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  1. In a 2008 photo provided by Gary Lambert, Margaret Lambert stands outside her home in New York. Lambert, then known as Gretel Bergmann, matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the record was all but obliterated and Lambert, who was Jewish, was kicked off them team. Now comes news that Germany's track and field association restored the mark, calling the decision an 'act of justice and a symbolic gesture' while acknowledging it 'can in no way make up' for the past. It also requested that she be included in Germany's sports hall of fame. (AP Photo/Gary Lambert)
    Germans restore 1936 high jump record AP - Tue Nov 24, 1:37 PM ETSent 214 times

    NEW YORK - Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.

  2. FILE - This is a Nov. 19, 2009, file photo showing California coach Mike Montgomery arguing with the referee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
    Foul! Study says hoop refs try to even the score AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:20 PM ETSent 51 times

    They don't all need glasses. But if you always suspected basketball referees are biased — well, you're right, according to a couple of professors who've studied the matter.

  3. FILE - This is an Oct. 10, 2009, file photo showing Florida coach Urban Meyer yelling to his team during an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Meyer plans to coach the Gators 'as long as they'll have me.' With rumors swirling about Charlie Weis' future at Notre Dame, Meyer squashed any potential speculation about leaving Gainesville for South Bend. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
    Florida's Meyer: Notre Dame not a coaching option AP - Mon Nov 23, 3:49 PM ETSent 46 times

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Standing behind the same podium where quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his now-famous promise 14 months and 21 wins ago, coach Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be at Florida "as long as they'll have me."

  4. Devon Alexander puts on his shoes before working out at the Marquette Recreation Center Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in St. Louis. Alexander, a north St. Louis native, won the WBC welterweight title in August. He started boxing with 30 other kids when he was in grade school. Of those 30, at least eight are dead and another 10 are in prison or have spent time behind bars. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
    Champion boxer survived where friends went astray AP - Tue Nov 24, 11:34 AM ETSent 41 times

    ST. LOUIS - Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.

  5. FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2002, file photo, Washington Wizards' chairman of the board Abe Pollin, left, shakes hands with Wizards' Michael Jordan, right, as he presented Jordan with a trophy that commemorated his 30, 000 point scoring milestone during the halftime of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the MCI Center in Washington. Pollin died on Tuesday, Nov., 24, 2009, his company, Washington Sports & Entertainment announced. He was 85. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
    Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85 AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:41 PM ETSent 40 times

    WASHINGTON - Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld.

  6. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim yells instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Syracuse won 87-71. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
    Kansas still No. 1 in AP poll; Syracuse No. 10 AP - Mon Nov 23, 2:49 PM ETSent 28 times

    Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

  7. FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, the Silverdome is seen in Pontiac, Mich. A judge has cleared the way for the city to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadian company for $583,000. The Lions abandoned the 80,300-seat Silverdome in 2002, when they moved to Detroit's Ford Field. Pontiac has been spending $1.5 million a year to maintain the largely unused stadium. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
    Judge clears $583,000 Pontiac Silverdome sale AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:57 PM ETSent 26 times

    PONTIAC, Mich. - A judge cleared the way Monday for a Canadian company to pay $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome, built for $55.7 million in 1975 to house the NFL's Detroit Lions.

  8. FILE - This is a June 25, 2009, file photo showing Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer during a baseball game in Milwaukee. Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)
    Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP AP - Tue Nov 24, 4:52 AM ETSent 25 times

    MINNEAPOLIS - At the ripe old age of 26, Joe Mauer now has an AL Most Valuable Player award to add to a jam-packed trophy case that already holds three batting titles, three Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves.

  9. FILE - This is a Nov. 7, 2009, file photo showing Northeastern quarterback Alex Dulski geting sacked by Massachusetts' Anthony Monette during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Amherst, Mass. Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain. President Joseph Aoun and the board of trustees endorsed the move Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, after a two-year review of the Boston school's sports programs by athletic director Peter Roby. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri, File)
    Northeastern ends football after 74 seasons AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:53 PM ETSent 23 times

    BOSTON - Northeastern University is ending its football program after 74 seasons because the investment required to make it competitive was too high.

  10. FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora leaves the field after the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in St. Louis. 'The only thing I remember is coming out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game. And then — a big gap,' Vobora said about a concussion he got this season. 'But I played the whole game, until the last series, when I started asking guys questions, and they looked at me like I was crazy.' (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)
    APNewsBreak: Chairs of NFL concussion panel resign AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:00 PM ETSent 22 times

    Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams Tuesday, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."

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  1. Germans restore 1936 high jump record AP - Tue Nov 24, 1:37 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.

  2. APNewsBreak: Chairs of NFL concussion panel resign AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:00 PM ET

    Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams Tuesday, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."

  3. FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols watches the flight of a solo home run hit off of San Diego Padres pitcher Edward Mujica during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Diego. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
    Albert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:08 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company.

  4. 3 Conn. athletes accused of sex assault conspiracy AP - Tue Nov 24, 4:54 PM ET

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Three lacrosse players for a Catholic university in New England have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room.

  5. Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) shoots over Jacksonville State Danielle Beneby (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)
    Baylor's Griner becomes 7th woman to dunk AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:55 PM ET

    WACO, Texas - Baylor freshman sensation Brittney Griner took a lob pass inside with no one around her, turned and became the seventh woman to dunk in a college game with her one-handed slam in the eight-ranked Lady Bears' 104-45 victory over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night.

  6. Paltry sale for once-proud dome in once-proud city AP - Tue Nov 24, 8:20 PM ET

    PONTIAC, Mich. - Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats.

  7. Swarbrick: Weis will return with team to S. Bend AP - Tue Nov 24, 7:21 PM ET

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says Charlie Weis will return with the football team after the Stanford game instead of staying on the West Coast to recruit.

  8. In this photo taken on Nov. 7, 2009, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen waits for the snap from center Eric Olsen (55) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Olsen didn't arrive at Notre Dame with much fanfare, but he has been the steadying force on an offensive line that's had its ups and downs this season. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
    AP source: Clausen has a black eye after punch AP - Tue Nov 24, 6:38 PM ET

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was sporting a black eye behind the tinted visor he wore to practice Tuesday.

  9. Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85 AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:41 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld.

  10. Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Andy Murray of Great Britain in a Singles match during the Barclays ATP World Tour Tennis Finals in London. Federer said finishing the season as world number one counted among his greatest-ever achievements in the game(AFP/Carl de Souza)
    Federer feeling on top of the world AFP - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer said finishing the season as world number one counted among his greatest-ever achievements in the game, given the dramatic upheaval in his personal life during 2009.

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  1. Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws a pass at practice Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Clausen was punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning, when he was with his family and girlfriend after Notre Dame's double overtime loss to Connecticut, according to a university official. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
    AP source: Clausen has a black eye after punch AP - Tue Nov 24, 6:38 PM ET

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was sporting a black eye behind the tinted visor he wore to practice Tuesday.

  2. Baseball Writers of America representative Rick Hummel, right, announces that St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols, left, has won his third National League MVP, second in a row, during a baseball news coference, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
    Albert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:08 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company.

  3. NFL makes Vikings-Cardinals night game on Dec. 6 AP - Tue Nov 24, 12:22 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The NFL has moved the Minnesota at Arizona game to the night slot on Dec. 6 under its flexible scheduling policy.

  4. APNewsBreak: Chairs of NFL concussion panel resign AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:00 PM ET

    Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams Tuesday, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."

  5. Champion boxer survived where friends went astray AP - Tue Nov 24, 11:34 AM ET

    ST. LOUIS - Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.

  6. David Beckham of Los Angeles Galaxy, seen here on November 22, has suffered from asthma since he was a boy, but it does not affect his performance, his agent has been quoted as saying.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Otto Greule Jr)
    Beckham is 'long-term asthma sufferer' AFP - Tue Nov 24, 10:35 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - England midfielder David Beckham has suffered from asthma since he was a boy, but it does not affect his performance, his agent was quoted as saying Tuesday.

  7. Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85 AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:41 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld.

  8. 3 Conn. athletes accused of sex assault conspiracy AP - Tue Nov 24, 4:54 PM ET

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Three lacrosse players for a Catholic university in New England have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room.

  9. Germans restore 1936 high jump record AP - Tue Nov 24, 1:37 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.

  10. Senator urges Adidas to keep NBA uniforms in USA AP - Tue Nov 24, 5:03 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The official uniforms for NBA players could soon be made in Asia, a move drawing sharp criticism from a New York Democratic senator.

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