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Today's Sports News: Brady wins top offensive player award Ho-hum media day for Super Bowl QBs AP Interview: Rodriguez felt UM had turned corner Man. United's Rooney leads goal-spree against Villa A Super Bowl shiver hits Texas Bracelet new charm in athletes' search for edge Smith leads Hornets past Wizards, 97-89 Super Bowl decision on Pouncey to go down to the wire Royals hire Willie Aikens as minor league coach Lakers take down Rockets in overtime Florida beats No. 24 Vanderbilt 65-61 in OT Cyclist Monsalve claims Tour de Langkawi Sharks rally past Coyotes 5-3 Raonic serve flattens Lu at South Africa Open tennis tournament Mickelson eyes a big year with focus back to golf UFC champ Velasquez has shoulder surgery Arkansas boxer who died was examined before match McDreamy gains credibility with podium finish Russia: Construction chief's exit won't harm Sochi Brady wins top offensive player award Tue, 1 Feb 2011 05:31 pm PST AP - Tom Brady tore up the NFL with his precision passing and dynamic guidance of the New England Patriots' offense. Full Story Top Ho-hum media day for Super Bowl QBs Tue, 1 Feb 2011 05:41 pm PST AP - Ben Roethlisberger dodged the tough character questions the way he avoids pass rushers. Aaron Rodgers didn't have to. He didn't get any. Full Story Top AP Interview: Rodriguez felt UM had turned corner Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:05 pm PST AP - Rich Rodriguez was convinced the worst was behind him at Michigan, that better days were coming after three tumultuous seasons. Much better. "Exponentially" better, as he put it. Full Story Top Man. United's Rooney leads goal-spree against Villa Tue, 1 Feb 2011 05:21 pm PST AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney has finally rediscovered his scoring touch after the England striker netted twice in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Aston Villa here on Tuesday. Full Story Top A Super Bowl shiver hits Texas Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:58 pm PST AP - One Pittsburgh safety kept interrupting reporters' questions about the Super Bowl to complain it was too chilly. A Green Bay receiver bragged that the snow outside made the Packers "the home team." Full Story Top Bracelet new charm in athletes' search for edge Tue, 1 Feb 2011 07:18 pm PST AP - Pro football players can be a hilariously superstitious bunch. Most would wear a necklace strung with garlic bulbs if they believed it repelled pass rushers the way it supposedly does vampires. Full Story Top Smith leads Hornets past Wizards, 97-89 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 07:56 pm PST AP - Jason Smith scored a career-high 20 points in a rare starting role and the New Orleans Hornets defeated Washington 97-89 on Tuesday night, dropping the Wizards to 0-25 on the road. Full Story Top Super Bowl decision on Pouncey to go down to the wire Tue, 1 Feb 2011 07:29 pm PST Reuters - Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey said the team will wait until Super Bowl Sunday before deciding whether he is fit to take the field against the Green Bay Packers. Full Story Top Royals hire Willie Aikens as minor league coach Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:02 pm PST AP - Willie Mays Aikens, who went from World Series star to federal prison inmate, has returned to baseball. Full Story Top Lakers take down Rockets in overtime Tue, 1 Feb 2011 11:33 pm PST Reuters - Kobe Bryant helped the limping Lakers to a 114-106 win over the Houston Rockets in overtime on Tuesday as the defending champions ground out the win despite another sub-par performance. Full Story Top Florida beats No. 24 Vanderbilt 65-61 in OT Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:39 pm PST AP - Kenny Boynton scored 15 points, the last of them coming on a huge 3-pointer in overtime, and Florida beat No. 24 Vanderbilt 65-61 on Tuesday night. Full Story Top Cyclist Monsalve claims Tour de Langkawi Tue, 1 Feb 2011 11:33 am PST AFP - Venezuela's Jonathan Monsalve scooped the overall line honours in the 16th Tour de Langkawi which concluded in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday. Full Story Top Sharks rally past Coyotes 5-3 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:41 pm PST AP - Patrick Marleau scored a short-handed goal with 6:05 remaining to cap San Jose's rally from a three-goal deficit and the Sharks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5-3 Tuesday night. Full Story Top Raonic serve flattens Lu at South Africa Open tennis tournament Tue, 1 Feb 2011 12:16 pm PST AFP - Asian tennis star Yen-Hsun Lu from Taiwan crashed out of the South Africa Open in the opening round Tuesday after a 6-3, 6-3 defeat by Canadian Milos Raonic. Full Story Top Mickelson eyes a big year with focus back to golf Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:51 pm PST AP - One of the more compelling images from Torrey Pines apparently won't be forgotten anytime soon. 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 Arkansas boxer who died was examined before match Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:12 pm PST AP - A man who died at a hospital after an Arkansas boxing match had been examined by a doctor before he entered the ring, a member of the state Athletic Commission said Monday. Full Story Top McDreamy gains credibility with podium finish Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:33 pm PST AP - It was no fluke when Patrick Dempsey led laps overnight in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Full Story Top Russia: Construction chief's exit won't harm Sochi Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:47 am PST AP - The replacement of the construction chief for the 2014 Winter Olympics was not related to corruption concerns and won't affect preparations for the Sochi Games, the Russian government minister overseeing the project said Tuesday. Full Story Top

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