Stewart returns to North Dakota (AP)
AP – NASCAR star Tony Stewart made his return to North Dakota — and failed to cross the finish line.
Pats, Giants kickers wandered onto Super Bowl path (AP)
AP - Call them accidental Superheroes in the making. Or, if they miss, Super-something-elses.
Blue Jackets snap skid, beat Ducks in OT (AP)
AP - Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Raptors maul struggling Wizards (Reuters)
Reuters - The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.
UConn’s Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave (AP)
AP - UConn's Jim Calhoun doesn't mince words when it comes to his health.
Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants (AP)
AP - MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too.
Pierce, Allen carry Celtics past Knicks 91-89 (AP)
AP - Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling New York Knicks on Friday night.