AP - Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston surged past No. 25 UTEP down the stretch to claim its first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years with an 81-73 victory in the Conference USA tournament title game that snapped the Miners' 16-game winning streak.
AFP - Spaniard Xavier Tondo, riding for Cervelo, won the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race on Saturday while compatriot Alberto Contador of Astana held onto the overall lead going into the final day.
AFP - Rock-bottom Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin slipped closer to relegation on Saturday after suffering a 2-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers Nuremberg who grabbed an injury-time winner.