Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular/recommended/sports Most Recommended Sports en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:18:36 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular/recommended/sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fea_fashion_sports_illustrated ap/20100209/us_fea_fashion_sports_illustrated AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:20:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fea_fashion_sports_illustrated"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.00d5685d522747e0892b848bdb9e8d26.correction_fashion_sports_illustrated_ny180.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=4x0YRo4Due7MLROuqueKdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="An image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition featuring model Brooklyn Decker, on sale now. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Walter Iooss Jr.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fea_fashion_sports_illustrated"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.00d5685d522747e0892b848bdb9e8d26.correction_fashion_sports_illustrated_ny180.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=4x0YRo4Due7MLROuqueKdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="An image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition featuring model Brooklyn Decker, on sale now. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Walter Iooss Jr.)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_nancy_kerrigan_s_father ap/20100210/us_nancy_kerrigan_s_father AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:21:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_nancy_kerrigan_s_father"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f131970d78c44804977f086a9486212d.nancy_kerrigan_s_father_bx103.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=AB4bMp1pEdaOjGbqL14GWA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="FILE - This Feb. 10, 1994 file photo shows Daniel and Brenda Kerrigan, parents of 1994 Olympics silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan, outside their home in Stoneham, Mass. Daniel Kerrigan was found dead Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 in his home and authorities charged his son, Mark Kerrigan, 45, with assault and battery. A Massachusetts medical examiner said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, that the elder Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box. His death has been ruled a homicide. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do "not blame anyone" for her father's death and criticized a medical examiner's finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_nancy_kerrigan_s_father"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f131970d78c44804977f086a9486212d.nancy_kerrigan_s_father_bx103.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=AB4bMp1pEdaOjGbqL14GWA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - This Feb. 10, 1994 file photo shows Daniel and Brenda Kerrigan, parents of 1994 Olympics silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan, outside their home in Stoneham, Mass. Daniel Kerrigan was found dead Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 in his home and authorities charged his son, Mark Kerrigan, 45, with assault and battery. A Massachusetts medical examiner said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, that the elder Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box. His death has been ruled a homicide. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nfl_superbowl_neworleans nm/20100209/us_nfl_superbowl_neworleans Reuters us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:35:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nfl_superbowl_neworleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1293015505.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CRIGvTAh3k8YMb7DVqTozA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0" /></a>Reuters - To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nfl_superbowl_neworleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1293015505.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CRIGvTAh3k8YMb7DVqTozA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_parade ap/20100210/us_super_bowl_parade AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:18:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_parade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.04793ba73117453186e5087ae2b94b08.super_bowl_parade_laps106.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=ekmClcH74bFb5ZXNUVGTDw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton displays the Vince Lombardi Trophy to fans while riding a float during a parade in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday for the first NFL football championship in the franchise's history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of jubilant fans in downtown New Orleans on Tuesday, two days after the 43-year-old franchise won its first NFL championship.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_parade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.04793ba73117453186e5087ae2b94b08.super_bowl_parade_laps106.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=ekmClcH74bFb5ZXNUVGTDw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton displays the Vince Lombardi Trophy to fans while riding a float during a parade in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday for the first NFL football championship in the franchise's history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/amfootnflsupercelebration afp/20100209/amfootnflsupercelebration AFP us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:20:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/amfootnflsupercelebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265601958568-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=357fMk9XOwO9PrAvVfEd9Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fans celebrate the New Orleans Saints win against the Indianapolis Colts during Super Bowl XLIV on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. A city nearly destroyed by a hurricane five years ago exploded with joy late Sunday as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17 to win their first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl.(AFP/Getty Images/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A city nearly destroyed by a hurricane five years ago exploded with joy as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17 to win their first Super Bowl.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/amfootnflsupercelebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265601958568-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=357fMk9XOwO9PrAvVfEd9Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Fans celebrate the New Orleans Saints win against the Indianapolis Colts during Super Bowl XLIV on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. A city nearly destroyed by a hurricane five years ago exploded with joy late Sunday as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17 to win their first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl.(AFP/Getty Images/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_daytona_nascar_economy ap/20100209/car_daytona_nascar_economy AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:15:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_daytona_nascar_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.a29b8df83b4342c0a8947fca8de220aa.nascar_daytona_auto_racing_fldm109.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=07KkDMovbsu.ENUtNJvBMA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepares for his qualifying attempt for the Daytona 500 auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)" border="0" /></a>AP - With the NASCAR season revving up at Daytona International Speedway this week, companies still have a chance to associate themselves with the sport's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_daytona_nascar_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.a29b8df83b4342c0a8947fca8de220aa.nascar_daytona_auto_racing_fldm109.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=07KkDMovbsu.ENUtNJvBMA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepares for his qualifying attempt for the Daytona 500 auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nba_lakers nm/20100209/us_nba_lakers Reuters sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nba_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1497592861.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=RAr9PxFPzXcN_poqeVgFUQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Los Angeles Lakers Sasha Vujacic (L) of Slovenia reaches for a loose ball as San Antonio Spurs' Roger Mason Jr. (R) falls on his back during the second half in Los Angeles, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Los Angeles Lakers pulled together to win their second straight contest without Kobe Bryant with a 101-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nba_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1497592861.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=RAr9PxFPzXcN_poqeVgFUQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="Los Angeles Lakers Sasha Vujacic (L) of Slovenia reaches for a loose ball as San Antonio Spurs' Roger Mason Jr. (R) falls on his back during the second half in Los Angeles, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_hornets_magic ap/20100209/bkn_hornets_magic AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:03:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_hornets_magic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.876539b14ad54df4b0ad3018f34dd019.hornets_magic_basketball_doa102.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=IAKv2UAOrOXO0eM_7z_r_w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter, center, goes up for a shot in front of New Orleans Hornets center Sean Marks during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)" border="0" /></a>AP - Vince Carter had a season-high 48 points, leading the Orlando Magic back from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 123-117 on Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_hornets_magic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.876539b14ad54df4b0ad3018f34dd019.hornets_magic_basketball_doa102.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=IAKv2UAOrOXO0eM_7z_r_w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter, center, goes up for a shot in front of New Orleans Hornets center Sean Marks during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_super_bowl_champion_saints ap/20100209/fbn_super_bowl_champion_saints AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:41:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_super_bowl_champion_saints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.daab014a68094f0abcb1bcc34e842127.letterman_brees_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=B6aCndYqsfjCMJse2Yj5Mg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this photo released by CBS Entertainment, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the Super Bowl MVP, laughs during his visit to 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in New York. The show will air on CBS Monday night. (AP Photo/Heather Wines, CBS Entertainment)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wearing Mardi Gras beads and clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_super_bowl_champion_saints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.daab014a68094f0abcb1bcc34e842127.letterman_brees_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=B6aCndYqsfjCMJse2Yj5Mg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo released by CBS Entertainment, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the Super Bowl MVP, laughs during his visit to 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in New York. The show will air on CBS Monday night. (AP Photo/Heather Wines, CBS Entertainment)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_ski_vonn_s_parents ap/20100209/oly_ski_vonn_s_parents AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:13:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_ski_vonn_s_parents"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.603c3eda35f6490db2bef59b66f28f13.vonns_parents_olympics_skiing_ny152.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=sDu.SU3Iws2YyKxFqBTlWg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2010, file photo, Lindsey Vonn of the United States, takes a curve on her way to winining an Women's World Cup super-G ski race, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Vancouver Olympics are shaping up to be Lindsey Vonn's shining moment, the apex of a great career that began years ago when her father first helped introduce her to skiing. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Vancouver Olympics are shaping up to be Lindsey Vonn's shining moment, the apex of a career that began years ago when her father introduced her to skiing. He saw enough talent in his daughter to move the whole family to Colorado.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_ski_vonn_s_parents"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.603c3eda35f6490db2bef59b66f28f13.vonns_parents_olympics_skiing_ny152.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=sDu.SU3Iws2YyKxFqBTlWg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2010, file photo, Lindsey Vonn of the United States, takes a curve on her way to winining an Women's World Cup super-G ski race, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Vancouver Olympics are shaping up to be Lindsey Vonn's shining moment, the apex of a great career that began years ago when her father first helped introduce her to skiing. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sai_america_s_cup ap/20100209/sai_america_s_cup AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:07:53 GMT AP - Strong wind on Tuesday kept Alinghi and BMW Oracle from training ahead for the first race of their America's Cup showdown. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_t25_women_s_bkb_poll ap/20100209/bkw_t25_women_s_bkb_poll AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:13 GMT AP - Nebraska keeps winning and climbing up the Top 25. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_rutgers_stringer_suspended ap/20100209/bkw_rutgers_stringer_suspended AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:11:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_rutgers_stringer_suspended"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.16deadc132cc4eb0b56aa48282330609.rutgers_stringer_suspended_basketball_ny163.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=FFphfBuovNrnlVVsjkiSmw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this photo taken on Feb. 1, 2010, Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer rests her head in her hands as she stoops near the team bench during the second half of a women's NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, for one game for misusing practice players. Stringer will miss the Scarlet Knights' game against Seton Hall on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday for one game for misusing practice players.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkw_rutgers_stringer_suspended"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.16deadc132cc4eb0b56aa48282330609.rutgers_stringer_suspended_basketball_ny163.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=FFphfBuovNrnlVVsjkiSmw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken on Feb. 1, 2010, Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer rests her head in her hands as she stoops near the team bench during the second half of a women's NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, for one game for misusing practice players. Stringer will miss the Scarlet Knights' game against Seton Hall on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_spurs_lakers ap/20100209/bkn_spurs_lakers AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_spurs_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3cb142fcc0af4bd9829560a7d86a83ad.spurs_lakers_basketball_las105.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=35s28ACDBrN5trj52wKjgA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown (12) flies by San Antonio Spurs forward Antonio McDyess for a basket on a fast break in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bkn_spurs_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3cb142fcc0af4bd9829560a7d86a83ad.spurs_lakers_basketball_las105.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=35s28ACDBrN5trj52wKjgA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown (12) flies by San Antonio Spurs forward Antonio McDyess for a basket on a fast break in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hkn_kings_ducks_folo ap/20100209/hkn_kings_ducks_folo AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:20:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hkn_kings_ducks_folo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.acf708d5ac7d48d1ac17c3f8d1617a71.kings_ducks_hockey_ana101.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=V4A4VeZHCUkcsq0ccEXvxw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="An advance by Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, is stopped by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Brett Festerling, left, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)" border="0" /></a>AP - Although the longest winning streak in the Los Angeles Kings' history finally was stopped by their closest rivals, they hope the momentum from that confidence-building run will extend all the way into the spring.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hkn_kings_ducks_folo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.acf708d5ac7d48d1ac17c3f8d1617a71.kings_ducks_hockey_ana101.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=V4A4VeZHCUkcsq0ccEXvxw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="An advance by Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, is stopped by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Brett Festerling, left, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/box_guerrero_withdraws ap/20100209/box_guerrero_withdraws AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:27:27 GMT AP - Junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero withdrew from his scheduled fight against interim titleholder Michael Katsidis this week to spend more time with his wife, who has been battling cancer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbn_panthers_peppers ap/20100209/fbn_panthers_peppers AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:42:10 GMT AP - Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina, saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseason. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_ratings ap/20100209/us_super_bowl_ratings AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:05:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_ratings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.sb52102080344.super_bowl_football_sb521.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=oAXfGD_zcLveoc6.CFDadw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates with his son Baylen and wife Brittany after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_ratings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.sb52102080344.super_bowl_football_sb521.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=oAXfGD_zcLveoc6.CFDadw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates with his son Baylen and wife Brittany after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_new_orleans ap/20100209/us_super_bowl_new_orleans AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:04:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_new_orleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.0c06b5d678df4e0a9f0f1c2062804673.super_bowl_new_orleans_football_lawh101.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=t7yvuLDuhlKBNlXBh9qq4A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson waves Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, as he leaves the airport in Kenner, La., after returning from the Saints' 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in the NFL football Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0" /></a>AP - People lined up by the hundreds to buy Monday's Times-Picayune, which hollered "AMEN!" from its front page. The Saints' Super Bowl victory was a prayer answered in this struggling city, and New Orleans itself seemed different for it.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_super_bowl_new_orleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.0c06b5d678df4e0a9f0f1c2062804673.super_bowl_new_orleans_football_lawh101.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=t7yvuLDuhlKBNlXBh9qq4A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson waves Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, as he leaves the airport in Kenner, La., after returning from the Saints' 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in the NFL football Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_nascar_daytona_danica ap/20100209/car_nascar_daytona_danica AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:57:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_nascar_daytona_danica"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.1d8892a2c6354b3d93e0cac18ddfadda.nascar_arca_daytona_danica_auto_racing_fldm128.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=uoBxbNEG6lNSLhchPA7cbg--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Driver Danica Patrick slides through the tri-oval after losing control of her car during the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA series auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/David Graham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/car_nascar_daytona_danica"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.1d8892a2c6354b3d93e0cac18ddfadda.nascar_arca_daytona_danica_auto_racing_fldm128.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=uoBxbNEG6lNSLhchPA7cbg--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="Driver Danica Patrick slides through the tri-oval after losing control of her car during the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA series auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/David Graham)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)