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After Los Angeles surprisingly traded up from No. 15 to get the top pick in the NFL Draft, it became pretty clear they were going to take a quarterback. NFL Draft: Follow the picks. Get the analysis. The team reportedly quickly settled in on Goff and made it official Thursday night by selecting the Cal quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The other option was North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz, but the Rams wanted a California face to lead the franchise, back in Los Angeles for the first time since 1994....

It was a mixed day for Indian internationals playing in the fixture. While Pandey scored a match-winning century, Shikhar Dhawan continued his good form in the tournament by scoring a fifty and Axar Patel picked up three wickets to go along with his 51, Indian wicketkeepers Dinesh Karthik and Parthiv Patel didn’t get going with the bat. Neither Pandey nor Dhawan featured in the last ODI series for India but have certainly put their names in the reckoning for the ICC Champions Trophy squad....

They are both coming off straight-set losses in their opening encounters, and another loss here would most certainly put paid to any realistic chance of them progressing to the semi-final stage. Marin Cilic lost to Alexander Zverev in two tie-breaks, and this was his sixth straight loss to the young German. The match was competitive and could have gone either way. But Cilic faltered at the crucial moments in the two tie-breakers....

The group of emerging stars includes the rookies of the year in both the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, as well the ARCA Rookie of the Year, a former USAC Midget Champion and Lucas Oil Off Road Driver of the Year. “NASCAR Next highlights emerging talent who have shown the talent and intangibles it takes to achieve success at the highest levels or our sport,” NASCAR executive VP and CMO Jill Gregory said....

The day’s play was headlined by 3-Time Shanghai Masters champion Novak Djokovic. The Serb world #3, who’s on a mission to reclaim his Shanghai crown and get closer to finishing the year, ranked #1, faced off against Jeremy Chardy, against whom he’d never lost a set in their previous 11 encounters. Today as well, he made little work of Chardy to win 63 75 in 83 minutes. He awaits one of the two players who beat him in Grand Slams this year - Marco Cecchinato or Hyeon Chung....

NEWSWEEK: UNAIDS recently lowered its estimate of the number of people living with HIV. Is this reason for optimism? Dr. John Bartlett: We were so far away from our targets that this doesn’t affect much of anything. I’m frustrated by our spectacular inability to prevent this disease within the United States or Africa, or any place. Why have we fallen so far short? We’ve never been good at preventing sexually transmitted diseases that require behavior modification, and there’s a total frustration with regard to vaccine development....

The spit-and-polish ceremony doled out its trophies to the elite games of 2011, and the final list includes an equal share of big name winners and big name losers. Portal 2 was named 2011’s Best Game and also took home top honors in Best Story and Best Design. Battlefield 3, meanwhile, cleaned up in the categories for Best Online Multiplayer, Best Audio, and the fan-voted GAME Award of 2011 - beating out formidable rival Modern Warfare 3 in each....

In the first quarterfinal of the championship, Cameroon defeated Côte d’Ivoire 62 – 48 to enter the last four of the competition while Angola beat Egypt 84 – 49 to set semifinal date with Cameroon in the semis. In the other quarterfinal, hosts Mozambique defeated Nigeria 77 – 74 as Senegal ease past Mali 67 – 44. Leia Dongue scored 3 point in the last second of the match to help host to enter the semifinal....

The second annual Asian Football Awards (AFA) will be held at the home of English football, Wembley Stadium, on October 8, 2013 and will once more be organised by Inventive Sports. The formal press launch reception was held at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster on March 26, 2013. The inaugural event in 2012 attracted over 300 representatives from grassroots clubs and businesses in the football arena to a number of current and former players and personnel – not just from the United Kingdom but around the world....

6-6, 218-pound sophomore guard Last year’s stats: 13.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg Why we chose him: Although John Calipari’s plan to use a two-platoon system could mean Harrison’s numbers being depressed, he’ll be the No. 1 perimeter option on a team favored to win the national championship. Defining game last season: 19 points, 4-of-7 3-point shooting against Wichita State in an NCAA Tournament game that required every bit of his excellence for the Wildcats to survive....

Darlington and Kansas swapped spring dates, giving the Mother’s Day weekend event to Kansas, which will host its first night race (May 10). Darlington’s race remains a Saturday night race (April 12) on the weekend of golf’s Masters. The only other change is to the spring date at Texas, which will be Sunday afternoon April 6 instead of its traditional Saturday night date. With the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in Dallas that weekend and its games scheduled for Saturday and Monday, Texas moved its race to Sunday....

There's no question Hill (6-foot-1, 233 pounds) is a power back. He scored 28 TDs and averaged 6.2 yards per carry at LSU the past two seasons. He also scored seven TDs in 18 carries inside the 10-yard line. Hill isn't a burner; he ran a 4.66 in the 40-yard dash. OTHER SECOND-ROUND BACKS: Sankey | Hyde Hill does have some character concerns. He was involved in a bar fight that led to assault charges last April....

Clowney (6-foot-5, 266 pounds) is the physical freak of the 2014 NFL Draft. He made waves at the NFL Combine both for his not-so great showing in the bench press (21 reps) and incredible time in the 40 (4.53). On the field, Clowney obviously is best known for "The Hit" on Michigan running back Vincent Smith in the 2013 Outback Bowl, which preceded a disappointing senior season where he battled a shoulder injury and had just three sacks....

Below is a list of all the information, times and dates of all the action taking place during Conference Tournament Week. MORE: Field of 68 | Worst bubble losses | Autobids | Printable bracket Games being televised on regional networks not available nationally are not included on this list. So, if you’re looking to bone up to fill out your bracket, you’ll get a chance to see every team that automatically qualifies, provided you have the cable TV package to make it happen....

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No. 7 Arizona hopes to return to the championship game after losing 75-71 to UCLA last year. No. 11 Utah and standout senior guard Delon Wright will look to win the title for the first time in school history. MORE: 2015 NCAA Tournament schedule | Past SN Players of the Year | Best Expanded Bracket Era coaches Here is the full schedule for the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Tournament: (Note: All game times listed in Pacific Time....

The winds were a benign calm throughout most of the week at picturesque Whistling Straits, which led to some unusually low scores. And Day took advantage, as he became the first golfer to finish 20-under-par in a major, breaking Tiger Woods’ 19-under performance at the British Open in 2000. MORE: PGA winners | Multiple winners | PGA’s best images The 27-year-old Australian came into the week with nine top 10s in his first 20 major championship appearances, but never managed to get over the edge....

Some will say this makes the 140th Preakness an unappealing betting race. Others, though, will step right up to disagree with their wallets. More on the Preakness: Odds | Baffert’s stellar history Let’s suppose American Pharoah wins at 4-to-5 and pays $3.60. That’s an 80 percent return on a $2 bet. Hey, your Saturday could be worse. Other handicappers figure to see American Pharoah as an ideal single in multi-race wagers such as the Pick Four, which ends in the 1 3/16-mile Preakness and has a guaranteed $1....

In the battle of the two-time World Championships bronze medallist PV Sindhu and two-time World Championships silver medalist Li Xuerui, it was the 20-year-old Indian, who prevailed over her more experienced rival. Sindhu who is ranked 13th in the world stunned the reigning Olympic Champion and World No. 3 Xuerui 21-17, 14-21, 21-17 in a tense 50-minute contest to storm into the women’s singles quarterfinals. The Hyderabadi started the match on a thumping note as she hurled off to an 11-5 lead in just five minutes of the opening game but the former World No....