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    NHL Grants Tocchet Indefinite Leave (AP)

AP - Rick Tocchet isn't welcome in the NHL as long as he's linked to a
 big-time gambling ring.

    Speedskater Chris Witty to Bear U.S. Flag (AP)

AP - Olympic gold medal speedskater Chris Witty will carry the U.S. flag
 at the opening ceremony of the Turin Games. The 30-year-old Witty won
 gold while setting a world record in the 1,000 meters at the 2002 Salt
 Lake City Games. She won silver and bronze medals at the 1998 Nagano
 Olympics.

    Seventh-Ranked Gators Lose to S.C. (AP)

AP - Florida coach Billy Donovan didn't have to look at the box score
 for very long to find the biggest problem in the Gators' latest loss.

    Michaels Out at 'Monday Night Football' (AP)

AP - Do you believe in switching networks? Yes! Al Michaels appears
 headed to NBC after ESPN hired former quarterback Joe Theismann,
 Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser and Mike Tirico as its Monday
 night broadcast crew

    Clippers, Lakers End Road Trips (AP)

AP - The Clippers and Lakers already knew how they felt about their road
 trips before they were over.

    Runner-Up Seahawks Arrive at Pro Bowl (AP)

AP - Matt Hasselbeck says he's still upset about a game he lost in high
 school. So it's way too soon for him to be over Seattle's Super Bowl
 setback to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

    NBA Today (AP)

AP - Miami at Dallas (8 p.m. EST). The Heat look to end the Mavericks'
 franchise-record 12-game winning streak.

    Nationals offer Sosa non-guaranteed contract - report (Reuters)

Reuters - The Washington Nationals have offered slugger Sammy Sosa a
 non-guaranteed contract for 2006, major league baseball's website said
 on Wednesday.

    Zaragoza Routs Real Madrid 6-1 (AP)

AP - Diego Milito scored four goals as Zaragoza routed Real Madrid 6-1
 Wednesday night in the first leg of the semifinals of the Spanish
 King's Cup.

    Lundqvist, Rangers Handle Ottawa Easily (AP)

AP - Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers have been a surprise
 success all season -- and their latest victory was especially
 impressive.

    NFL's Hallowed Ground Set for Hockey Game (AP)

AP - Talk about an odd sight: There's a Zamboni parked about 150 feet
 from Brett Favre's locker. This is Lambeau Field, but the focus will be
 on college hockey Saturday night when Wisconsin plays Ohio State in
 front of up to 41,000 fans -- not the 70,000 that commonly watch the
 Green Bay Packers play here.

    Roddick Dumps Goldfine, Hires Brother (AP)

AP - Andy Roddick is parting ways with coach Dean Goldfine after a
 little more than a year and will work with older brother John Roddick.

    This Week All About Patience for Mickelson (AP)

AP - The six-hour rounds at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am are enough
 to drive some players out of their minds, if not drive them away.

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