Rutgers suspends Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian 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....

Officials confident Cypress Mountain is ready for start of Vancouver Games
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....

Vonn, top US skier, distant from the father who introduced her to the sport
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....

Economic gloom easing in NASCAR, but bargain-hunting sponsors want more for their money
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....

Back across the pond: A record 6 NHL teams to open next season in Europe
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NHL is sending more teams across the pond....

Marian Gaborik's right knee cut by Lundqvist's skate during New York 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; $82.7M wagered in 182 sports books
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 medical examiner's report on father's death, says it wasn't homicide
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 Brendan Burke, son of Toronto 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....

Junior lightweight champ Guerrero backs out of fight to be with wife as she fights cancer
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....