UNDATED (AP) β There are more automatic berths up for grabs today in men’s college basketball. As a matter of fact, 14 schools will learn if they are headed to the big tournament.
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) β American teenager Mikaela (mih-KAY’-luh) Shiffrin continues to rack up wins. The 19-year-old got her fifth World Cup win today by taking a women’s slalom race in Switzerland. The winner of an Olympic gold was 1.44 seconds faster than any rival in one of the longest women’s slaloms in World Cup history.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) β Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole position for Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix tomorrow. Four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel (VEHT’-ihl) will start the race from 12th after having difficulty dealing with the wet track conditions.
UNDATED (AP) β There are two day-games being played today in the NHL. Boston starts the day a point in front of the Penguins in the Eastern Conference race and Boston is home to Carolina while the Pens are at Philadelphia.
NEW YORK (AP) β Jason Collins has been signed for the rest of the season by the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA’s first openly gay player had finished his second 10-day contract, which meant the Nets had to sign him for the remainder of the season if they wanted to keep him. Collins has been a reliable veteran big man on a team that has lost center Brook Lopez for the season and has recently been without Kevin Garnett because of back spasms.
