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Kansas 80, Texas 68 - USA Today

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31 GMT

Kansas 80, Texas 68
USA Today
Austin, TX (Sports Network) - Marcus Morris posted 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists, as No. 1 Kansas overcame a poor shooting performance by clamping down defensively on the 14th-ranked Longhorns to earn an 80-68 Big 12 victory. ...
KU Basketball: So much for the Big Test.Kansas City Star
One more Texas-Kansas statESPN (blog)
First Take: Kansas Handles 'HornsSLAM Online
FS Houston -New York Times -Kansas City infoZine
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Some icebreakers at the Olympics - Los Angeles Times

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28 GMT

CBC.ca

Some icebreakers at the Olympics
Los Angeles Times
Canada has not won a gold medal in its two home Olympics -- summer and winter. To avoid a repeat of that, the Canadian Olympic Committee started a funding program called Own the Podium before the 2006 Winter Games, and it produced an ...
Olympic art piece will be auctioned after Games for Haiti relief: Gov GenThe Canadian Press
Olympic Preview: Canada team to beat in VancouverMiamiHerald.com
US Women Eye Hockey Gold Medal in VancouverVoice of America
ABC News -New York Times -CNET
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Strained relationship with father for top US skier - ESPN

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:28 GMT

New York Daily News

Strained relationship with father for top US skier
ESPN
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. ...
Twice as nice for cover girl VonnSI.com
Olympic star Lindsey Vonn trades racing uniform for bikini in Sports ...New York Daily News
Skier Lindsey Vonn is top US hopeful at 2010 Vancouver OlympicsWashington Post
Ski Magazine (blog) -SheWired -Ski Channel
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Jones back with Twins; Pridie to Mets - MLB.com

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:46 GMT

Sportsnet.ca

Jones back with Twins; Pridie to Mets
MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins said goodbye to one outfielder on Tuesday and welcomed back another one into the organization. The team announced that Jason Pridie was claimed off waivers by the Mets and that they had signed Jacque ...
Jacque Jones, Twins agree to dealESPN
Twins bring Jacque Jones back on minor league dealSeattle Post Intelligencer
Jacque Jones: Back With TwinsRotowire
The Canadian Press -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Chicago Tribune
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Utah could be target if Pac-10 decides to expand to 12 schools - USA Today

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:23 GMT

USA Online Gambling News

Utah could be target if Pac-10 decides to expand to 12 schools
USA Today
Two months after the Big Ten said it would look into expansion, the Pac-10 is following suit. League commissioner Larry Scott said "serious evaluation" would take place over the next 6-12 months with a decision to be made before negotiations start on ...
More expansion talk (not Big Ten)Kansas City Star
Pac-10 considering possible expansionSeattle Times
Pac-10 Conference Exploring ExpansionLocksmith Sports Picks
msnbc.com -Arizona Daily Star -Fanblogs (blog)
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Oilers-Ducks Preview - CBSSports.com

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:39 GMT

msnbc.com

Oilers-Ducks Preview
CBSSports.com
Ryan Getzlaf has helped lead the Anaheim Ducks' recent turnaround, but now he could be sidelined as his team tries to break the franchise record for consecutive home wins. The Ducks look to win their 11th straight at the Honda Center on Wednesday night ...
Ducks F Getzlaf has sprained ankleMiamiHerald.com
Getzlaf hopes to be healthy for OlympicsNational Post (blog)
Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf injures ankle against KingsLos Angeles Times
San Francisco Chronicle -CBC.ca -msnbc.com
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A's release outfielder Taveras - MLB.com

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:10 GMT

Sportsnet.ca

A's release outfielder Taveras
MLB.com
OAKLAND -- The A's on Tuesday released outfielder Willy Taveras, who had been designated for assignment last week after being acquired from the Reds along with infielder Adam Rosales. Taveras and Rosales were traded for infielder ...
Oakland A's release outfielder Willy TaverasSan Jose Mercury News
Athletics release Willy Taverasmsnbc.com
A's release Willy Taveras one week after tradeCircling the Bases (blog)
The Canadian Press
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Minnesota Wild will start next season in Finland - USA Today

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:02 GMT

Washington Post

Minnesota Wild will start next season in Finland
USA Today
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild will play their first two games next season in Finland. The Wild will face the Carolina Hurricanes in Helsinki on Oct. 7 and 8. Four other NHL teams are also starting the 2010-11 regular season in Europe, ...
NHL to open 2010-11 season in three European citiesMiamiHerald.com
6 NHL teams to open 2010-11 season in EuropeThe Associated Press
Coyotes to open 2010-11 season in EuropeFS Arizona
Boston Herald -KTAR.com -Pioneer Press
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Brooklyn Decker "Burst Into Tears" Seeing SI Swimsuit Cover - Us Magazine

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:20 GMT

Washington Post

Brooklyn Decker "Burst Into Tears" Seeing SI Swimsuit Cover
Us Magazine
How did Brooklyn Decker react when she learned that she landed her first-ever Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover? "I burst into tears like a child," she said on Monday's Today show. "It's really exciting. It's just now hitting me, so I am really ...
Fly: Brooklyn Decker graces cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issueSportingNews.com
Brooklyn Decker: 'My mom cried' after seeing my Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ...New York Daily News
Brooklyn Decker's Swimsuit Issue Beauty Secrets RevealedPeople Magazine
ABC News -Chicago Tribune -FanHouse
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Super Bowl XLIV meets "MAS*H" - ESPN

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:48 GMT

Reuters

Super Bowl XLIV meets "M*A*S*H"
ESPN
While some people were surprised by the two-touchdown Saints victory over the Colts on Sunday, many were just as astonished at the game's television rating -- topping the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in US ...
For Saints fans who couldn't make game, Big Easy was the place to beSI.com
Power Rankings: A year later, Saints don't come up shortCBSSports.com
Bold moves pay off for Super SaintsBBC Sport (blog)
Chicago Tribune -MiamiHerald.com -10 Connects
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Yemen getting tougher with Somalis on Qaeda fears

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:32 GMT

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Somalis fleeing war have long found refuge in Yemen, seen as a way station to Saudi Arabia, but fear of al Qaeda infiltration has cooled their welcome.

Russian tycoon says ex-spy murder claim "outrageous"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:32 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said Tuesday it was outrageous to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was murdered in London in 2006.

Italy says Iranian militia attacked its embassy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:21 GMT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy said dozens of members of Iran's hardline religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a student protest and did not mention any violence.

Over 60 feared dead in Afghan avalanches

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:29 GMT

SALANG PASS, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 60 people were feared dead and hundreds still trapped on a treacherous mountain pass in Afghanistan on Tuesday after a series of avalanches smashed into an alpine tunnel.

China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00 GMT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.

North Korea nuclear envoy visits China, talks closer

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:32 GMT

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's top nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as Pyongyang said it was willing to step up talks with China on resuming stalled disarmament-for-aid talks.

Moscow says U.S. missile shield aimed at Russia

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:22 GMT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences over U.S. missile defense plans were directed against his country and were holding up an arms treaty with Washington, Russian news agencies reported.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:26 GMT

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko launched action on Tuesday to call rival Viktor Yanukovich's election into question, ignoring international endorsement of the poll and threatening a lengthy legal battle.

Nigerian VP assumes office as acting president

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:33 GMT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office as acting president on Tuesday to fill a power vacuum more than two months after President Umaru Yar'Adua left for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.

Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:36 GMT

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.

U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:43 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.

Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.

John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.