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  1. House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection subcommittee Chairman Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., center, flanked by subcommittee counsel Timothy Robinson, left, and subcommittee member Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, presides over the subcommittee's hearing to markup legislation on a BCS college football playoff system, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
    House panel passes college football playoff bill AP - Wed Dec 9, 4:36 PM ETSent 557 times

    WASHINGTON - Dismissing complaints from some members that Congress had more pressing matters, a House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion.

  2. ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT WOMAN PICTURED, UPDATES 2ND SENTENCE This image taken from video provided by AP Television News shows Tiger Woods' mother-in-law Barbro Holmberg being brought into Health Central hospital in Ocoee, Fla. Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Emergency crews were summoned to Tiger Woods' Orlando-area mansion for the second time in less than two weeks Tuesday, this time because his mother-in-law was having stomach pains. (AP Photo/AP Television News)
    Woman's 911 call from Woods' home: 'Hurry up' AP - Wed Dec 9, 10:10 AM ETSent 472 times

    OCOEE, Fla. - A panicking woman calls 911 from Tiger Woods' Orlando-area mansion, telling the dispatcher that her mother had collapsed.

  3. Kelly Slater surfs in the second heat at the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave surf contest on the North Shore at Waimea Bay, Hawaii Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Slater scored a 98 out of 100 points on the wave. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Michael Goulding)
    Waves big enough for extreme competition AP - Tue Dec 8, 10:13 PM ETSent 312 times

    HONOLULU - A one-day surfing contest that takes place only in extreme conditions was held for the first time in five years Tuesday, thanks to the massive waves pounding Oahu's famed North Shore.

  4. FILE - In this June 11, 2009 photo, Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson watches his two-run home run off Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Chicago. A person familiar with the negotiations says the Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks are nearing agreement on a three-team trade that would send Granderson from Detroit to New York. The Yankees would trade right-hander Ian Kennedy to Arizona, and lefty reliever Phil Coke and outfield prospect Austin Jackson to Detroit, the person said on condition of anonymity because the trade was not yet final. Detroit would deal pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks, and Arizona would send pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Tigers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    Yankees, Tigers, D'backs complete big trade AP - 2 hours, 56 minutes agoSent 47 times

    INDIANAPOLIS - The World Series champion New York Yankees landed yet another All-Star, getting center fielder Curtis Granderson from Detroit in a three-team trade Wednesday that included Arizona.

  5. Police: NC Marine dies in argument over game AP - Mon Dec 7, 10:32 PM ETSent 45 times

    HAVELOCK, N.C. - Police in North Carolina are saying a Marine was accidentally shot to death when he got into an argument with a friend over the Texas-Nebraska football game.

  6. In this product image provided by PepsiCo., Gatorade Tiger Focus drink is shown. Gatorade says it is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life. (AP Photo/PepsiCo.)
    Gatorade drops Tiger drink; decided before wreck AP - Wed Dec 9, 8:30 AM ETSent 36 times

    PURCHASE, N.Y. - Gatorade is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life.

  7. In this photo taken on Dec. 6, 2009, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Cincinnati. A person in the NFL told The Associated Press that Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has been fined $30,000 for donning a poncho and sombrero after scoring a touchdown. The person spoke Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, on condition of anonymity because the league has not made any announcement about the fine. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
    NFL fines Ochocinco $30K for poncho, sombrero AP - Wed Dec 9, 1:07 AM ETSent 31 times

    Chad Ochocinco is donating dinero to the NFL yet again.

  8. FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2009 file photo, Tiger Woods, tips his cap to the crowd after he finished his final hole in Melbourne, Australia, during the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
    Congressman drops effort to honor Tiger Woods AP - 1 hour, 44 minutes agoSent 28 times

    WASHINGTON - A California congressman is dropping his effort to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal.

  9. IndyCar driver Danica Patrick answers questions after unveiling her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her NASCAR racing debut next season, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
    Patrick unveils No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car AP - Tue Dec 8, 6:21 PM ETSent 27 times

    PHOENIX - Danica Patrick received all kinds of advice during her lengthy flirtation with NASCAR. Some encouraged her to give it a try, while others openly wondered why IndyCar's biggest star would open herself up to such scrutiny.

  10. FILE - This is a Sept. 15, 2009, file photo showing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Randy Wolf throwing against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles. Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year contract worth $27 million to $30 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, Wednessday Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
    Brewers land Wolf, Hawkins; Orioles get Millwood AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes agoSent 26 times

    INDIANAPOLIS - The winter meetings heated up even more Wednesday, with Milwaukee landing pitchers Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins, Baltimore acquiring Kevin Millwood in a trade with Texas and the Yankees completing the three-team, seven-player swap that brought them All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson.

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  1. Tiger Woods (L) holds his daugher, Sam (C), and stands next to his wife, Elin Nordegren, seen here in Palo Alto, California, in November 2009. Woods, one of the hottest marketing symbols on the planet, is getting the cold shoulder on television where ads featuring the golfing star have disappeared since news broke of his philandering.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ezra Shaw)
    Woman's 911 call from Woods' home: 'Hurry up' AP - Wed Dec 9, 10:10 AM ET

    OCOEE, Fla. - A panicking woman calls 911 from Tiger Woods' Orlando-area mansion, telling the dispatcher that her mother had collapsed.

  2. House panel passes college football playoff bill AP - Wed Dec 9, 4:36 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Dismissing complaints from some members that Congress had more pressing matters, a House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion.

  3. NFL fines Ochocinco $30K for poncho, sombrero AP - Wed Dec 9, 1:07 AM ET

    Chad Ochocinco is donating dinero to the NFL yet again.

  4. Greg Long of California (in yellow) celebrates with Kelly Slater after winning the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu in Haleiwa, Hawaii December 8, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES SPORT)
    Waves big enough for extreme competition AP - Tue Dec 8, 10:13 PM ET

    HONOLULU - A one-day surfing contest that takes place only in extreme conditions was held for the first time in five years Tuesday, thanks to the massive waves pounding Oahu's famed North Shore.

  5. Brewers land Wolf, Hawkins; Orioles get Millwood AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    INDIANAPOLIS - The winter meetings heated up even more Wednesday, with Milwaukee landing pitchers Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins, Baltimore acquiring Kevin Millwood in a trade with Texas and the Yankees completing the three-team, seven-player swap that brought them All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson.

  6. Gatorade drops Tiger drink; decided before wreck AP - Wed Dec 9, 8:30 AM ET

    PURCHASE, N.Y. - Gatorade is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life.

  7. Tiger Woods' mother-in-law hospitalized in Florida Reuters - Tue Dec 8, 5:53 PM ET

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods' Swedish mother-in-law was treated for stomach pain after collapsing at his Florida home early on Tuesday and being rushed to a nearby hospital by ambulance.

  8. FILE - Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, holds the championship belt at the finish of his WBO welterweight boxing title fight against Miguel Cotto, of Puerto Rico, in this Nov. 14, 2009 file photo, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won the fight by TKO in the 12th round. Pacquiao did what no fighter has done before--win a belt in seven weight classes. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
    Dallas stadium likely out for Pacquiao-Mayweather AP - 29 minutes ago

    LAS VEGAS - Promoters of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight abruptly canceled a trip to Dallas on Wednesday, dealing a possibly fatal blow to the chances of Jerry Jones landing the bout for Cowboys Stadium.

  9. Peter Gammons leaving ESPN for MLB Network AP - Tue Dec 8, 9:06 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - Peter Gammons is leaving ESPN after 20 years to become an analyst for MLB Network.

  10. Bowden won't apologize for Seminoles' bowl invite AP - Tue Dec 8, 9:25 PM ET

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden isn't apologizing for his team being picked for a New Year's Day bowl game despite its 6-6 record.

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  1. House panel passes college football playoff bill AP - Wed Dec 9, 4:36 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Dismissing complaints from some members that Congress had more pressing matters, a House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion.

  2. Congressman drops effort to honor Tiger Woods AP - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - A California congressman is dropping his effort to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal.

  3. FILE - This is a May 4, 2009, file photo showing New England Patriots' Tom Brady and his wife, model Gisele Bundchen arriving at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
    Brady and Bundchen have baby boy AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen have welcomed a baby boy.

  4. This 2007 photo taken in Stockholm shows Barbro Holmberg. Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla. said Tuesday Dec. 8, 2009, Holmberg, Tiger Woods' mother-in-law is in stable condition after 911 call from Tiger's home. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Pontus Lundahl) SWEDEN OUT
    Tiger's Swedish in-laws used to media spotlight AP - Wed Dec 9, 1:57 PM ET

    STOCKHOLM - When images of Barbro Holmberg being rushed to the hospital were broadcast around the world, it was the first glimpse many had ever had of Tiger Woods' mother-in-law.

  5. FILE - This is a Sept. 23, 2000, file photo showing Marion Jones of the United States, center, celebrating as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 100 meters at Olympic Park, during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. At left is Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas and at right is Katerina Thanou of Greece, who won the silver. Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-meter gold from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her 'disgraceful' behavior in evading drug tests. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
    IOC withholds Jones' 100-meter gold from Thanou AP - Wed Dec 9, 5:16 PM ET

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland - It's time to rewrite the Olympic record books: There was no gold medal winner in the women's 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games.

  6. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (12) is sacked by Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (93) in the first half of an NCAA college football Big 12 Conference championship game, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Amy Gutierrez)
    Something missing in Heisman race AP - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

    Some of our top elected officials took time out Wednesday from the weighty issues of the day to push a bill that would ban promotion of the BCS title game as the national championship of college football.

  7. FILE - This is an oct. 31, 2009, file photo showing New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte pitching against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning of Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series, in Philadelphia. Pettitte is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to an $11.75 million, one-year contract. The deal Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, represents a raise for the 37-year-old left-hander, who made $10.5 million last season and helped the Yankees win their 27th World Series title. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Pettitte, Yankees agree to $11.75M, 1-year deal AP - Wed Dec 9, 6:16 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - Andy Pettitte asked himself all the important questions: Was he ready to prepare for another long year? Could he top last season? Was his family on board?

  8. Brewers land Wolf, Hawkins; Orioles get Millwood AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    INDIANAPOLIS - The winter meetings heated up even more Wednesday, with Milwaukee landing pitchers Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins, Baltimore acquiring Kevin Millwood in a trade with Texas and the Yankees completing the three-team, seven-player swap that brought them All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson.

  9. Barcelona's Andres Iniesta (centre) vies with Inter Milan players during their Champions League Group F match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, November 24. A 0-0 or 1-1 draw on Wednesday will be enough to advance for Inter at home to freshly crowned Russian champions Kazan as long as Dynamo Kiev do not win in their match against Barcelona.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)
    Barcelona, Inter Milan on brink of last 16 AFP - Wed Dec 9, 8:13 AM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Holders Barcelona can secure a place in the Champions League knockout stage even if they lose at Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday, but Inter Milan face a winner-takes-all home encounter with Rubin Kazan.

  10. Minnesota-Carolina to remain night game Dec. 20 AP - Wed Dec 9, 9:20 AM ET

    NEW YORK - The Minnesota-Carolina matchup Dec. 20 will remain the NFL's Sunday night game even though NBC had the option to choose another one.

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