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Sunday's 50th running of the Daytona 500 was a day of firsts for the Penske team at the Daytona International Speedway.

Ryan Newman won his 1st Daytona 500 with a 1st-place finish ahead of his teammate,Kurt Busch,who was 2nd.Newman's win snapped an 81-race losing streak for the driver.His last victory was in New Hampshire in September 2005.

Sunday's victory also marked owner Roger Penske's first win @ the Daytona 500.

Penske is the most successful owner in open wheel history,having won 14 Indianapolis 500 titles,but it took him 23 years to win the Daytona 500.

Tony Stewart,who led the race in the final laps until Newman & Busch moved in front of him in the final stretch,finished 3rd.Stewart,who was competing in his 10th Daytona 500,has never won the race.

Kyle Busch,who led for a race-high 86 laps in the 200-lap,500-mi race,finished 4th.

The Hendrick Motorsports team entered the Great American Race among the top contenders,but the team's top finisher was Dale Earnhardt Jr.,who was 9th.Casey Mears was in the running late in the race until he got bumped & was forced out of contention.Jimmie Johnson,who won the pole for Sunday's race,finished 27th.

The race had 16 different leaders & 42 lead changes.It also had seven cautions.

To commemorate the race's 50th running,the Daytona 500 honored former winners Sunday.The former champions collectively gave the command for the current drivers to start their engines,& Richard Petty officially started the race by dropped the green flag.

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NHL Scoreboard

End 1st      1     2    3    Score
Carolina     0                    0
New Jersey 2                    2

2:00 PM ET
San Jose
NY Islanders

8:00 PM ET
Detroit
Colorado

10:30 PM ET
Phoenix
Los Angeles

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NHL Preview For San Jose @ NY Islanders:

San Jose's current losing streak has carried over to the road,where the club has been dominating this year.The Sharks will aim to halt their skid at a place where they haven't lost in over 12 years when they visit the NY Islanders this afternoon @ Nassau Coliseum.

San Jose has lost 3 in a row,including a setback to the NY Rangers on Sunday in the opener of a season-long 8-game road trip.The Sharks will be visiting the Nassau Coliseum for the 1st time since a 2-2 tie against the Islanders on October 20,2001.

The Sharks are 4-1 with a tie in their last 6 overall games versus the Islanders & unbeaten (4 wins,2 ties) in their last 6 as the visiting team against NY,which hasn't defeated San Jose at home since January 17,1996.

The Sharks fell to 17-6-3 on the road this season after Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Rangers.Jonathan Cheechoo had the lone tally for the Sharks to give him 9 goals over his last 12 games.

Evgeni Nabokov stopped 30-of-32 shots in the loss.San Jose's Joe Thornton posted his 500th career assist and is tied for the NHL lead with 51 helpers.Thornton has 215 assists in 198 career games with the Sharks.

San Jose captain Patrick Marleau has missed each of the Sharks' last 3 losses due to a groin injury.

The Sharks have dipped to 9 points behind 1st-place Dallas in the Pacific Division and is 5th in the Western Conference,3 points back of Anaheim & 1 ahead of Nashville.

The Islanders are coming off a dominant defensive effort over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.Rick DiPietro came just 77 sec shy of a shutout and the netminder needed to make only 9 saves in a 4-1 victory.

NY let rip a season-high 49 shots while holding Atlanta to an Islanders' franchise-low 10 shots on goal.The 39-shot differential was also a new club record for NY.

Ruslan Fedotenko scored his 4th goal in 3 games,Sean Bergenheim had a goal and an assist & Miroslav Satan & Marc-Andre Bergeron also lit the lamp for the Isles.

NY,12th in the Eastern Conference and 3 points out of a playoff spot,plays the 2nd of back-to-back home games today and is 15-12-3 as the host this season.

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NHL Preview For Detroit @ Colorado:

The Detroit Red Wings will try to halt their longest losing streak in over 17 years when they visit the Colorado Avalanche & the Pepsi Center tonight.

Detroit,which leads the NHL with 87 points this year,has dropped 6 in a row for the 1st time since a 7-game skid from January 14-30,1991.The Red Wings also endured a 6-game winless streak(4 losses,2 ties)from January 25-February 8,2003.

After a lopsided 5-1 setback versus Columbus on Friday,the Red Wings suffered a close 1-0 loss to Dallas Sunday.Detroit fired 28 shots at the Stars' Marty Turco,but couldn't light the lamp.

With Dominik Hasek out with a hip flexor & All-Star Chris Osgood 0-4-0 with a 5.73 goals-against average over his last 4 starts,the Red Wings went with Jimmy Howard in net on Sunday.Making his 5th career start & 1st since December 13,2005,Howard was solid with 30 saves in the tough-luck loss.

The Red Wings still lead the Central Division by 18 points over Nashville and hold an 8-point edge over Dallas for the top spot in the West.Detroit has lost 3 in a row on the road,with Sunday's loss coming in the opener of a 5-game trip.

Detroit is 20-8-3 as the visiting team this season.

This is the 4th and final meeting between Detroit & Colorado this season,with the Red Wings winning all 3 of the previous matchups.However,Osgood didn't start any of those victories.Instead,it was Hasek,who yielded just 2 goals in those 3 wins.

Osgood is 9-7-1 with 3 ties and a 2.68 GAA in 21 career starts against Colorado.

Detroit has won 4 of 5 & 11 of its last 13 against Colorado,& has also won 6 of its last 7 trips to Denver.

The Avalanche are also struggling,as they have lost 3 in row & 4 of 6 overall.That includes a 2-1 setback in Chicago on Sunday.Jaroslav Hlinka accounted for the lone Colorado goal.

Jose Theodore,who made 25 saves in defeat yesterday,lost his lone start vs Detroit this year despite allowing only 1 goal.Theodore is 1-4-0 with a 2.21 GAA in 5 career starts against the Red Wings.

Colorado has fallen to 4th in the Northwest Division,7 points behind front-running Minnesota.The club is also 9th in the Western Conference,a point behind Vancouver and Calgary.

The Avs have lost 5 of their last 6 at home but are still a solid 18-10-2 at the Pepsi Center this season.Following tonight's game,Colorado heads to Anaheim to begin a 5-game road trip on Wednesday.

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NHL Preview For Phoenix @ Los Angeles:

The Phoenix Coyotes shoot for their 6th win against the LA Kings this season when the 2 clubs wrap a home-&-home set tonight @ the Staples Center.

The Coyotes posted a 4-3 home victory over the Kings on Saturday & have outscored LA,17-7,in 5 wins against them this year.Phoenix has scored 4 goals in each of the last 4 wins.

The Coyotes have won 8 of their last 10 vs the Kings,including 2 straight & 3 of the last 4 matchups held in the City of Angels.

Radim Vrbata's power-play goal in the 3rd period lifted Phoenix on Saturday.Ed Jovanovski had a goal & 2 assists & Ilja Bryzgalov made 22 saves for the Coyotes,who have won 2 straight after a 4-game losing streak.

Joel Perrault & Daniel Winnik also scored in the win,which was the 99th of Wayne Gretzky's career as a head coach.

Vrbata leads Phoenix with a career-high 26 goals this season & has scored in 2 straight games.Shane Doan added a pair of assists to give him a goal & 4 helpers over his last 2 games.Doan is tops on Phoenix with 40 assists & 59 points this year.

Phoenix has 30 wins in 59 games this year,the quickest the club has hit that mark since doing so in 55 games during the 1999-2000 season.Phoenix is 1 win shy of matching their season total from last year,hence it is no surprise the club is just 2 points out of a playoff spot right now.

The Coyotes are 17-12-2 on the road this year & begin a 3-game homestand on Tuesday.

The Kings,meanwhile,begin a 3-game homestand of their own tonight & are 13-16-1 as the host this season.The club is still last in the NHL with 53 points.

Dustin Brown,Raitis Ivanans & Alexander Frolov each lit the lamp in Saturday's loss for the Kings,who had won 4 of 6 coming into the contest.

Brown has a pair of goals & 2 helpers in his last 4 games,while Frolov has posted 2 goals & 3 assists in his last 3 outings.

Dan Cloutier started in net for LA & stopped 18-of-21 shots,but was pulled after 2 periods due to flu-like symptoms.Jason LaBarbera stopped 15-of-16 attempts in the loss.

Cloutier is questionable for tonight,as is leading scorer Anze Kopitar due to flu-like symptoms.Kopitar has 55 points(25 goals,30 assists)on the season.

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2nd Prd      1      2      3      Score
Carolina     0      1                 1
New Jersey 2      2                 4

1st Prd 18:18  1      2      3      Score
San Jose        0                         0
NY Islanders  0                         0
 
8:00 PM ET
Detroit
Colorado

10:30 PM ET
Phoenix
Los Angeles

Another NHL Scoreboard Update In About 15 Minutes

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NHL Scoreboard:

Final             1      2      3      Score
Carolina        0      1      0         1
New Jersey « 2      2      1         5

Final               1      2      3      Score
San Jose         0      1      1          2
NY Islanders « 0      0      3          3

8:00 PM ET
Detroit
Colorado

10:30 PM ET
Phoenix
Los Angeles

NCAA Men's Basketball Scoreboard:

Final                     1      2      Score
(12) Georgetown « 29    39       68
Providence            30    28       58

7:00 PM ET
Syracuse
(18) Louisville

7:00 PM ET
(10) Xavier
Rhode Island

9:00 PM ET
(22) Texas A&M
(7) Texas

10:00 PM ET
(23) St Marys-CA
Pepperdine

Another Scoreboard Update In About 1 Hour

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NHL ScoreBoard:

Final             1 2 3 Score
Carolina        0 1 0    1
New Jersey « 2 2 1    5

Final               1 2 3 Score
San Jose         0 1 1    2
NY Islanders « 0 0 3    3
 
3rd Prd 17:04 1 2 3 Score
Detroit          2 2 0   4
Colorado        0 0 0   0

10:30 PM ET
Phoenix
Los Angeles

NCAA Men's Basketball Scoreboard:

Final                     1   2 Score
(12) Georgetown « 29 39  68
Providence            30 28  58

Final                 1   2 Score
Syracuse           26 24  50
(18) Louisville « 26 35  61

Final             1   2 Score
(10) Xavier « 44 37  81
Rhode Island 34 43  77

Half-Time         1 2 Score
(22) Texas A&M 18    18
(7) Texas          39    39

1st Half 17:04     1   2 Score
(23) St Marys-CA 5         5
Pepperdine         4         4

Another Scoreboard Update Tomorrow

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NCAA Men's Basketball Scoreboard:

Final
DePaul 60
(13) Connecticut « 65

Final 
(14) Purdue 68
(15) Indiana « 77

Half-Time   
Bradley 33
(16) Drake 33

NBA Scoreboard:

OT 1:49
New York 103
Washington 93

Final 
Houston « 93
Cleveland 85
 
4th Qtr 8:15
Orlando 93
Detroit 68
 
3rd Qtr 6:45
Philadelphia 54
Minnesota 57
 
2nd Qtr 0:55
Charlotte 31
San Antonio 31
 
1st Qtr 0:55
Boston 31
Denver 31
 
1st Qtr 0:39
Golden State 36
Utah 34
 
2/19 10:00 PM ET   
Sacramento 0
Portland 0
 
2/19 10:00 PM ET   
Memphis 0
Seattle 0
 
2/19 10:30 PM ET   
Atlanta 0
LA Lakers 0
 
NHL Scoreboard:

3rd Prd 
Boston 2
Carolina 2
 
3rd Prd 9:11
Columbus 1
Toronto 3
 
3rd Prd 16:05
NY Rangers 5
Montreal 2
 
3rd Prd 14:20
Philadelphia 2
Ottawa 2
 
2nd Prd 0:56
Edmonton 4
Nashville 4
 
2nd Prd 2:31
Vancouver 1
Minnesota 1
 
2nd Prd 2:33
Chicago 1
St. Louis 2
 
2/19 9:30 PM ET   
Calgary 0
Phoenix 0

Another Scoreboard Update Tomorrow @ 7 PM

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NBA Scoreboard:

3rd Qtr 6:04
Detroit 75
Phoenix 50
 
2/24 6:00 PM ET   
New York 0
Toronto 0
 
2/24 6:00 PM ET   
Sacramento 0
Orlando 0
 
2/24 6:00 PM ET   
Memphis 0
Cleveland 0
 
2/24 6:00 PM ET   
Boston 0
Portland 0
 
2/24 6:30 PM ET   
Dallas 0
Minnesota 0
 
2/24 8:00 PM ET   
Chicago 0
Houston 0
 
2/24 9:00 PM ET   
LA Lakers 0
Seattle 0
 
NHL Scoreboard:

3rd Prd 14:54
Calgary 2
Minnesota 1
 
End 1st   
San Jose 0
Pittsburgh 0
 
2nd Prd 17:34
New Jersey 0
Washington 0
 
2/24 7:00 PM ET   
Florida 0
NY Rangers 0
 
2/24 8:00 PM ET   
Colorado 0
Edmonton 0
 
2/24 8:00 PM ET   
St. Louis 0
Phoenix 0
 
2/24 8:00 PM ET   
Chicago 0
Anaheim 0
 
NCAA Men's BasketBall Scoreboard:

Final
(18) Louisville « 75
Pittsburgh 73
 
2nd Half 1:30
Syracuse 77
(21) Notre Dame 85
 
Final 
(10) Xavier « 57
Dayton 51
 
1st Half 20:00
(11) Wisconsin 0
Ohio State 0
 
2/24 6:30 PM ET   
Wake Forest 0
(3) North Carolina 0
 
2/24 9:00 PM ET   
California 0
(9) Stanford 0

Another Scoreboard Update Tonight @ 8:00 PM EST

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NBA Scoreboard:

Final 
Detroit « 116
Phoenix 86

Final 
New York 92
Toronto « 115

Final 
Sacramento 93
Orlando « 112

Final 
Memphis 89
Cleveland « 109

Final 
Boston « 112
Portland 102

Final 
Dallas « 99
Minnesota 83

3rd Qtr 2:57
Chicago 66
Houston 74

2nd Qtr 8:05
LA Lakers 39
Seattle 27

NHL Scoreboard:

Final 
Calgary « 2
Minnesota 1

Final(SO) 
San Jose « 2
Pittsburgh 1

Final(OT) 
New Jersey « 2
Washington 1

Final 
Florida 0
NY Rangers « 5

End 2nd   
Colorado 2
Edmonton 2

End 2nd   
St. Louis 0
Phoenix 1

End 2nd   
Chicago 2
Anaheim 4

Top25 Scoreboard:

Final 
(18) Louisville « 75
Pittsburgh 73

Final 
Syracuse 87
(21) Notre Dame « 94

Final 
(10) Xavier « 57
Dayton 51

Final 
(11) Wisconsin « 58
Ohio State 53

Final 
Wake Forest 73
(3) North Carolina « 89

1st Half 1:59
California 27
(9) Stanford 31