunday they played the sixth scoreless tie in the NHL this season.

March 22 -- Sammy Baugh concentrating on golf these days: Sammy Baugh has an ideal schedule these days. He plays golf during the week and watches sports on weekends. More than 50 years ago, his schedule wasn't a bad one, either. Then, it was practice football during the week and play football on weekends.

March 22 -- Big 12 Baseball: Tech, Texas and A&M all win

March 21 -- Player's lawyer awaiting UT probe's findings: AUSTIN (AP) -- A lawyer for the family of University of Texas basketball player Luke Axtell said Friday they are waiting for UT officials to finish an investigation into the leaking of Axtell's academic records to a radio station.

March 21 -- Armstrong weary of life on road: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Cyclist Lance Armstrong, who fought a year-long battle with testicular cancer, doesn't like competing overseas anymore.

March 21 -- Stars activate Derian Hatcher from injured reserve: DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars on Friday announced they've activated defenseman Derian Hatcher from the NHL injured reserve list.

March 20 -- Work ethic keeps Witt in big leagues: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Bobby Witt had the best start of his career last season and one of his worst finishes.

March 20 -- Family says UT promises probe of report leak: AUSTIN (AP) -- The family of University of Texas basketball player Luke Axtell says they have been assured the school will investigate release of the player's academic progress report, which was read on an Austin radio station following Axtell's academic suspension.

March 20 -- Southeast Texas town honors baseball-loving Marine: BEAUMONT, Texas -- Pat Carr holds pictures of her son Todd while trying to hold back tears.

March 19 -- Drexler returns to Cougars as head coach: HOUSTON (AP) -- Clyde Drexler, a member of the University of Houston's crowd-pleasing Phi Slama Jama dunking fraternity of the 1980s, returned to his alma mater Wednesday as head basketball coach, charged with rebuilding the Cougars' tarnished image.

March 19 -- Armstrong leaves European racing: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Trying to do "too much too early in the season," Lance Armstrong is leaving the European cycling circuit following his yearlong battle with testicular cancer.

March 19 -- Penders stands by suspension of Axtell: AUSTIN (AP) -- Texas coach Tom Penders stood by his suspension of freshman guard Luke Axtell Wednesday, saying he's sorry Axtell wants to transfer.

March 19 -- Holt trying to get back to rookie form: KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Chris Holt had an outstanding rookie season with the Houston Astros in 1997. Six months later, he's plotting his comeback.

March 19 -- Former Galveston player is his own man: GALVESTON, Texas -- Cephus Scott hears the talk. He's not ignorant. He understands what the finger-pointing and whispering is about when he walks into a room.

March 18 -- Player cherishes a special gift: BEAUMONT, Texas -- It's a lesson every new batboy and Lamar baseball player has to learn when the season begins:

March 18 -- Stevens hitting more, enjoying it more: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Lee Stevens isn't sure if he's having fun because he's hitting well or he's hitting well because he's having fun.

March 17 -- Athletics' Ben Grieve hopes to fulfill great expectations in 1998: FORT WORTH, Texas -- You don't have to know the eye-popping numbers. You don't have to know that he is a near-consensus pick to be the American League's Rookie of the Year.

March 17 -- Halama eager for first major league start: KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- There's no false bravado in Houston Astros pitching prospect John Halama: facing major league hitters can be intimidating.

March 17 -- Season turns into Irish wake for No. 6 Texas Tech, fans: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Just because few tickets are left for next weekend's Midwest Regional tournament here, it doesn't mean there won't be plenty of good seats available.

March 16 -- Gonzalez's health is the topic, not injuries: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - For the first time in a long time, the Texas Rangers are talking about Juan Gonzalez's health instead of his injuries.

March 16 -- Underclassmen steal show at state tournament: AUSTIN (AP) - Underclassmen stole the show at this year's state basketball tournament. Four of the five top scoring performances were turned in by three juniors and a sophomore.

March 16 -- Texas erases ghosts of NCAA past: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - There was something eerie about the way Texas, always with a strong team, kept losing the NCAA women's track and field championship to LSU. Saturday night, the Longhorns finally spooked the Tigers.

March 15 -- Johnny Oates: cooler, calmer and more collected: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Johnny Oates has always loved his job, but it hasn't always been fun.

March 15 -- Stars readjust to life after Modano: DALLAS (AP) -- Dallas Stars center Joe Nieuwendyk is wearing the captain's sweater and is now the first line-center -- by no choice of his own.

March 15 -- Former Final Four teams Notre Dame, Texas Tech clash in second round: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- After her top-seeded Texas Tech Lady Raiders survived their first-round Midwest Regional matchup against lightly regarded Grambling State, coach Marsha Sharp said her team's task was clear:

March 14 -- For baseball players, other athletes, creatine monhydrate has powerful lure: HOUSTON (AP) -- The diet supplement creatine monoxydrate, used to build up muscle strength, is a popular among athletes. Don't count Astros outfielder Derek Bell among them.

March 14 -- Mavericks don't win often, but when they do they usually beat good teams: DALLAS (AP) -- A funny thing happens when the Dallas Mavericks play some of the NBA's best teams. Quite often, they actually win.

March 14 -- Stars center Mike Modano out for six weeks: DALLAS (AP) -- The Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars, already badly hit by injuries, found out Friday that leading scorer Mike Modano is out for at least the rest of the regular season with a severely separated right shoulder.

March 14 -- Florida St. 96, TCU 87: OKLAHOMA CITY -- Florida State proved the critics wrong. The 12th-seeded Seminoles do belong in the NCAA tournament after all.

March 13 -- Berry wants to be a Killer B again: KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Sean Berry is ready to rejoin the Houston Astros' "Killer Bs."

March 13 -- Boy with Klippel-Trenaunay meets hero: DALLAS (AP) -- The debate about whether to allow Casey Martin to use a cart in PGA Tour-sanctioned events has raged among pros, weekend players and folks who have never gotten closer to the game than miniature golf.

March 13 -- Despite repairs, speedway still in the slow lane, drivers say: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- One year and one modification later, NASCAR drivers still aren't pleased with the Texas Motor Speedway.

March 13 -- Matvichuk helps offset Stars' injury crisis: IRVING, Texas -- After going for physical defensemen (Doug Zmolek and Derian Hatcher) in the first round of the two previous drafts, another physical defender wasn't really the top priority for the Minnesota North Stars in 1991.

March 13 -- Favored Texas Tech wary of 16th-seeded Grambling State: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech coach Marsha Sharp knows the scenario: Make the NCAA tournament as a bottom seed, open up against a national power on their home court and hope they take you lightly.

March 13 -- Tubbs' strategy: Score as many points as possible: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Billy Tubbs wants to do one thing whenever he leads a basketball team on the floor -- score as many points as possible. When Texas Christian doesn't score 100 or beat someone by 40, he's not satisfied.

March 12 -- TCU's sharpshooter has Seminoles in range: FORT WORTH, Texas -- The last time TCU faced a non-Western Athletic Conference opponent, senior guard Malcolm Johnson might as well have been a million miles away.

March 12 -- Bagwell modest about 30-30 season: KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Bagwell hit 43 homers and stole 31 bases last season, becoming the first major league first baseman in history to have a 30-30 season.

March 12 -- Plenty of state ties in regional field: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Most of the coaches coming to town for the Midwest Regional shouldn't have much trouble finding their way around Oklahoma City or the Myriad.

March 12 -- Tradition out in 5A: AUSTIN (AP) -- West Texas is usually the hotbed for girls state basketball champions, while the big cities -- Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio -- produce most of the boys' title winners.

March 11 -- Elster right back where he wants to be: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Kevin Elster had a historical season in 1996. No other 9-hole hitter who has ever played in the big leagues produced the power numbers that Elster put up two years ago - 24 home runs, 99 RBIs.

March 11 -- Thompson gets a little help from her friends: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Alicia Thompson is well aware her stats aren't what they were from a year ago. And she couldn't be happier.

March 11 -- Wagner likes his new 'homegrown' changeup pitch: KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Billy Wagner's next door neighbor taught him to throw a changeup on a homemade pitcher's mound this winter and the Houston Astros are anxious to see how it works against major league hitters.

March 11 -- Bears left with a big season that got away: WACO, Texas - They would have liked to gather around the television on Sunday, waiting for Baylor's name to be called on the NCAA Tournament selection show.

March 11 -- Inside the NCAA Tournament, the view is great for Prairie View: ORLANDO, Fla. -- Here's what makes March Madness so charming: The NCAA Tournament has room for The View. As in Prairie View.

March 10 -- Stars thawing icy reception with strong sell: IRVING , Texas - So how do you sell hockey in a place where, five years ago, icing was what fans did to the cooler before Cowboys games?

March 10 -- A taste of the big-time for Prairie View: PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) - After a history of athletic starvation, Prairie View now wants more than a crumb.

March 10 -- Olajuwon, McDyess, two others fined and suspended: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Rockets face the hot Utah Jazz without Hakeem Olajuwon, Kevin Willis and Mario Elie on Monday night.

March 10 -- Sampson says Big 12 needs to do better PR job: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Big 12 coaches complaining because the league got only four teams in the NCAA tournament and three were given low seeds can put part of the blame on themselves, Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday.

March 9 -- UIL Boys state basketball pairings: Schedule for tourney starting Thursday

March 9 -- Lady Raiders number one seed in NCAA Midwest tourney: The Texas Tech woman's basketball team is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament. This time, the Lady Raiders are the No. 1 seed in the Midwest. And it could be their best year since they took it all in 1993.

March 9 -- TCU men finally make it into NCAA tourney: DALLAS - Last season, Texas Christian coach Billy Tubbs bit his lip as NCAA tournament invitations went to Texas teams with worse records than his, leaving the Horned Frogs to settle for a trip to the NIT.

March 8 -- Class 4A Championship: Canyon Randall 52, Bay City 23: AUSTIN (AP) -- Keisha Cornelius scored 14 points and Mindy Norman led a stifling defensive effort as Canyon Randall held Bay City without a point in the second quarter Saturday en route to a 52-23 victory and the Class 4A championship.

March 8 -- Rangers' road to success weaves through Latin America: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (KRT) -- Sandy Johnson had a simple motto as Rangers scouting director.

March 8 -- Oklahoma 68, Texas 55: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Something ominous lies ahead for Oklahoma after the Sooners bruised their way to the finals of the Big 12 tournament.

March 8 -- Martin survives bad golf and bad cart driving: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Casey Martin survived some bad golf and a bad cart driver in a dramatic third round at the Greater Austin Open on Saturday.

March 7 -- Stars flying high in Big D with big defense: The Dallas Stars have the best record in the NHL, but not necessarily the best players from top to bottom. Why have they been so successful this season?

March 7 -- Martin battles back with inspiration in the gallery: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Casey Martin's inspiration was in the gallery, a 9-year-old boy with the same physical disability of the Nike Tour golfer.

March 6 -- Ex-UT, Jay star overcomes adversity to get back on top: SAN ANTONIO -- Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil survived the storm of controversy that surrounded her during the 1996-97 season, her first year of playing professional basketball back home in the United States.

March 6 -- Early slump not a concern for Tatis, Rangers: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- It's going to take more than a hitting slump at the start of spring training to shake Fernando Tatis' confidence or cost him his job as the Texas Rangers' starting third baseman.

March 6 -- Casey Martin: golfer with a ticket to ride: AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- They gave him cart No. 162 with the initials "C.M." and no roof.

March 6 -- Big 12 Tournament Roundup: Baylor 66, Texas A&M 63 ... Kansas St. 75, Colorado 61

March 5 -- No. 6 Texas Tech 80, Colorado 49 : KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Angie Braziel scored a 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Wednesday as No. 6 Texas Tech rolled past Colorado 80-49 in the second round of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament.

March 5 -- Rodriguez uses winter ball as warmup for real season: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) - The Texas Rangers fear Ivan Rodriguez loves the game too much. Rodriguez, who regularly plays winter ball before reporting to spring training, told the Rangers not to bother putting a clause in his current contract about not playing his favorite game. He said he wouldn't, but then he did.

March 5 -- Rangers' Clark determined to overcome injuries: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Sitting on his butt for 97 games the last two years hasn't been a lot of fun for Will Clark, a thirty-something guy with the enthusiasm of a Tee-Baller.

March 5 -- Martin wants golf game to match newfound fame: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Casey Martin is a celebrity. Now he wants to play golf like he deserves to be one. "I do have the talent to be successful, but I don't know how good I can be," he said. "I want to find out." Martin knows one thing. His life will never be the same now that he has whipped the PGA Tour in court for the right to ride a golf cart.

March 5 -- Penders says youth, injuries hurt Texas: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas coach Tom Penders read a "Sports Illustrated" article last week that said Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt sometimes locked players out of the locker room if they didn't perform well.

March 5 -- Prosecutor says four TCU players pummeled man relentlessly : FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Four TCU football players pummeled another student relentlessly during a fight outside a downtown bar after one of them ran his head into a brick wall, a prosecutor told jurors.

March 5 -- McKinney girls get town's full support heading to tournament: MCKINNEY, Texas - Lionettes wing Tracy Gahan was driving around McKinney last weekend when she noticed a man waving furiously at her from another car. He gave her a thumbs up sign and mouthed, "Good luck."

March 5 -- Cleveland placed on three-year probation for basketball fracas: CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) - Cleveland's school district has been placed on three-year probation because of a brawl during a Feb. 13 basketball game.

March 4 -- All-Big 12 perfomers hitting their stride: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- In championship fashion, first-team selections to The Associated Press All-Big 12 basketball squad seem to be peaking at just the right time.

March 4 -- Clark may spend more time as designated hitter: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Will Clark may spend more time as the Texas Rangers' DH this season to keep him off the DL.

March 4 -- 'Good' isn't enough at powerful Krum: KRUM, Texas -- Slowly, though with determination, 80-year-old Ethel Cofer searches for a good seat. More than 30 minutes before gametime, however, few remain.

March 4 -- Tech skids into Big 12 tournament: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Coming off the most miserable home game in school history, the slumping Texas Tech Red Raiders admit they have much to prove this week at the Big 12 tournament.

March 3 -- Martin ready to head for 'The Hills': AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Casey Martin returns to competition this week at a course that doesn't sound like a place a golfer would want to walk -- The Hills.

March 3 -- 'Last of the old coaches' was a leader off the court: BEAUMONT, Texas -- Ernest Mayfield Sr.'s white, wooden one-story house is situated in a quiet spot at the end of Waco Street.

March 3 -- Oliver healthy and looking to the next challenge: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- It hasn't been that long ago that Darren Oliver spent more time on the injury list than in the Texas Rangers' starting rotation.

March 3 -- Sele looking for fresh start with Texas: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Aaron Sele made a good first impression with the Boston Red Sox in 1993. Then he spent the next four seasons trying to match it.

March 3 -- Houston, Tara has landed: HOUSTON (AP) -- It's not as thrilling as winning a gold medal or as cool as the Grammys, but Tara Lipinski says she's looking forward to the simple pleasure of playing with her five dogs now that she's finally back home.

March 3 -- Texas Tech responds to NCAA charges: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech has responded to 18 allegations of NCAA rules violations, but the university's top attorney said Monday that details from the cumbersome document won't be available until later this month.

March 2 -- Looks like there'll be no more wild Oates: PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Everything considered, an accurate way to describe the Rangers of last season is "anti-Oates." Which, by the way, has absolutely nothing to do with the manager's respect factor in the clubhouse.

March 2 -- Texas High School Basketball Results/Pairings: Boys and Girls

March 1 -- TCU's feisty coach leads red-hot Horned Frogs toward NCAA playoffs: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- He's a little guy with a big ego and big dreams, and he's just too busy to be modest.