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Real Madrid begins legal action against Le Monde (SportsTicker)
Bad Answer?
Hall of Famer Paul Arizin dies at 78 (AP)
Lakers F Odom to miss at least a month (AP)
Three-time Slam champ Davenport pregnant (AP)
Estudiantes beat Boca to win Argentine title (Reuters)
Adebayor's late strike secures Arsenal victory (AFP)
Heinrichs leaving UC Irvine for USOC job (AP)
PREVIEW-Soccer-Man Utd ready to spoil Curbishley's return (Reuters)
Suns win 12th straight, beat ailing Heat (AP)
A.I. still in limbo, Celtics rout 76ers (AP)
Dunleavy signs extension with Clippers (AP)
Rookie Bargnani helps Raptors end skid (AP)
Kidd's 80th triple-double powers Nets (AP)
Spurs shut down Wolves in second half (AP)
Arenas, Wizards roll past Nuggets 120-91 (AP)
Howard, Nowitzki power Mavs past Lakers (AP)
Williams, Boozer lead Jazz over Clippers (AP)
Liverpool skipper excited about takeover (AFP)
Soccer-Real sign Argentine striker Higuain - report (Reuters)
Ronaldinho set to win FIFA award (AFP)
Arsenal boss Wenger fined, warned over West Ham bust-up (Reuters)
South America round-up (Reuters)
Ronaldinho leads Barca into world club final (AFP)
Palestinian women claim their place in soccer, challenging tradition (AP)
UEFA appeal Feyenoord's punishment (AFP)
Wembley chief executive quits (AP)
Simeone influence rubs off on Estudiantes (Reuters)
Millonarios coach blasts players for selfish attitude (Reuters)
RFK Stadium to host MLS Cup for third time (AP)
Pinto appointed Colombia coach (Reuters)
Portugal to speed up bribery probe (Reuters)
Iverson on track to start for East (AP)
U.S. to play Mexico in exhibition game (AP)
Jorge Luis Pinto new Colombia coach (AFP)
Higuain joins Madrid: official (AFP)
May helps Bobcats end skid (AP)
Stern confident Bobcats will succeed (AP)
Spurs cruise past undermanned Hornets (AP)
Warriors nip Rockets on Davis' 3-pointer (AP)
Struggling Nantes set to call on Barthez, Blanc for help (Reuters)
Ronaldinho expects hostile welcome from Brazilian fans (Reuters)
Referee Hoyzer jail sentence for match rigging confirmed (Reuters)
PREVIEW-Soccer-Bundesliga news in brief (Reuters)
Defending champions Barca draw Liverpool (AFP)
Malaysia agrees to AFC demand to host Man Utd tour (AFP)
Jeonbuk beat Auckland's amateurs (AFP)
Fuentes denies any links with Primera Liga side Betis (Reuters)
Court dismisses fans' bid for probe into Zidane's World Cup expulsion (AP)
Strachan thrilled with Milan draw (AFP)
Strachan says Glasgow derbies are more disciplined (Reuters)
Holders Sevilla draw Steaua Bucharest (AFP)
New West Ham boss Curbishley promises clean slate for all (Reuters)
Robben confident of finding space in wingless Chelsea (AFP)
Pistons F Wallace to miss next two games (AP)
Dong cleared to play for United (AFP)
Iraq in rare show of unity as football dreams dashed (AFP)
Bad to be the King
No clerical error: Vatican in soccer tournament (AP)
Juve game postponed after youth players drown (Reuters)
U.S. opens Davis Cup at Czech Republic (AP)
Nets F Jefferson out with sore ankle (AP)
Ankle sidelines Sixers F Webber (AP)
Diaw powers Suns to 13th straight win (AP)
Sluggish Mavs extend 76ers' skid to 10 (AP)
Wallace's 27 rebounds power Bulls to win (AP)
Wizards snap 16-game skid against Heat (AP)
Celts win despite 42 points by 'Melo (AP)
Hawks ruin Gasol's debut, top Grizzlies (AP)
Ford carries Bosh-less Raptors by Nets (AP)
Hughes, Cavaliers coast past Sonics (AP)
Questions and The Answer
Abdur-Rahim rallies Kings by Jazz, 98-97 (AP)
Barca coach Rijkaard seeks to deflect pressure (Reuters)
Kobe's 53 rally Lakers by Rockets in 2OT (AP)
Agger will do for Benitez (AFP)
Coach says Inter have nothing to fear from Barcelona (Reuters)
Silence at Italian matches for drowned Juve youth players (Reuters)
Marumo hat trick hands Stars South African cup title (Reuters)
English football fans mourn murdered prostitutes (AFP)
"We need Gago," says Real coach Capello (AFP)
Henry hoping for FA Cup return against Liverpool (AFP)
Lehmann World Cup penalty note fetches one million euros (Reuters)
Barthez will join Nantes, club confirms (Reuters)
Pierce leads Celts to fifth straight win (AP)
Hill, Howard help Magic end skid (AP)
Ten ejected in wild Knicks-Nuggets brawl (AP)
Suns tie team mark, win 14th in a row (AP)
Spurs extend Sixers' skid to 11 games (AP)
Wade scores 41 in return as Heat win (AP)
Nowitzki's strong second-half lifts Mavs (AP)
Pistons pull away from Nets for win (AP)
Nocioni's free throws in OT lift Bulls (AP)
Bad apples
Counterpunch to Commish
Others ready if Brazil blow 2014 bid, says Blatter (Reuters)
Blatter wants amateurs out of Club World Cup (AFP)
FIFA to lift ban on Iran (Reuters)
Rijkaard's Barcelona on verge of greatness (AFP)
Ferguson too wise for Mourinho's mind games (AFP)
Gers now ready for Celtic says Le Guen (AFP)
Boca want over 20 million euros from Real for Gago (Reuters)
Ajax sink Excelsior, Utrecht stun Feyenoord (Reuters)
Heartbreak for Barcelona as Brazil's Inter snatch World Club crown (AFP)
Tevez surprised Pardew not axed by West Ham sooner (Reuters)
Barca fullback Zambrotta out for a month (Reuters)
Israeli soccer match called off after players say they were offered bribes (AP)
NBA likely to rule on brawl Monday (AP)
Hornets' Peja has surgery, West next (AP)
Raptors win third straight without Bosh (AP)
Cannavaro to win FIFA award: report (AFP)
Dortmund bosses to meet as pressure on coach rises (Reuters)
Jazz end seven-game skid against Pacers (AP)
Yao sparks McGrady-less Rockets to win (AP)
Germany voted team of the year by nation's sportswriters (Reuters)
Maxiell lifts Pistons past SuperSonics (AP)
PREVIEW-Soccer-Bayern have German Cup score to settle at Aachen (Reuters)
PREVIEW-Soccer-Shevchenko scavenges for League Cup crumbs (Reuters)
Colombia to formally bid for 2014 FIFA World Cup (AP)
Ecuadorean championship winners (Reuters)
Sixers in no rush to trade Iverson (AP)
Arenas' 60 power Wizards by Lakers in OT (AP)
Mourinho salutes players after crucial Chelsea win (AFP)
Australia in spotlight at Asian Cup finals draw (Reuters)
Euro 2008 qualifiers to be available via Internet (AP)
Everton slam Mourinho over diving charges (AFP)
Everton ask FA, Premier League to investigate Mourinho (Reuters)
French connection for Eriksson (AFP)
Egypt celebrates 'third best club in the world' Ahly (AFP)
Dortmund lose patience and fire coach Van Marwijk (Reuters)
Fuentes denies any links with Real Madrid (Reuters)
South America round-up (Reuters)
American Howard doesn't expect to return to Manchester United (AP)
Dos Santos joins Wolfsburg on loan from Bayern (Reuters)
Zaugg named as Liechtenstein coach (Reuters)
Borussia sack Van Marwijk (AFP)
Rocky Mountain low
Brazil's Marta wins FIFA women's player of the year award (AFP)
Cannavaro wins World Player of the Year award (AFP)
PROFILE-Soccer-Cannavaro gets reward for World Cup display (Reuters)
Fabio Cannavaro (Reuters)
Materazzi accused of provocation (AFP)
Losing his Carolina Way
Arenas' 60-point night was Kobe-esque (AP)
Bobcats F May to miss seven to 10 days (AP)
Cannavaro voted FIFA player of the year (AP)
Schalke signs Brazilian defender Gustavo (SportsTicker)
Anthony suspended 15 games, Isiah none (AP)
Heat pull out of bidding for Iverson (AP)
Johnson wants Mourinho to retract dive claims (Reuters)
Marbury's layup gives Knicks OT win (AP)
Undermanned Nuggets top Wizards (AP)
Wade beats buzzer as Heat top Hornets (AP)
Kidd, Krstic lift Nets past Warriors (AP)
Kings' Martin out with ankle injury (AP)
Australia, Iran, Japan, Korea top seeds for Asian Cup (Reuters)
Gay leads Grizzlies past Sonics in 2OT (AP)
Dirk, Howard power Mavericks by Kings (AP)
Southgate tells Middlesbrough to tighten up (AFP)
West's one-sided story
Soccer 2006: Zidane's head-butt creates wrong lasting image (SportsTicker)
Gordon gets internal hearing at Hearts (AFP)
Australia, Japan and South Korea seeded for Asian Cup finals (AFP)
We failed in Japan, says America coach (Reuters)
Rober is new football coach at Borussia Dortmund (AFP)
Draw for the group stage of the 2007 Asian Cup (Reuters)
Mexico goalkeeper Sanchez leaves Guadalajara (Reuters)
Delgado apologises for part in Ecuador brawl (Reuters)
Match schedule for the 2007 Asian Cup (Reuters)
HSV players put up banner urging board to keep Doll (Reuters)
Rober named new coach of Borussia Dortmund (SportsTicker)
Rugby shows the way when it comes to refs (AFP)
Fog postpones Liverpool's League Cup quarter-final (Reuters)
Tens of thousands welcome home club champs Internacional (Reuters)
McBride plays it cool on contract talks (SportsTicker)
76ers trade Iverson to Nuggets (AP)
Zidane backs FIFA's choice of Cannavaro (SportsTicker)
Donovan, Dempsey and Twellman picked for Bradley's first camp (AP)
A win-win situation
Fernando fires Bordeaux into League Cup semi-finals (Reuters)
Boca's Gago offered to Barcelona and Milan: reports (AFP)
Rocky relationship
Speedy Kalou chases elusive goals at Chelsea (Reuters)
Stoudemire, Suns win 15th straight game (AP)
Deng, Bulls top Lakers 94-89 (AP)
Nuggets' Anthony considers appeal (AP)
Japan skipper Miyamoto set for switch to Salzburg (Reuters)
Huelva ask for postponement after death crash (Reuters)
Former Japan skipper Miyamoto to play for FC Salzburg (AFP)
Man Utd too good to turn down, says Larsson (AFP)
Saha extends Man Utd contract until 2010 (Reuters)
Saha extends Manchester United deal (AFP)
Newcastle United confirms Polygon consortium bid approach (Reuters)
Former winners Bury kicked out of FA Cup (Reuters)
Le Mans stun Sochaux to reach League Cup semi-finals (Reuters)
Israel police widen probe into soccer match-fixing (Reuters)
Sign Kaka now urges Bayern's Sagnol (AFP)
Le Monde to print letters by Spanish clubs refuting doping allegations (AP)
Nuggets' Iverson unlikely for Wednesday (AP)
Rovers take Nesmachniy on trial (AFP)
Doll to remain in Hamburg hot-seat (AFP)
Hamburg keep faith with Doll despite dismal run (Reuters)
FIFA lifts ban on Iran international soccer (SportsTicker)
Snow keeps Iverson away, postpones game (AP)
2007 Libertadores Cup draw (Reuters)
Defoe breaks brave Southend's resistance (AFP)
Chelsea, Spurs march into League Cup semi-finals (Reuters)
Hype has caught up with Adu, observers say (Reuters)
South America backs Brazil to host 2014 World Cup (Reuters)
Libertadores holders Inter handed tough draw (Reuters)
O'Neal, Pacers extend 76ers' skid to 12 (AP)
Jazz rally from 21 down to beat Hawks (AP)
Magic hold off slumping Hornets 86-83 (AP)
Davis, Warriors end Celtics' win streak (AP)
Iverson: I never wanted to leave Philly (AP)
Mavs' Nowitzki sprains left ankle (AP)
Carter ends slump, Nets edge Cavs (AP)
Williams gets triple-double as Bucks win (AP)
Lakers dominate in fourth, beat Wolves (AP)
Nowitzki sprains ankle, Mavs top Sonics (AP)
Japan international Santos to play for Austria's FC Salzburg (AFP)
Colombian championship winners (Reuters)
Cucuta make history by winning Colombia title (Reuters)
Littbarski returns to Japan as new coach of Fukuoka (Reuters)
Japan's Alex to join Miyamoto at Salzburg (Reuters)
First Brazilian player in Macedonia dies of heart attack (Reuters)
Jonatas's father released by kidnappers, club say (Reuters)
Germany's Littbarski to coach relegated Avispa Fukuoka (AFP)
Larry Brown could return to 76ers (AP)
Ronaldinho applies for Spanish citizenship (AFP)
Fernandez sets Colo Colo on way to easy win in final (Reuters)
Mido wants Chelsea final showdown (AFP)
Agent hits back at Lord Stevens' bribes report (AFP)
Irureta throws in the towel at Betis (Reuters)
Lee's tip-in at buzzer lifts Knicks (AP)
No regrets for Real's new recruit Higuain (Reuters)
Nowak leaves DC United for U.S. national team (Reuters)
What's eating Milan? (SI.com)
Betis sack Irureta (AFP)
Anthony won't appeal 15-game suspension (AP)
AC Milan's woes continue as player fails dope test (AFP)
Real Madrid sign Argentine tyro (AFP)
Muzurovic back for second stint as Bosnia coach (Reuters)
Miller's Sixers' debut probably delayed (AP)
Sonics' Lewis has MRI on injured hand (AP)
Kuerten to play in Movistar Open (AP)
Benfica cut gap on leaders with rout of Belenenses (Reuters)
Snowbound Suns look to come home Friday (AP)
La Volpe takes over at Velez, swaps with Russo (Reuters)
Pistons beat Cavs in playoff rematch (AP)