National Sports

• Black Hills State coach to succeed Meyer
  Black Hills State men's basketball coach Paul Sather will succeed coaching legend Don Meyer at Northern State.

• FIFA says Indonesia out of 2022 World Cup race
  Indonesia was dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup on Friday after failing to provide government guarantees to FIFA.

• NCAA: Morgan State leads West Virginia
  Morgan State has scored the first 10 points against the Mountaineers, bringing up the question: Can the Big East really lose another first-round game?

• Edwards defends character after Keselowski crash
  Carl Edwards vigorously defended himself Friday against criticism of his character, dismissing accusations that he's a phony who suffers from anger management issues.

• Woods won't have new sponsor logo on bag
  Tiger Woods won't replace AT&T with a new corporate sponsor on his golf bag when he returns at the Masters, instead using his Nike brand.

• FIFA lifts Iraq's ban from international soccer
  FIFA has lifted a ban on Iraq that excluded the country's teams and officials from taking part in international soccer.

• Beckham writes letter of support to AC Milan
  David Beckham sent an open letter to his AC Milan teammates Friday, offering his support for the remainder of the season.

• Roberts out after 6 seasons at St. John's
  The weeks of talk on whether coach Norm Roberts would return to St. John's ended Friday: He was fired after six seasons with the Red Storm - only two of them with a winning record.

• Obama sends Molson beer to cover hockey bet
  President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.

• 2nd former Seton Hall player arrested
  Police have arrested a second former Seton Hall men's basketball player on charges stemming from an armed robbery in New Jersey.

• Georgetown stunned in fun day in Providence
  Twenty-one years ago, Georgetown pulled into Providence as the top seed and nearly exited as a victim of the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history.

• Kopecky scores twice, Blackhawks beat Kings
  A couple of timely goals by a fourth-line forward and a pair of stellar defensive plays by one of Chicago's few healthy defensemen helped the Blackhawks move into a tie with San Jose for the Western Conference lead.

• New Mexico needs big 2nd half to hold off Montana
  After all of Darington Hobson's big talk about a deep NCAA tournament run for New Mexico, Montana nearly shut up the Lobos right away.

• Wake Forest tops Texas 81-80 in OT on Smith's shot
  From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith's last shot meant one more collapse for Texas.

• Canucks beat Sharks 3-2
  Ryan Kesler and Alexander Edler each had a goal and an assist, Ryan Johnson scored his first goal of the season, and the Vancouver Canucks hung on to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night.

• Goins helps Tennessee beat San Diego State 62-59
  Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one point, and Tennessee held off the Aztecs 62-59 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional.

• NBA Capsules
  Vince Carter scored 27 points, Rashard Lewis added 24 including a huge 3-pointer with 28.4 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic blew a 12-point lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation before beating the Miami Heat 108-102 in overtime Thursday night.

• Anthony leads Nuggets past Hornets 93-80
  Carmelo Anthony figured that with Kenyon Martin out and Chris Andersen coming back from two sprained ankles, Nene would have his hands full with Emeka Okafor.

• Jayhawks struggle through 90-74 win over Lehigh
  For a while, it appeared Lehigh was going to take down the biggest Goliath of them all.

• Hamilton homers again for Texas
  Josh Hamilton hit his third home run in five days and the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Thursday night.

• Iowa sends 8 wrestlers to quarterfinals
  Iowa started a methodical march toward a third straight national title at the NCAA championships Thursday night.

• Big East takes beating in NCAA opener
  The Big East was a Big Bust on the first day of the NCAA tournament.

• NCAA Tournament Capsules
  The MAC champion Ohio Bobcats, who had a losing record in conference play, have found their way in March and now boast an NCAA tournament win for the first time in 27 years.

• Roland, A&M return after season-changing injury
  Derrick Roland spent Christmas Eve in a hospital bed in Seattle. IVs were in his arms. Blood oozed from scars on a right leg full of metal, the result of surgery hours after his leg shattered during a game at Washington.

• Hartnell lifts Flyers past Stars
  Scott Hartnell scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to send the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over Dallas on Thursday night, dealing another blow to the Stars' playoff chances.