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Retro Black in white

Whenever I'm within site of Mount Washington in winter, it seems the wind blows hard and the temperature drops. That's okay, I don't mind it.

NHL
Gainey steps aside as Canadiens GM

MONTREAL - The president of the Montreal Canadiens says Bob Gainey is stepping aside as general manager and being replaced by Pierre Gauthier.

Sailing
America's Cup opener postponed by wind

VALENCIA, Spain - The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup between two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing was postponed due to unsteady wind.

NASCAR
Piquet to enter Truck race at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Former Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr. will enter the NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Vesnina and Szavay into second round

PARIS - Eighth-seeded Elena Vesnina of Russia and Agnes Szavay of Hungary both reached the second round of the Open GDF Suez tournament.

Tennis
Soderling wins opener

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Robin Soderling won his first match of the year, beating Florent Serra, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, in the first round of the ABN Amro indoor tournament.

Brewers erecting statue of Selig outside park

MILWAUKEE - The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball Commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.

Winn, Yankees finalize $1.1M, 1-year contract

NEW YORK - Randy Winn and the New York Yankees have finalized a $1.1 million, one-year contract.

Baseball
White Sox unretire Aparicio's No. 11

CHICAGO - Omar Vizquel will wear the No. 11 of former White Sox shortstop and fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio this season.

Tuned in

The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of M-A-S-H to become the most-watched program in television history.

Goin' racin'

Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Stylin' on snow

New London's Taylor Owen, a junior at Kearsarge Regional High School and Waterville Valley Academy's winter program, won the Gatorade snowboard slopestyle finals at Mt. Snow in Vermont on Sunday.

Olympics
Who'll grab the headlines?

With opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver just three days away, here are 10 storylines to look for out of the Great White North.

College hockey
It's beans for BC

BOSTON - Barry Almeida scored to give Boston College a three-goal, third-period lead and the Eagles held off a late charge from Boston University to win 4-3 and claim the 58th Beanpot championship last night.