NFL - Dare To Be Great-Drew Brees rewarded Sean Payton's faith in him by delivering the Saints their first Super Bowl title in 43 years. In 2006, the Saints
had the makings of the NFL's worst team. Now they are the league champions. N.O. honors Saints, Mardi Gras style. Super Bowl bettors earn Nevada casinos
$6.86M. Must-see TV: Saints win seen by record 106M.
NBA - With Carmelo Anthony back in the lineup, the Nuggets ripped the listless Mavericks, who looked ready for the All-Star break. When the best team in the
NBA met the worst, what did you expect? LeBron James had 32 points as the Cavs beat the Nets 104-97 for their 12th straight win. New Jersey fell to 4-47.Thunder Struck-Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook should be smiling after their Thunder beat the Blazers. Most-watched TV show. Ever. That was Super Bowl
XLIV, a spectacle the NBA Finals just can't match. Or can it? Boozer lifts Jazz to ninth straight win. Injured Kobe unsure about All-Star game. Heat snap skid at 5, rip Rockets. Crawford shines in 4th, Hawks win. Thunder ride Durant, win sixth straight.
NCAA HOOP's - The Big Ten is up for grabs after Robbie Hummel and Purdue handed Michigan State a third straight loss. Illinois stuns No. 11 Wisconsin at
home. No. 22 Vanderbilt routs No. 12 Tennessee. Wall, Cousins lead Kentucky past Alabama. Wright has 21, No. 7 Hoyas rally for win. Pac-10 considering possible expansion. Stumbling Tar Heels now must face Duke. No. 4 'Nova wins at No. 5 West Virginia.
NHL - Ottawa goalie Brian Elliott and the Senators recovered from a bad loss by beating Calgary for the first time in six years. Senators win 12th game in last 13. Thrashers trade G Lehtonen to Stars. Versteeg's SO goal gives 'Hawks win. 6 teams to open 2010-11 season in Europe. Bruins win in SO, keep Sabres reeling. Blues lose lead, rally to beat Wings. Lightning post fourth straight win.
MLB - Matt Holliday re-signed and Mark McGwire returned as hitting coach, putting the Cardinals in a position of strength. Pedro Martinez. Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi. Each is a major award winner. Each is at least 36. And each is one of many fading stars still looking for work. Renewing Of Vows- The start ofspring training must be close, because it seems time for our first Yankees-Red Sox argument of the year. Which team has the best rotation in baseball?
NCAA FOOTBALL - Penn State WR Graham Zug, a former walk-on, is among the top players who began their careers without a scholarship. Most post-Signing Day
buzz has centered on USC, but Pac-10 foe Cal signed an impressive class of its own.
GOLF - Two years after leading the United States to the Ryder Cup, Paul Azinger is making his Champions Tour debut this week in Florida. Seizing the throne-Tiger Woods is missing in action and Phil Mickelson is missing putts. The new man on top is Steve Stricker. Pebble Beach Pro-AmSergio Garcia is among the top players this week at Pebble.
NASCAR - No other sport begins its year with the biggest event on the schedule and NASCAR should relish in that fact. Every year the annual mid-February gathering in Daytona puts NASCAR in the public eye at a time of the year when not much else is going on in the world of sports. With the NFL season over and college basketball still weeks away from March Madness, Speedweeks at Daytona and the 500 is the perfect opportunity to grab the attention of thousandsof fans outside the racing community who are looking for something to watch and follow in the dead of winter.
SOCCER - MLS - Galaxy's Mathis out after having knee surgery. Steve Ralston signs with AC St. Louis. Castro, Shuttleworth re-sign with the Revs. Jaime Moreno re-signs with DC United. New York Red Bulls will open new stadium March 20.
MMA & BOXING - Guerrero backs out of title fight to be with ill wife. Kameda defeats Kaowichit for WBA flyweight title. Adamek topples Estrada by unanimous
decision. Couture tops Coleman in clash of Hall of Famers. Valero stops DeMarco after nine rounds on TKO. Fitch-Alves rematch set for UFC 111.
TENNIS - Cover girl-Brooklyn Decker, the wife of Andy Roddick, says landing the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover is "the news of a lifetime."
Tournament action-San Jose: Haas, Phau and Becker advanceRotterdam: Benneteau and Chiudinelli advance. McEnroe: Federer is best men's player ever. Oudin leads U.S. to Fed Cup semifinals.
HORSE RACING - New flight plan-Tim Ritchey is Summer Bird's new trainer after Tim Ice was fired by the owners of the Belmont Stakes winner. Reason for change: bad communication, says Ice. Prominent thoroughbred owner Edmund Gann dies. Richard's Kid wins San Antonio 'Cap at Santa. More Than a Reason wins Big A feature.
POKER - Can he hold on? Phil Ivey continues to have control of the top spot in ESPN.com's poker rankings, but how long will he be able to hold off the surging Jason Mercier and Yevgeniy Timoshenko? The commissioner of the World Series of Poker is leaving his post days after the series crowned its latest main event champion.
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