Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/sports sports Sports News en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:34:36 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_pebble_beach ap/20120213/glf_pebble_beach AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:09:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_pebble_beach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.413901261b554f4290562af9d493c354-413901261b554f4290562af9d493c354-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mj8l63bz3ItfNkFgALw2iA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Phil Mickelson, left, walks in front of Tiger Woods after both hit from the second tee at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair Sunday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_pebble_beach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.413901261b554f4290562af9d493c354-413901261b554f4290562af9d493c354-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mj8l63bz3ItfNkFgALw2iA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Phil Mickelson, left, walks in front of Tiger Woods after both hit from the second tee at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_red_wings_home_streak ap/20120213/hkn_red_wings_home_streak AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:34:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_red_wings_home_streak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.44a349958369446096e5b1289ece0f8b-44a349958369446096e5b1289ece0f8b-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=tsKuq8L2gqu91ZAaF9VhSQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Detroit Red Wings right wing Johan Franzen (93), of Sweden, scores on Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (35), of Russia, in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Detroit won 4-3. Detroit equaled an NHL record with its 20th straight win at home, defeating Philadelphia 4-3. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - It didn't look like just another night for the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena when a fan hurled an octopus on the ice, an act usually reserved for a playoff game.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_red_wings_home_streak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.44a349958369446096e5b1289ece0f8b-44a349958369446096e5b1289ece0f8b-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=tsKuq8L2gqu91ZAaF9VhSQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Detroit Red Wings right wing Johan Franzen (93), of Sweden, scores on Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (35), of Russia, in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Detroit won 4-3. Detroit equaled an NHL record with its 20th straight win at home, defeating Philadelphia 4-3. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_raptors ap/20120212/bkn_lakers_raptors AP sports Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:48:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_raptors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.a10e5cf0eab54724aa0706c5c23ebfec-a10e5cf0eab54724aa0706c5c23ebfec-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=8fGCRJrdYw.bEWlXRgQabg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Toronto Raptors forward Demar DeRozan (10) and Linas Kleiza, center, cover Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)" border="0" /></a>AP - After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_raptors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.a10e5cf0eab54724aa0706c5c23ebfec-a10e5cf0eab54724aa0706c5c23ebfec-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=8fGCRJrdYw.bEWlXRgQabg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="Toronto Raptors forward Demar DeRozan (10) and Linas Kleiza, center, cover Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tim_dahlberg021212 ap/20120213/glf_tim_dahlberg021212 AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:09:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tim_dahlberg021212"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.63c03f192ef8456ab3f1f79ab3d4ac5e-63c03f192ef8456ab3f1f79ab3d4ac5e-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=6p11MtkREid7KE28ERECiw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, left, puts his hands on the shoulders of Tiger Woods on the 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - The pretenders were as obedient as ever and folded early, just like they always seemed to when Tiger Woods was in his prime.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tim_dahlberg021212"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.63c03f192ef8456ab3f1f79ab3d4ac5e-63c03f192ef8456ab3f1f79ab3d4ac5e-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=6p11MtkREid7KE28ERECiw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, left, puts his hands on the shoulders of Tiger Woods on the 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_bulls_celtics ap/20120212/bkn_bulls_celtics AP sports Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:25:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_bulls_celtics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.ceeaabdc83ab4eff83cc7478cbbfaa6a-ceeaabdc83ab4eff83cc7478cbbfaa6a-0.jpg?x=130&y=118&q=85&sig=WK.IeY7I3hhnTcqd2KlVTQ--" align="left" height="118" width="130" alt="Chicago Bulls' Omer Asik (3) pressures Boston Celtics' Mickael Pietrus, left, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rajon Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 95-91 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls, who were without star guard Derrick Rose.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_bulls_celtics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.ceeaabdc83ab4eff83cc7478cbbfaa6a-ceeaabdc83ab4eff83cc7478cbbfaa6a-0.jpg?x=130&y=118&q=85&sig=WK.IeY7I3hhnTcqd2KlVTQ--" align="left" height="118" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chicago Bulls' Omer Asik (3) pressures Boston Celtics' Mickael Pietrus, left, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_heat_hawks ap/20120213/bkn_heat_hawks AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:27:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_heat_hawks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.ecb28193581d45e4bdea40e5924d97ba-ecb28193581d45e4bdea40e5924d97ba-0.jpg?x=75&y=130&q=85&sig=u_SQ2w.a1FEr2ca6Uj5Iag--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="Atlanta Hawks' Joe Johnson (2) goes up for a shot against Miami Heat's Chris Bosh during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James scored 23 points, Dwyane Wade added 21 and the Miami Heat blew out the Atlanta Hawks 107-87 on Sunday night after racing to a 22-point lead at halftime.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_heat_hawks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.ecb28193581d45e4bdea40e5924d97ba-ecb28193581d45e4bdea40e5924d97ba-0.jpg?x=75&y=130&q=85&sig=u_SQ2w.a1FEr2ca6Uj5Iag--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="photo" title="Atlanta Hawks' Joe Johnson (2) goes up for a shot against Miami Heat's Chris Bosh during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_steelers_ward ap/20120211/fbn_steelers_ward AP sports Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:31:04 GMT AP - Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/sp_nm/us_dodgers_bids nm/20120210/us_dodgers_bids Reuters sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:47:21 GMT Reuters - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/sp_nm/us_nba_lin_asia nm/20120213/us_nba_lin_asia Reuters sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:24:07 GMT Reuters - As the first ripples of "Linsanity" hit Asia, ethnic Chinese-American Jeremy Lin's fairytale rise has marketing men rubbing their hands with glee as they contemplate a potential candidate to fill the very large shoes left by last year's retirement of Yao Ming. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_purdue ap/20120213/bkw_t25_purdue AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:11:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_purdue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.3cb6399ecead4396bfff614edf1bc6cf-3cb6399ecead4396bfff614edf1bc6cf-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=gmjWk7e7fpvWJKzYjlxdkA--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Purdue's Brittany Rayburn (5) shoots over Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio . Ohio State won 80-71. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)" border="0" /></a>AP - Coach Sharon Versyp knows there is nothing more important for her Purdue team than to learn from its mistakes.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_purdue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.3cb6399ecead4396bfff614edf1bc6cf-3cb6399ecead4396bfff614edf1bc6cf-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=gmjWk7e7fpvWJKzYjlxdkA--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="Purdue's Brittany Rayburn (5) shoots over Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio . Ohio State won 80-71. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/sp_nm/us_cycling_contador_team nm/20120210/us_cycling_contador_team Reuters sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:10 GMT Reuters - Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank-Sungard team could be thrown out of cycling's World Tour after the Spaniard was given a two-year doping ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_lightning_penguins ap/20120213/hkn_lightning_penguins AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:05:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_lightning_penguins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.48e84c57821e4aee9a1882a56ce6dd1d-48e84c57821e4aee9a1882a56ce6dd1d-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=o8k97q.awgIbzMPQQyww5w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) celebrates his second-period goal as Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina (13) skates back to his bench during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. It was Malkin's second goal of the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0" /></a>AP - Evgeni Malkin continued his torrid play, scoring his 31st and 32nd goals of the season as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_lightning_penguins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.48e84c57821e4aee9a1882a56ce6dd1d-48e84c57821e4aee9a1882a56ce6dd1d-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=o8k97q.awgIbzMPQQyww5w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) celebrates his second-period goal as Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina (13) skates back to his bench during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. It was Malkin's second goal of the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_match_play ap/20120213/glf_match_play AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:43:29 GMT AP - Ernie Els can plan on a trip to Arizona for the Match Play Championship &mdash; just barely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_iron_mike_charges ap/20120119/mma_iron_mike_charges AP sports Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:59:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_iron_mike_charges"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120119/capt.bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=aeeOnVfKk8zRowR7_J_6DQ--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Michael 'Iron Mike' Whitehead, left, talks with his attorney William Terry, while waiting in Clark County district court, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_iron_mike_charges"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120119/capt.bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=aeeOnVfKk8zRowR7_J_6DQ--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="photo" title="Michael 'Iron Mike' Whitehead, left, talks with his attorney William Terry, while waiting in Clark County district court, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_dundee_funeral ap/20120211/box_dundee_funeral AP sports Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:53:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_dundee_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.bc69a407c02a477c8f390bcf21e702bf-c2f844ea91574d2ba8a2e30eb27e7537-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=oF.JwCjWShXJWJNZ..E9xg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S LAST NAME TO JULIAN, NOT JULIEN - Muhammad Ali, center, and his wife, Lonnie, left, arrive for the funeral for legendary boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, at the Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater, Fla., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Julian) MANDATORY CREDIT. ONE TIME USE ONLY. NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee was remembered Friday as a master motivator and a man who left a legacy of kindness that was just as impressive as what he accomplished in the ring molding a record 15 world champions, including Muhammad Ali.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_dundee_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.bc69a407c02a477c8f390bcf21e702bf-c2f844ea91574d2ba8a2e30eb27e7537-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=oF.JwCjWShXJWJNZ..E9xg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S LAST NAME TO JULIAN, NOT JULIEN - Muhammad Ali, center, and his wife, Lonnie, left, arrive for the funeral for legendary boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, at the Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater, Fla., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Julian) MANDATORY CREDIT. ONE TIME USE ONLY. NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ra_su/car_nhra ap/20120213/car_nhra AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:01:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ra_su/car_nhra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.6ae8d1bfba6c496c89ce1ff460ff54de-6ae8d1bfba6c496c89ce1ff460ff54de-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=MI2kjyT_uQReg6wwhflxEw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="In this photo provided by NHRA, John Force celebrates earning his 134th career win at the NHRA Winternationals drag races with his grandchildren, Autumn and Jacob John, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Pomona, Calif. (AP Photo/NHRA, Teresa Long)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Force raced to his 134th career Funny Car victory Sunday at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ra_su/car_nhra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.6ae8d1bfba6c496c89ce1ff460ff54de-6ae8d1bfba6c496c89ce1ff460ff54de-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=MI2kjyT_uQReg6wwhflxEw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="In this photo provided by NHRA, John Force celebrates earning his 134th career win at the NHRA Winternationals drag races with his grandchildren, Autumn and Jacob John, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Pomona, Calif. (AP Photo/NHRA, Teresa Long)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_rio2016_public_safety ap/20120210/oly_rio2016_public_safety AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:44:20 GMT AP - Rio Olympic organizers say they are confident preparations for the 2016 Games won't be affected by the police strike that is threatening to disrupt Carnival celebrations in the city.