Ray Whitney (13) of the Carolina Hurricanes scores his third goal of the game against Tim Thomas (30) and Patrice Bergeron (37) of the Boston Bruins on February 8, 2007, at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. Whitney had three goals and two assists to lift the reigning Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the Bruins.
Austria's Michael Walchhofer crashes during the slalom portion of the Men's Combined, at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Are, Sweden, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Karlis Skrastins, from Latvia, is honored for appearing in his 487th-consecutive game, breaking Tim Horton's NHL record of 486 games, during a pre-game ceremony against the Atlanta Thrashers in Denver, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. The Thrashers beat the Avalanche 6-3.
Goaltender Rick DiPietro (39) of the New York Islanders prepares to defend against Simon Gagne (12) of the Philadelphia Flyers on February 7, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. DiPietro stopped 27 shots and the Islanders beat the Flyers at home, 2-0.
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough celebrates with teammates after North Carolina defeated Duke 79-73 in their college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007. Hansbrough scored 16 points.
Chris Bosh (4) of the Toronto Raptors drives baseline against Darko Milicic (31) of the Orlando Magic on February 7, 2007 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Bosh scored a career-high 41 points as the Toronto Raptors won their season-high fourth straight with a 113-103 victory over the Orlando Magic.
New York Rangers' Aaron Ward, top, collides with New Jersey Devils' Sergei Brylin during third period of their NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Devils beat the Rangers, 3-2, in a shootout. Brian Gionta scored the lone shootout goal and Martin Brodeur stopped all three New York attempts.
Amare Stoudemire (1) of the Phoenix Suns in action against the Portland Trail Blazers on February 6, 2007, at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon. Stoudemire scored 36 points and Leandro Barbosa added 23 of his 25 after halftime to lead the Suns to a 109-102 win over the Trail Blazers in overtime Tuesday.
Flyn Novak, of Haleiwa, Hawaii, takes a flying leap as he wipes on a huge wave during the third round of the Monster Energy Pipeline Pro, at the Banzai Pipeline in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. The contest is one of the most dangerous on the surfing circuit. One more day of competition will be held by Friday, Feb. 9.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning holds aloft the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy, with head coach Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren on the left, and CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz on the right, after winning Super Bowl XLI, 29-17 over the Chicago Bears, Feb. 4, 2007.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson plays a ball on the 18th hole during the final day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Stenson won the tournament, finishing at 19 under par in four days of competition.
The Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin is congratulated by teammates following his goal against the New York Islanders during a shootout in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. The Capitals won 2-1.
Horses race over the snow during the fifth race of the White Turf race meeting, held on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz on February 4, 2007 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The White Turf meetings are held on three consecutive Sundays in February each year. This year, the international horse races of St. Moritz are celebrating their 100th anniversary.
AEK's Socratis Papastathopoulos goes airborne as Olympiakos' Yiannis Okkas looks on during their Greek first division soccer match, at Athens' Olympic stadium on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
The Atlanta Hawks' Tyronn Lue is mobbed by teammates after hitting a shot at the buzzer to beat the New Jersey Nets in overtime, 101-99, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in East Rutherford, N.J.
U.S. boxer Laila Ali smiles after knocking out Gwendolyn O'Neil, as referee Ian John Lewis looks on. Ali defended her WBC and WIBA world titles in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. The KO came in the first minute of the first round of their scheduled 10-round super middleweight fight.
The long and the short of it: The Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal and the Milwaukee Bucks' Earl Boykins wait for free throws in the second half, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Milwaukee. Miami won, 117-98.
Boston Celtics Kendrick Perkins, Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, and Rajon Rondo (L-R) sit on the bench during the final moments of their 100-89 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in Boston, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. The loss was the Celtics' 14th in a row, a franchise record.
Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball against Japan's Ai Sugiyama during the quarter-final of the Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Sharapova won 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
USA bob 1 with Shauna Rohbock, in front, and brakeman Valerie Fleming during the first of four runs of the Women Bob World Championship in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007.