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| Source: SI.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am No. 25 Pitt takes down No. 5 West Virginia in 3OTSource: SI.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am 'The Great One' inspires in 'The Great Chase'Winn's Gretzky postSource: SI.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am Luge probe complete; no major track changes plannedSource: FOXSports.com News | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:15 am What part of 'slow it down' doesn't the IOC get? (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Probe: Olympic track didn't cause luger's death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Selena Roberts: IOC must substitute thrills for safetyFor months, the IOC failed to see the danger in the "most challenging track on earth," says Selena Roberts. The committee's alarming lack of regard for safety has resulted in a tragedy.Source: SI.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am S.L. Price: Opening Ceremony ran gamut of emotionsThe Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics had lots of pomp and circumstance. S.L. Price adds there was a definite sadness which permeated the mood and has affected the Games.Source: SI.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Somber teammates honor fallen luger as games open (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Olympics' opening day: Not what Canada envisioned (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:23 am Flame-lighting marred by mechanical malfunctionD'oh, Canada! What should have been the crowning moment of an opening ceremony years in the planning lost some of its glitter when one of the four pillars supporting the Olympic cauldronSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Union: NBA tears up proposal after heated meeting (AP)AP - Every time he read an inflammatory comment about how the league was going to crush the union in collective bargaining talks, Billy Hunter e-mailed it to every NBA player.Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:08 am Officials Say Athlete, Not Track, Caused CrashAlterations will be made to the course, and it will reopen for competition Saturday.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am Inside the Rings: Questions of Propriety and SafetyOrganizers should take time to reflect on the right response to the death of a Georgian luger.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:52 am Top world surfers in No. Cal for big wave eventA contest drawing some of the world's top surfers is taking shape Saturday with record-breaking tall waves possible _ but strong winds could make those breakers dangerously unpredictable.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am A Muted Celebration Opens the OlympicsA day that had long been planned as a joyous kickoff in Vancouver ended up tinged with sorrow and uncertainty.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am Probe: Track didn't cause fatal crash, wall raisedWHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- Vancouver organizers and the International Luge Federation said they would raise the wall at the exit of the last curve on the luge course where 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control and was killed Friday -- and make other unspecified changes to the ice before reopening the track Saturday.Source: SI.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am With another training run canceled and race delayed, Lindsey Vonn waits to test injured leg Lindsey Vonn is getting extra time to let her badly bruised right shin rest and heal, thanks to an Olympic skiing schedule already in disarray because of wet and warm weather.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:11 am Report: Cavs in trade talks to acquire Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire The Plain Dealer is reporting the Cleveland Cavaliers are in negotiations to acquire Suns All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:09 am 'Big Hurt' Frank Thomas announces retirement after 19-year career Frank Thomas has announced his retirement following a 19-season career in which he hit 521 homers and won two American League MVP awards with the Chicago White Sox.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:07 am French look to kill off Irish Grand Slam hopesCoach Marc Lievremont and captain Thierry Dusautoir have appealed to the French to find their killer touch -- and if they do so on Saturday it will spell the end of Irish hopes of repeatingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:03 am Despite luge death, opening ceremony goes on The mood in the Olympic world was far from what organizers hoped for heading into the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am Pressure on Wales to raise roof against ScotlandWales have an ideal opportunity to prove they can cope with being favourites when they face Scotland in the Six Nations at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday. Both teams will be...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am In boxing, one fight generally leads to another, bigger scoreRising star Nonito Donaire fights Manuel Vargas on Saturday night, but the nondescript bout is just a means to a potentially more lucrative end: a rematch with Vic Darchinyan. It s all part of the game...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Letters: There are no teams of destinySaints deserved to win the Super Bowl, but only because they won it. Bill Plaschke saying the New Orleans Saints...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Rookies finally up to the challengeClippers' Eric Gordon loses dunk-in against DeMar DeRozan.Youth was finally served, after so many years of the rookies being picked over like a cheese platter.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am No Kobe Bryant? No problem, say fansSome see a real team developing, some see a championship in the future and some just want to meet for drinks. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am NBA labor deal is off the tableSides are far apart after owners propose big cutbacks. Current deal runs through 2011.So much for the era of good feeling.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am In boxing, one fight generally leads to another, bigger scoreRising star Nonito Donaire fights Manuel Vargas on Saturday night, but the nondescript bout is just a means to a potentially more lucrative end: a rematch with Vic Darchinyan. It s all part of the game in boxing.Rising star Nonito Donaire fights Manuel Vargas on Saturday night, but the nondescript bout is just a means to a potentially more lucrative end: a rematch with Vic Darchinyan. It's all part of the game in boxing.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Six tied for the lead at Pebble BeachDavid Duval, who has struggled for almost a decade, is one shot back. This was a long walk in a beautiful park...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Time winding down on Trojans' basketball seasonWith seven games to go and a self-imposed ban on postseason play, USC on Sunday will try to sweep UCLA for the first time since 2003-04.Tick-tock, tick-tock . . .
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Six tied for the lead at Pebble BeachDavid Duval, who has struggled for almost a decade, is one shot back.This was a long walk in a beautiful park Friday. Waves were breaking along the shore. Fish leaped in the sea. Otters sunned themselves and six golfers playing on three courses on the Monterey Peninsula swept through the gorgeous scenery and onto the top of the leaderboard at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Luger killed in sled crash during Olympic practice runNodar Kumaritashvili of the Georgian republic loses control of his sled and hits a metal pole after being catapulted over the lip of the track, which critics say is too fast. Training is suspended. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Rookies finally up to the challengeClippers' Eric Gordon loses dunk-in against DeMar DeRozan. Youth was finally served, after so many years of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Bruins hoping to make a move on the roadAfter spinning their wheels lately, Bruins will play five of seven games away from Pauley Pavilion.After two weeks, four games, and a lot of wheel spinning, UCLA's basketball team is facing the exact same situation as before.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Winter Games show goes on, uncomfortably, after athlete's deathThe Vancouver Olympics must jarringly switch gears to stage a joyous opening ceremony hours after a Georgian luge competitor is killed in a training-run crash. Setting the proper tone proves difficult...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am No Kobe Bryant? No problem, say fansSome see a real team developing, some see a championship in the future and some just want to meet for drinks.Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times. Readers' questions about the Lakers will be answered every Friday at latimes.com/sports.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Letters: There are no teams of destinySaints deserved to win the Super Bowl, but only because they won it.Bill Plaschke saying the New Orleans Saints deserved to win the Super Bowl [Feb. 7] is absurd. The only team that deserves to win is the team that actually wins the game. It has nothing to do with natural disasters or man-made tragedies.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Luger killed in sled crash during Olympic practice runHours before the Olympic caldron is lighted, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili of the Republic of Georgia is killed on a training run. 'It is hard to stay composed,' says the president of the IOC.Hours before the Olympic caldron is lighted, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili of the Republic of Georgia is killed on a training run. 'It is hard to stay composed,' says the president of the IOC.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Winter Games show goes on, uncomfortably, after athlete's deathThe Vancouver Olympics must jarringly switch gears to stage a joyous opening ceremony hours after a Georgian luge competitor is killed in a training-run crash. Setting the proper tone proves difficult.The Vancouver Olympics must jarringly switch gears to stage a joyous opening ceremony hours after a Georgian luge competitor is killed in a training-run crash. Setting the proper tone proves difficult.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am NBA labor deal is off the tableSides are far apart after owners propose big cutbacks. Current deal runs through 2011. So much for the era of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Time winding down on Trojans' basketball seasonWith seven games to go and a self-imposed ban on postseason play, USC on Sunday will try to sweep UCLA for the first time since 2003-04. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Bruins hoping to make a move on the roadAfter spinning their wheels lately, Bruins will play five of seven games away from Pauley Pavilion. After two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Barca prepare make-shift defence for Atletico game (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:59 am Georgia republic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after training crash over wall at Whistler A men's Olympic luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia has crashed during training and is receiving emergency treatment.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am Luge Athlete’s Death Casts Pall Over GamesThe fatal crash by Nodar Kumaritashvili intensified concerns over the safety of the Games.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:41 am NBA players' association chief says league has torn up its CBA proposal The executive director of the NBA players' association says the league has torn up its proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement after a "contentious" 90-minute session.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:40 am College Basketball Roundup: Pitt Defeats W. Virginia In MarathonNo. 25 Pittsburgh rallied to tie it in the final seconds of regulation and then needed three overtimes to defeat No. 5 West Virginia.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:37 am On Horse Racing: One Man Creates Ultimate DuelA top-flight racetrack in the hills of Arkansas sticks to a simple rule: “We’re all about the horse.”
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:33 am Agile and Fast, USA-17 Opens America’s Cup With Easy WinAfter days of delays, BMW Oracle harnessed the wind in its massive sail and beat Alinghi by more than 15 minutes.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:33 am Andy Roddick survives Tomas Berdych test to reach San Jose semisSAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick out-muscled Tomas Berdych 7-6 7-6 in a tight contest to earn a place in the final four of the $530,000 San Jose Open on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:33 am No-Win Situation: Too Much Snow or Too LittleMore than 1,200 people have been working in round-the-clock shifts the last few days, largely removing snow from the Alpine ski courses so ideal event conditions can be prepared.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:32 am Conditions Are Iffy, but Downhill Skiers Still Expect the Best to WinSkiers said soft snow in the men’s downhill, which was still scheduled for Saturday, would not overly alter the outcome.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:31 am Injured Vonn Is Given Reprieve as Rain Leads to PostponementsWeather delays may mean that Lindsay Vonn’s injury will not hamper her much by the first Olympic women’s event, which might be Monday, or as late as Wednesday.
Source: NYT > Sports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Pittsburgh outlasts West Virginia in 3OT thriller Gilbert Brown and Ashton Gibbs made two free throws each in the final 30 seconds after Pittsburgh staged a frantic rally to tie it in regulation, then weathered three exhausting overtimes and West Virginia's own comeback to beat the Mountaineers.Source: ESPN.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:26 am Probe: Track didn't cause Olympic accidentIt took only three seconds. Sliding faster than ever in his life, 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili had one turn left in his final Olympic training run. Flirting with 90 mph on a $100...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:13 am Roddick, Verdasco reach San Jose semi-finalsTop seeds Andy Roddick and Fernando Verdasco booked their semi-final berths at the SAP Open ATP tennis tournament. America's Roddick, seeking the fourth San Jose title of his career,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:13 am Roddick, Verdasco reach San Jose semi-finals (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:13 am Luge event goes ahead after deathThe luge competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics will go ahead on Saturday despite the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm Tiger Woods misses deadline for entering Match Play Championship The 64-man field at the Match Play Championship does not include Tiger Woods.Source: ESPN.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:54 pm Competition to resume on SaturdayVANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Vancouver Olympics luge competition will resume on Saturday, a day after a Georgian athlete died in a training run, Games organizers said on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:48 pm Devils snap three-game skid with win over PredatorsNEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils snapped a run of three defeats with a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:31 pm Roddick advances to San Jose semifinalsTop-seeded Andy Roddick beat No. 5 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Friday night to reach the SAP Open semifinals. Roddick has won the San Jose stop three times...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:28 pm Pitt upsets West Virginia 98-95 in 3OT (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:25 pm Pitt Panthers stun WVU in triple OTSource: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:13 pm Evans helps Rookies trip SophomoresDALLAS (AP) -- Sacramento's Tyreke Evans had 26 points and San Antonio's DeJuan Blair had 22 points and 23 rebounds to give the NBA rookies a rare victory over the sophomores, 140-128 in the Rookie Challenge on Friday night.Source: SI.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:12 pm Olympic cauldron lit to open Vancouver Games (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:38 pm Rookies score rare win over sophomoresSource: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:25 pm Basketball Hall of Fame finalists: Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, Dream Team Two-time NBA MVP Karl Malone, six-time champion Scottie Pippen, and two of the great U.S. Olympic champions are finalists for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.Source: ESPN.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:17 pm Olympics open after luge tragedyThe 2010 Winter Olympics officially open but the ceremony in Vancouver is overshadowed by the death of 21-year-old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:06 pm No. 2 Cardinal overwhelm Washington in 58-36 win (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm NBA labor negotiation already turning contentiousDALLAS -- NBA labor negotiations have turned even more contentious early on then perhaps anybody, including the union, anticipated.Source: SI.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:06 pm Roddick tips way to San Jose semis after tiebreakersTop-seeded Andy Roddick beat No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Friday night to reach the SAP Open semifinals.
 Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:43 pm Weather creates Alpine waiting gameWHISTLER, British Columbia -- Alpine skiers are great waiters. Not that kind of waiter (although sometimes that kind, too, because if you're not at the highest level of the sport, like Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller, you sometimes need another job, too; but that's a different discussion). Waiters. As in: They are very experienced at waiting.Source: SI.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:35 pm Pittsburgh Steelers to impose own salary cap for 2010, ignore lack of CBA The Pittsburgh Steelers will treat 2010 as if it were a capped season and will not take advantage of the lack of an NFL collective bargaining agreement to try to add more quality free agents than usual.Source: ESPN.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 6:16 pm Top seed Ferrero step closer to final at Brazil OpenTop-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero reached the semifinals of the Brazil Open, defeating Carlos Berloq of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 on Friday.
Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:31 pm No Woods World Match Play returnTiger Woods will not return to golf, as rumoured, at next week's WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 4:24 pm Tiger misses deadline, will not play in Match PlayThe 64-man field at the Match Play Championship does not include Tiger Woods.Source: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:26 pm Robinson refutes Welsh kick claimAndy Robinson plays down Welsh claims that his Scotland side will resort to kicking their way to victory at Millennium Stadium.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 2:18 pm Lincecum gets 2-year, $23M dealTim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have reached a multiyear deal that avoids arbitration, SI.com has confirmed. Terms were not immediately disclosed.Source: SI.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:57 pm Olympic luger dies after training run crashA men's Olympic luger from Georgia died Friday after a crash during training.Source: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:24 pm Goodell gets new five-year deal, will run NFL until 2015NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015.Source: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm Oracle wins America's Cup openerUS challenger BMW Oracle wins the opening race of the America's Cup.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:49 am New Lotus team target consistencyLotus set realistic targets after unveiling the car that will bring the famous brand back to Formula 1 for the first time in 16 years.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am Malone, Pippen head Hall of Fame finalistsTwo-time NBA MVP Karl Malone, six-time champion Scottie Pippen, and two of the great U.S. Olympic champions are finalists for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.Source: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:07 am Two-time MVP Thomas retires after 19 seasonsFrank Thomas has announced his retirement following a 19-season career in which he hit 521 homers and won two American League MVP awards with the Chicago White Sox.Source: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:52 am Davydenko advances to semifinals in RotterdamSecond-seeded Nikolay Davydenko beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 6-2 Friday to set up a semifinal clash with Robin Soderling at the AMN Amro indoors tournament.
Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:48 am Lee bailed in snooker betting inquirySnooker player Stephen Lee is arrested and bailed following an investigation into suspicious betting patterns.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:32 am Giants ace Lincecum gets 2-year, $23M dealThe Giants have reached a multi-year agreement with right-hander Tim Lincecum, avoiding salary arbitration, according to major-league sources.Source: FOXSports.com News | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:38 am Saints aim to add to Pompey's woeSouthampton boss Alan Pardew has some sympathy for Portsmouth ahead of Saturday's FA Cup tie - but wants his team to add to their woes.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am Red Bull in the hunt, says WebberMark Webber is hopeful of a strong season after a "very positive" first test of the new Red BullSource: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:34 am Angry Malik hits back at YousufPakistan's Twenty20 captain Shoaib Malik says he will "expose" Test captain Mohammad Yousuf after he accused him of causing dressing room divisions.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:33 am Dementieva rallies to make final four in ParisTop-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia rallied to beat Andrea Petkovic of Germany 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open GDF Suez.
Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:26 am Top-seeded Zvonareva beats Bammer in IndiaTop-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia scored a 6-0, 7-5 (5) quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Sybille Bammer on Friday in the Pattaya Open.
Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:26 am
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