Winter Olmpics-Vancouver 2010- Bode Miller, who won two silvers in Salt Lake City in 2002, is now the only American with three Alpine skiing medals. American Seth Wescott (17), seeded 17th of the 32 riders, rallied past Canada's Mike Robertson in the final to win his second straight gold medal.Shen-Zhao claim elusive gold in pairs. South Korea's Mo takes gold in men's 500 meters. Cologna wins men's 15K freestyle cross-country.
What to watch today- The men's super-combined Alpine race. The men's hockey tournament debuts this afternoon. The women's 500 speedskating event, The U.S. women's luger third run scheduled is today. Men's figure skating (the short program) begins at 5 p.m. In women's hockey, the U.S. should roll over Russia 5:30 p.m. and Men's curling gets underway (noon) at the Vancouver Olympic Center.
NBA - A trade for Amar'e? Another MVP for LeBron? Playoffs for Kevin Durant? All are major storylines for the NBA's stretch run. Will Phoenix's Amar'e
Stoudemire or Washington's Antawn Jamison be joining LeBron in Cleveland soon? Blazers near trade for Camby. Knicks in serious talks for McGrady. Iverson
returns to 76ers. Spurs looking to deal Mason. lotte coach Larry Brown said Monday night that Jordan has told him he’s doing all he can to buy majority
control of the Bobcats from owner Bob Johnson.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they helped seize nearly $200,000 in fake NBA merchandise during All-Star weekend in the Dallas area.
NCAA HOOP's - And the Big East beatings go on. Kemba Walker scored 29 points as UConn stunned No. 3 Villanova 84-75 in Philadelphia -- the fourth upset of a top 10 Big East team in a four-day span. Stars Sherron Collins(Kansas), Robbie
Hummel(Purdue), Wesley Johnson(Syracuse) and John Wall(Kentucky) could
lead their teams to the Final Four. No. 1 Kansas rallies past Texas A&M |Louisville upsets No. 2 Syracuse on roadRutgers stuns No. 7 Georgetown 71-68. Diebler's 6 3s lift Ohio St. by Illinois.
NHL - The Americans' hopes for an Olympic medal rest almost solely on the shoulders of 29-year-old goalie Ryan Miller. Crosby says he's unhurt, ready for
the Olympics. Senators rally past Islanders into Olympic break. Christensen's deuce helps Rangers beat Lightning. Getzlaf's 2 goals in return lead Ducks past Oilers. Wild burn Luongo on power plays, down Canucks. Brouwer's SO goal lifts Blackhawks over Jackets. Sabres beat Sharks to snap 6-game losing streak.
NFL - Peppers would be a rare commodity if he departs the Panthers and hits free agency. But at 30, the hot-and-cold physical specimen is facing the age crossroads for pass rushers. Is Donovan McNabb a possibility for Carolina, which lacks a sure thing at QB? Maybe, but a lot has to happen before the Panthers would consider such a move. Goodell gets new deal running into 2015. Bengals, WR Matt Jones agree on 1 year. Favre thanks fans, mum on return.Bears fire pro personnel director DePaul. Deals for Peyton, Brackett head Polian's agenda!
NCAA FOOTBALL - Utah and Colorado would both be good fits for the Pac-10, but neither is an elite program or cash cow like Texas. All across the ACC conference, uncertainty looms at quarterback heading into spring practices. The biggest transitions will occur at Duke and Wake Forest, where two of the ACC’s most accomplished quarterbacks -- Thaddeus Lewis and Riley Skinner -- have graduated. New Kentucky coach Joker Phillips: 'We have a strong foundation. Great character kids, and is the first African-American head football coach at Kentucky, second in the SEC.
MLB - From the return of Brandon Webb to young gun Stephen Strasburg, many of the top NL storylines belong to pitchers. Ace Of Pace- Mariano Rivera's cutter and Brandon Webb's sinker drive hitters mad, but The Mag proclaims Tim Lincecum's changeup the best pitch in baseball.
GOLF - Accenture Match Play- Fourth-ranked Lee Westwood stands among the few consensus expert picks for 32 first-round matches in Arizona. As cool as they
come-Fred Couples was second in Hawaii and first in Florida. He's exactly what the Champions Tour needs. The scenery was not the only beautiful thing to check out at Pebble. So was the play of former world No. 1 David Duval who posts
runner-up finish at Pebble.
NASCAR - They Done Good-Pothole issue aside, Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500 produced a pleasant surprise. NASCAR removed the handcuffs ... and the
drivers delivered. Pothole delays Daytona 144 minutes. Tony Stewart won the NASCAR Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona for the fifth time in the
last six seasons, getting his 15th career win at Daytona, good enough for third most in track history.
SOCCER - MLS - More labor talks-Rogers: Stoppage threatens World Cup hopes. Collective bargaining extended to Feb. 25. Around the league-Red Bulls part ways with four players. Danish goalie Nielsen joins Wizards. Dallas cuts defender Aziz Ansah of Ghana.
MMA & BOXING - Brock Lesnar (top) propelled the UFC to another record year of pay-per-view business, but will the same hold in 2010? Nonito Donaire scored a big knockout Saturday night, but it is time he moves up and faces Fernando
Montiel.
TENNIS - Movin' right along= Shahar Peer routed Virginie Razzano in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championship on Tuesday. She'll next play top seeded Caroline Wozniacki. More women's coverage-Memphis: Sharapova cruises to victory. Bogota: Third-seeded Errani advances. Men's coverage-Buenos Aires: Third seed Almagro falls earlyMarseille: Baghdatis reaches second round.
HORSE RACING - Sweet taste of victory- Sidney's Candy jumped back into the Kentucky Derby picture after beating Tiny Woods – by four lengths – on Monday
at the Vicente Stakes in Arcadia, Calif. Too cold to run; Oaklawn cancels $250. Rereadthefootnotes wins Big A's Hollie HughesStriking Dancer takes La Canada at Santa Anita.
POKER - California lawmakers are toying with the idea of legalizing Internet poker for residents as a way to raise revenue for the financially strapped state. No formal bill has been proposed, and the concept has just been kicked around. For more information for online poker players check out PokerHost.com as they know well online poker players.
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