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A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
(AP)
AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.
Marion Jones signs with WNBA’s Tulsa Shock
(AP)
AP - Marion Jones hasn’t lost much of her swagger.
Rafael Nadal to prep for Wimbledon at Queen’s
(AP)
AP - Rafael Nadal will return to Queen’s this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009.
Lindsey Vonn falls in giant slalom
(AP)
AP - Lindsey Vonn fell in the first leg of the season’s final giant slalom and Maria Riesch was able to make up ground on Vonn’s overall World Cup lead.
Davies takes 1st-round lead at Australian Open
(AP)
AP - Defending champion Laura Davies shot a 5-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Women’s Australian Open.
Montana rallies for 66-65 win over Weber State
(AP)
AP - Montana coach Wayne Tinkle shook off his assistants’ suggestions to get the ball inside as the Grizzlies tried to rally from a 22-point deficit against Weber State.
Attorney: Pa. officers with Roethlisberger at club
(AP)
AP - Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men didn’t see anything inappropriate, an attorney for one of them said Wednesday.
Garciaparra comes back to Red Sox to retire
(AP)
AP - Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston’s World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox.
Mavericks drop Nets to win 13th straight
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Dallas Mavericks rallied after a stuttering start to extend their league-leading winning streak to 13 games with a 96-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.
Keeler leads Cal Poly-SLO past UC Irvine 73-69
(AP)
AP - Lorenzo Keeler had 27 points, six assists and five rebounds as Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo rallied for a 73-69 victory over UC Irvine in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament Wednesday night.
Ferguson lauds Rooney in 4-0 defeat of AC Milan
(AFP)
AFP - Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney could match the 42 goals that Cristiano Ronaldo provided for Manchester United in 2008 after the England striker reached the 30 mark with a double in the Champions League humbling of AC Milan.
Sagan speeds to Paris-Nice third stage
(AFP)
AFP - Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday.
Aucoin lifts Coyotes past Canucks
(AP)
AP - Adrian Aucoin beat Andrew Raycroft in a shootout with a little help from Phoenix backup goalie Jason LaBarbera.
Federer, Nadal return to action in desert
(AFP)
AFP - World number one Roger Federer faces a potentially difficult path to the final of the Indian Wells hardcourt tournament, the season’s first prestigious ATP Masters 1000 event.
Westwood leading an English charge
(AP)
AP - Lee Westwood is the leader of an English revolution in the world of golf as the highest-ranked player at No. 4 in the world and a two-time winner of the European Tour money list.
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