SPORTS INFO for Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

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NFL - NFL, union meet before mediator again. Colts release injury-prone S Sanders. Steelers put franchise tag on LB Woodley.Lions must forfeit pick for tampering.



NBA - West wins All-Star Game- Kobe Bryant respects the NBA's new wave of talent, but he's not ceding the spotlight yet.Heat teammates unable to rally East. Younger stars thrilled for Bryant. All-Star Saturday gets its best rating. James urges Heat to keep moving forward. Griffin jumps over car, wins dunk title. Stern: 'Time to start negotiating' CBA. Love makesrebounding fashionable again.



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NHL - Flames win Heritage ClassicMore than 40,000 fans in Calgary saw an NHL outdoor first. The Flames and Canadiens shookafter Miikka Kiprusoff became the first goalie to post an outdoor shutout. Flyers improve to 4-0 against Rangers. Wings win fifth straight, top Wild in SO. Slumping Capitals knock off Sabres 2-1. Avs acquire D Johnson from Blues. Devils win seventhstraight, beat 'Canes.



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Moore's 38 lift Purdue by No. 2 Ohio St. No. 5 Duke rolls, could return to No. 1. No. 14 Florida beatsLSU, tied for 1st. Wisconsin wins 20th straight after loss. Top 4 teams in poll lose this week. No. 23 Temple tops Saint Joseph's 66-52. Gutierrez has 34 as Cal tops UCLA in OT.



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MLB - Jeter ready for run to 3,000 hits. Indians CF Sizemore taking it slow. Outspoken Reds 2B Phillips tweeting. Cardinals limiting 3B Freese early.



NASCAR - No, Trevor Bayne, you are not imagining things. You did just capture the Daytona 500, giving NASCAR an unexpected lift. Bayne, 20, youngest to win Daytona 500. Childress team disappointed at Daytona. Earnhardt Jr. wrecks late, fades in Daytona. Wood Brothers return to victory lane.




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GOLF - Baddeley bests Singh, Couples at Riviera. Langer wins ACE Classic-Bernhard Langer captured the ACE Group Classic,and set a record in the process. LPGA Thailand. Is Yani Tseng invincible? It's beginning to seem that way. She prevailed by five shots for her third win in three weeks.




TENNIS - Novak Djokovic is out to show his Aussie Open title was no fluke. Roger Federer wants to prove his defeat was simply a slip-up. The rivalry resumes in Dubai. Memphis: Three-set thriller gives Roddick 30th title. Marseille: Soderling captures ninth career tourney.



NCAA FOOTBALL - Luck on their sideThe return of QB Andrew Luck gives Stanford fans hope. Olivadotti leaves Redskins for Georgia. TCU-BYU at Cowboys Stadium on Oct. 28. Boise State's Petersen gets bonus, raise.



SOCCER - MLS - D.C. United have reacquired Brazilian midfielder Fred in a trade with the New England Revolution.



UFC - Love him or hate him, Michael Bisping is a well-rounded, proven fighter. He showed it against Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 120. Strikeforce Challengers 14-Pat Healy pulled off an upset over Lyle Beerbohm, giving him his first loss.



BOXING - Nonito Donaire proved he's among boxing's elite, earning a TKO over Fernando Montiel to win the WBO and WBCbantamweight titles. Sturm knocks out Hearns to defend title.



HORSE RACING - The Factor emerged as a strong contender to give trainer Bob Baffert his fourth Kentucky Derby victory with a gate-to-wire win in the $150,000 San Vincente.



POKER - Inside Deal speaks to the newly un-retired Peter Eastgate, announces more players in the NHUPC field and chats withthe co-creator of "The Micros", John Wray.