Rutgers suspends Stringer for a game Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday for one game for misusing practice players....
Vancouver Games officials confident Cypress ready VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Vancouver Olympic officials are confident concerns about the warm weather's effect on conditions at Cypress Mountain soon will be forgotten....
Strained relationship with father for top US skier 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....
Money woes ease in NASCAR, sponsors seek bargains DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (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....
Gaborik's knee cut by skate in Rangers practice GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- Marian Gaborik limped off the ice during practice Tuesday after the New York Rangers' leading scorer was cut on the right knee by the skate of goalie Henrik Lundqvist in a collision....
Nevada casinos win $6.86M on Super Bowl bets LAS VEGAS (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....
Kerrigan family disputes autopsy report on father BOSTON (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....
Funeral Mass held for son of Maple Leafs GM CANTON, Mass. (AP) -- Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road....
Guerrero backs out of fight to be with ill wife NEW YORK (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....
