Pacquiao could put Cowboys Stadium on boxing's map (AP)

AP - Take the best fighter going and put him in the fanciest new stadium.

Astros hit Santana hard in 8-4 win over Mets (AP)

AP - Johan Santana struggled in his first game since August, allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2-3 innings, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Tuesday.

Evans leads St. John's over UConn, 73-51 (AP)

AP - Sean Evans had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. John's to a 73-51 victory over Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the Huskies' losing streak in the Big East tournament to six games and in effect ending their chance for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Browns release former Pro Bowl QB Derek Anderson (AP)

AP - Quarterback Derek Anderson's uneven five-year stint with the Cleveland Browns is over.

Arsenal crush Porto to reach Champions League quarter-finals (AFP)

AFP - Arsenal swept into the Champions League quarter-finals as Nicklas Bendtner silenced his critics with a hat-trick in a majestic 5-0 win against Porto on Tuesday.

Strasburg makes long-awaited spring debut for Nats (AP)

AP - Top prospect Stephen Strasburg made his spring training debut on Tuesday, pitching two scoreless innings in the Washington Nationals' 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers.

NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races (AP)

AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.

Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells (AFP)

AFP - Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seeds at the WTA Indian Wells tournament which begins Wednesday.

Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor (AP)

AP - Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said Tuesday he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he still hasn't talked to federal authorities about the case.

Boom retains lead as Bonnet wins Paris-Nice stage (AFP)

AFP - French cyclist William Bonnet recorded his first major stage race success here on Tuesday when he won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 201 kilometres ride from Contres.

Mo Williams lead Cavs to 97-95 win over Spurs (AP)

AP - LeBron James was in street clothes. Shaquille O'Neal was nowhere to be found, and Antawn Jamison was in the locker room icing his sore knee.

Mackey seeks 4th win in Iditarod sled dog race (AP)

AP - Both knees are shot, injected with synthetic cartilage until he can have surgery next summer. His right arm is still healing from a major operation to fix a staph infection. He continues to deal with other side effects of cancer.

UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game (AP)

AP - The Connecticut Huskies didn't celebrate after the game. Just another night's work for coach Geno Auriemma's latest dynasty.

Kings blank Blue Jackets 6-0 (AP)

AP - Michal Handzus and Alexander Frolov scored power-play goals 41 seconds apart during a four-goal first period, Fredrik Modin also scored with the man advantage against the team that traded him last week, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0 on Monday night.

Mavericks top Timberwolves for 12th straight win (AP)

AP - Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.