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USA PRO CYCLING-TIME TRIAL

Zabriskie wins 7th national time trial pro title

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Dave Zabriskie won his seventh national time trials title and second straight at the USA Cycling Pro Championship.

Zabriskie covered the 20.7 mile course in 40 minutes, 41.22 seconds on Saturday in Greenville, S.C. He beat Tejay Van Garderen's time of 40:47.90. Brent Bookwalter was third, Thomas Zirbel fourth and Nathaniel English fifth.

Zabriskie rides for the Garmin-Barracuda team. He has always been at his best in time trials and showed that again in Greenville. He won this title in 2004, then from 2006-2009. He regained the crown in 2011 and defended that title this year.

Zabriskie is entered in Monday's 115-mile road race. Matthew Busche is the defending champion, having outsprinted veteran racer George Hincapie at the line to win in 2011.

ACC-GEORGIA TECH-CLEMSON

Ga Tech beats Clemson 5-1 to reach ACC title game

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Pitcher Jake Davies homered and Georgia Tech claimed a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by beating Clemson 5-1.

Davies drove in two runs and allowed two hits in six innings on Saturday to help the eighth-seeded Yellow Jackets (35-24) improve to 3-0 in the round-robin tournament.

Zane Evans added three hits and an RBI, and Daniel had two hits for Georgia Tech, which never trailed.

Steve Wilkerson hit a solo home run for Clemson (33-26), which finished the tournament 1-2.

FURMAN-COACH

US national coach named to lead Furman lacrosse

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Furman named U.S. men's national senior coach Richie Meade to lead the Paladins new lacrosse program.

Furman athletic director Gary Clark made the announcement Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, site of the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championships.

Clark said Meade was the perfect person to start the fledgling program. The Paladins plan to start Division I play during the 2014-15 academic year. Meade says he's grateful Furman's leadership put their trust in him.

Meade was named national team coach by US Lacrosse last December. He will lead the United States in the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse world championship in Denver, Colo.

Meade was head coach at the United States Naval Academy from 1994-2011.

NCAA-MARYLAND-DUKE

Maryland returns to NCAA title game

FOXOBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Drew Snider tied his career high with four goals and Maryland advanced to the NCAA lacrosse title game for the second straight year with a 16-10 victory over third-seeded Duke on Saturday.

Owen Blye added three goals for the Terrapins (12-5), who will play in-state rival Loyola on Monday. The Greyhounds held off Notre Dame 7-5 in the first semifinal.

Maryland put away the Blue Devils (15-5) with a run of six straight goals after Duke pulled to 10-8 early in the fourth quarter. Last year, Maryland lost to Virginia 9-7 in the title game.