Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/sports sports Sports News en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:49:17 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/20100210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_nets_cavaliers ap/20100210/bkn_nets_cavaliers AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:39:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_nets_cavaliers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.bea420ab819b4bdab2404276af0ec8c0.nets_cavaliers_basketball_ohmd101.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=4lSiK3fUUEwY6rW_6dwPoQ--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots against New Jersey Nets' Brook Lopez in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James scored 32 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 12th straight win Tuesday night, a 104-97 victory over the New Jersey Nets.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_nets_cavaliers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.bea420ab819b4bdab2404276af0ec8c0.nets_cavaliers_basketball_ohmd101.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=4lSiK3fUUEwY6rW_6dwPoQ--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots against New Jersey Nets' Brook Lopez in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_co_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_co_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_co_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_hkn_ducks_getzlaf_injured ap/20100210/oly_hkn_ducks_getzlaf_injured AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:58:30 GMT AP - Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf says he is optimistic he'll return from his sprained left ankle in time to play for Canada in the Olympics. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_cypress_snow_woes ap/20100210/oly_cypress_snow_woes AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:53:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_cypress_snow_woes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.35bde6175ca948568fedfc49d45f1dc2.aptopix_olympics_vancouver__olyoa104.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=6ddN3krMoGZhNleoz1WHSw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Trucks carrying snow to waits to enter the Cypress Mountain snowboard and freestyle ski venue at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen)" border="0" /></a>AP - A clattering helicopter and a rumbling truck dumped snow on Cypress Mountain, the warm weather-plagued venue where the first Winter Olympic event is just four days away.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_cypress_snow_woes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.35bde6175ca948568fedfc49d45f1dc2.aptopix_olympics_vancouver__olyoa104.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=6ddN3krMoGZhNleoz1WHSw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="Trucks carrying snow to waits to enter the Cypress Mountain snowboard and freestyle ski venue at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ol/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ol/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ol/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_super_bowl_gambling ap/20100210/fbn_super_bowl_gambling AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:25:14 GMT AP - Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling regulators said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_astros_injuries ap/20100210/bbn_astros_injuries AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:30 GMT AP - Astros reliever Brandon Lyon had surgery to drain a small cyst in his pitching shoulder but is expected to be ready for spring training. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_wizards_bobcats ap/20100210/bkn_wizards_bobcats AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:46:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_wizards_bobcats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.eefeb7c84a1543118aa2a576673d7ec8.wizards_bobcats_basketball_ncnr102.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=0LzNEXaizYrxzNBF73zeBw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Washington Wizards guard Randy Foye pushes the ball up court after a turnover by Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)" border="0" /></a>AP - Raymond Felton hit a fadeaway 12-footer with 1.9 seconds left and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Washington Wizards 94-92 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_wizards_bobcats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.eefeb7c84a1543118aa2a576673d7ec8.wizards_bobcats_basketball_ncnr102.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=0LzNEXaizYrxzNBF73zeBw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Washington Wizards guard Randy Foye pushes the ball up court after a turnover by Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_w_michigan_ohio ap/20100210/bkc_w_michigan_ohio AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:39:11 GMT AP - Tommy Freeman scored a career-high 30 points and tied a career-best with six 3-pointers, leading Ohio past Western Michigan 90-74 on Tuesday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/wl_uk_afp/fblengprmancitybolton afp/20100210/fblengprmancitybolton AFP world Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:42:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/wl_uk_afp/fblengprmancitybolton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265766094894-1-0.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=vSnbFMa1xUNIcxpnx1cnsg--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="Manchester City's Adam Johnson (left) vies with Bolton Wanderers' Jack Wilshire during their Premier League match at The City of Manchester stadium, Manchester, north-west England, on February 9. The City won 2-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Roberto Mancini paid tribute to two players at either ends of their careers after Manchester City boosted their bid for a fourth-place finish in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Bolton.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/wl_uk_afp/fblengprmancitybolton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265766094894-1-0.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=vSnbFMa1xUNIcxpnx1cnsg--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="photo" title="Manchester City's Adam Johnson (left) vies with Bolton Wanderers' Jack Wilshire during their Premier League match at The City of Manchester stadium, Manchester, north-west England, on February 9. The City won 2-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sp_afp/cyclingitausaarmstrong afp/20100209/cyclingitausaarmstrong AFP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:16:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sp_afp/cyclingitausaarmstrong"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265750178339-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5UbnvIRem2CMitRqyd_GSw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="America's seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, seen here in January 2010, will race in the cycling's first one day classic of the season the Milan-Sanremo on March 20 announced the race organisers on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Mark Gunter)" border="0" /></a>AFP - America's seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will race in the cycling's first one day classic of the season the Milan-Sanremo on March 20 announced the race organisers on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sp_afp/cyclingitausaarmstrong"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265750178339-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5UbnvIRem2CMitRqyd_GSw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="America's seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, seen here in January 2010, will race in the cycling's first one day classic of the season the Milan-Sanremo on March 20 announced the race organisers on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Mark Gunter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_panthers_hurricanes ap/20100210/hkn_panthers_hurricanes AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:49:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_panthers_hurricanes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3f9357f0888c4601b94c5063ad37b4d4.panthers_hurricanes_hockey_nckd101.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=sQaSaXrcBUrnDx.IjQh0vQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Carolina Hurricanes goalie Manny Legace (34) eyes the puck as Florida Panthers' Michael Frolik (67) attempts to make a play during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joni Pitkanen scored the go-ahead goal, and Manny Legace made 19 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Tuesday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_panthers_hurricanes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3f9357f0888c4601b94c5063ad37b4d4.panthers_hurricanes_hockey_nckd101.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=sQaSaXrcBUrnDx.IjQh0vQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Carolina Hurricanes goalie Manny Legace (34) eyes the puck as Florida Panthers' Michael Frolik (67) attempts to make a play during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpned afp/20100209/tennisatpned AFP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:21:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpned"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265746815189-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=bvDCHDZ5VC9g_rhnP9Bm8Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Novak Djokovic began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpned"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265746815189-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=bvDCHDZ5VC9g_rhnP9Bm8Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_mcilroy_injury ap/20100209/glf_mcilroy_injury AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:17 GMT AP - Rory McIlroy has stretched ligaments in his lower back, although it is not expected to affect his play or keep him from the Match Play Championship next week in Arizona. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_ufc109 ap/20100207/mma_ufc109 AP sports Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:03:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_ufc109"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.b19db582405f4256b10764dcfa64c8cb.ufc_109_mixed_martial_arts_nvib108.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=V2dipEXtsbjdGu0bgKvqpA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Mark Coleman succumbs to a choke hold by Randy Couture during their mixed martial arts light heavyweight bout Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)" border="0" /></a>AP - Randy Couture stopped Mark Coleman with a rear naked choke Saturday night to win a bout between two UFC hall-of-famers in their mid-40s.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_ufc109"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.b19db582405f4256b10764dcfa64c8cb.ufc_109_mixed_martial_arts_nvib108.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=V2dipEXtsbjdGu0bgKvqpA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mark Coleman succumbs to a choke hold by Randy Couture during their mixed martial arts light heavyweight bout Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/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/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/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) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_doping ap/20100209/oly_doping AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:12:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_doping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.ffb015df32e2470e8fe2f103490c37e7.vancouver_olympics_doping_lab_olyjh106.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Jf.M3arz5zQ565kByeDOEw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Patrick Avon, left, and Mary-Ann Mercier work at the doping control laboratory for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Vancouver's state-of-the-art doping lab already has tested more than 200 blood and urine samples from Olympic athletes, and there have been no positives.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_doping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.ffb015df32e2470e8fe2f103490c37e7.vancouver_olympics_doping_lab_olyjh106.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Jf.M3arz5zQ565kByeDOEw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Patrick Avon, left, and Mary-Ann Mercier work at the doping control laboratory for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)