Armstrong facing Wednesday deadline with USADA
Written by JIM VERTUNO,AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is facing a Wednesday deadline to decide whether he will meet with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials and talk with them under oath about what he knows about performance-enhancing drug use in cycling.
NCAA tourney fest canceled in Dayton
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An annual Dayton festival planned around the start of the NCAA men's basketball tournament has been canceled this year.
Police oppose bail for Pistorius
Written by GERALD IMRAY,Associated Press JON GAMBRELL,Associated Press
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Killing suspect Oscar Pistorius is a flight risk and should not be granted bail, South African police argued in court Wednesday.
US and Iran find common ground: Olympic wrestling
Written by NASSER KARIMI,Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Arch foes Iran and the U.S. have found some common ground in the fight to save wrestling as an Olympic sport.
Ducks beat Blue Jackets 3-2 for 5th straight win
Written by BETH HARRIS,AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks looked lethargic in the opening 10 minutes against the NHL's worst team, when they were outshot 10-2.
Jerry Buss, Lakers' owner, dies at 80
Written by GREG BEACHAM,AP Sports Writer
Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for business and an impresario's heart assailed the NBA with every skill he acquired along the way.
Pistorius charged with premeditated murder
Written by GERALD IMRAY,Associated Press JON GAMBRELL,Associated Press
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius fired into the door of a small bathroom where his girlfriend was cowering after a shouting match on Valentine's Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor said Tuesday as he charged the sports icon with premeditated murder.
Blue Jackets' minor league hockey player has seizure after hit
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Columbus Blue Jackets minor leaguer had a seizure after being checked into the glass causing Sunday's game between the Springfield Falcons and Adirondack Phantoms to be suspended.