In brief: Harvard denied 1st bid since ’46

Sun., March 13, 2011

College basketball: Douglas Davis (above) shot Princeton back into the NCAA tournament for the first time in seven years and kept Harvard waiting at least a little bit longer.

Davis hit a leaning jump shot at the buzzer to give the Tigers a wild 63-62 win over Harvard at Yale in New Haven, Conn., and the Ivy League’s automatic bid.

“It felt good. It went in.” Davis said. “I fell on the ground and that was the worst decision I ever made, because everyone just jumped on me.”

The Crimson (23-6), who split the regular season title with Princeton (25-6), were seeking their first NCAA tournament bid since 1946.

Because the Ivy League is the only one in Division I without a postseason tournament, they had to play the tiebreaker to claim the automatic NCAA bid. It was the league’s first tiebreaker since 2002.

“We’re certainly heartbroken and devastated, as you can imagine being on the end of that,” said Harvard coach Tommy Amaker.

Before the game, Harvard and Princeton students joined in chanting “Yale sucks!”

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That’s awfully big of them

Football: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and league general counsel Jeff Pash are slashing their salaries to $1 each during the lockout.

Goodell and Pash promised in January that during a work stoppage they would cut their salaries. Goodell makes about $10 million a year, including bonuses. Pash earns nearly $5 million.

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UFC purchases rival Strikeforce

MMA: The parent company of the UFC has purchased rival mixed martial arts promoter Strikeforce, though they will continue to operate as separate entities.

Financial terms of the sale were not available.

Strikeforce spokesman Mike Afromowitz confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Saturday night, saying he was told that it will be “business as usual” for both companies.

The San Jose-based promotional company has grown over the past few years, with a roster of stars that includes Fedor Emelianenko, Nick Diaz and Dan Henderson.

It also has output deals with premium cable network Showtime and had been poised to begin pay-per-view broadcasts.

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In brief: Harvard denied 1st bid since ’46

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