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Chavez Jr. retain belt against Rubio
(AP)
AP - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC middleweight title Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio.
Oly legacy officials to name stadiums after games
(AP)
AP - The Olympic Park Legacy Company has started taking bids for naming rights for major stadiums once the 2012 London Olympics are complete.
Giants TE Ballard has left ACL tear
(AP)
AP - New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday.
Jones scores 2 goals as Avs beat Blackhawks 5-2
(AP)
 AP - Gabriel Landeskog broke a tie 38 seconds into the third period and David Jones added two goals, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a five-game skid with a 5-2 win over the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Kershaw and Dodgers agree to $19M, 2-year deal
(AP)
AP - NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract.
Contador may still appeal doping ban, won't retire
(AP)
 AP - Alberto Contador vowed Tuesday to return to the pinnacle of cycling, maintaining his innocence in the face of a two-year doping ban that stripped the Spanish star of his 2010 Tour de France title.
AP Source: Memphis to join Big East
(AP)
AP - Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East.
AP Source: Rangers and Andrus agree to 3-year deal
(AP)
AP - Shortstop Elvis Andrus and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a three-year contract and avoided salary arbitration.
Purdue loss 87-84 to No. 3 Ohio State
(AP)
 AP - No. 3 Ohio State had been rolling over intimidated opponents, winning by an average of 27 points a game.
Dodgers and ace Kershaw reach two-year deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Los Angeles Dodgers have avoided arbitration with National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw by agreeing to a two-year, $19 million contract with the pitcher, the team said on Tuesday.
Attention returns to Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach
(AP)
 AP - Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The "Caddyshack" star looked more confused than usual.
Heat beat Cavs to close in on conference lead
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Miami Heat inched closer to top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 107-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
Foyt released from Houston hospital
(AP)
AP - A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.
MMA's 'Iron Mike' gets prison in Vegas sex case
(AP)
 AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.
CAS to issue Ullrich doping case verdict Thursday
(AP)
AP - Sport's highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against a Tour de France winner.
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Sandia Labs engineers create 'self-guided' bullet
(AP)
 AP - Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the miniature guidance system the lab has developed is a breakthrough.
Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop
Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked
to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new
study.
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Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl
(Reuters)
Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few
alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are
at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.
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Bad News for Obama in Latest Rasmussen Polls of Uncommitted Voters
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In a video presentation, Scott Rasmussen of the Rasmussen Poll had some terrible news for Barack Obama and some puzzling news for Mitt Romney. The news concerned the attitude of currently uncommitted voters, 12 percent of the population.
For now at least, Romney campaign cruising
(AP)
 AP - For now at least, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign seems to mostly be going according to plan. A commanding Nevada victory Saturday night underscored as much.
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