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FIS Men's Ski Jumping World Cup Sapporo - Day 2
FIS Men's Ski Jumping World Cup Sapporo - Day 2SAPPORO, JAPAN – JANUARY 20: Dawid Kubacki of Poland flies over Sapporo during day two of the FIS Men's Ski Jumping World Cup at Okurayama Jump Stadium on January 20, 2013 in Sapporo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)


Ito suffers big fall in Japan
Ito suffers big fall in JapanJapanese ski jumper Daiki Ito has a spectacular fall at the World Cup event in Sapporo.


What Te'o said to try to explain girlfriend hoax
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o chases the action during the second half of an NCAA college football game against BYU in South Bend, Ind. The wrenching story of Te'o's girlfriend dying of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to play his best all the way to the BCS championship _ was dismissed by the school Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Pho   to/Michael Conroy, File)Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o tried to clear the air about how he fell into an online relationship with a fictitious woman he met online who called herself Lennay Kekua. His grief at her "death" became a major story during the college football season. The problem was Kekua was a hoax -- there was no such person.


Baseball reflects on HOF pair Weaver, Musial
FILE - In this March 1958 file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Stan Musial, with bat in hand, poses for a photo during spring training baseball in Florida. Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, the team announced. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)Earl Weaver was a 5-foot-6 rabble rouser whose penchant for quarreling with umpires belied a cerebral approach to managing that has stood the test of time.


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: David Morris #3 of Australia takes his final jump that leads to a third place finish in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Zongyang Jia #1 of China takes his final jump that leads to victory in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Zongyang Jia #1 of China takes his final jump that leads to victory in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Zongyang Jia #1 of China takes his final jump that leads to victory in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


No 5 Kerber out, Makarova wins again in 4th round
Germany's Angelique Kerber, left, congratulates Russia's Ekaterina Makarova following during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber has been ousted in the fourth round of the Australian Open by the woman who defeated Serena Williams at the same stage last year.


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Laura Peel #8 of Australia takes her final jump in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Yu Yang #3 of China jumps in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: David Morris #3 of Australia thanks the crowd for their support after his last jump in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PW   C HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESBOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS &# 8211; PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES


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BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during t he Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESBOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS – PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES


BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC    HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESBOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS  211; PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES


BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EF   E/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESBOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS – PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES


BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EF   E/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESBOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS – PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES


BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of C olombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EFE/   EPA/FEDERICO RIOS - PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESBOG12. Roldanillo (Colombia), 19/01/2013.- Handout picture provided by the Paragliding World Cup of some of the 32 pilots from different countries overflying the municipality of Roldanillo, southwest of Colombia, on 19 January 2013, during the Superfinal Paragliding World Cup 2013 competition that develops for the first time in Colombia. 140 paraglider pilots fly over different towns of Valle del Cauca department. EF E/EPA/FEDERICO RIOS – PWC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES


Former president Spanier attends Penn State game
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier watches the Penn State men's basketball game against Nebraska, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Abby Drey) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUTSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Former Penn State President Graham Spanier attended the school's men's basketball game against Nebraska on Saturday, making a rare high-profile appearance on campus in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Dmitri Dashinski #7 of Belarus celebrates his jump which led to a second place finish in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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"Rookie" Fisher makes Challenge cut after strong finish
Ross Fisher of England waits to putt on the 16th green during first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in AugustaLA QUINTA, California (Reuters) – Britain's Ross Fisher stormed home with a birdie-birdie finish to make the cut right on the number in the third round of the Humana Challenge on Saturday and was delighted to qualify for the final round on his PGA Tour 'debut'. The 32-year-old Englishman, competing in his first PGA Tour event as a full member, rolled in an 18-footer at the par-three 17th and then two-putted at the par-five 18th to complete a five-under-par 67. …


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Timofel Slivets #19 of Russia jumps in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Golf-'Rookie' Fisher makes Challenge cut after strong finish
LA QUINTA, California, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s Ross Fisher stormed home with a birdie-birdie finish to make the cut right on the number in the third round of the Humana Challenge on Saturday and was delighted to qualify for the final round on his PGA Tour ‘debut’. The 32-year-old Englishman, competing in his first PGA Tour event as a full member, rolled in an 18-footer at the par-three 17th and then two-putted at the par-five 18th to complete a five-under-par 67. …


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (L-R) Dmitri Dashinski #7 of Belarus (third place) Zongyang Jia #1 of China (first place) and Petr Medulich #23 of Russia (third place) take the podium following the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Mengtao Xu #1 of China takes third place with this jump in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (L-R) Lydia Lassila #2 of Australia (second place), Yu Tang #3 of China (first place) and Mengtao Xu #1 of China (second place take the podium after the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Goal drought marks slow start to African Nations Cup
A fan reacts during opening match of AFCON 2013 soccer tournament between South Africa and Cape Verde in SowetoJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Unseasonably cold temperatures, hours of driving rain, uninspiring football and no goals marked a truly dismal opening day at the African Nations Cup on Saturday. The eagerly-awaited 29th continental tournament, which has grown from humble beginnings in 1957 to an event of global interest, began with a 0-0 draw in a poor game between hosts South Africa hosts and debutants Cape Verde Islands. The opener at Soccer City was followed by a better match between Morocco and Angola at the same stadium but that also finished goalless. …


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Xin Zhang #6 of China celebrates her jump in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Xin Zhang #6 of China jumps in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


NBA results
Jan 20 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) San Antonio 98 ATLANTA 93


Vegas eager to hit PGA Tour jackpot again
Vegas of Venezuela tees off on the 10th hole during the AT&T National golf tournament in BethesdaLA QUINTA, California (Reuters) – Returning to the California desert for this week's Humana Challenge is the perfect place for Jhonattan Vegas to be as he strives to add a second PGA Tour victory to his alre ady impressive career resume. Two years ago, the Venezuelan claimed his first title on the U.S. circuit in only his fifth start, recovering from a faltering finish to beat Americans Bill Haas and Gary Woodland in a nerve-jangling playoff at this pro-am celebrity event. …


Records link California home and Te'o case
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o walks off the field following an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- When Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o ordered two dozen white roses delivered to 21503 Water Street, he says he thought they were headed to the home of his dead girlfriend, Lennay Kekua. In fact, the man implicated as the ringleader of a false-identity hoax and many of his relatives have lived in the single-story, stucco bungalow, according to publicly available records and interviews with neighbors.


UPDATE 1-Baseball Hall of Famer and Cardinals star Stan Musial dead at 92
(Adds Cardinals statement, details about Musial) Jan 19 (Reuters) – Hall of Fame baseball player Stan Musial, who used an unorthodox batting style to become one of the sport’s greatest hitters in 22 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, died on Saturday at age 92, his former team said in a statement. Musial, adored by fans for his humility and easy-going manner as much as his baseball skill, died at his home in Ladue, Missouri, surrounded by his family, the team said. “We have lost the most beloved member of the Cardinals family,” William DeWitt Jr. …


INTERVIEW-Golf-Vegas eager to hit PGA Tour jackpot again
LA QUINTA, California, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Returning to the California desert for this week’s Humana Challenge is the perfect place for Jhonattan Vegas to be as he strives to add a second PGA Tour victory to his already impressive career resume. Two years ago, the Venezuelan claimed his first title on the U.S. circuit in only his fifth start, recovering from a faltering finish to beat Americans Bill Haas and Gary Woodland in a nerve-jangling playoff at this pro-am celebrity event. …


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Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial dead at age 92
Former St. Louis Cardinals and hall of famer Stan Musial greets fans before the start of Game 4 of the MLB NLCS playoff baseball series against the San Francisco Giants in St. Louis(Reuters) – Hall of Fame baseball play er Stan Musial, who used an unorthodox batting style to become one of the sport's greatest hitters in 22 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, died on Saturday at age 92, his former team said in a statement. Musial died at his home in Ladue, Missouri, surrounded by his family, the team said. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)


Early signs of Cink's rise back to the top
Cink of the U.S. watches his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship PGA golf tournament in CharlotteLA QUINTA, California (Reuters) – Having spent most of the last four years in the golfing doldrums, for mer British Open champion Stewart Cink gave himself a welcome boost as he charged into contention at the Humana Challenge on Saturday. The 39-year-old American, winless on the PGA Tour since his playoff victory over fellow American Tom Watson at the 2009 British Open, made the most of ideal scoring conditions in the California desert to fire a six-under-par 66 in the third round. …


Davis wins 1,000-meter World Cup speedskating race
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — American Shani Davis won the 1,000-meter World Cup speedskating race Saturday, edging Dutch skaters Kjeld Nuis and Michael Mulder.


Golf-Early signs of Cink's rise back to the top
LA QUINTA, California, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Having spent most of the last four years in the golfing doldrums, former British Open champion Stewart Cink gave himself a welcome boost as he charged into contention at the Humana Challenge on Saturday. The 39-year-old American, winless on the PGA Tour since his playoff victory over fellow American Tom Watson at the 2009 British Open, made the most of ideal scoring conditions in the California desert to fire a six-under-par 66 in the third round. …


Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial dies at age 92
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Stan Musial, one of baseball’s greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, has died. He was 92.


MS29. Calgary (Canada), 19/01/2013.- Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in the women's 1000-meter ISU World Cup speed skating event at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 19 January 2013. EFE/EPA/MIKE STURK
MS29. Calgary (Canada), 19/01/2013.- Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in the women's 1000-meter ISU World Cup speed skating event at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 19 January 2013. EFE/EPA/MIKE STURKMS29. Calgary (Canada), 19/01/2013.- Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in the women's 1000-meter ISU World Cup speed skating event at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 19 January 2013. EFE/EPA/MIKE STURK


Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Humana Challenge scores
Jan 20 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Humana Challenge at the par-72 course on Saturday in La Quinta, California. The cut was set at 206 194 Scott Stallings (U.S.) 66 65 63 199 Roberto Castro (U.S.) 63 67 69 Stewart Cink (U.S.) 66 67 66 Charles Howell III (U.S.) 67 65 67 John Rollins (U.S.) 70 65 64 Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 65 67 67 200 Bae Sang-Moon (South Korea) 67 69 64 Kevin Streelman (U.S.) 69 65 66 Brian Stuard (U.S.) 71 67 62 Kevin Stadler (U.S.) 66 66 68 Brian Gay (U.S.) 67 66 67 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 65 69 66 Billy Horschel (U.S.) 67 68 65 Lee Williams (U.S. …


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Rallying-Peterhansel races to record fifth Dakar victory
SANTIAGO, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel celebrated his 11th overall Dakar Rally victory and a record fifth in the car category when the gruelling two-week race that started in Peru concluded in the Chilean capital on Saturday. In a repeat of last year’s results, Peterhansel’s compatriot Cyril Despres celebrated victory in the motorcycle category, marking his fifth victory in the race that was moved to South America in 2009 due to security concerns. “This is the first time we finished the race without mechanical problems. …


Former USADA chief says Armstrong rep made offer
The second night of Oprah Winfrey's interview of former cycling star Lance Armstrong is shown on video screens at Pete's Cafe Bar in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Through a marathon mea culpa that spanned two nights on TV, Armstrong spoke almost dispassionately about lying and cheating, about arrogance and bullying, about lost honor, status, achievement and income.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)The former chief of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says a representative of Lance Armstrong's offered the agency a donation in the range of $200,000 to $250,000 in 2004 and the agency immediately rejected it.


CAN 2013: Ch? nhà Nam Phi ra quân th?t v?ng
CAN 2013: Ch? nhà Nam Phi ra quân th?t v?ng(TNO) Ch? nhà Nam Phi ?ã s?m tr?i qua n?i th?t v?ng ngay trong ngày khai m?c Gi?i bóng ?á các qu?c gia châu Phi (CAN 2013) sau khi b? ??i bóng nh? bé Cape Verde c?m chân 0-0, thu?c khuôn kh? b?ng A di?n ra ?êm qua và r?ng sáng nay, 20.1 (gi? VN).


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Timofel Slivets #19 of Russia jumps in the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Ben nett/Getty Images)


Stallings charges five ahead at Challenge
LA QUINTA, California (Reuters) – American Scott Stallings, helped by a pair of eagles, surged five strokes clear of the field with a sizzling display of golf in the third round of the Humana Challenge on Saturday. One shot off the pace overnight, Stallings fired a nine-under-par 63 on the Nicklaus Private course at PGA West, one of three venues hosting the tournament renowned for its low scoring in the California desert. …


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Maxim Gustik #16 of Belarus jumps in the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Alex Bowen #25 of the USA jumps in the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


UPDATE 1-Golf-Stallings charges five ahead at Challenge
* Stallings takes control with a 63 * Leads 72-hole event by five shots * Mickelson makes cut after carding a 66 (Updates at end of round) LA QUINTA, California, Jan 19 (Reuters) – American Scott Stallings, helped by a pair of eagles, surged five strokes clear of the field with a sizzling display of golf in the third round of the Humana Challenge on Saturday. One shot off the pace overnight, Stallings fired a nine-under-par 63 on the Nicklaus Private course at PGA West, one of three venues hosting the tournament renowned for its low scoring in the California desert. …


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Mac Bohonnon #22 of the USA jumps in the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Andre Jean-Christophe #15 of Canada competes in the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Thomas Lambert #12 of Switzerland jumps in the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Dylan Ferguson #8 of the USA jumps in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Maxim Gustik #16 of Belarus jumps in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Sergei Berestovskiy #29 of Kazakhstan jumps in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: David Morris #3 of Australia takes the practice jump prior to the start of the qualification round in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Denis Osipau #6 of Belarus takes a practice jump before the qualification round at the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday Jan 20
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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday Jan 20
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USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Dmitri Dashinski 7 of Belarus jumps in the qualification round at the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Our execution was perfect: Captain Dhoni
The response has been good everywhere. Of course, the support will be good anywhere in India. If the public is enthusiastic and excited, it really helps.


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'Dhoni has climbed the Everest of cricket...Nothing more to achieve'
(Passionately) Definitely… In the Ranchis, in the Kochis and in the Indores… Not only will the Tests attract crowds, I foresee plenty of talent coming from the smaller centres. The nurseries will be there.


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USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Dmitri Dashinski 7 of Belarus jumps in the qualification round at the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Olivier Rochon #9 of Canada takes a practice jump prior to the qualification round in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Olivier Rochon #9 of Canada takes a practice jump prior to the qualification round in the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Mac Bohonnon #22 of the USA takes a practice jump before the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3
USANA Freestyle World Cup - Day 3LAKE PLACID, NY – JANUARY 19: Thomas Lambert #12 of Switzerland takes a practice jump before the qualification round of the USANA Freestyle World Cup aerial competition at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex on January 19, 2013 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)