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Crosby's gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found
(AP)
AP - The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong.
A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
(AP)
AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.
Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock
(AP)
AP - Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger.
Garciaparra comes back to Red Sox to retire
(AP)
AP - Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox.
Lakers struggling to escape late-season funk
(AP)
AP - The euphoria from Kobe Bryant's latest game-winning shot didn't last much longer than it took for the celebratory streamers to fall from the Staples Center roof onto the Toronto Raptors' heads.
Head of BCS fires back at Senators who sent letter
(AP)
AP - The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences.
Vikes player says he didn't know of banned drug
(AP)
AP - Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams echoed teammate Kevin Williams in telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a substance banned by the NFL.
Mattingly, Dodgers have talked about manager's job
(AP)
AP - On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, hitting coach Don Mattingly said Wednesday that the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement.
Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp
(AFP)
AFP - Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced Wednesday.
Texas-Pan American tops Utah Valley 56-53
(AP)
AP - Nick Weiermiller scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left, to lead Texas-Pan American to a 56-53 victory over Utah Valley in the first round of the Great West Conference tournament on Wednesday.
Lyon crush Madrid's Champions League final dreams at the Bernabeu
(AFP)
AFP - Real Madrid's massive summer spending was all in vain as their dream of playing the Champions League final at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium was shattered Wednesday by Lyon.
Sagan speeds to Paris-Nice third stage
(AFP)
AFP - Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday.
NHL GMs propose rule change on hits to head
(AP)
AP - NHL general managers will recommend a rule change on blindside hits to the head, looking to protect players and punish those responsible in a game that has become faster and rougher.
Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells
(AFP)
AFP - Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seeds at the WTA Indian Wells tournament which begins Wednesday.
Ping waives settlement on square grooves
(AP)
AP - The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.
