Stories from Saturday, March 28, 2009

LINCOLN -- Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini says he's impressed with the progress football players have made so far this year. The Cornhuskers had a 2 1/2-hour workout on Friday, the second day of spring practice in preparation for the Red-White game on April 18...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Gil Meche was chosen earlier this week as Kansas City's Opening Day starter at Chicago on April 6, even though he hadn't pitched like an ace in spring training. His March 21 start against Arizona, in which he gave up eight hits and two walks in 3 2-3 innings, left him with a 10.45 ERA...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Kalin Lucas couldn't shoot straight for 39 minutes. He made up for those misses in a hurry. Lucas scored seven points in the final 49 seconds, including 5-for-5 on free throws, to help Michigan State rally for a 67-62 win over defending national champion Kansas Friday night in the Midwest Regional semifinals...