Maradona’s diamond earring sells for $36,400 at auction, helps pay $54 million tax bill

Maradona’s earring sells for $36,400 at auction

Excerpts of Mark McGwire’s Interview with The Associated Press

Mark McGwire AP Interview Excerpts

Excerpts of Mark McGwire’s telephone interview Monday with The Associated Press:

Randall, Kornfield take classic sprint titles at 2010 US Cross Country Ski Championships

Randall, Kornfield win cross-country sprint titles

Texas star QB Colt McCoy’s career ends with shoulder injury early in BCS title game

Texas’ McCoy out of BCS game with shoulder injury

Texas star QB Colt McCoy leaves BCS title game with injury on Longhorns’ opening drive

Texas QB McCoy hurt on his 1st drive in BCS game

Cardinals CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie returns to practice, WR Anquan Boldin still out

Cards’ Rodgers-Cromartie back, Boldin still out

Oaklawn opens new electronic gambling room with more than 800 seats for bettors to try ’skill’

Oaklawn Park revamped with electronic gambling

Cincinnati Bengals practice in cold, snow before hosting New York Jets in playoff game

Bengals practice in snow ahead of Jets game

Kikkan Randall wins women’s 10K in Anchorage; Kris Freeman takes 15K

Randall wins women’s 10K freestyle in Anchorage

Norwegian teen Magnus Carlsen youngest ever to top chess world ranking

Norwegian teen tops chess world ranking

OSLO — Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has become the youngest person ever to top the world ranking in chess.

Jets will celebrate 26 years at Giants Stadium at halftime vs. Bengals

Jets to hold halftime Giants Stadium celebration

Back in the bowls after a 30-year absence: Temple plays UCLA in EagleBank Bowl

A 30-year bowl wait almost over for Temple

New Zealand yacht Alfa Romeo wins slow Sydney to Hobart yacht race in light winds

Alfa Romeo wins Sydney to Hobart yacht race