Cesc Thankful To Wenger

John Wall of Kentucky heads the list of NBA-bound collegians.

Only one player virtually guaranteed to be on the team’s roster is still playing in the Champions League, which means more players will have time to rest before the World Cup begins June 11.

Juan Rivera went three for four with a home run and a pair of doubles, scoring three runs and driving in two. Scott Kazmir lasted four innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk.

Wladimir Klitschko knocked out Eddie Chambers in the 12th and final round to retain his WBO and IBF heavyweight belts Saturday night. The taller, heavier Klitschko dominated the fight and ended it with a left hook 5 seconds before the final bell.

Butler's Gordon Hayward instinctively left his man for a double-team, deflected a freshman's desperate pass and slammed Murray State's storybook shut. Those rip-roaring Racers were awfully close to a second straight bracket-busting upset before the tournament-tested Bulldogs reminded them which small school almost always plays big in March.