National And World Sports

• Lin may change face of Chinese basketball: Yao February 23, 2012
  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming has been taken aback by Jeremy Lin's rise at the New York Knicks and thinks his style and size could make China's state sports system rethink how it selects and grooms its athletes. […]
• Red-hot Senators hand Caps third straight loss February 23, 2012
  (Reuters) - The Ottawa Senators cruised to their fourth win in a row with a 5-2 victory over the slumping Washington Capitals on Wednesday. […]
• Michael Jordan sues Chinese sportswear firm over name use February 23, 2012
  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Basketball legend Michael Jordan has filed a lawsuit in China against a Chinese sportswear company, accusing the firm of unauthorized use of his name. […]
• Pistons on brink of Motor City revival February 23, 2012
  TORONTO (Reuters) - It is too early to call it a Motor City revival but like the auto industry the Detroit Pistons are showing signs of life as the National Basketball Association (NBA) heads into the All Star break. […]
• Top seed Donald exits, Tiger scrapes through February 23, 2012
  MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Top seed Luke Donald crashed out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, losing 5&4 to late entry Ernie Els, while Tiger Woods scraped through into the second round. […]