NASCAR Busch Series: Carl Edwards Wins Bristol Slugfest

With Edwards, Kenseth and Busch placing 1-2-3, Newman and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

(BRISTOL, Tenn.) - If ever someone asks what racing at Bristol is like, pop in a tape of the NASCAR Busch Series 2007 Sharpie MINI 300.

Carl Edwards survived a slug fest to capture his first victory of the season and his 10th career NASCAR Busch Series victory.

NCAA Basketball: Alford Tabbed as New Head Men's Basketball Coach at New Mexico

Alford, 42, has a 308-183 (63%) career record in 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach.

(ALBUQUERQUE, NM) - University of New Mexico Athletics Director Paul Krebs announced Friday that Steve Alford has been named the school’s 19th head men’s basketball coach.

Alford spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Iowa.

UNM and Alford have agreed on a six-year contract with total annual compensation of $975,000.

NCAA Tournament: #3 Oregon - #1 Florida Ready to Battle in The OCHO

Sunday's Regional Final between Oregon and Florida begins at 11:40 AM PDT.

(ST. LOUIS) - Tajuan Porter knows what people think the first time they see him on the basketball court.

Little guy, 5-foot-6 on his best day, a body that's not exactly built for power.

Now he's got the chance to show folks outside the Northwest what he can do when third-seeded Oregon (29-7) plays top-seeded Florida (32-5) on Sunday in the Midwest Regional finals.

NWC Baseball: Bruins Edge Loggers Twice for Two-Game NWC Lead

The series concludes with a single game Sunday at noon.

(NEWBERG) - Bo Thunell drove in six runs in the first game, including the game-winner in the 10th inning, and Chris Albrecht struck out 12 in eight innings of work in the second game, leading the George Fox University Bruins to 8-7 and 6-5 wins over the University of Puget Sound Loggers in a Northwest Conference baseball showdown between the league co-leaders Saturday afternoon at Morse Field.

Both teams entered play with 8-1 records in conference, but George Fox improved to 17-1 overall, the Bruins’ best record ever after 18 games, and 10-1 in the league.

The Bruins now lead the Loggers by two games, while Lewis & Clark College and Pacific Lutheran University, which play each other this weekend, are three and three-and-a-half games out respectively.

GNAC Baseball: Wolves Take Two From Cal State Stanislaus

The two clubs will play another twinbill on Sunday at noon.

(TURLOCK, Calif.) - Western Oregon used the same storyline in a pair of wins on Saturday, topping Cal State Stanislaus 13-2 and 7-2 in a baseball doubleheader in Turlock.

The Wolves used big seven-run innings in each game to improve to 8-12 on the season, snapping a eight-game Warrior win streak in the process.

Cal State Stanislaus is now 13-12 in 2007.

NCAA Tournament: UCLA Outlasts Kansas, 68-55, Headed Back to Final Four

Afflalo carries Bruins with 24 points, 15 in second half, as they oust top-seeded Jayhawks.

(SAN JOSE) - Arron Afflalo will get a second chance to shine in the Final Four - and he earned it by seizing the spotlight when UCLA most needed its leader.

In an exceptional second half that should help erase memories of his past mediocrity in big games, Afflalo scored 15 of his 24 points and the Bruins held off top-seeded Kansas for a 68-55 victory Saturday night in the West Regional championship.

NCAA Tournament: #1 Buckeyes Rally For 92-76 Win Over #5 Memphis; Headed to Final Four

Ohio State will return to the Final Four for the first time since 1999.

(SAN ANTONIO ) - Greg Oden wasn't going to let foul trouble stop him, not with a chance to take Ohio State to the Final Four.

Frustrated by fouls for a third straight game, Oden made the most of his time on court during a key stretch of the second half, carrying the top-seeded Buckeyes past Memphis 92-76 Saturday in the South Regional finals.

Oregon Small College Softball Pitcher Tosses Perfect Game

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(CLAREMONT, Calif. ) - Linfield’s Brittany Miller pitched a perfect game and Amanda Attleberger became the school’s all-time home run hitter as the No. 4 Wildcats posted consecutive shutouts of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a nonconference doubleheader Friday afternoon at Athena Field.

The Wildcats won 6-0 and 4-0 to raise their record to 12-2.

Miller faced the minimum 21 batters, fanning a season-high 12 without a walk. Meanwhile, Millers teammates spread around seven hits, including triple from Attleberger.

Vikings Split Saturday

(STANFORD, Calif. ) - Junior right-hander Mandy Hill went 2-for-4 with four RBI, including hitting a three-run home run and also earned the decision in Portland State’s 7-3 win over Long Beach State Saturday morning at the Stanford Invitational, played at the Smith Family Stadium on the campus of Stanford University.

Later in the day, UC Davis scored nine runs in the fourth inning en route to a 15-4 win over the Vikings in five innings.

Portland State (12-17) will conclude the three-day tournament with a game Sunday at noon against host No. 15 Stanford.