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S. Florida stuns No. 7 Georgetown in DC (AP)

3rd February 2010

S. Florida stuns No. 7 Georgetown in DC (AP)

With a minute to play in perhaps the biggest win in South Florida history, the star player bellowed to the Georgetown crowd: "Y'all come watch Dominique Jones play!" When the horn sounded, Jones flexed his muscles, extolled the virtues of his school to anyone within earshot and told the school's radio crew his "heart was beating too fast" with excitement to do a…

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3rd February 2010

S. Florida stuns No. 7 Georgetown 72-64 (AP)

With a minute to play in perhaps the biggest win in South Florida history, the star player bellowed to the Georgetown crowd: "Y'all come watch Dominique Jones play!" When the horn sounded, Jones flexed his muscles, extolled the virtues of his school to anyone within earshot and told the school's radio crew his "heart was beating too fast" with excitement to do a…

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3rd February 2010

Tigers, Verlander agree to $80M, 5 years (AP)

FILE - In this July 29, 2009, file photo, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander(notes) (35) throws during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.  The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday night, Feb. 3, 2010, because the deal had not been announced. The person said the contract could be completed as soon as Thursday.

Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the deal had not been announced. The person said the contract could be completed as soon as Thursday.

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3rd February 2010

Senators score 2 late, extend run to 10 (AP)

Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller(notes) makes a save under pressure from Ottawa Senators' Ryan Shannon(notes) (26) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

Daniel Alfredsson scored twice in the final minute — including an empty-netter — to extend the Ottawa Senators' franchise-best winning streak to 10 with a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Jason Spezza also scored two goals and added an assist, and Brian Elliott stopped 36 shots to win his eighth straight game — matching the franchise mark he set as a rookie last…

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3rd February 2010

Golf-PGA Tour looks to Ping for helping hand on grooves problem (Reuters)

PGA Tour
commissioner Tim Finchem appeared to be pinning his hopes on
club manufacturer Ping as the thorny issue of the controversial
grooves rule continued to simmer on Wednesday.

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3rd February 2010

Michigan St. G Lucas has sprained ankle (AP)

Michigan State's Kalin Lucas has a sprained right ankle and it isn't yet known whether he'll be available for the fifth-ranked Spartans' next game. Last season's Big Ten player of the year was injured halfway through the second half of Michigan State's 67-49 loss to No. 16 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

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3rd February 2010

Colts’ Freeney, Powers sit out practice (AP)

The Indianapolis Colts' first practice in South Florida followed the script. Injured defensive end Dwight Freeney wasn't on the field. Injured cornerback Jerraud Powers was on the sideline, and four-time league MVP Peyton Manning looked like his old self Wednesday. Manning completed all nine passes and threw for a touchdown against the scout team's nickel defense, his first practice at…

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3rd February 2010

Mickelson goes for 3 in a row at Riviera (AP)

Ryo Ishikawa, of Japan, chips from the rough to the 10th green in the pro-am of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

Riviera Country Club has been known as "Hogan's Alley" for more than a half-century after Ben Hogan turned this fabled course along Sunset Boulevard into his personal playground. He won the Los Angeles Open in consecutive years, and won twice in one season in 1948 when he added a U.S. Open victory.

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3rd February 2010

What they said: Jerry West

NORTHERN TRUST OPEN: Transcript archive LAURA HILL: We’d like to welcome Jerry West, the executive director of the Northern Trust Open, to the interview room. And Jerry, I think it was May 28th, your birthday, when we announced you as the executive director. I know you’ve been hard at work. It must be really exciting to see this week finally come and see all the improvements and the changes for the event that you’ve brought forward.

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3rd February 2010

Tigers, Verlander agree to 5 years, $80M (AP)

Pitcher Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The person said the contract could be completed as soon as Thursday.

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