World sports brief highlights boxing to college football
South Korea boxing star Choi Yoi sam lies in coma after a December 25 bout while organ donation plans await brain death ruling. In tennis news Lindsay Davenport advances to 15 1 in singles since returning, in Chennai Nadal tops Montcourt and Baghdatis falls to Haase. At Doha Nikolay Davydenko leads seeds with Robredo and Karlovic bowing, and West Virginia alumnus Ken Kendrick donates 1 million for Fiesta Bowl tickets and WVU scholarships.
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Seoul
South Korea
Choi Yoi-sam
Heri Amol
Choi
Asan Medical Center
West Virginia University
Ken Kendrick
West Virginia
Arizona
WVU
Oklahoma
Kendrick
Rich Rodriguez
Mountaineers
Michigan
Mike Garrison
Garrison
WVU Foundation
Datatel Inc
Arizona Diamondbacks
Maccabi Tel Aviv Dismisses Kattash for Sherf Change
In Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv replaces coach Oded Kattash with general manager Tzvika Sherf after a slow start. Sherf, veteran coach and head of the national team, replaces a coach whose short tenure followed his early promotion. The move comes after heavy recruitment of foreign players failed to prevent losses in Euroleague and three local league defeats.
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Jerusalem
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Oded Kattash
Tzvika Sherf
Sherf
Kattash
Maccabi
David Federman
Channel 10 TV
Gatlin banned four years keeps him from Beijing Olympics
Sprinter Justin Gatlin received a four year doping ban reduction from eight, but still cannot defend the 100 meter Olympic title. The ban expires May 24, 2010, keeping him sidelined for the Beijing Games and failing to meet the two year threshold for Olympic trials. USADA officials noted Gatlin aided federal authorities in the BALCO investigation, but did not provide enough material assistance for a further reduction.
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Justin Gatlin
U.S
Gatlin
U.S. Olympic Committee
Darryl Seibel
Washington Post
USADA
Bill Bock
Associated Press
Trevor Graham
Bock
Jeff Novitzky
BALCO
Graham
Eugene
Ore
Parker Returns Home As Tennessee Visits DePaul
Candace Parker returns to Chicago area for a homecoming as third ranked Tennessee women visit No. 15 DePaul. Parker expects about 60 in attendance and aims to showcase in front of family and friends while weighing pro options. Coach Pat Summitt emphasizes living in the moment and near-term goals this season. DePaul, ranked 11-1, seeks a measuring stick win against the defending national champions at a home game with Allie Quigley leading the Blue Demons.
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Candace Parker
Parker
Lady Vols
DePaul
Chicago
Notre Dame
Pat Summitt
Tennessee
West Virginia
Alexis Hornbuckle
Hornbuckle
University of Tennessee
Doug Bruno
Blue Demons
Texas
Allie Quigley
Stanford
Patriots offense shines as defense slips in final regular season
Patriots escape Giants 38-35 to complete 16 0 season as Bill Belichick laments defensive lapses. Giants scored on four red zone trips while New England, led by Brady Moss Bruschi, faces tougher playoff path and hopes for improved red zone defense against upcoming opponents.
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Foxborough
Mass
Patriots
New York Giants
Eli Manning
Bill Belichick
Mike Vrabel
New England
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Fred Taylor
Maurice Jones-Drew
Willie Parker
Vince Young
LenDale White
Giants
Tom Brady
Randy Moss
Tedy Bruschi
NFL
Brady
Moss
Bruschi
Ellis Hobbs
Manning
Pats
Miami
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Davenport
Auckland
New Zealand
Lindsay Davenport
Annabel Medina Garrigues
Laura Granville
Medina Garrigues
Nadal
Chennai
India
Rafael Nadal
Fit Montcourt
Baghdatis
Haase
Heuce
Carlos Moya
Spain
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Russia
Werner Eschauer
Austria
Bartolome Salva-Vidal
Davydenko
Dorsch
Doha
Qatar
Nikolay Davydenko
Tommy Robredo
Ivo Karlovic
Benedikt Dorsch
Robredo
Argentina
Agustin Calleri
Karlovich
Belgium
Christophe Rochus
Andy Murray
Britain
Olivier Rochus
Dmitry Tursunov
Albert Montanes
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