BYU 70, New Mexico 69
• Key stretch: Sam Burgess and Trent Plaisted made four free throws in overtime to ice the game.
• Key stat: The MWC's worst free throw shooting team, BYU made 19 of 28.
• Top performance: J.R. Giddens scored 30 points to lead all players.
• Overall record: 22-6
• Conference record: 11-2
• Up next: Air Force on Saturday
Spurs strike first
Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals on Sunday night.
Sports is the antidote
While a media researcher offered some great tips in the story on how parents might help their daughters navigate these mixed media messages, I have another: Get young girls involved in sports.
RSL money's worth
The final 31 minutes of Saturday's 3-2 victory over FC Dallas may have been one of the most exciting half hours in Rio Tinto Stadium history.
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