Super Bowl XLVI
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SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Buried on the bench a little more than a week ago, the Knicks' Jeremy Lin is now the toast of New York.
Beyond the Arc: No. 14 UNLV's 65-63 victory over No. 13 San Diego State adds spice to the Mountain West Conference race.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
It was a beach kind of day (for seals) on the Monterey Peninsula, but Tiger Woods provided his own heat with a 67 and sits four back.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
Getty ImagesLeBron James isn't being paid to play for the U.S. at the World Championships in Japan. But if he has his way, there will be a payoff, indeed.
You see, according to the Akron Beacon-Journal, James has a goal to become the first billionaire athlete, and to reach that mark, he knows he must focus on international marketing.
So he is in Japan, doing exclusive press conferences for Chinese and Japanese media members on days Team USA is off and not available to the press. It's all part of a major international marketing push by James, with a huge assist from Nike.
Nike and the newly merged adidas-Reebok are making a huge push in Asia, particularly in China, where young athletes have fallen in love with Yao Ming and the NBA.
"I say all the time, and I tell my friends and teammates, that you have to go global,'' James told the Beacon-Journal. "In basketball and business.''
According to the paper, James wants to greatly increase his exposure in Asia by the Beijing Olympics in 2008. That is why it was never in doubt whether or not he would play for Team USA at the world championships. In addition, the Cavaliers are talking to the NBA about opening their season in China next year.
"It is only going to help my business,'' James said. "Once I knew the world games were going to be in Japan, I knew I was going to be on board.''
James is so serious, he is taking Mandarin lessons with the hope of being able to speak it in interviews by 2008.
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For the record, James has some ground to make up if he wants to catch Tiger Woods in the race to $1 billion. According to Forbes, Woods makes $87 million a year, while James is just short of $23 million.
Buried on the bench a little more than a week ago, the Knicks' Jeremy Lin is now the toast of New York.
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The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.