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    Arenas inspires Wizards to victory over Cavs (Reuters)

Reuters - Gilbert Arenas had 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to
 help the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-89 in
 National Basketball Association play on Friday.

    Jagr brace inspires Rangers victory over Leafs (Reuters)

Reuters - Jaromir Jagr scored a pair of goals and added an assist to
 help the streaking New York Rangers rally for a 4-2 victory over the
 Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden Friday.

    Games get down to business after theatrical opener (Reuters)

Reuters - Action at the 20th Winter Olympics finally speeds away on
 Saturday with four gold medals up for grabs on day one of competition.

    Croatia in command, U.S. stunned by Roddick loss (Reuters)

Reuters - Holders Croatia held a 2-0 lead over Austria and the U.S.
 recovered from a shock defeat for Andy Roddick to draw level with
 Romania after the opening singles matches in the Davis Cup World Group
 first round on Friday.

    Shell to return as Oakland Raiders head coach (Reuters)

Reuters - Art Shell is to return for a second stint as head coach of the
 Oakland Raiders, the AFC West team confirmed on its Web site on Friday.

    Old Is New Again as Raiders Hire Shell (AP)

AP - Al Davis turned to a familiar face to turn the Oakland Raiders
 around after the worst three-year stretch since he joined the franchise
 more than four decades ago.

    Gasol shocked by All-Star squad call up (Reuters)

Reuters - Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol is still in a state of
 shock after becoming the first Spaniard to be included in the NBA
 All-Star squad earlier this week.

    Soriano loses arbitration, but will make $10 million (Reuters)

Reuters - All-star second baseman Alfonso Soriano lost his arbitration
 case to the Washington Nationals but will make a record $10 million
 this season, Major League Baseball said on its website on Friday.

    Twellman Leads U.S. Socccer Over Japan (AP)

AP - Taylor Twellman is making the most of his chance to prove that he
 deserves a spot on the United States' World Cup roster. Twellman
 followed up his three-goal game against Norway with another strong
 performance, setting up two goals and scoring a third to lead the U.S.
 national team to a 3-2 victory over Japan on Friday night.

    Four-Goal 2nd Periods Help Rangers, Flyers (AP)

AP - The New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks used
 four-goal second periods to win their second-to-last games before the
 Olympic break.

    Missouri Coach Quin Snyder Resigns (AP)

AP - Missouri basketball coach Quin Snyder resigned Friday, one day
 after saying he planned to finish what had become a disappointing
 season.

    U.S. Tied With Romania at Davis Cup (AP)

AP - After taking the first two sets and reaching match point in the
 third, Andy Roddick was set to win the United States' opener against
 Romania. He didn't. Roddick, who fought nausea in the first two sets,
 got a cramp in his right hand, grew even sicker and lost to Andrei
 Pavel on Friday.

    Kevin Stadler Leads Johnnie Walker Classic (AP)

AP - Kevin Stadler eagled the par-5 closing hole for the second straight
 day, holing a 12-foot putt for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead
 Saturday after the third round of the Johnnie Walker Classic.

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