Kleybanova wins 1st career title at Malaysian Open

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Alisa Kleybanova won her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open on Sunday, beating top-seeded Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Russian final….

Miyazato wins second straight LPGA event

SINGAPORE (AP) — Ai Miyazato won the HSBC Champions on Sunday to become the first LPGA Tour player in 44 years to sweep the first two events of a season, closing with 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Cristie Kerr….

USA’s `Night Train’ drives into bobsled history

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — They were bitter rivals, at least until the race was over….

Syracuse big men dominate in 95-77 win over ‘Nova

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Rick Jackson scored 19 points and Arinze Onuaku had 17 as Syracuse’s two big men dominated the second half, helping the No. 4 Orange rout No. 7 Villanova 95-77 on Saturday night before an NCAA on-campus record crowd of 34,616….

Lakers starting to become wary of the Denver Nuggets

It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out why Lakers forward Lamar Odom would change his view on the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers had little trouble with the Nuggets, sweeping them in the first round of the 2008 NBA playoffs. Though Denver gave them a challenge early in last season’s Western Conference finals, the Lakers coasted toward the latter part of the six-game series. The Nuggets’ two victories against the Lakers this season changed that complexion, however. And with the Lakers (44-15) holding only a four-and-a-half-game lead for first in the Western Conference over Denver (39-19), Odom acknowledged Sunday’s matinee…

Anderson, Oklahoma State topple No. 1 Kansas 85-77

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Students rushed onto the floor, jumping up and down and hoisting Keiton Page as they celebrated a historic win for Oklahoma State….

Confident Snedeker leads by shot at Phoenix Open

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker is back to playing like the rising young PGA Tour star he was supposed to be….

NFL could change overtime format for playoffs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NFL spokesman said Saturday the league could change its overtime format for playoff games at a meeting next month….

Caught in the Web: Lakers’ performance against Philadelphia all but inspiring

There was very little to be excited about in the Lakers’ 99-90 victory Friday over the Philadelphia 76ers. Coach Phil Jackson criticized his team’s lacking sense of urgency and playing down to its competition. Although I had maintained Bryant was really just trying to help the team build back its chemistry in his third game since missing five contests from an injured left ankle, he didn’t have the same dominating performance as he usually does. The game proved to be so boring that Silver Screen and Roll wrote in its headline. "In Future, Video of Laker Win Over 76ers to…

Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom discuss 99-90 victory over Philadelphia 76ers

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Lakers forward Pau Gasol Lakers forward Lamar Odom –Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com

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