Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/sports sports Sports News en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:53:46 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/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_heat_bucks ap/20120214/bkn_heat_bucks AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:37:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_heat_bucks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.a3496eb4368f4c66bf56ae014f720573-a3496eb4368f4c66bf56ae014f720573-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=hxgHd9TPyVv_FiCTFpqaZg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem (40) shoots in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Shaun Livingston during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James scored 35 points and the Miami Heat finally found a way to beat Milwaukee, using a third-quarter surge to beat the Bucks 114-96 on Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_heat_bucks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.a3496eb4368f4c66bf56ae014f720573-a3496eb4368f4c66bf56ae014f720573-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=hxgHd9TPyVv_FiCTFpqaZg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem (40) shoots in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Shaun Livingston during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/dog_show ap/20120214/dog_show AP science Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:33:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/dog_show"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.a3738842d7c0451caec313b04c61891d-a3738842d7c0451caec313b04c61891d-0.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=tyVis6X1mMkRKTPcQm1mVw--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="A Dalmatian named Ian, with his handler Michael Scott, competes in the non-sporting group, which he won, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - More than 101 Dalmatians have tried to become America's most prized pooch. More than a thousand, probably.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/dog_show"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.a3738842d7c0451caec313b04c61891d-a3738842d7c0451caec313b04c61891d-0.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=tyVis6X1mMkRKTPcQm1mVw--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Dalmatian named Ian, with his handler Michael Scott, competes in the non-sporting group, which he won, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_knicks_linsanity_week2 ap/20120214/bkn_knicks_linsanity_week2 AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:14:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_knicks_linsanity_week2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.d73ecb8695154fb7b6b56bd80f5f9f3a-d73ecb8695154fb7b6b56bd80f5f9f3a-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=BhkUb5EcoqbbKkz9wKta9A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin reacts after scoring during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, in New York. With the Knicks and Rangers on winning streaks and Linsanity spreading through the sports world, shares of The Madison Square Garden Co. reached an all-time high Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amare Stoudemire watched Linsanity from Florida, a welcome break as he grieved the death of his brother.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_knicks_linsanity_week2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.d73ecb8695154fb7b6b56bd80f5f9f3a-d73ecb8695154fb7b6b56bd80f5f9f3a-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=BhkUb5EcoqbbKkz9wKta9A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin reacts after scoring during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, in New York. With the Knicks and Rangers on winning streaks and Linsanity spreading through the sports world, shares of The Madison Square Garden Co. reached an all-time high Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn76ers_bobcats ap/20120214/bkn76ers_bobcats AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:55:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn76ers_bobcats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.353cfd839bae4eadaa8627e30b8c9f00-353cfd839bae4eadaa8627e30b8c9f00-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=F_Yvp90446OrCouX8qb.RA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Charlotte Bobcats' Corey Maggette, center, drives between Philadelphia 76ers' Jodie Meeks, right, and Lavoy Allen during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lou Williams scored 23 points off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers built an early lead and held on to send the Charlotte Bobcats to their 15th straight defeat, 98-89 Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn76ers_bobcats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.353cfd839bae4eadaa8627e30b8c9f00-353cfd839bae4eadaa8627e30b8c9f00-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=F_Yvp90446OrCouX8qb.RA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="Charlotte Bobcats' Corey Maggette, center, drives between Philadelphia 76ers' Jodie Meeks, right, and Lavoy Allen during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ot/us_penn_state_abuse ap/20120214/us_penn_state_abuse AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ot/us_penn_state_abuse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.c33b3666b6cf4278873e80b3560cbc85-c33b3666b6cf4278873e80b3560cbc85-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2Ny44eGhh_uXFOJw1Q9PrQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, speaks to the media at the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing, in Bellefonte, Pa. The judge overseeing the case says Sandusky can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge ruled Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge rejected requests by prosecutors that jurors be brought in from outside the State College area to hear the child sex-abuse case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ot/us_penn_state_abuse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.c33b3666b6cf4278873e80b3560cbc85-c33b3666b6cf4278873e80b3560cbc85-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2Ny44eGhh_uXFOJw1Q9PrQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, speaks to the media at the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing, in Bellefonte, Pa. The judge overseeing the case says Sandusky can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge ruled Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_doping_spain ap/20120214/soc_doping_spain AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:53:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_doping_spain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120207/capt.e9be2a5947204db989dddb13ba940200-9cb1680c16094f2b8157e8b643efc0a7-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=Ky0aWXpzOav5sp9BPvco9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Spanish Cyclist Alberto Contador of Spain gestures during a news conference in Pinto on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)" border="0" /></a>AP - Spain's sports minister has acknowledged the country has a problem with doping that needs fixing.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_doping_spain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120207/capt.e9be2a5947204db989dddb13ba940200-9cb1680c16094f2b8157e8b643efc0a7-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=Ky0aWXpzOav5sp9BPvco9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="Spanish Cyclist Alberto Contador of Spain gestures during a news conference in Pinto on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_solomon ap/20120214/fbn_obit_solomon AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:31:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_solomon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.dfa5313062fd4f5aba5b7e7634fd4b89-dfa5313062fd4f5aba5b7e7634fd4b89-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kMRQoEgKWeyADn98cdfJLg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 6, 1985, file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Freddie Solomon (88) prepares for a handoff after lining up at quarterback during the NFL football NFC championship game against the Chicago Bears in San Francisco. Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as 'Fabulous Freddie' and committed himself to community service, has died. He was 59. Solomon lived in Florida and had battled cancer over the past year. The 49ers announced his death on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Risberg, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Freddie Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as "Fabulous Freddie" and committed himself to community service, has died. He was 59.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_solomon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.dfa5313062fd4f5aba5b7e7634fd4b89-dfa5313062fd4f5aba5b7e7634fd4b89-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kMRQoEgKWeyADn98cdfJLg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Jan. 6, 1985, file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Freddie Solomon (88) prepares for a handoff after lining up at quarterback during the NFL football NFC championship game against the Chicago Bears in San Francisco. Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as 'Fabulous Freddie' and committed himself to community service, has died. He was 59. Solomon lived in Florida and had battled cancer over the past year. The 49ers announced his death on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Risberg, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/sp_nm/us_baseball_redsox_ortiz nm/20120214/us_baseball_redsox_ortiz Reuters sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:19:56 GMT Reuters - Big-hitting David Ortiz has agreed terms on a one-year deal to extend his stay with the Boston Red Sox, the team announced on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_clippers_mavericks ap/20120214/bkn_clippers_mavericks AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:43:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_clippers_mavericks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.970bc5d6665a47deaa222752123a1327-970bc5d6665a47deaa222752123a1327-0.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=1h9fxfNUCqP1PeAqvE33nA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki (41), of Germany, shoots against Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin (32) and center DeAndre Jordan (6) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_clippers_mavericks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.970bc5d6665a47deaa222752123a1327-970bc5d6665a47deaa222752123a1327-0.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=1h9fxfNUCqP1PeAqvE33nA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki (41), of Germany, shoots against Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin (32) and center DeAndre Jordan (6) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_oklahoma ap/20120214/bkw_t25_oklahoma AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:47:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_oklahoma"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.3b9a29c85e224edc9678d0afd62a350b-3b9a29c85e224edc9678d0afd62a350b-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=0R8j6XkH5MBYftDY.RfypA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Oklahoma guard Whitney Hand, left, drives to the basket as Connecticut guard Kelly Faris (34) defends, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Connecticut won 73-55. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)" border="0" /></a>AP - Twice in a six-game stretch, Oklahoma faced the nation's top-ranked team and wilted quickly after facing adversity.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_oklahoma"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.3b9a29c85e224edc9678d0afd62a350b-3b9a29c85e224edc9678d0afd62a350b-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=0R8j6XkH5MBYftDY.RfypA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Oklahoma guard Whitney Hand, left, drives to the basket as Connecticut guard Kelly Faris (34) defends, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Connecticut won 73-55. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)" 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/20120214/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_coyotes_canucks ap/20120214/hkn_coyotes_canucks AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:22:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_coyotes_canucks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.0f9281ad980e4922a3e1bfe1c1ca3ac7-0f9281ad980e4922a3e1bfe1c1ca3ac7-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=O7lgJBEH3mvHbENLCzpkWw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Vancouver Canucks' Byron Bitz, left, is upended by Phoenix Coyotes' Chris Summers (20) as Martin Hanzal, of the Czech Republic, looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ryan Kesler scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_coyotes_canucks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.0f9281ad980e4922a3e1bfe1c1ca3ac7-0f9281ad980e4922a3e1bfe1c1ca3ac7-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=O7lgJBEH3mvHbENLCzpkWw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Vancouver Canucks' Byron Bitz, left, is upended by Phoenix Coyotes' Chris Summers (20) as Martin Hanzal, of the Czech Republic, looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)" 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_wgc_south_africa_corrective ap/20120213/glf_wgc_south_africa_corrective AP sports Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:19:39 GMT AP - In a Feb. 12 story about a new golf event, the $8.5 million Tournament of Hope, The Associated Press erroneously reported that this was a World Golf Championship event. The tournament is sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which separately also sanctions the four WGC events. 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/20120214/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_mayweather_lin_twitter ap/20120214/box_mayweather_lin_twitter AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:39:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_mayweather_lin_twitter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.92d5a58d62ac4f65865ff81038f55c37-92d5a58d62ac4f65865ff81038f55c37-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=lo5bHZI4rnrEdC1smcEecQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, right, keeps the ball out of reach of Minnesota Timberwolves' Ricky Rubio, of Spain, in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves wore throwback uniforms from the 1967 Minnesota Muskies team. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not every athlete is caught up in the Linsanity.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_mayweather_lin_twitter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.92d5a58d62ac4f65865ff81038f55c37-92d5a58d62ac4f65865ff81038f55c37-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=lo5bHZI4rnrEdC1smcEecQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, right, keeps the ball out of reach of Minnesota Timberwolves' Ricky Rubio, of Spain, in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves wore throwback uniforms from the 1967 Minnesota Muskies team. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_indycar_new_cars ap/20120214/car_indycar_new_cars AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:51:19 GMT AP - Forget all the initial complaints about Indy's new cars. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sochi2014_ioc ap/20120214/oly_sochi2014_ioc AP sports Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:32:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sochi2014_ioc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.60e3a254d6de4b728ade7f18ffdcccce-60e3a254d6de4b728ade7f18ffdcccce-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=QWKdmRiCq20jFXcE4KgfZA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 photo from right: Jean-Claude Killy, Chairman of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) Coordination Commission for Sochi 2014, three-time Olympic winner, and Gilbert Felli, IOC Executive Director for the Olympic Games, sit during a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, not pictured, in Russian Black Sea resort nof Sochi. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)" border="0" /></a>AP - The International Olympic Committee inspection found "no real burning issues" for Sochi in preparation for the 2014 Winter Games.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sochi2014_ioc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.60e3a254d6de4b728ade7f18ffdcccce-60e3a254d6de4b728ade7f18ffdcccce-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=QWKdmRiCq20jFXcE4KgfZA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 photo from right: Jean-Claude Killy, Chairman of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) Coordination Commission for Sochi 2014, three-time Olympic winner, and Gilbert Felli, IOC Executive Director for the Olympic Games, sit during a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, not pictured, in Russian Black Sea resort nof Sochi. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)