BUSINESS

• Fire danger fuels trees-for-fuel plans
  Wildfire danger across western states fuels interest in burning trees to produce electricity
• Consumer Reports' reputation takes hit
  Consumer Reports' solid reputation takes big hit from flawed car seats story
• Many businesses fear health care costs
  Many businesses fear cost of state attempts to expand health care coverage to uninsured
• Feds ask 100 firms to offer N.O. jobs
  AP Interview: Katrina recovery chief says feds want 100 firms to offer jobs in New Orleans
• Churchill Downs lures offseason events
  Churchill Downs, home of Kentucky Derby, lures more offseason events to boost revenues
• Marketers makeover Miss America Pageant
  Miss America Pageant tries again to repackage beauty contest back into cultural conscience
• States' smoking restrictions vary
  States' smoking restrictions vary
• Smoke bans become business opportunities
  Smoking bans spread across states, and become business opportunities for entrepreneurs
• Colleges push for more female engineers
  Schools seek more female engineering majors as U.S. graduation numbers lag behind competitors
• Anti-capitalist forum opens in Nairobi
  World Social Forum, annual anti-capitalist conference, opens in Nairobi
• Unification remains elusive at Mercosur
  South American unification elusive at summit; Chavez threatens to 'decontaminate' trade bloc
• Pump prices may inch down more
  Prices at the pump expected to fall further, but drivers shouldn't hope for a big windfall
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Man survives fall from 17th floor
  Man survives fall from 17th floor at Minneapolis hotel; sustains multiple broken bones
• 'Barney Miller' officer Ron Carey dies
  Ron Carey, actor on 'Barney Miller' and in several Mel Brooks films, dies at 71
• Chenoweth buoyant in Met performance
  A night at the opera: Broadway musical star Kristin Chenoweth shines in concert at the Met
• Hong Kong tutors selling sex appeal
  Sex appeal is new selling point in Hong Kong's competitive tutoring business
• McCarthy, Eggers up for critics awards
  McCarthy, Eggers and Ford, passed over for National Book Awards, up for critics prizes
• 'Idol' judges: We're no crueler in '07
  'Idol' judges say they're no crueler this year, but contestants should know what to expect
• Fox tests nation's 5th-grade knowledge
  Fox starting new game show, 'Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?'
• Steve Irwin action figure on its way
  Ohio toy maker to release 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin action figures nationwide
• Indies aim to grab share of online sales
  Independent labels pool access to music catalogs in digital challenge to major companies
• Bundchen blames families for anorexia
  In Brazil for Fashion Rio, Bundchen blames families for anorexia, not fashion industry
• Shot duck survives 2 days in Fla. fridge
  Duck survives 2 days in a Fla. refrigerator after being shot; startles hunter's wife
• Changes planned to film-ratings system
  Movie ratings: MPAA plans changes to improve accessibility for parents and filmmakers
• James Brown's body moved, no word where
  James Brown's body moved to undisclosed location, no decision on final resting place
• Jail for teen accused of stalking Duff
  Teen sentenced to 117 days in jail after pleading no contest to stalking singer Hilary Duff
• Chris Rock sitcom renewed for 2007-2008
  Chris Rock sitcom 'Everybody Hates Chris' renewed for 2007-2008 season despite low ratings
• Winfrey cried over relative's 'betrayal'
  Winfrey cried after 1990 relative's 'betrayal' in disclosing teen pregnancy, she writes in O
• NYC theater co-founder Dempster dies
  Curt Dempster, co-founder of NYC theater committed to producing one-act plays, dies at 71
• Mamas and Papas member dead at 66
  Denny Doherty of the 1960s folk-rock group the Mamas and Papas is dead at age 66
• Sundance docs draw drama from actors
  Sundance film festival documentaries cast actors to help underscore drama
• Special-effects worker hurt on movie set
  Simulated stinger missile explosion critically injures special-effects assistant on movie set
• Can 'Grey's Anatomy' heal cast rift?
  After 'Grey's Anatomy' star apologizes for slur it's the producer's job to heal the damage
• Lawsuit involving rapper death dismissed
  L.A. judge tosses defamation suit involving Notorious B.I.G. death
• Iowa woman fired for journaling at work
  Iowa woman denied unemployment benefits after being fired for journaling on company time
• Bindi Irwin to continue father's legacy
  Daughter of 'Crocodile Hunter' says she's going to follow in her father's footsteps
• No takers for university's leftover gold
  No takers for pure gold leftover from equipment University of Wisconsin scientists made
• Conn. woman, 114, oldest on record
  114-year-old Conn. woman, the daughter of former slaves, now world's oldest woman on record
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HEALTH

• Paralympic summit held for wounded vets
  Wounded veterans show determination at Paralympic Military Summit held in Colorado
• Implant factory adjusts to silicone rule
  Only U.S. breast implant factory adjusts to silicone approval
• Activists continue smoke-free push
  More than half of all Americans now live in a city or state with anti-smoking laws
• Talk of universal health care grows
  Support grows for universal health care grows, but agreement on details may prove elusive
• Cancer deaths drop for 2nd straight year
  Cancer deaths in U.S. drop for 2nd straight year, more than 8 times the 2002-03 decline
• S.Korea to slaughter thousands of birds
  South Korea to slaughter thousands of birds after outbreak of deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu
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POLITICS

• Hillary Clinton 'in to win' White House
  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton says she's 'in to win' White House in trailblazing campaign
• Bush getting 2nd chance to defend plan
  Bush to use State of the Union address as a 2nd chance to defend sending more troops to Iraq
• Brownback joins GOP presidential field
  Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, 'proud of being a conservative,' to run for presidency
• Analysis: Clinton will soon be tested
  Analysis: Sen. Hillary Clinton to be tested in presidential race unlike any in U.S. history
• Bush proposing health insurance changes
  Bush to propose health insurance tax breaks, limit some tax benefits for those covered at work
• Dodd asks voters to give him a chance
  Despite lower profile, Democratic White House hopeful Dodd asks voters to give him a chance
• Bio Box Brownback
  Bio Box Brownback
• Mont. gov. chides Bush on Iraq strategy
  Montana's Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer takes Bush to task for strategy in Middle East
• Presidential Candidates Women
  Presidential Candidates Women
• Hillary Clinton Snapshot
  Hillary Clinton Snapshot
• Gates sees hurdles, hope on 2 war fronts
  New Pentagon chief Robert Gates sees hurdles, as well as hope on Afghan, Iraq war fronts
• Richardson to launch presidential bid
  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson plans to take first step toward 2008 White House run
• California considers early primary
  Calif. lawmakers consider moving date of 2008 presidential primary to give state more sway
• Ney draws 30 months in bribery case
  Judge sentences former Ohio Rep. Bob Ney to 30 months in prison for role in bribery scandal
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SCIENCE

• Record biotech plantings in 2006
  Another bumper biotech harvest worldwide, yet criticism persists
• Sea turtles are rescued from Texas cold
  Sea turtles are rescued in Texas after an arctic blast leaves them comatose
• Pesticide found in mutated fish, Potomac
  Scientists find pesticides, flame retardants in egg-producing male fish in Potomac
• Russian ship docks with space station
  Unmanned Russian cargo ship carrying fuel, food docks with international space station
• Payment for stem cell eggs debated
  For stem cell research, getting human eggs is a challenge: Should women be paid for them?
• Conservationists rally to support sharks
  Despite 'man-eater' image, conservationists try to rally support for dwindling shark species
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TECHNOLOGY

• Creators put politics into video games
  Developers create video games as tools to comment on political issues
• Hackers attack Gorbachev's Web site
  Hackers attack Mikhail Gorbachev's Web site over suppressed 1990 demonstration in Azerbaijan
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U.S.

• Duke lacrosse prosecutor hires lawyers
  Durham D.A. Mike Nifong, in hot water over Duke lacrosse case, hires well-known lawyers
• Mexico-bound jet diverted as pilot dies
  Mexico-bound jet makes emergency landing after pilot dies; flight continues with new crew
• Obituaries in the News
  Obituaries in the news
• 4 kids, mother seized by gunman in Ind.
  Ind. gunman holds ex-girlfriend and their 4 kids hostage before fleeing with them, police say
• Snow storm rolls across Plains; 8 dead
  Snow storm rolls across Plains; 8 killed in car accidents
• Tribune Co. committee reviews offers
  Tribune Co. board committee reviews offers, announces no initiatives to satisfy investors
• Carter defends Mideast book as accurate
  Former President Jimmy Carter defends book on Middle East conflict as 'accurate and needed'
• Philadelphia police shoot, kill teen
  Philadelphia police involved in 3rd fatal shooting in 3 weeks
• Judge orders review of salamander status
  Judge: Feds illegally rejected petition to protect 2 salamander species
• 10th trapped dolphin dies in New York
  10th dolphin trapped in creek off eastern Long Island dies despite rescue efforts
• Report: Missing Mo. boy met with police
  Report: 10 months after disappearance, Missouri boy met police to report bike stolen
• Slain Hmong hunter mourned
  Questions linger as Hmong mourn hunter slain in Wisconsin
• New Haven coliseum razed for development
  Demolition crew blows up New Haven, Conn., coliseum; Elvis, Sinatra once sang there
• Court: No horse slaughtering in Texas
  Federal appeals court says horses can't be slaughtered for food in Texas
• Former Sen. George Smathers dies at 93
  Former Sen. George Smathers, who befriended Kennedy, dies after suffering stroke at age 93
• School bars director from taping Carter
  Documentary director denied permission to film Carter's Brandeis speech
• Border gunman came within feet of Guard
  Report: Armed man came closer than reported to Guard troops on Mexico border
• Fla. murder suspect asks for trial delay
  Man accused of burying Florida girl alive seeks to delay his murder trial
• Local laws against illegal immigrants
  A look at local ordinances targeting illegal immigrants
• 4 men, boy killed in Va. crash
  5 die when SUV swerves into oncoming traffic, collides with pickup truck in coastal Virginia
• Illegal immigrant laws face setbacks
  Measures targeting illegal immigrants face early legal setbacks
• Calif. lawmaker seeks ban on spanking
  Calif. lawmaker to introduce bill that would ban the spanking of children under 4 years old
• Brown: Politics played role in Katrina
  Former FEMA head Michael Brown says politics played role in government's response to Katrina
• Sex offender applies for school as a boy
  Deputies say sex offender conned 2 Ariz. men into thinking he's 12, tried to enroll in school
• O.J. Simpson ordered to limit spending
  L.A. judge orders O.J. Simpson to limit his spending after Goldman family raised concerns
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WORLD

• Prosecutors: Mexican police killed man
  Man who tried to commit suicide later beaten to death by police, Mexican prosecutors says
• Brazilian convicted of abandoning baby
  Brazilian woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for abandoning 2-month-old baby girl in lake
• 20 U.S. service members killed in Iraq
  Helicopter crash kills 13 Americans, 7 troops die elsewhere as U.S. suffers deadly day in Iraq
• U.K. panel urges Guantanamo alternative
  Panel of British lawmakers urges government, U.S. to work on alternative to Guantanamo
• Gadhafi's son warns Europe on AIDS case
  Gadhafi's son warns Europe not to politicize AIDS case against Bulgarian nurses
• U.S.: Brigade soon ready for Baghdad
  1st U.S. troop reinforcements in Baghdad will be ready to operate at start of February
• Teen held in killing of Turkish editor
  Teenage suspect detained in Turkey in killing of ethnic Armenian journalist
• Israeli leader Olmert vows to fight on
  Besieged on many fronts, Israeli leader Olmert faces resignation calls but vows to fight on
• Antarctic explorer makes final return
  Everest, Antarctic explorer Hillary returns to frozen continent, probably for last time
• Talks on Palestinian unity postponed
  Talks on forming a Palestinian unity government postponed for at least 1 day
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,052
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,052 Saturday, according to count by The Associated Press
• Today in history - Jan. 21
  On Jan. 21, 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed
• Somali warlord hands over weapons, men
  Last major warlord to withhold support from Somali government surrenders weapons, militiamen
• Mexico hands alleged drug boss to U.S.
  Mexico extradites alleged Gulf narcotics cartel leader and 14 others to United States
• 5 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq attack
  5 U.S. soldiers killed in militia attack in holy city of Karbala, military reports
• Filipino workers held hostage in Nigeria
  Kidnappers seize 6 Filipino workers off merchant ship in Nigeria's restive oil-producing south
• 2 new EU members enjoying property boom
  The EU effect: It's 2 newest members, Romania and Bulgaria, enjoying major property boom
• Glance at aircraft crashes in Iraq war
  A look at some of the deadliest aircraft crashes in the Iraq war
• Prince Charles cancels his ski holiday
  Prince Charles cancels annual ski holiday in effort to reduce his carbon footprint
• Japan mulls importing foreign workers
  As population declines, Japan considers importing foreign workers - then thinks again
• College aids Palestinian matchmaking
  Amidst poverty in Palestinian territories, college degree is big asset for women seeking mate
• DNA confirms death of Abu Sayyaf chief
  DNA tests confirm death of chief of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf terror group in Philippines
• Anti-capitalist forum opens in Kenya
  World Social Forum, annual anti-capitalist conference, opens in Kenya; more than 80,000 gather
• PM: U.S. wants base in Czech Republic
  Czech prime minister: U.S. has asked Czech Republic to host part of missile defense system
• Pope seeks to improve ties with China
  Pope to write special letter to China Catholics as Church seeks diplomatic ties with Beijing
• 15 questioned in Bangkok bombings
  Thai police detain 15 for questioning over string of New Year's bombings that killed 3
• U.N. team to assess peacekeeping options
  U.N. team heads to Chad, Central African Republic to prepare for possible peacekeeping force
• 5 NATO soldiers wounded in Afghanistan
  Car bomb explodes near NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan, wounding 5 soldiers
• World's oldest woman has died at 115
  Julie Winnifred Bertrand, the world's oldest woman, dies in her sleep at 115
• U.S., N. Korea agree to hold nuke talks
  U.S. and North Korea agree to 'get going' on new round of nuke talks, U.S. envoy says
• Nations hope to make Nicaragua an ally
  U.S., Iran and Venezuelan battling for influence in Daniel Ortega's new Nicaragua
• U.S. says U.N. agency aided N. Korea
  U.S. accuses U.N. agency of providing millions in cash aid to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il
• Kashmir separatist seeks end to clashes
  Separatist leader from Indian Kashmir calls to give up armed struggle for independence
• Indonesian bird flu death toll up to 62
  Bird flu kills 19-year-old Indonesian woman, raising country's death toll to 62
• 'Jungle Woman' yields no clues to past
  Cambodia's 'Jungle Woman' sits and stares, yielding no secrets about her identity, past
• Musharraf, Ahmadinejad discuss Mideast
  Pakistan leader calls Iranian president to discuss 'deteriorating situation' in the Mideast
• Official blasts Gitmo inmate's lawyers
  Foreign minister lashes out at lawyers representing only Australian inmate at Guantanamo Bay
• Moderate earthquake rattles Indonesia
  Moderate earthquake rattles Indonesia; no reports of damage and no tsunami warning issued
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BASKETBALL

• Wizards need OT after wasting big lead
  Wizards blow 21-point 2nd-half lead before beating Celtics 115-110 in overtime
• Nets shut down Howard to top Magic
  Carter scores 27 points, Nets hold Howard to season-low 1 point in 101-94 victory over Magic
• Nuggets win, now await Melo's return
  Nuggets outlast Rockets 121-113 in overtime in final game without Carmelo Anthony
• West carries Hornets past Kobe, Lakers
  David West has 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead Hornets to 113-103 victory over Lakers
• Artest makes heated return to The Palace
  Ron Artest plays at The Palace for the 1st time since Pacers-Pistons brawl
• Okur, Boozer help Jazz win 3rd straight
  Okur scores 21 points, Boozer adds 19 points as Jazz win 3rd straight, 95-85 over Bulls
• No brawl this time around for Artest
  Artest returns to Palace for 1st time since 'The Brawl' as Kings suffer 91-74 loss to Pistons
• Knicks extend Pacers' losing streak to 4
  Eddy Curry scores 26 points to help Knicks hand Pacers a 4th straight loss, 108-106
• Bobcats shoot 65 percent to top Hawks
  Matt Carroll scores 22 points as Bobcats shoot team-record 65 percent in 104-85 win over Hawks
• Hawks' Smith makes obscene gestures
  Hawks' Josh Smith makes obscene gestures toward crowd after ejection
• Timberwolves suspend Davis for 1 game
  T-Wolves suspend Ricky Davis 1 game for leaving Friday's double-OT loss to Pistons
• Baron Davis suspended 1 game by NBA
  Baron Davis suspended 1 game without pay by NBA for throwing punch at Clippers' Quinton Ross
• Brand powers Clippers past Grizzlies
  Elton Brand scores 34 points, Sam Cassell has 14 assists as Clippers rout Grizzlies 112-91
• Suns make it a dozen; Nets tip Knicks
  Suns make it a dozen, Nets tip Knicks and Billups shoots down T'Wolves for Pistons
• Camby, Nuggets offset LeBron's big game
  Camby's season-high 26 points help offset LeBron's triple-double as Nuggets top Cavs 110-99
• Sonics coast past injury-depleted Bucks
  Allen scores 21 points as Sonics coast to 3rd straight win, 99-72 over injury-depleted Bucks
• Nash sparks Suns to 12th straight win
  Nash has 13 points and 15 assists in sparking Suns to 12th straight win, 106-101 over Blazers
• Billups helps Pistons outlast T-Wolves
  Billups scores 25 points, Webber adds 16 as Pistons outlast T-Wolves 104-98 in double-OT
• Spurs get back on track against Hornets
  Parker scores 23 points to help slumping Spurs get back on track with 99-86 win over Hornets
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BOXING

• Witter successfully defends WBC belt
  Witter successfully defends WBC light welterweight title, stopping Morua in 9th round
• Nikolai Valuev retains WBA title
  Nikolai Valuev retains WBA title as Jameel McCline's knee gives out during 3rd round
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• No. 4 Tar Heels pounce on Georgia Tech
  Tyler Hansbrough scores 24 points as No. 4 Tar Heels pounce on Georgia Tech 77-61
• New Mexico State surprises No. 15 Nevada
  Justin Hawkins scores career-high 29 points as New Mexico State beats No. 15 Nevada 80-73
• No. 9 Oregon rallies past Cal 92-84
  Aaron Brooks scores 22 points as No. 9 Oregon rallies to beat California 92-84
• Saturday's College Basketball
• Greg Oden has big night for Buckeyes
  Oden has career-high 29 points on 12-of-13 shooting in No. 7 Buckeyes' 82-63 win over Iowa
• UCLA sends Arizona reeling in Pac-10
  Afflalo scores 22 points as No. 3 UCLA sends No. 11 Arizona to 3rd straight Pac-10 loss, 73-69
• No. 8 Aggies roll past No. 12 Cowboys
  Acie Law has 16 points to help No. 8 Texas A&M beat 12th-ranked Oklahoma State 67-49
• Memphis remains unbeaten in Conf. USA
  Jeremy Hunt scores 16 points to help No. 17 Memphis to 61-44 win over East Carolina
• No. 22 Tennessee snaps 3-game slide
  JaJuan Smith has 21 points as No. 22 Vols end 3-game skid with 64-61 win over South Carolina
• Air Force extends home win streak to 26
  No. 13 Air Force holds off San Diego State to extend home win streak to 26 with 56-51 victory
• Middle Tennessee wins 14th straight
  No. 20 Middle Tennessee rolls to 14th straight win, 75-62 over Arkansas-Little Rock
• Dora, Raiders do it again to Jayhawks
  Dora scores 19 points as Texas Tech tops No. 5 Kansas 69-64, ending Jayhawks' win streak at 10
• Freshman carries No. 21 Cal past Oregon
  Freshman Lauren Greif scores 19 points to lead No. 21 Cal to 65-56 victory over Oregon
• Stanford rallies to 11th straight win
  No. 9 Stanford overcomes worst shooting half of season to beat Oregon State 69-55
• Arkansas blasts No. 16 LSU to snap skid
  Steven Hill scores 16 points as Arkansas rolls to easy 72-52 victory over No. 16 LSU
• No. 14 Blue Devils coast past N.C. State
  Jon Scheyer scores 20 points in leading No. 14 Duke to 79-56 rout of N.C. State
• Wisconsin closes strong to top Illini
  Kammron Taylor scores 20 points and No. 2 Wisconsin closes with 10-2 run to top Illinois 71-64
• Villanova freshman surprises Longhorns
  Reynolds scores 26 points, Villanova holds Durant to 12 in 76-69 win over No. 21 Texas
• Vanderbilt beats another ranked opponent
  Vanderbilt beats 4th ranked opponent this season with 72-67 win over No. 25 Kentucky
• Noah lifts No. 1 Gators over Mississippi
  Noah scores season-high 24 points to help top-ranked Florida beat pesky Mississippi 79-70
• Ellis helps Marquette escape Providence
  Ellis hits go-ahead layup with 10.3 seconds left as No. 19 Marquette beats Providence 79-77
• Steele's buzzer-beater lifts Alabama
  Ronald Steele's off-balance jumper at buzzer lifts No. 10 Alabama to 78-76 win over Georgia
• Graves returns to lineup to spark Butler
  Graves returns to starting 5 with 28 points in No. 18 Butler's 80-59 win over Wisc.-Green Bay
• Bowling Green rolls past Cent. Michigan
  Ali Mann scores 16 points to lead No. 18 Bowling Green to 70-50 win over Central Michigan
• Mosby carries Baylor past Kansas State
  Bernice Mosby scores 29 points to lead No. 13 Baylor to 79-70 win over No. 25 Kansas State
• No. 19 Clemson rocks Boston College
  Cliff Hammonds scores 17 points as No. 19 Clemson rolls over Boston College in 74-54 win
• Punter to be tried for attempted murder
  Former Northern Colorado backup punter to stand trial on attempted 1st-degree murder charge
• Friday's College Basketball
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FOOTBALL

• Steelers say coaching search is not over
  Pittsburgh Steelers deny Tomlin reports, say coaching search not completed
• Postseason NFL Schedule
• Patriots' Harrison out of AFC title game
  Patriots' safety Rodney Harrison ruled out of AFC championship game
• Heat, Mavs gear up for rematch of Finals
  Sizzling Mavericks set to visit Miami in 1st matchup with Heat since NBA Finals
• Saints, Bears eye end to Super drought
  Bears look to end 2-decade Super Bowl drought; Saints eye reaching title game for 1st time
• Cam Cameron's lineage has prepared him
  Cam Cameron's lineage helped prep him for Dolphins' coaching challenge
• Browns hire Chudzinski to lead offense
  Browns hire Chargers tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski as offensive coordinator
• 'Pats mystique' vs. Manning at home dome
  Peyton Manning and Colts must overcome 'Patriots Mystique' to win AFC title, reach Super Bowl
• Colts feed off Dungy's low-key style
  Colts feed off Dungy's poise as they prepare to face off with Pats in AFC championship game
• Dolphins hire Cam Cameron as head coach
  Miami Dolphins hire San Diego Chargers' offensive coordinator Cam Cameron as head coach
• Column: Belichick is the model NFL coach
  Column: Like it or not, Patriots' Bill Belichick is the model NFL coach
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GOLF

• Irwin shoots 62 to take MasterCard lead
  Hale Irwin shoots 10-under 62 to take 3-stroke lead at MasterCard Championship
• Glover even with Rose at Hope Classic
  Lucas Glover overcomes 5-stroke deficit to join Justin Rose atop Bob Hope Classic leaderboard
• Sorenstam: Newspaper missed my point
  Sorenstam says Swedish newspaper missed her point and that she hasn't announced her retirement
• Comcast's Golf Channel bets big on PGA
  Comcast's Golf Channel bets big on PGA Tour; 15-year contract may pile up early year losses
• Inkster, Hurst spur U.S. at World Cup
  Juli Inkster and Pat Hurst shoot 2-under 70 to spur U.S. at World Cup golf match
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HOCKEY

• Stars beat Wild in marathon shootout
  Stu Barnes scores in 9th round of a shootout to lift Stars past Wild 2-1
• Prospal sparks Lightning past Hurricanes
  Prospal scores on final shot of shootout to lead Lightning past Hurricanes 6-5
• Avs end futility against Red Wings
  Budaj makes 27 saves to help Avalanche end 7-game losing streak against Wings with 3-1 victory
• Ryder saves Canadiens after blown lead
  Canadiens blow 3-goal lead before Ryder's goal with 2:53 left hands Sabres 4-3 defeat
• Recchi nets hat trick to spark Penguins
  Recchi scores 3 consecutive power-play goals to help Penguins to 8-2 rout of Maple Leafs
• Legwand's hat trick thwarts Blackhawks
  Legwand nets hat trick, adds assist as Predators extend Blackhawks' skid to 9 with 6-3 win
• Heatley, Emery lead Senators past Bruins
  Heatley scores 2 goals, Emery posts 4th shutout to lead Senators to 3-0 victory over Bruins
• Panthers snap road skid at 5
  Panthers snap road losing streak at 5 with 4-1 victory over injury-riddled Capitals
• Thrashers stifle slumping Rangers 3-1
  Thrashers surge into All-Star break with 3rd win in 4 games, 3-1 over slumping Rangers
• Gionta keeps coming up big for Devils
  Gionta ties it with 20.8 seconds left, Devils go on to 4-3 shootout win over lowly Flyers
• Foote helps Blue Jackets beat Red Wings
  Adam Foote helps Columbus Blue Jackets end Detroit Red Wings' 5-game winning streak
• Thrashers eyeing first trip to playoffs
  Atlanta Thrashers determined to make their first trip to the playoffs
• Reeling Ducks lose 9th in 11 games
  Flames send reeling Ducks to 3-2 loss, their 5th straight defeat and 9th in 11 games
• Gaborik extends hot streak as Wild roll
  Gaborik nets 2 goals, Fernandez posts 2nd shutout to lead Wild to 3-0 victory over Blackhawks
• Sabres rally past Canucks in shootout
  Kotalik scores decisive shootout goal to cap Sabres' come-from-behind 4-3 win over Canucks
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MORE SPORTS

• Dalcin wins men's World Cup downhill
  Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin of France wins World Cup downhill; Bode Miller crashes during his run
• Austrians win luge doubles at World Cup
  Austrians Tobias and Markus Schiegl win the men's luge doubles at World Cup
• Renate Goetschl wins World Cup downhill
  Renate Goetschl of Austria wins World Cup downhill, her 10th victory at Cortina
• Roponen wins 1st cross-country Cup event
  Riitta Liisa Roponen of Finland wins her 1st cross-country World Cup event in 15-km. freestyle
• Kiriasis wins 2nd straight bobsled race
  Sandra Kiriasis of Germany wins second straight World Cup bobsled race
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NASCAR

• Motorcyclist dies during Dakar Rally
  French motorcyclist dies during next-to-last stage of Dakar Rally
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SOCCER

• U.S. beats Denmark in Bradley's 1st game
  U.S. soccer team beats Denmark 3-1 in Bob Bradley's 1st game as interim coach
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TENNIS

• Mauresmo ousted from Australian Open
  Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo ousted by unseeded Lucie Safarova at Australian Open
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