Big upset ... Top women's teams dealing with injuries ... Tokyo golf club makes changes in the Olympic spirit


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UNDATED (AP) — They're still talking about the big upset in the NCAA — no Duke. Duke lost yesterday, 88-81 to South Carolina. After the game, coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF'-skee) said, "at the end of the season I want my guys to either be crying because we've lost or crying because we've just won." Krzyzewski said, "This is one of the most proud teams for me." The NCAA men have no games today.

NEW YORK (AP) — South Carolina and Notre Dame both survived upset bids in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. But the two No. 1 seeds may have trouble advancing much further because of knee injuries to key players. The Gamecocks' Allisha Gray was carried off the court after hurting her knee before beating Arizona State. Notre Dame forward Brianna Turner went down with a left knee injury late in the first half of yesterday's victory over Purdue. She's getting an MRI today.

UNDATED (AP) — NCAA women's action gets under way at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Time with UConn facing Syracuse and Stanford against Kansas State. There are six other games on tap, including Oregon against Duke and Texas vs. A&M.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRINK'-ah) had to apologize to the crowd following yesterday's loss to Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open final. When Wawrinka got emotional in his post-match comments to the crowd, Federer sat courtside laughing. Wawrinka called Federer an expletive, apologized, and told the crowd that he was tired following the desert tournament.

TOKYO (AP) — The course that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament has decided to change its membership policy to include women. The Kasumigaseki Country Club says its executive board decided on the change after discussions among its members. Critics say the club's old policy was contrary to the spirit of the Olympics.

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