ESPN.com Saturday, February 23, 2008

The Memphis-Tennessee matchup pits the top two teams in the country against one another for state bragging rights. But the game within the game -- the posturing and the war of words between Bruce Pearl and John Calipari -- promises to be just as exciting, writes Chris Low.

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Sen. Arlen Specter said Friday that the Patriots have stonewalled his requests to interview team employees about Spygate.

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Tiger Woods made 12 birdies in 20 holes and needed every one of them in a brilliant duel with Aaron Baddeley that sent the world's No. 1 player into the quarterfinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship.

The Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series signed a deal Friday to unify the two American open-wheel series.

LeBron James danced in his seat. Guess he likes the trades.

New York builder Stephen Ross has agreed to purchase 50 percent of the Dolphins from owner Wayne Huizenga, with an opportunity to become managing general partner in the future.

The Los Angeles Angels defeated Francisco Rodriguez in salary arbitration Friday, and the reliever will receive $10 million rather than his request for $12.5 million.

Bobcats scoring leader Gerald Wallace was taken off the floor on a stretcher during Friday's game against Sacramento after being hit in the face with an inadvertent elbow.

The Atlanta Falcons, who won only four games last season, won a coin toss Friday morning that will allow them to select third in the 2008 draft.

Nadia Styger charged to victory in a World Cup downhill on the 2010 Olympic course on Friday while American Lindsey Vonn crossed second to clinch the discipline title.

There is a photo of Roger Clemens at Jose Canseco's house during the June 1998 party, according to the New York Daily News -- a photo that would contradict Clemens' sworn testimony that he never attended the party.

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Oklahoma will have its eight wins reinstated from its 2005 Holiday Bowl season.

Jason Campbell's the starter and Todd Collins the backup.

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