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Today's Sports News: Payton keeps Saints jovial in dreary weather Caldwell making contingency plans for Freeney Soggy start to Super Bowl week Super Bowl's Saints had humble start in Big Easy Kobe gets Lakers' scoring mark in loss to Memphis Freshman Hamilton leads No. 9 Texas past OSU 72-60 Saints prepared go all out in pursuit of Manning MLB says Upper Deck cards is stealing trademarks Grizzlies halt Lakers and record-breaking Bryant Mercer defeats Florida Gulf Coast 78-72 Goalkeeper Cech sees key week ahead for Chelsea LeMond and Trek bicycles settle two-year lawsuit Rangers acquire Jokinen from Flames Federer maintains reign with commanding win McCarron refuses to back down UFC's Brock Lesnar ready for return Hopkins and Jones book long-delayed rematch Massa makes return to F1 testing after crash Devils D-man Paul Martin will miss Olympics Payton keeps Saints jovial in dreary weather Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:09 pm PST AP - Sean Payton had taken a few pages from the playbook of the late coaching great Bill Walsh before. Full Story Top Caldwell making contingency plans for Freeney Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:58 pm PST AP - The hope is that Dwight Freeney will play in Sunday's Super Bowl for the Indianapolis Colts. Full Story Top Soggy start to Super Bowl week Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:02 pm PST AP - Rain drove the New Orleans Saints indoors Monday. The NFL scrambled to move Tuesday's media day activities under cover. And tourism officials tried to shrug off the public-relations blow of a soggy start to Super Bowl week. Full Story Top Super Bowl's Saints had humble start in Big Easy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:27 pm PST AP - They were an odd aggregation, a collection of misfits, nomads and newcomers eager to show off football, New Orleans-style. Full Story Top Kobe gets Lakers' scoring mark in loss to Memphis Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:35 pm PST AP - Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers' career scorer, but it wasn't enough as the Memphis Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night. Full Story Top Freshman Hamilton leads No. 9 Texas past OSU 72-60 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:39 pm PST AP - Freshman swingman Jordan Hamilton scored a career-high 27 points and No. 9 Texas finally slowed down James Anderson in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 72-60 on Monday night. Full Story Top Saints prepared go all out in pursuit of Manning Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:52 pm PST Reuters - When New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urged his players to give Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning some 'remember me' shots in Sunday's Super Bowl he must have expected a response. Full Story Top MLB says Upper Deck cards is stealing trademarks Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:16 pm PST AP - Major League Baseball's licensing wing is calling out a baseball card maker for allegedly stealing trademarks. Full Story Top Grizzlies halt Lakers and record-breaking Bryant Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:30 pm PST Reuters - The Memphis Grizzlies overcame a record-breaking performance by Kobe Bryant to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 Monday. Full Story Top Mercer defeats Florida Gulf Coast 78-72 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:43 pm PST AP - Daniel Emerson scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Mercer defeat Florida Gulf Coast 78-72 on Monday night. Full Story Top Goalkeeper Cech sees key week ahead for Chelsea Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:48 pm PST AFP - Goalkeeper Petr Cech is convinced Chelsea have the perfect opportunity to establish a lead at the top of the Premier League this week that could prove highly significant come the end of the season. Full Story Top LeMond and Trek bicycles settle two-year lawsuit Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:43 pm PST AP - Trek Bicycle Corp. and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond have settled their nearly two-year court battle. Full Story Top Rangers acquire Jokinen from Flames Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:23 pm PST AP - The New York Rangers acquired forwards Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust from the Calgary Flames for forwards Christopher Higgins and Ales Kotalik late Monday night. Full Story Top Federer maintains reign with commanding win Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:12 pm PST AFP - Roger Federer showed he has no intention of relinquishing his iron grip at the top of men's tennis, winning his fourth Australian Open, 16th Grand Slam and securing the top ranking for a 268th week. Full Story Top McCarron refuses to back down Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:44 pm PST AP - Ping chairman John Solheim reminded the PGA Tour on Monday that it cannot make a separate rule to ban Ping Eye2 wedges, the 20-year-old clubs that led Scott McCarron to claim Phil Mickelson is "cheating" by using them. Full Story Top UFC's Brock Lesnar ready for return Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:20 am PST AP - Brock Lesnar is ready to resume training to defend his UFC heavyweight title after a serious intestinal problem derailed his career and endangered his life. Full Story Top Hopkins and Jones book long-delayed rematch Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:50 pm PST Reuters - Seventeen years after losing their first fight, Bernard Hopkins is to finally get his chance for revenge on fellow American Roy Jones Jr in April. Full Story Top Massa makes return to F1 testing after crash Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:15 am PST AP - Felipe Massa returned to a competitive Formula One car Monday and the Ferrari driver was fastest in a morning testing session — his first since a life-threatening crash last summer. Full Story Top Devils D-man Paul Martin will miss Olympics Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:31 pm PST AP - New Jersey Devils defenseman Paul Martin will not play for the United States in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver because of a slow-healing broken left forearm. Full Story Top

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