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Baker leads Iditarod at halfway point (AP)

AP - Satellite tracking shows three mushers have left Cripple, the halfway point in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Attorney: Pa. officers with Roethlisberger at club (AP)

AP - Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men didn't see anything inappropriate, an attorney for one of them said Wednesday.

Polish skier tests positive for EPO at Olympics (AP)
AP - Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics in the first serious doping case of the games.

IAAF: Negotiations ongoing in Caster case (AP)
AP - The gender case of South African Caster Semenya remains unresolved after seven months, leaving her future in track uncertain.

Hoelzl wins giant slalom WCup title; Vonn crashes (AP)

AP - Olympic silver medalist Tina Maze of Slovenia won the final giant slalom race of the season Thursday and Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany clinched the World Cup title in the event by finishing second.

Guay of Canada wins super-G World Cup title (AP)

AP - Erik Guay of Canada produced a daring run to win the final race of the season Thursday and claim a World Cup title in the super-G.

Rams re-sign TE Fells (AP)
AP - The St. Louis Rams have re-signed tight end Daniel Fells, who caught three touchdown passes in 2009.

A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)

AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.

Mavericks drop Nets to win 13th straight (Reuters)

Reuters - The Dallas Mavericks rallied after a stuttering start to extend their league-leading winning streak to 13 games with a 96-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.

Montana rallies for 66-65 win over Weber State (AP)

AP - Montana coach Wayne Tinkle shook off his assistants' suggestions to get the ball inside as the Grizzlies tried to rally from a 22-point deficit against Weber State.

Juve, Liverpool seek Europa League salvation (AFP)

AFP - European heavyweights Juventus and Liverpool will both seek to rescue disappointing seasons when the first legs of their respective Europa League last-16 ties kick off on Thursday.

Sagan speeds to Paris-Nice third stage (AFP)

AFP - Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday.

Aucoin lifts Coyotes past Canucks (AP)

AP - Adrian Aucoin beat Andrew Raycroft in a shootout with a little help from Phoenix backup goalie Jason LaBarbera.

Federer, Nadal return to action in desert (AFP)

AFP - World number one Roger Federer faces a potentially difficult path to the final of the Indian Wells hardcourt tournament, the season's first prestigious ATP Masters 1000 event.

Westwood leading an English charge (AP)

AP - Lee Westwood is the leader of an English revolution in the world of golf as the highest-ranked player at No. 4 in the world and a two-time winner of the European Tour money list.