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Renee Montgomery scored 25 points in her final game at home and unbeaten Connecticut beat eighth-seeded Florida 87-59 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Tuesday night.

Lance Armstrong, who will have surgery on Wednesday, says racing in the Giro d’Italia in May is still ‘very doable’ even though his broken collarbone is a bit more serious than first thought.

Top Pittsburgh Pirates minor league prospect Jose Tabata says he was ’shocked’ to find out his wife is accused of kidnapping a baby from a Florida couple.

Big parts are already in place: Mario Williams, Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Steve Slaton. But coming off consecutive 8-8 seasons, the Texans only need small tweaks to make a move, Pete Prisco says.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem reached out to players and asked for more participation — mingle with more sponsors, sign more autographs. What he got in return was little movement on the scheduling front, which is a net loss no matter which way you look at it, Steve Elling says.

NFL owners passed four player safety rules for next season on Tuesday and adjusted the calls on the kind of tackle that injured Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the 2008 opener.

Seth Curry, the high-scoring younger brother of Davidson star Stephen Curry, says he is transferring out of Liberty to seek a higher level of competition.

Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren received a one-year contract extension through the 2010 season, with a team option for 2011.