Maryland defeats No. 2 Duke
It seems no team in college basketball is safe.
University of Maryland freshman guard Seth Allen hit two free throws with 2.8 seconds left in the game to give the Terrapins an 83-81 win against the No. 2 Duke University Blue Devils. The win snapped a six-game losing streak against Duke.
The Terrapins didn’t trail after halftime.
Duke trailed by 10 with 3:39 minutes left in the game, but tied the score with 16.7 seconds to go before Allen hit the two free throws.
Allen finished the game with 16 points, while Duke senior guard Seth Curry scored 25 points.
Olympian shoots girlfriend
Southern African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who had his legs amputated below the knee and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, has been charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in his gated community home in Pretoria, South Africa on Feb. 14.
A 9 millimeter pistol was recovered at the scene and Pistorius has been charged with premeditated murder by the prosecutors. Reports have surfaced that Pistorius believed he was shooting at an intruder. Steenkamp was shot four times through the bathroom door.
If convicted, Pistorius could face a minimum 25-year sentence in jail. Currently, South Africa does not have a death penalty.
Nicknamed the “Blade Runner,” Pistorius is the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympic Games.
Packers release Woodson
The Green Bay Packers released defensive back Charles Woodson on Friday.
Woodson, the 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was set to make $9 million in 2013, a figure that would have counted for $10 million against the Packers salary cap.
Woodson missed nine games last season because of a broken right collarbone, but played in both of Green Bay’s playoff games.
“We had a good run,” Woodson told ESPN 540 in Wisconsin via text message.
Woodson is the only player in NFL history with interceptions returned for touchdowns in six consecutive seasons, which began in 2006 and ended in 2011. He leads the league with nine interceptions returned for touchdowns since 2006.
International Wrestling Federation President resigns
Raphael Martinetti, The International Wrestling Federation President, resigned Saturday after the International Olympic Committee announced wrestling would be removed from the 2020 Olympics.
The IOC removed wrestling from a list of 25 sports guaranteed a berth in future Olympics. A bid to restore wrestling would begin immediately according to interim president Nenad Lalovic.
