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Today's Sports News: St. John's stuns No. 3 Duke, 93-78 Djokovic wins No. 2, joins multi-major winner club AP Interview: Taurasi denies taking modafinil Real's Mourinho sees Spanish league bid weakened Celtics beat Lakers 109-96 in NBA finals rematch NFC storms to big lead, takes Pro Bowl 55-41 Briere's 2 goals lift Lidstrom NHL All-Stars NFC knocks out AFC early in 55-41 Pro Bowl victory Texas may eliminate steroid testing program Warriors snap four-game skid, beat Jazz 96-81 Thompson leads WSU over No. 18 Washington Facing sanction, Tour de France's Contador 'no longer believes' in doping system Sharp wins All-Star MVP award Djokovic win heralds new era, Aussie media says Nicklaus, Watson win Champions Skins Game UFC champ Velasquez has shoulder surgery Bradley beats Alexander with unanimous decision Ganassi sweeps top 2 spots in Rolex 24 at Daytona 2002 Olympic skeleton champion says medal stolen St. John's stuns No. 3 Duke, 93-78 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:39 pm PST AP - Dwight Hardy scored 26 points and St. John's stunned No. 3 Duke 93-78 on Sunday, capping the Red Storm's run of eight straight games against ranked teams with their third win. Full Story Top Djokovic wins No. 2, joins multi-major winner club Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:28 am PST AP - Novak Djokovic gave his old friend Andy Murray a sympathetic hug and a few consoling words, then got on with the real celebrations. Full Story Top AP Interview: Taurasi denies taking modafinil Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:01 pm PST AP - Former UConn women's basketball star Diana Taurasi is adamant: No matter what the test results showed, she never used performance-enhancing drugs. Full Story Top Real's Mourinho sees Spanish league bid weakened Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:33 pm PST AFP - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was surprisingly calm after his side's 1-0 loss at Osasuna, refusing to make excuses or blame the players for a defeat that left his squad seven points behind league leaders Barcelona. Full Story Top Celtics beat Lakers 109-96 in NBA finals rematch Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:59 pm PST AP - Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics had no reason to discuss their heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the NBA finals last summer before they returned to Staples Center on Sunday. Full Story Top NFC storms to big lead, takes Pro Bowl 55-41 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:15 pm PST AP - A tropical rainstorm moved in from the Pacific and cleared just before the Pro Bowl began on Sunday. What followed was a sloppy show that was not exactly riveting entertainment a week in advance of the Super Bowl. Full Story Top Briere's 2 goals lift Lidstrom NHL All-Stars Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:32 pm PST AP - Nicklas Lidstrom limited his All-Star losses to a flip of the puck and the skills competition. Full Story Top NFC knocks out AFC early in 55-41 Pro Bowl victory Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:00 pm PST Reuters - The NFC raced to a 42-point first-half lead before coasting to a 55-41 victory over the AFC in the Pro Bowl on Sunday. Full Story Top Texas may eliminate steroid testing program Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:35 pm PST AP - When Texas began testing tens of thousands of high school athletes for steroids, the goal was to stop teens from taking dangerous performance-enhancing drugs. The death of a 17-year-old baseball player in a Dallas suburb had drawn national attention to the hazard. Full Story Top Warriors snap four-game skid, beat Jazz 96-81 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:30 pm PST AP - Stephen Curry had 27 points and seven assists and the Golden State Warriors overcame scoring leader Monta Ellis' horrendous shooting performance to beat the undermanned Utah Jazz 96-81 on Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Full Story Top Thompson leads WSU over No. 18 Washington Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:41 pm PST AP - Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Washington State upset No. 18 Washington 87-80 on Sunday to pick up a signature win in its quest for an NCAA tournament bid. Full Story Top Facing sanction, Tour de France's Contador 'no longer believes' in doping system Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:18 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, in his first reaction to a proposed one-year suspension for alleged doping, strongly defended his innocence in an emotional press conference today. Full Story Top Sharp wins All-Star MVP award Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:32 pm PST AP - Chicago's Patrick Sharp skated off with a new car. The rest of his Blackhawks teammates were on the winning All-Star team. Full Story Top Djokovic win heralds new era, Aussie media says Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:55 pm PST AFP - Novak Djokovic's commanding Australian Open win over Andy Murray has broken the Federer-Nadal Grand Slam monopoly and heralds a new era for men's tennis, according to Australian media. Full Story Top Nicklaus, Watson win Champions Skins Game Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:58 pm PST AP - Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson successfully defended their Champions Skins Game title Sunday, finishing with seven skins and $310,000 to edge Mark O'Meara and Bernhard Langer by $10,000. Full Story Top UFC champ Velasquez has shoulder surgery Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:05 pm PST AP - UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez could be out eight months after recent surgery to repair his torn rotator cuff. Full Story Top Bradley beats Alexander with unanimous decision Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:05 pm PST AP - Timothy Bradley's fists and head-butts got the best of Devon Alexander. Full Story Top Ganassi sweeps top 2 spots in Rolex 24 at Daytona Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:26 pm PST AP - America's longest endurance race came down to a one-lap sprint. Full Story Top 2002 Olympic skeleton champion says medal stolen Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:55 pm PST AP - The winner of the women's skeleton at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics says her gold medal has been stolen. Full Story Top

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