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Milan lost its chances of cutting Inter’s advantage at the top this last Sunday; the team drew 1-1 at home to Livorno (15th) during the 22nd week of the Italian Serie A League. AC Milan finished with a miserable week: the team lost its last Serie A game against Inter 2-0 and then was eliminated by Udinese in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals last Wednesday.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant boasted his best scoring of the season as he led his team to a 112-104 victory over the Golden State Warriors this past Sunday Night. Durant made 45 points in the game; guard Russell Westbrook seconded with 28. The win brought the Thunder (26-21) a second consecutive victory, although the team is still situated in fourth place in the Northwest Division, behind the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, and Portland Trail Blazers.

Manchester United used their game against Hull City to make themselves the provisional leaders of the Premier League. The game took place on the twenty-third day of the British contest and ended 4-0, thanks to striker Wayne Rooney, who was the author of all four goals.

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer continued his winning streak on Monday, defeating Lleyton Hewitt and qualifying for the Australian Open’s quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive year.

Russian tennis player and former world number one Maria Sharapova had a surprise loss against her compatriot Maria Kirilenko in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Kirilenko won 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 in three hours and 22 minutes, marking the first time her rival was eliminated so early in a Grand Slam circuit.

The Denver Nuggets used their all powerful offense to beat the Utah Jazz 119-112, working smoothly in the hands of an inspired Carmelo Anthony, who overcame his problem with personal fouls to score 29 of his 37 points in the second half.

A defensive play gave the Arizona Cardinals the historic victory over the Green Bay Packers with a score of 51-45 in overtime. This was the defensive play that has defined one of the most spectacular offensive duels in the history of the NFL playoffs in the final game of the wild card round.

In the nineteenth round of the Italian Serie A, the AC Milan secured a valuable 3-0 victory as visitors against Juventus, thanks to a goal of Alessandro Nesta and two goals from Ronaldinho this past Sunday at the Olimpico de Turin. This triumph allows AC Milan to settle in second place of the standings with 37 points, eight points away from top leader Inter Milan, who has 45 points. In third place is Juventus with 33 points, followed by Napoles also with 33 points but with a goal difference.

Current Spanish champions FC Barcelona gave up two of the three possible points in the first game of the year by drawing 1-1 against Villarreal, who dominated the midfield for most of the game. The draw came on Saturday in Barça’s home territory at Camp Nou; the crowd thronged in support of the locals, who had attained six titles in 2009.

The Los Angeles Lakers recovered their game last Sunday night, resoundingly defeating the Dallas Mavericks with a score of 131-96. Despite the incredible performance, however, the Lakers suffered from the loss of their Spanish center, Pau Gasol, in the first seven minutes of the game due to a strained hamstring in his left leg.

Two players of the New York Yankees and five Boston Red Sox teammates are presently in the lead in the primary American League balloting results for the 79th All-Star Game, to be played on July 15th at Yankee Stadium.

The American athlete Angelo Taylor has recently won his second gold medal in the track and field discipline known as the 400 meter hurdles despite the low probabilities he had a few months ago to be a strong contender to win the race. Taylor defeated world champion Clements by only .73 timing 47.25 while Clements arrived in second place with 47.98 and Bershawn Jackson in third place with 48.06.

One of the wealthier fights in boxing history will take place now that Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather have agreed to the terms of their next encounter.

The third round of the FA Cup took place this Sunday January 7th and it was a game worth watching.

The Boston Celtics are heading for another outstanding season with Paul Pierce in the starting lineup. As the last practice before Wednesday night's season opener was over

The current junior point guard of Davidson, 20-year-old Stephen Curry, surpassed the team's scoring record set by John Gerdy in 1979 in the game against Georgia Southern last Saturday.

Holding a trophy in his hands, this is officially Adam Scott's best year. This has been his most consisting season and it was only missing a PGA Tour, but not anymore, he closed with a 4-under 66 and that got him his very own Tour Championship

The starting lineups for Washington Redskins are mostly set. So that makes us wonder if the Redskins have learned something, and if they have decided everything that it is left to decide.

Johnson, had fallen at the 38th lap when he blew a tire only 39 laps into the 160-lap event, the question that fell to Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus' head was to stay out and hope track position gets a little credit for the team, or go to pits and try to drive the mess out with fresh new tires?

There are seven clubs that are candidates for rebound status in 2006 the seven flopped relatively miserably in 2005, averaging only 6.6 victories and three of the clubs finishing in last place in their divisions.

The 38 years-old relief pitcher Marino Rivera obtained second place in his career saves with 479 over passing Lee Smith in the all-time list of saves. This is also Mo’s 36th save during the present 2008 season. During the last game against the White Sox, it just took Mo seven pitches to close the win for the Yankees.

The American athlete Angelo Taylor has recently won his second gold medal in the track and field discipline known as the 400 meter hurdles despite the low probabilities he had a few months ago to be a strong contender to win the race. Taylor defeated world champion Clements by only .73 timing 47.25 while Clements arrived in second place with 47.98 and Bershawn Jackson in third place with 48.06.

The Spaniard superstar of 23 years old, Rudy Fernandez, could be the surprise for this NBA season as he had a great start in the preseason with his new team the Portland Trail Blazers.

Panathinaikos has now accumulated four Euroleague titles by taking away the championship from CSKA Moscow 93-91 on Sunday. Ramunas Siskauskas made two free throws with five seconds left to secure victory and send the crowd of 18,000 at the Athens Olympic Hall to celebrate.

Mike Krzyzewski the coach of the US Olympic team will concentrate his attention in the NBA playoffs to choose the best players possible and hopes the top players will stay healthy and without injuries for the Olympics in Beijing.

NBA Philadelphia 76ers’ has found the missing part of the puzzle, the team has finally signed a one-year contract with the unrestricted free agent forward Donyell Marshall. Marshall who is a NBA veteran turned pro in 1994 and has played for teams like Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and Seattle Supersonics.

The Spanish team defeated in an amazing way the host team Argentina at the Davis Cup and captured their third title in a decade. Fernando Verdasco won the tournament final on Sunday when he beat in 3 hours and 56 minutes the Argentinean Jose Acasuso in five sets 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, giving Spain a 3-1 lead and the title of the Davis Cup.

The current leader and unstoppable Spanish team, FC Barcelona, placed a new record in the history of La Liga by completing 50 points in the standings at halfway of the season. Barça defeated Deportivo La Coruña in great way, with a 5-0 final score on Saturday.

The current first place of the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers, got their ninth consecutive victory and at the same time tied the record of most wins in the franchise history with their 57th victory this past Sunday.

The 16-time Italian Serie A champions, the FC Internazionale Milano, won its fourth consecutive title after beating Siena 3-0 this past Sunday. The second place, A.C Milan, needed a win or a draw on Saturday to have a chance to reach Inter and keep the title race alive since it was 7 points ahead with only two games left in the season; however, A.C Milan lost their chances after losing 2-1 against Udinese, who played a great match and took away their opportunity for the Scudetto this season.