Hours after losing in the longest game in NCAA history, BC ends season with 4-3 loss

September 24th, 2009 Not many watch as Reds beat Pirates 4-1PITTSBURGH — Bronson Arroyo limited Pittsburgh to one run over seven innings and the Cincinnati Reds completed their second sweep of the plummeting Pirates in less than a month, winning 4-1 on Thursday to push the Pirates closer to a 100-loss season. Joey Votto had a two-run double following Drew Sutton's RBI double in a four-run third inning against Charlie Morton (4-9) as the Reds won their eighth in a row against the last-place Pirates.

June 1st, 2009 Rogers strikes out 7, Rice beats Xavier 12-5HOUSTON — Right-hander Jared Rogers struck out a career-high seven batters in his first complete game, and Rice defeated Xavier 12-5 to stave off elimination in the NCAA tournament. Rogers (4-1) threw 114 pitches Sunday and scattered seven hits while walking only one.

May 30th, 2009 Army defeats second-seeded Texas State, 7-4AUSTIN, Texas — Joey Henshaw drove in three runs and Army rallied for a 7-4 win over second-seeded Texas State in an NCAA baseball regional game on Saturday. Henshaw hit a two-run, two-out single and the Black Knights (35-20) took advantage of two errors by the Bobcats to score five runs, four unearned, in the eighth inning.

May 14th, 2009 Caps goalie Varlamov pulled early in Game 7 lossWASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals replaced rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov with veteran Jose Theodore after falling behind 4-0 in the second period Wednesday night in their 6-2 Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Varlamov, who had anchored the Capitals in net for the previous 12 games, allowed goals on back-to-back shots in both the first and second periods.

May 14th, 2009 S. Indiana to forfeit entire season's winsEVANSVILLE, Ind. — Southern Indiana will forfeit its entire 2008-09 season after two players were declared ineligible and an internal investigation found five alleged NCAA violations by the men's basketball program.

May 14th, 2009 Zimmerman's hit streak ends at 30, Nats top GiantsSAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Zimmerman's 30-game hitting streak ended when he went 0 for 3 with two walks, but Shairon Martis allowed two hits over seven sharp innings to remain unbeaten this season in the Washington Nationals' 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Zimmerman never got the ball out of the infield, falling just short of Vladimir Guerrero's franchise-record streak of 31 games for the Montreal Expos in 1999.

May 12th, 2009 Varnado to return for senior yearSTARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado will return for his senior season after deciding not to turn pro.

May 9th, 2009 Nolasco wins first by Marlins starter in 3 weeksDENVER — Ricky Nolasco settled down after a shaky beginning to earn the first win by a Florida starter in more than three weeks, leading the Marlins to an 8-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. The Marlins had gone a club-record 20 games without a win by a starting pitcher before Nolasco (2-3) scattered eight hits over six innings with five strikeouts and a walk in his first victory since opening day.

May 9th, 2009 Lineman J.D. Quinn agrees to deal with DolphinsMIAMI — Undrafted offensive lineman J.D.

May 9th, 2009 Chattanooga unhappy about losing nearly $60,000CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga has complained to the NCAA, saying it lost money hosting women's tournament games because the teams had no local ties.

May 6th, 2009 Brewers win 8-5 for 17th in row against PiratesPITTSBURGH — J.J. Hardy broke out of a slump by driving in four runs on three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Pittsburgh 8-5 on Tuesday night for their 17th consecutive victory over the Pirates, the majors' longest winning streak by one team against another in nearly 40 years.

May 1st, 2009 New NCAA rule will close NBA draft window soonerINDIANAPOLIS — College basketball players will have to decide more quickly whether they plan to stay in the NBA draft. A new rule approved Thursday by the NCAA's Board of Directors requires early entrants to withdraw from the draft by May 8.

April 23rd, 2009 Thomas' deal with FIU: 5 years, $1.29 millionMIAMI — If FIU makes money on Isiah Thomas' name, the Hall of Famer will cash in as well. The former New York Knicks coach and president will earn $1.29 million in base salary and scheduled bonuses from FIU if he stays for five seasons, plus be eligible for incentives and any state-approved raises.

April 23rd, 2009 Florida State appeals part of NCAA sanctionsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State has appealed to the NCAA to reduce sanctions in a cheating scandal so the school won't have to forfeit victories in 10 sports, including up to 14 in football.

April 22nd, 2009 Brooks at home in Rockets' series with BlazersPORTLAND, Ore. — The warm applause that greeted former Oregon star Aaron Brooks at the Rose Garden in the first game of the playoff series between the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers won't likely be repeated.