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Text messages from press row . . . >>

HELENE ELLIOTT
They are closing the gap in NHL playoff race, but they've teased their fans in the past and let them down. This season could be different. >>

PRO BASKETBALL
Center Andrew Bynum is not suspended for his hard foul Tuesday against Charlotte's Gerald Wallace. And forward Pau Gasol is named to the All-Star team. >>

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
She's headed for the final with much less rest than her opponent, Dinara Safina, after winning title with sister Venus. >>

SUPER BOWL
Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu could be leaving a lot to chance with a game-deciding tackle just a hair-pull away. >>

BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Just as the Dodgers are gearing up for the new season, their manager is out pitching a controversial book about his days with the Yankees. >>

UCLA 81, CALIFORNIA 66
UCLA moves back into a tie for first in Pac-10 by pulling away in the second half. >>

USC 70, STANFORD 69
Trojans win and stay a game out of first in the Pac-10 when Stanford missed a shot at the buzzer. >>

GOLF
At 40, after years of back pain, he gets through Q School and is one shot off the lead at the FBR Open. >>

PRO BASEBALL
That's what the slugger's friend Albert Pujols says Ramirez told him. Pujols wants Cardinals to get in the process. >>

JOHN SCHEIBE / ON SPORTS MEDIA
President Obama, Bruce Springsteen and Faith Hill are among those who will be on camera before the game and at halftime. >>

CLIPPERS FYI
Heading out on a seven-game trip, L.A. hopes for a second wind with the return of some key players. >>

DUCKS FYI
Slumping team can certainly use the veteran forward, who was out five weeks because of an injury. >>

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
With one more win in the Australian Open, he would match Pete Sampras' 14 major titles. >>

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
It is the second time in as many weeks that Washington will have self-reported a violation committed by new Coach Steve Sarkisian. >>

ERIC SONDHEIMER / ON HIGH SCHOOLS
Etiwanda's Jordan Finn has already made a commitment to the Air Force Academy. >>

TOTALLY RANDOM
A pet insurer scanned its data and found more Pittsburgh fans who named their critters after the team or its players. >>

NEWSWIRE
Defensive coordinator has a recurrence of the disease, this time in his spine. >>

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Nic Wise scores 29 as Wildcats surprise Huskies, 106-97. >>

SOUTHLAND COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kenny Daniels is one of four Matadors in double figures with 14 points. >>

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Loyola plays at Harvard-Westlake tonight; No. 6 King defeats No. 7 Corona Centennial, 77-62. >>

NBA NOTES
After missing out last season, the Phoenix Suns center is named as a reserve for the West team. >>

NBA ROUNDUP
James makes only 10 of 27 shots and complains about officiating. >>

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