National Sports

• Ducks' Getzlaf optimistic for Olympic return
  Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf says he is optimistic he'll return from his sprained left ankle in time to play for Canada in the Olympics.

• Wizards stranded again after 2nd snowstorm
  Eventually the Washington Wizards will make it home.

• Astros RHP Lyon recovering from shoulder surgery
  Astros reliever Brandon Lyon had surgery to drain a small cyst in his pitching shoulder but is expected to be ready for spring training.

• Whistler men's Alpine course injected with water
  Skiing's governing body has injected the men's Alpine course at Whistler with water to harden the surface as the Winter Games near.

• Tennessee Tech-Austin Peay game postponed
  The men's basketball game between Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay, scheduled for Tuesday night, has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18.

• Jacque Jones gets minor league deal from Twins
  Jacque Jones has returned to the Minnesota Twins, agreeing to a minor league contract.

• Padres and catcher Yorvit Torrealba finalize deal
  Yorvit Torrealba and the San Diego Padres have finalized a one-year contract that guarantees the catcher $1.25 million.

• Prosecutors: Andrews' stalker had other victims
  The man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped 16 other women and ran background checks on 30 people, including female sports reporters and TV personalities, according to court documents.

• Nevada casinos win $6.86M on Super Bowl bets
  Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling regulators said Tuesday.

• NJ Devils slumping heading into Olympic break
  Jacques Lemaire didn't want to describe his 20-minute, on-ice discussion with the New Jersey Devils as a pep talk.

• Nets G Devin Harris sidelined against Cavaliers
  Devin Harris' shoulder injury will keep him out of the New Jersey Nets' game against Cleveland.

• Aussies win appeal on women's bobsled entry
  Australia's two-woman bobsled team may compete at the Vancouver Olympics after winning its appeal Tuesday before the top sports court.

• IOC president raves about athletes' village
  IOC president Jacques Rogge offered rave reviews of the athletes' village Tuesday after looking at the place he'll call home for part of the Vancouver Olympics.

• Gagne elected to Twins Hall of Fame
  Former Minnesota Twins shortstop Greg Gagne has been elected to the team's Hall of Fame.

• Giant killers again? Spiders need strong finish
  The results suggest that with a few weeks left in the regular season, Richmond has done what it needs to do to be in the NCAA tournament conversation.

• Ruggiero leads US women's hockey into 4th Olympics
  Angela Ruggiero is fond of saying hockey is just her first career, and the defenseman always thought she would be on to her next big thing after Vancouver.

• Prominent thoroughbred owner Edmund Gann dies
  Edmund Gann, a prominent thoroughbred owner who campaigned Medaglia d'Oro and several other major stakes winners, has died. He was 86.

• Studio tied to Saints dispute ordered liquidated
  A judge is ordering into liquidation a defunct Louisiana movie studio tied to a $1.7 million dispute with New Orleans Saints players and coaches.

• Edmonton's AHL affiliate to be located in Oklahoma
  Pro hockey will return to Oklahoma City starting next season - and at a higher level.

• Rutgers suspends Stringer for a game
  Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday for one game for misusing practice players.

• Funeral Mass held for son of Maple Leafs GM
  Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road.

• Guerrero backs out of fight to be with ill wife
  Junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero withdrew from his scheduled fight against interim titleholder Michael Katsidis this week to spend more time with his wife, who has been battling cancer.

• Lynx star Augustus says she'll be ready for season
  Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus is on track to start the WNBA season.

• Spurs G Hill apologizes for nude photos
  San Antonio Spurs guard George Hill is apologizing for nude pictures of himself that were recently posted online.

• First Noel: Jackets interim coach embraces the joy
  Since becoming the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets a week ago, Claude Noel has received over 1,000 calls, texts and e-mails offering congratulations.