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A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
(AP)
 AP - Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone.
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Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock
(AP)
 AP - Former sprinter Marion Jones signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, hoping to launch a new career after losing five Olympic medals for using steroids and doing jail time for lying to federal prosecutors.
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Hoyas use D to top South Florida in Big East
(AP)
 AP - Jason Clark and Greg Monroe scored 16 points each, and No. 22 Georgetown built a big first-half lead before handling everything South Florida star Dominique Jones could offer in a 69-49 victory Wednesday in the Big East tournament.
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Head of BCS fires back at Senators who sent letter
(AP)
AP - The head of college football's Bowl Championship Series says Congress "has more important things to do" than look into his group's revenue distribution.
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NASCAR decides wrecking a foe's car doesn't cross line
(AP)
 AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
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Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires
(AP)
 AP - Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and became a beloved player in the city.
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Chiefs sign defensive tackle Shaun Smith
(AP)
AP - The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Smith, who played last season for Cincinnati.
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Mattingly, Dodgers have talked about manager's job
(AP)
AP - On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, hitting coach Don Mattingly said Wednesday the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement.
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Pistons' Stuckey cleared for exercise
(AP)
 AP - The Detroit Pistons say three doctors have cleared Rodney Stuckey for exercise after a heart evaluation.
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Texas Tech opens Big 12 with 82-67 victory
(AP)
 AP - John Roberson scored 19 points, Nick Okorie added 18 and Texas Tech overcame a sloppy start defensively to open the Big 12 tournament with an 82-67 victory over Colorado on Wednesday.
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Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx
(AFP)
 AFP - Dimitar Berbatov will never have a better opportunity to convince the Manchester United faithful that he was worth the 30.75 million pounds it cost to prise him away from Tottenham.
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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.
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NHL GMs make proposal for rule on hits to head
(AP)
AP - NHL general managers unanimously agreed Wednesday to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head.
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Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells
(AFP)
 AFP - Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seeds at the WTA Indian Wells tournament which begins Wednesday.
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Ping waives settlement on square grooves
(AP)
AP - The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.
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UFC to show upcoming events in movie theaters
(AP)
AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.
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Grand jury may get Mayweather friend shooting case
(AP)
AP - A grand jury may hear evidence against an associate of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. who's accused of shooting at a vehicle with two men inside last August outside a Las Vegas skating rink.
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Roush satisfied with NASCAR action
(AP)
AP - Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski.
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Reebok: progress made in search for Crosby gear
(AP)
AP - Reebok says its tipline and $10,000 reward for Sidney Crosby's missing Olympic glove and stick are already paying dividends.
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