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Minnesota held Purdue (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) to the worst first half in the Boilermakers’ record books and rolled to a 69-42 victory in the Big Ten tournament semifinals Saturday.

Having lost out on former Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson on Friday, the Seahawks reached agreement with former Patriots tight end Chris Baker on Saturday, a league source said.

In the same week it traded for Seneca Wallace, Cleveland Browns reached agreement on an two-year deal with quarterback Jake Delhomme.

DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Kentucky beat Tennessee (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) 74-45 Saturday and advanced to the SEC tournament championship game.

Kyle Singler scored 27 points to help fourth-ranked Duke push ahead in the second half to beat Miami 77-74 in Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals.

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.

Dice-K stops his Saturday bullpen session due to a stiff neck.

The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension.

Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler has a high right ankle sprain and will be sidelined for at least a week.

Quinnipiac’s Greg Holt ended the longest hockey game in NCAA history with a goal in the fifth overtime on Friday.