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Surprises dot NCAA Tournament

TAMPA, March 21 (UPI) -- San Diego and Siena provided the kind of magic the NCAA Tournament is known for Friday, pulling off enormous upsets against highly-seeded foes.

Western Kentucky, meanwhile, produced a thrilling win and No. 1 North Carolina ensured there would be no surprise in its game by easily topping the 100-point mark.

In a wild series of contests in Tampa, Fa., Ty Rogers started things by hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give Western Kentucky a 101-99 win over Drake. The Hilltoppers entered the tournament as a No. 12 seed.

San Diego then set up a second-round matchup with Western Kentucky by shocking Connecticut in overtime 70-69.

The third game of the day in Tampa also produced a stunning result when Siena, seeded 13th in the Midwest Region, overwhelmed Vanderbilt 83-62. The Saints shot 56 percent from the field.

North Carolina had no trouble protecting its No. 1 seeding, crushing Mount St. Mary's 113-74. The Tar Heels equaled their second-largest point production ever in a tournament game.

Davidson won as a lower seed with an 82-76 decision over Gonzaga while No. 2 seeds Tennessee and Texas advanced. Tennessee struggled before disposing of American 72-57 and Texas coasted past Austin Peay 74-54.

In the second round Saturday, the top attractions will find Kansas meeting UNLV, West Virginia playing Duke and UCLA taking on Texas A&M.

Ogilvy leads World Golf Championship

MIAMI, March 21 (UPI) -- Geoff Ogilvy's 5-under-par 67 Friday gave him a one-stroke lead over Tiger Woods through 36 holes at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship in Miami.

Ogilvy's total after two bogey-free rounds is 12-under 132. It is the second time in his career that Ogilvy had held the lead after two rounds in a PGA Tour event.

"That was about the right score today," Ogilvy said. "I played a lot better yesterday than I did today but I made a lot of putts and got up and down when I needed to. I was always in play and I made some good putts."

Woods (66) is 11-under 133 after ending with a 24-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole.

Ogilvy's fellow Australian Adam Scott (68) fell three shots back after ending the day with bogeys at 17 and 18 for a total of 9-under 135.

Robert Karlsson (70), Jeev Milkha Singh (70) and Anders Hansen (71) share fourth place at 6-under 138.

Fish earns semifinal date with Federer

INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 21 (UPI) -- Mardy Fish reached the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open with a grueling victory Friday and Roger Federer advanced without having to pick up his racket.

Fish defeated David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-4) to earn a spot in the semifinals of this event for the first time. Fish produced 23 aces and survived in a match that took two hours, 45 minutes to complete.

Tommy Haas, meanwhile, had to withdraw from his scheduled quarterfinal match with Federer because of a sinus infection.

"I deeply regret that I have to withdraw," Haas said. "I was playing my best tennis of the season and was looking forward to playing Roger this afternoon."

Federer, the world's No. 1 player, is seeking his fourth victory here in five years.

Saturday's other semifinal will send second-seeded Rafael Nadal against third-seeded Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year's championship confrontation, which Nadal won.

French duo wins ice dancing gold

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 21 (UPI) -- Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder of France won the ice dancing gold medal Friday at the World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Canada's Jeffrey Buttle, meanwhile, took the lead after the men's short program.

The French duo piled up 212.94 points, four more than silver medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. Russia's Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski took the bronze.

This was the first ice dancing gold medal for France in seven years. The last two world ice dancing gold medals were won by Bulgaria's Albana Denkova and Maxim Stoviski, who did not compete this year.

The American team of Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto -- bronze medalists at each of the last two world championships and the silver medalists in 2005 -- finished fourth Friday.

Belbin and Agosto, who won silver at the 2006 Olympics and who were the favorites coming into the event, fell during the compulsory dance portion of the competition.

Buttle took the lead in the men's individual event with 82.10 points. American Johnny Weir was second with 80.79. Weir is a three-time American champion.