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Three days to go - three headaches remain

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Three days away from the opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, organizers were wrestling on Tuesday with three niggling headaches they hope will disappear once the Games are under way.

Oudin eases into second round in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - American teenager Melanie Oudin marched into the second round of the Paris Open with a 6-3 6-0 demolition of Romania's Sorana Cirstea on Tuesday.

Djokovic advances after opponent withdraws injured

ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic advanced into the second round of the World Indoor Tournament on Tuesday when his Ukrainian opponent Sergiy Stakhovsky withdrew with knee problems while trailing 6-2 4-1.

Six league teams to open in Europe next season

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record six National Hockey League teams will open their regular season in Europe this year, the league and its players' association announced on Tuesday.

Kaman gets All-Star call in place of injured Roy

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman has been named to the Western Conference All-Star team in place of injured Portland guard Brandon Roy, the Clippers said on their website on Monday.

Lakers down Spurs for second win without Kobe

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers pulled together to win their second straight contest without Kobe Bryant with a 101-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

Pebble Beach Pro-Am seeks to lure the professionals

PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Any golfer expecting to win the U.S. Open this year at Pebble Beach Golf Links should probably have committed himself to play in this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

The Tomato, figure-skating queen, top Forbes list

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An athlete nicknamed after a tomato because of his flaming red hair and a regal South Korean figure skater head the Forbes list of top earning Winter Olympic athletes.

Mariners' Cliff Lee has surgery on left foot

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee has had minor surgery on his left foot that will delay the start of his pre-season workouts, the club said.

Sharks stamp on Leafs to extend road streak

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ryane Clowe scored a game-winner at 13:21 in the third period to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a ninth road win in a row Monday.