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  • Crosby's concussion makes hot issue even hotter

    Thirty-one players recorded a point in the NHL All-Star game. None of them was named Sidney Crosby.


  • Phil Mickelson follows the flight of his tee shot on the second hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in  San Diego, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

    Not even Woods knows his progress

    The trouble with being so good for so long is that it makes the bad times look even worse.


  • Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, second from left, is greeted by teammates Alex Goligoski (3), Zbynek Michalek (4) and Matt Cooke after scoring in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

    Concussions a hot topic at NHL All-Star game

    Thirty-one players recorded a point in the NHL All-Star game. None of them was named Sidney Crosby.


  • Woods off to a slow start to new season

    Tiger Woods began a new year with his worst season debut.


  • Hartford prepares for outdoor hockey festival

    On its soon-to-be frozen surface, the outdoor rink that is under construction at UConn's Rentschler Field might seem like an attempt to duplicate the NHL's popular Winter Classic at a minor-league level.


  • Mystery solved: Teen put piano on Miami sandbar

    The rumors can stop swirling: The baby grand piano that turned up on a Miami sandbar was burned to tatters by New Year's revelers, then brought to its new home by a television designer's teenage son who said Thursday he hoped the idea might help him get into a prestigious art school.


  • Phil Mickelson sports a smile after making birdie on the final hole but finishes second to Bubba Watson in the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in  San Diego, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

    A fresh start for Tiger at Torrey

    Tiger Woods' twirled the driver in his hand after another tee shot went where he was aiming, right down the middle of the first fairway on the South Course at Torrey Pines.


  • The film "No One Killed Jessica" features Indian stars Vidya Balan (left) and Rani Mukerji (right). More women-in-lead films are expected to reach Indian screens in 2011, according to Bollywood industry news. They also will reach screens around the world that cater to Indian-immigrant communities in North America, Britain and elsewhere.

    Bollywood women break through with new auteurs

    The female leads of Bollywood films are not glammed up, do not break into hip-swinging musical numbers, do not shed their clothes and are not mere love interests for the larger-than-life hero. But now there is a whiff of change, with women playing central roles in films like "No One Killed Jessica," which is based on a notorious real-life Indian criminal case.


  • Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) looks for the puck in a scramble in front of the goal with Hurricanes defenseman Jamie McBain (4) and New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) in the second period of their NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

    NHL shakes up All-Star game with unique draft

    While the NFL and NBA are facing labor uncertainty, the NHL is taking a moment to puff out its chest as it heads into an All-Star weekend unlike any other.


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