- Texas Rangers manager tested positive for cocaine
(AP)
AP - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a "huge mistake" when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season.
- Jordan's bid for Bobcats approved by NBA board
(AP)
AP - Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he'll try to turn around the state's money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league.
- NFL to examine 2 possessions in playoffs OT
(AP)
AP - NFL owners will vote next week whether to allow each team a possession in overtime in the playoffs if the team winning the OT coin toss kicks a field goal on the first series.
- Beckham in London after surgery in Finland
(AP)
AP - David Beckham arrived in London with his wife Victoria on Wednesday after flying in from the Finnish clinic where he had surgery for a torn Achilles' tendon.
- Tebow debuts new throwing motion for NFL teams
(AP)
AP - Tim Tebow's latest visit to Florida Field looked like most of the others. He was cheered, revered and pulled in every direction.
- Meyer returns from leave of absence for Florida
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AP - With a whistle around his neck and a smile on his face, Florida coach Urban Meyer returned to practice Wednesday following a leave of absence that turned out to be shorter than everyone expected.
- Redskins invite local coaches to concussion forum
(AP)
AP - The Washington Redskins are inviting 500 area high school football coaches to a concussion forum during a minicamp next month.
- Giants score 3 runs in 7th to beat rival A's 6-1
(AP)
AP - Nate Schierholtz hit a run-scoring, ground-rule double and the San Francisco Giants scored three times with two outs in the seventh inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday.
- Jordan becomes owner of Charlotte Bobcats
(Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Jordan became the first former NBA player to be the majority owner of a team when he was unanimously approved to take over the Charlotte Bobcats by the league on Wednesday.
- Kansas St faces N Texas in NCAA opener
(AP)
AP - Frank Martin doesn't have a chip on his shoulder. Just ask him.
- Barcelona cruise into Champions League quarters
(AFP)
AFP - Two-goal Lionel Messi turned in another sparkling display as holders Barcelona marched into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory over Stuttgart at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
- Rugby boss Johnson relishing France clash
(AFP)
AFP - England manager Martin Johnson said playing at the Stade de France was "what it's all about" after naming the side he hopes will spoil France's Six Nations Grand Slam hopes on Wednesday.
- Reports: NHL wants to impose head-shots rule now
(AP)
AP - The NHL wants to adopt a new rule against blindside hits to the head before the end of this season, according to two reports Wednesday.
- Sharapova, Safina, Davydenko out of Miami
(AFP)
AFP - Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will miss the Sony Ericsson Open, as will women's world number two Dinara Safina and 2008 men's champion Nikolay Davydenko, organizers said Wednesday.
- Another stop on the road to Augusta
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AP - Kenny Perry is following the same road to the Masters, playing three straight tournaments on the Florida swing before taking a week off and heading to Augusta National.
- UFC to show upcoming events in movie theaters
(AP)
AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.
- Poor ticket sales knock out Pacquiao's concert
(AP)
AP - A promoter says poor ticket sales have forced the cancellation of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's upcoming concert Sunday in Waikiki.
- Here's hoping Formula One gets even more boring
(AP)
AP - With luck, the deadly dull Bahrain Grand Prix was not an unfortunate one-off but the first in a parade of mind-blowingly boring races that will ruin the Formula One season.
- Lindsey Vonn clinches 3rd World Cup overall title
(AP)
AP - Lindsey Vonn finished with a fitting flourish, the perfect way to cap a nearly perfect season, one chock full of victories, medals, trophies — and injuries.