Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/sports sports Sports News en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:28:55 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_celtics ap/20120210/bkn_lakers_celtics AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:07:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_celtics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.2d99f181d9fa4891a6cc9503accca7e5-2d99f181d9fa4891a6cc9503accca7e5-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=GzJydYXqVDsk8nGhv3Cnew--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) drives to the basket past Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum (17) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_celtics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.2d99f181d9fa4891a6cc9503accca7e5-2d99f181d9fa4891a6cc9503accca7e5-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=GzJydYXqVDsk8nGhv3Cnew--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) drives to the basket past Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum (17) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_pebble_beach ap/20120210/glf_pebble_beach AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_pebble_beach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.60516ae1d3e64790ab20eb67d3909291-60516ae1d3e64790ab20eb67d3909291-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=rBBrAbaZrTSl1PEgG.2zkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Tiger Woods hits from the first fairway at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_pebble_beach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.60516ae1d3e64790ab20eb67d3909291-60516ae1d3e64790ab20eb67d3909291-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=rBBrAbaZrTSl1PEgG.2zkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Tiger Woods hits from the first fairway at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_tennessee_st_murray_st ap/20120210/bkc_t25_tennessee_st_murray_st AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:01:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_tennessee_st_murray_st"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.a57d4b044ac341b8b63ab3c6b7a12a57-a57d4b044ac341b8b63ab3c6b7a12a57-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BgA.eU7Pyitson0z3J7ymQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Tennessee State's Patrick Harris, left, looks to pass while defended by Murray State's Jewuan Long (33) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Murray, Ky. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)" border="0" /></a>AP - Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 72-68 victory over No. 9 Murray State on Thursday night, handing the Racers their first loss of the season.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_tennessee_st_murray_st"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.a57d4b044ac341b8b63ab3c6b7a12a57-a57d4b044ac341b8b63ab3c6b7a12a57-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BgA.eU7Pyitson0z3J7ymQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Tennessee State's Patrick Harris, left, looks to pass while defended by Murray State's Jewuan Long (33) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Murray, Ky. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_all_star_reserves ap/20120210/bkn_all_star_reserves AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_all_star_reserves"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.d52e087b185748ff874999f77e6c7be5-d52e087b185748ff874999f77e6c7be5-0.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=N7iAK2qSFVlY40MwsX3kbw--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, celebrates a basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The Mavericks won 105-95. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce overcame slow starts to return to the All-Star game, while lengthy runs ended for Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_all_star_reserves"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.d52e087b185748ff874999f77e6c7be5-d52e087b185748ff874999f77e6c7be5-0.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=N7iAK2qSFVlY40MwsX3kbw--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="photo" title="Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, celebrates a basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The Mavericks won 105-95. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_rangers_cruz ap/20120209/bba_rangers_cruz AP sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:18:14 GMT AP - AL championship series MVP Nelson Cruz has agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_ot/us_ohio_st_ncaa_trustees ap/20120210/us_ohio_st_ncaa_trustees AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:33:46 GMT AP - Consultants have recommended that Ohio State University hire a vice president to oversee a new office responsible for monitoring compliance with rules and regulations in the wake of its football program's NCAA infractions scandal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_fo_ga_su/fbn_timberwolves_grizzlies ap/20120209/fbn_timberwolves_grizzlies AP sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:51:41 GMT AP - Rudy Gay had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Quincy Pondexter added a career-high 17 points as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 85-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/sp_nm/us_dodgers_bids nm/20120210/us_dodgers_bids Reuters sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:47:21 GMT Reuters - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_rockets_suns ap/20120210/bkn_rockets_suns AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:28:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_rockets_suns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.5c829b7777d344aba1961a959725e813-5c829b7777d344aba1961a959725e813-0.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=SeDaqMOc3eLL9cN7f9EEYA--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Houston Rockets guard Goran Dragic, center, of Slovenia, loses the ball under pressure from Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye, right, and Jared Dudley during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0" /></a>AP - Luis Scola scored 16 points, Patrick Patterson added 14 and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Phoenix Suns 96-89 on Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_rockets_suns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.5c829b7777d344aba1961a959725e813-5c829b7777d344aba1961a959725e813-0.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=SeDaqMOc3eLL9cN7f9EEYA--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="photo" title="Houston Rockets guard Goran Dragic, center, of Slovenia, loses the ball under pressure from Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye, right, and Jared Dudley during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkw_t25_gonzaga_byu ap/20120210/bkw_t25_gonzaga_byu AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:28:55 GMT AP - Kim Parker had 16 points and BYU scored 20 straight in the second half to rout No. 19 Gonzaga 70-40 on Thursday night, handing the Bulldogs their worst conference loss in a decade. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ot/cyc_doping_ullrich ap/20120209/cyc_doping_ullrich AP sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:04:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ot/cyc_doping_ullrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.4fa48d6f9e4c4678b9ca33ecc223de58-4fa48d6f9e4c4678b9ca33ecc223de58-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jGMmaUuxiDXJP47uTOqoDQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2011 file picture former German cycling star Jan Ullrich participates in the Oetztal marathon cycling race over the distance of 238 kilometers in Soelden, Austria. Sport's highest court has banned 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich for two years for doping, and stripped him of his third-place finish behind Lance Armstrong in the 2005 race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Thursday Feb. 9, 2012 that the 38-year-old German, who retired in 2007, was connected to the Opeation Puerto probe in Spain. Ullrich is banned hfrom cycling through August 2013. However, CAS rejected the International Cycling Union's request to impose a life ban and disqualify all Ullrich's results since May 2002. CAS said Ullrich's six-month ban for using amphetamines out-of-competition in 2002 should not be classed as a doping offense. A second offense can trigger a life ban. (AP Photo/dapd, Kerstin Joensson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Another day, another doping case, another Tour de France result amended.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ot/cyc_doping_ullrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.4fa48d6f9e4c4678b9ca33ecc223de58-4fa48d6f9e4c4678b9ca33ecc223de58-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jGMmaUuxiDXJP47uTOqoDQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2011 file picture former German cycling star Jan Ullrich participates in the Oetztal marathon cycling race over the distance of 238 kilometers in Soelden, Austria. Sport's highest court has banned 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich for two years for doping, and stripped him of his third-place finish behind Lance Armstrong in the 2005 race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Thursday Feb. 9, 2012 that the 38-year-old German, who retired in 2007, was connected to the Opeation Puerto probe in Spain. Ullrich is banned hfrom cycling through August 2013. However, CAS rejected the International Cycling Union's request to impose a life ban and disqualify all Ullrich's results since May 2002. CAS said Ullrich's six-month ban for using amphetamines out-of-competition in 2002 should not be classed as a doping offense. A second offense can trigger a life ban. (AP Photo/dapd, Kerstin Joensson, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_canucks_wild ap/20120210/hkn_canucks_wild AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:55:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_canucks_wild"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.ecea82d48c1f4a0c8faedf6457df1560-ecea82d48c1f4a0c8faedf6457df1560-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=Hk9IVfu4ZC1CYnw4ZHGcbg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Vancouver Canucks' Cody Hodgson (9) is upended by Minnesota Wild's Nate Prosser, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. Prosser was called for a tripping penalty. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>AP - Henrik and Daniel Sedin both scored against Minnesota for the first time in their careers to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Wild on Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_canucks_wild"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.ecea82d48c1f4a0c8faedf6457df1560-ecea82d48c1f4a0c8faedf6457df1560-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=Hk9IVfu4ZC1CYnw4ZHGcbg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Vancouver Canucks' Cody Hodgson (9) is upended by Minnesota Wild's Nate Prosser, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. Prosser was called for a tripping penalty. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_women_s_australian_open ap/20120209/glf_women_s_australian_open AP sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:30:50 GMT AP - American Stacy Lewis and Australia's Sarah Kemp shared the Women's Australian Open lead at 4-under 69 on Thursday, leaving top-ranked Yani Tseng a stroke back in her bid to win the event for the third straight year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_iron_mike_charges ap/20120119/mma_iron_mike_charges AP sports Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:59:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_iron_mike_charges"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120119/capt.bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=aeeOnVfKk8zRowR7_J_6DQ--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Michael 'Iron Mike' Whitehead, left, talks with his attorney William Terry, while waiting in Clark County district court, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_iron_mike_charges"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120119/capt.bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-bed4cfa3f7204a65afda15a7f085a8b5-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=aeeOnVfKk8zRowR7_J_6DQ--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="photo" title="Michael 'Iron Mike' Whitehead, left, talks with his attorney William Terry, while waiting in Clark County district court, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_cuba_boxing_s_return ap/20120208/box_cuba_boxing_s_return AP sports Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:06:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_cuba_boxing_s_return"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.ad3c0f6f2f12473986c9f1c6926dfa42-61f729d6a0844efcb87290af2e9ce81b-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=Hl5JfQilpP1F7ZS2leUYaw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="In this photo taken Saturday Jan. 21, 2012, Abraham Fernandez, right, and Andy Lopez exchange punches during their match at a championship tournament in the Rafael Trejos boxing gym in Old Havana, Cuba. Boxers in Cuba are beginning competition earlier with the addition of a new age category for 9- and 10-year-olds. The boys are part of the pilot program in just Havana for now, but officials say it could be rolled out to the rest of the island, where 11-12 is currently the youngest level of competition. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lazaro Perez jabs rhythmically at his rival in a steamy Havana gym, dancing, feinting and punctuating each blow with a grunt.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_cuba_boxing_s_return"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.ad3c0f6f2f12473986c9f1c6926dfa42-61f729d6a0844efcb87290af2e9ce81b-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=Hl5JfQilpP1F7ZS2leUYaw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Saturday Jan. 21, 2012, Abraham Fernandez, right, and Andy Lopez exchange punches during their match at a championship tournament in the Rafael Trejos boxing gym in Old Havana, Cuba. Boxers in Cuba are beginning competition earlier with the addition of a new age category for 9- and 10-year-olds. The boys are part of the pilot program in just Havana for now, but officials say it could be rolled out to the rest of the island, where 11-12 is currently the youngest level of competition. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ra_su/car_nhra ap/20120210/car_nhra AP sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:24:15 GMT AP - Jack Beckman raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Thursday in the season-opening NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_london2012_us_training ap/20120209/oly_london2012_us_training AP sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:37:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_london2012_us_training"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.0510dd1877ab4f03b279c25ef184e58e-0510dd1877ab4f03b279c25ef184e58e-0.jpg?x=130&y=62&q=85&sig=XIQoobupBu3HnUNOZEzlTA--" align="left" height="62" width="130" alt="A general view of the University of East London's new sports facility, on the university's campus in London Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A sparkling 21 million-pound ($33.2 million) gym at the University of East London that will be used by the U.S. Olympic team during the London games is just about complete. In a few weeks, it will be ready for everyone from stars like swimming's Michael Phelps and basketball's Kobe Bryant to U.S. athletes who are still relatively unknown, offering them privacy to lift, stretch, tune and scrimmage. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Think of it as "Colorado Springs East" &mdash; a training spot for U.S. Olympians in London.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_london2012_us_training"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.0510dd1877ab4f03b279c25ef184e58e-0510dd1877ab4f03b279c25ef184e58e-0.jpg?x=130&y=62&q=85&sig=XIQoobupBu3HnUNOZEzlTA--" align="left" height="62" width="130" alt="photo" title="A general view of the University of East London's new sports facility, on the university's campus in London Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A sparkling 21 million-pound ($33.2 million) gym at the University of East London that will be used by the U.S. Olympic team during the London games is just about complete. In a few weeks, it will be ready for everyone from stars like swimming's Michael Phelps and basketball's Kobe Bryant to U.S. athletes who are still relatively unknown, offering them privacy to lift, stretch, tune and scrimmage. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)