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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 216 times

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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 - 1 hour, 51 minutes agoSent 40 times

    WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers in a neighborhood that was torched during the 1968 riots.

  4. 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 34 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.

  5. 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 33 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."

  6. 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.

  7. 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 - 1 hour, 23 minutes agoSent 26 times

    Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, 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."

  8. FILE - In this July 10, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. 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/David Banks, File)
    Albert Pujols unanimous NL MVP pick AP - 2 hours, 9 minutes agoSent 21 times

    ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols matched Stan Musial and did him one better, too.

  9. 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 18 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.

  10. 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 18 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.

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  1. APNewsBreak: Chairs of NFL concussion panel resign AP - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

    Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, 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."

  2. 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.

  3. Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85 AP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers in a neighborhood that was torched during the 1968 riots.

  4. 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 - Wed Nov 25, 12:24 AM ET

    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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 unanimous NL MVP pick AP - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

    ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols matched Stan Musial and did him one better, too.

  7. 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.

  8. 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 - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

    WACO, Texas - For Baylor freshman sensation Brittney Griner, it was just another dunk. Something she is used to doing.

  9. 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.

  10. Washington Wizard's owner Abe Pollin (L) congratulates Michael Jordan on scoring 30,000 career points at the MCI Center in January 2002. Pollin, whose 45 years as owner of the Washington Wizards made him the NBA's longest-tenured club owner, died at age 85 and was honored with a moment of silence in the arena he built.(AFP/Stephen Jaffe)
    Wizards win after death of owner Pollin AFP - Wed Nov 25, 12:50 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Abe Pollin, whose 45 years directing the Washington Wizards made him the NBA's longest-tenured club owner, died at age 85, hours before his team won a tribute triumph in an arena he built.

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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. St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols, center, walks to a baseball news conference to announce his third National League MVP award with his wife Diedre, left, and his daughter Sophia on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
    Albert Pujols unanimous NL MVP pick AP - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

    ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols matched Stan Musial and did him one better, too.

  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 - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

    Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, 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. 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.

  6. Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85 AP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers in a neighborhood that was torched during the 1968 riots.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has a laugh with a fan prior to an NCAA college football against Florida International in Gainesville, Fla. There could be a blackout in Gainesville on Saturday, an eye blackout that is. Florida fans are urging everyone to wear eye black Saturday — with or without Bible verses on them — in honor of quarterback Tim Tebow's final game in The Swamp. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)
    Black and blue affair for Tebow's home finale AP - Tue Nov 24, 5:00 PM ET

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. - There could be a blackout at Florida Field on Saturday.

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