ESPN.com Monday, February 18, 2008

Ryan Newman has won the 50th running of the Daytona 500, giving team owner Roger Penske his first victory at NASCAR's biggest event.

As the power teams load up on stars, the excitement of the game itself is providing the solution to last year's NBA woes, writes J.A. Adande.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick has denied suggestions by a former employee that his club taped the Rams' walk-through before the 2002 Super Bowl.

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Phil Mickelson now has left his mark all over the Left Coast.

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Based on the optimism he has felt from recent workouts, Kevin Garnett told Boston media he has targeted Tuesday's game at Denver as his return.

Conference USA officials said Sunday they were investigating what happened after top-ranked Memphis' 79-78 victory over UAB in Birmingham, where the Tigers were showered with debris after avoiding an upset.

Andy Pettitte is due to report Monday and planned to make his first public comments since telling a congressional committee that Roger Clemens had spoken with him about using performance-enhancing drugs.

Kelly Pavlik proved his superiority and fattened his bank account with a second victory over Jermain Taylor. Now this frugal people's champion is finally ready to go shopping -- for two really ugly belts.

Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo has torn cartilage in his left knee and is expected to miss the first four weeks of spring training.

Constituents with a stake in American open-wheel racing are still waiting to see if discussions between the IRL and Champ Car result in the two groups racing under one umbrella in 2008.

Teenager Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to win an ATP event in nearly 16 years when he beat top-seeded James Blake to win the Delray Beach International.

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Belgian world No. 1 Justine Henin won the Antwerp Diamond Games on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over unseeded Italian Karin Knapp.

Kathy Urbanski, whose husband, Tommy, was paralyzed in a melee at a nightclub that included Titans cornerback "Pacman" Jones, said she spoke to Roger Goodell, who said he would help the family with mounting medical expenses, according to a report.

Former NBA star and current talk show host John Salley is in the preliminary stages of seeking ownership in the Sprint Cup Series.

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