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    Women's Combined Downhill Postponed (AP)

AP - One skier finished a shortened downhill course Friday in the first
 leg of the Olympic women's Alpine combined event before officials
 postponed the race due to high winds. Croatia's Nika Fleiss crashed on
 the course's first jump after she was apparently buffeted by a gust of
 wind.

    Czech Goalie Hasek Out of the Olympics (AP)

AP - Czech Republic star goalie Dominik Hasek is out of the Olympics
 with an injury that occurred minutes into his first game in Turin.

    Hoosiers Moving Forward Without Davis (AP)

AP - Mike Davis made comments over the years that created a rift with
 Indiana's vociferous basketball fans. Losing finally cost him his job.
 Indiana wants to move forward now.

    Bulls Enjoy Lopsided Win Over 76ers (AP)

AP - Maybe the Chicago Bulls don't need to trade for a top scorer, after
 all. Ben Gordon made another strong case that he can be an offensive
 leader, scoring nine of his 21 points during a 16-point third-quarter
 run to lead the Bulls to their most lopsided victory of the season,
 117-84 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

    Jacobellis Advances in Snowboardcross (AP)

AP - American Lindsey Jacobellis qualified easily for the finals of
 snowboardcross Friday while one of her top competitors, Julie
 Pomagalski of France, failed to make it through.

    Judge: Cleveland Fans Own 'Dawg Pound' (AP)

AP - The screams from the "Dawg Pound" have reached a New York federal
 judge, who says the Cleveland Browns and their fans earned rights to
 the phrase before an apparel company came along and tried to take it
 away.

    NBA Today (AP)

AP - No games scheduled. The NBA All-Star game is Sunday.

    A's Made Additions During Offseason (AP)

AP - Billy Beane can't recall the last time he added so much to his
 roster during the winter -- and he did it without losing any big-name
 players.

    FC Thun Tops Hamburg; Middlesbrough Wins (AP)

AP - FC Thun, Middlesbrough and Slavia Prague won third-round, first-leg
 matches in the UEFA Cup on Thursday.

    Gretzky, Wife Won't Be Charged Criminally (AP)

AP - Wayne Gretzky will not face criminal charges in connection with a
 multimillion-dollar sports betting ring busted in New Jersey last week,
 and he is unlikely to be called to testify against others in the case,
 his lawyer said Thursday.

    Golden Eagles Beat No. 17 Georgetown 57-51 (AP)

AP - Steve Novak got a taste of winning when Dwyane Wade led Marquette
 to the Final Four three years ago. Now Novak is shouldering the load,
 and he thinks the Golden Eagles are bound for the NCAA tournament for
 the first time since that 2003 season.

    Roddick, Hewitt Head to SAP Quarterfinals (AP)

AP - Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the SAP Open with a
 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win over Kenneth Carlsen on Thursday night.

    Miyazato Is Biggest Attraction at SBS Open (AP)

AP - The biggest attraction at the season-opening SBS Open is Ai
 Miyazato, one of the smallest and newest players on the LPGA Tour.

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