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Grim talk turns to gold for now at Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - All the gloom and grim talk leading to the Sochi Olympics at last gave way to more uplifting things.

February 08, 2014 | By FRED LIEF AP Sports Writer | Sports

Jimmy Walker seizes control at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - The wind was so strong, the conditions so demanding, that Jimmy Walker felt like Saturday at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was competing against the golf course instead of the rest of the field.

February 08, 2014 | By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer | Sports

Russia kicks off Sochi Games with hope and hubris

SOCHI - A crowning achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia kicked off Friday with a celebration of its past greatness and hopes for future glory, most especially for a raucous group of Russian athletes who marched into the rollicking opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics with a message.

February 07, 2014 | By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press | Sports

Request for Hernandez's records denied

FALL RIVER, Mass. - A judge rejected a request Friday by prosecutors in ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's murder case for his jailhouse phone recordings, then ordered them to turn over to the defense copies of calls they acknowledged already having.

February 06, 2014 | By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI Associated Press | Sports

Loupe goes low in first round at Pro-Am

PEBBLE BEACH - Andrew Loupe knows how one week can change everything. He can only hope his 8-under 63 in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is the start of another one.

February 06, 2014 | By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer | Sports

Dempsey trying to regain form ahead of World Cup

A little more than four months before the U.S. World Cup opener, Clint Dempsey is trying to regain his form.

February 06, 2014 | By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer | Sports

All eyes on Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - They're designed to celebrate a millennium of Russian might and this country's modern rebound, and kick off two weeks of extraordinary human endeavors and planetary sportsmanship. But the ceremony opening the Sochi Olympics on Friday, more than anything, will be about one man: Vladimir Putin.

February 06, 2014 | By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press | Sports

Seahawks, Seattle celebrate team's first championship

SEATTLE - Hundreds of thousands of notoriously loud Seahawks fans cranked up the volume Wednesday, cheering, chanting and going berserk during a parade and ceremony to celebrate the first Super Bowl victory in the history of the franchise.

February 05, 2014 | By PHUONG LE Associated Press | Sports

White bails out of event, cites treacherous course

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Shaun White jammed his wrist on one jump and watched the world's best snowboarders join him in tumbling down the supersized, super-scary Olympic slopestyle course.

February 05, 2014 | By EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writer | Sports

@PrepFBProspect, #ComePlayForUs

Recruiting is the lifeline of college coaches and with teenagers using social media like Twitter to communicate, some football staffs have pushed the boundaries of NCAA regulations to reach top high school recruits.

February 04, 2014 | By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer | Sports

Outdoor Life: Catching cold weather bass in farm ponds

The small game hunters are still out there on the prowl and enjoying the last few weeks of hunting season, but if you are a fisherman at heart and have been yearning for the feel of a largemouth bass on the end of your reel, take heart.

February 04, 2014 | By ALVIN RICHARDSON dar8589@bellsouth.net | Sports

Putin strokes leopard, wins support of IOC

SOCHI, Russia - Stroking a Persian leopard sprawled on his lap, tough-guy President Vladimir Putin showed his softer side Thursday as he prepared to welcome the world to his budget-busting Winter Olympics.

February 04, 2014 | By STEPHEN WILSON and STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press | Sports

For business titans, pressure is the cut at Pebble

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - For Ryan Palmer, with three PGA Tour wins and over $14 million in career earnings, it seemed like any other day at the office after he finished his third round at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

February 04, 2014 | By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer | Sports

ACC has the title, SEC still has the recruits

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference is still reigning supreme on the recruiting trail.

February 03, 2014 | By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer | Sports

Sochi city hall orders killing of stray dogs

SOCHI, Russia - Thousands of stray dogs have been living amid the mud and rubble of Olympic construction sites, roaming the streets and snowy mountainsides, and begging for scraps of food.

February 03, 2014 | By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press | Sports

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Russian security forces attack Pussy Riot members

SOCHI - Cossack militia attacked Russia's Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips on Wednesday as the artists - who have feuded with Vladimir Putin's government for years - tried to perform under a sign advertising the Sochi Olympics.

February 19, 2014 | By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press | Sports

Showing no emotion, Jeter says 'time is right'

TAMPA, Fla. - Derek Jeter spoke for 25 minutes, 44 seconds and answered 26 questions about his decision to retire at the end of this season.

February 19, 2014 | AP Sports Writer | Sports

Martin's legal options limited in Dolphin case

MIAMI (AP) - The legal options for offensive lineman Jonathan Martin may be limited under workplace discrimination and harassment laws because an NFL-ordered investigation found that neither Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin nor the Miami Dolphins' top executives knew about the bullying he endured, labor law experts say.

February 19, 2014 | By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer | Sports

Outdoor Life: Pond management for improved fishing

There are hundreds of small ponds in the Southeast Georgia area and thousands more around the state. Those waters account for nearly half of the recreational fishing done in Georgia and of course serve multiple purposes in many cases. Water for livestock and crop irrigation are the two most frequent uses of farm ponds other than for fishing.

February 18, 2014 | By ALVIN RICHARDSON dar8589@bellsouth.net | Sports

Olympic day of politics and power on the slopes

SOCHI, Russia - The politics got a little hotter. The slopes got a lot slushier.

February 18, 2014 | By FRED LIEF AP Sports Writer | Sports

Marino, Sharpe out, Gonzalez in on CBS pregame

NEW YORK - Goodbye, Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe. Hello, Tony Gonzalez.

February 18, 2014 | By RICK FREEMAN AP Sports Writer | Sports

QB backs bid to form college athletes union

CHICAGO - Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter testified Tuesday that he was essentially paid to play via his scholarship as the National Labor Relations Board opened a closely watched hearing on a bid to form what would be the first union for college athletes in U.S. history.

February 18, 2014 | By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press | Sports

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