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Indiana upsets Illinois

When Mike Davis took over back in September, no one expected Indiana to contend for a Big Ten title.

The fallout from Bob Knight's firing was just too messy, too public to overcome in one season. There were so many distractions, there was no way Indiana could excel.

Yet look at Davis' Hoosiers now. They're in the Big Ten tournament final after knocking off No. 4 Illinois 58-56 Saturday. Tom Coverdale had 17 points, and Kirk Haston blocked Frank Williams' last-second layup attempt.

Duke looking tip-top with wild-victory over Maryland

When slumping Nate James lost his starting spot in the final week of the season, the fifth-year senior never stopped working hard.

Duke (No. 2 ESPN/USA Today, No. 3 AP) is thankful for that.

James tipped in a missed runner from Jason Williams with 1.3 seconds left, and Shane Battier scored 20 points as the Blue Devils edged Maryland (No. 13, No. 11) 84-82 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Saturday.

Parnevik still leads after third round at the Honda Classic

The last time Jesper Parnevik and Mark Calcavecchia played together was in the final round of last year's Greater Greensboro Open.

Calcavecchia shot a 65 in windy conditions to move from 24th place into a tie for third.

"Remind him of that, will you?" Calcavecchia said.

"I must have blocked that out of my memory," Parnevik said jokingly.