Open-and-shut case
Cal opened Friday's first-round tourney win over Louisville with a 22-4 run, and closed it out by allowing two points in final 6:35. | Ratto | Box
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- Upsets: Missouri | Cornell | Georgia Tech
- Holding on: Wisconsin | Gonzaga | MSU
- Routs: WVU | Syracuse | Duke | Pitt
Time for Niners to move on
The 49ers and general manager Scot McCloughan went their separate ways Friday without actually saying they're parting ways.
Sharks lose 5th straight
The floundering Sharks lost their fifth straight game Friday, 4-3 to the Flames, matching their worst skid of the season. | Box
Embarassing loss to Spurs
Don Nelson was ejected in the first quarter Friday night, and his Warriors went on to be routed by the Spurs 147-116. | Box
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Stanford center dominating, bubbly, mischievous
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49ers move on without McCloughan
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NOTES Lee hits another bump
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Trevor Cahill does well with new curve
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Sandoval spiked, not seriously
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