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Kimi Raikkonen won Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, jumpstarting Lotus' bid to challenge the series' bigger teams for the 2013 championship.

Georges St-Pierre punished Nick Diaz for nearly 25 minutes en route to defending his welterweight title at UFC 158.

A sheriff's captain says two people were killed when a speeding race car ran off the track into pit row at a California raceway.

Peyton Siva had 11 points and eight assists to lead No. 4 Louisville to a 78-61 victory over No. 19 Syracuse on Saturday night, giving the Cardinals their second straight Big East tournament title.

Pau Gasol experienced soreness in his injured right foot Saturday after participating in a workout at the Lakers training facility, according to a Lakers spokesman.

Juan Martin del Potro defeated top-ranked Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, handing the Serb his first loss in 21 matches dating to last October.

Jeff Withey had 17 points and nine rebounds, Perry Ellis and Naadir Tharpe added 12 points each, and the seventh-ranked Jayhawks pounded the No. 11 Wildcats 70-54 on Saturday night to win their ninth Big 12 tournament championship.

The New York Knicks are planning to take the floor without Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler on Sunday.

Kyle Larson's first chance to get a big win in NASCAR ended with him claiming a controversial win.

Ryan Evans scored 16 points to help No. 22 Wisconsin upset No. 3 Indiana 68-56 in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament Saturday.

A tour bus carrying a college's women's lacrosse team to a game went off the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Saturday and crashed into a tree, killing the driver and one passenger and sending others to hospitals, including some with serious injuries, authorities

Free-agent wide receiver Donte' Stallworth is in stable condition after being involved in a hot air balloon accident Saturday morning, a source close to the player told ESPN.

Northwestern fired Bill Carmody Saturday after 13 years at the school, multiple sources told ESPN.com.

The New England Patriots have re-signed cornerback Aqib Talib to a one-year deal, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith has asked for a review into the muddled exchange of contract documents that led to the Denver Broncos eleasing defensive end Elvis Dumervil, the Denver Post reported.

Former Texas women's track coach Bev Kearney, who resigned Jan. 5 after disclosing she had an intimate relationship with an athlete in 2002, will announce the filing of an EEOC and Texas Workforce Commission discrimination charge, her attorney said.

UCLA's chances of a deep NCAA tournament run took a major hit Friday when second leading scorer Jordan Adams was lost for the season with a broken bone his right foot.

The new Big East will play with 10 members in 2013-14, sources told ESPN.com Friday night. The 10 members will be DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's and Villanova, Xavier, Butler and Creighton.

Third-seeded North Carolina beat Florida State 83-62 on Friday night to advance to the ACC tournament semifinals against Maryland.

LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 28 points, and the Miami Heat made it 21 straight wins, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 107-94 on Friday night.