Daily sport news

AP - Freshman guard A.J. Walton, a 47 percent free-throw shooter, made three of four foul shots in the final 17 seconds of overtime and No. 24 Baylor beat No. 6 Texas 80-77 on Saturday.

AP - Sammy Schickel scored a career-high 18 points and New Jersey Institute of Technology dominated Utah Valley 71-46 on Saturday.

AP - Pirates owner Bob Nutting declined to listen to separate proposals to buy the team last year, including a surprise bid from Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux, officials with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.

AP - Phil Mickelson hinted at legal action Saturday for being accused of "cheating," saying that if the PGA Tour did not do something about him being "publicly slandered," then he would let others handle it.

AP - DeMarcus Cousins posted his 12th double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 1 Kentucky bounced back from an upset loss to South Carolina with a 85-72 win over No. 21 Vanderbilt on Saturday.

AP - Ian Clark scored 14 points to lead Belmont to a 75-50 victory over Campbell on Saturday.

AP - Ryuji Imada avoided the trauma of Torrey Pines and shot a 2-under 70 to build a two-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open going into the final round.

AP - Phil Mickelson is upset about being "publicly slandered" with accusations of cheating. He is suggesting that unless the PGA Tour steps in, he might let others handle it.

AP - Serena Williams loves a good underdog story and understood that most of the crowd was behind Justine Henin.

AP - World champion snowboarder Max Schairer of Austria has been transported to the hospital to test for a concussion after a nasty wipeout in the Winter X Games snowboardcross semifinals.

AFP - Germany's Sebastian Sylvester retained his IBF middleweight world title here on Saturday when American challenger Billy Lyell retired in the 10th round.

AP - Pirates owner Bob Nutting declined to listen to separate proposals to buy the team last year, including a surprise bid from Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux, officials with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.

AP - Justin Harper scored 16 points, leading nine Richmond players on the score sheet as the Spiders trounced Saint Louis 62-36 on Saturday.

AP - Former Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn has been hired by the Baltimore Ravens to be their quarterbacks coach.

AP - Mike Fisher scored 3:33 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators extended their winning streak to a team-record nine in a row with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

AP - Freestyle skier Casey Puckett has had a setback in his recovery from a separated shoulder, but still expects to compete in the Olympics.

AP - Tina Charles scored 24 points to become the sixth Connecticut player to reach 2,000 points in her career and the No. 1 Huskies coasted to their 60th consecutive victory, beating overwhelmed Pittsburgh 98-56 on Saturday.

AP - Wes Johnson scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Syracuse rallied from 18 down to beat DePaul 59-57 Saturday for its eighth straight win.

AP - Andrew Goudelock scored 23 points and dished out six assists to lead hot-shooting College of Charleston to a 90-72 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday.

AP - The young journalist who became an Internet sensation during the 2008 presidential campaign is working the Pro Bowl beat this week.