SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) – Hockey Canada named on Wednesday the 23 players who will carry the weight of the host country’s dreams at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Source: Reuters: World of Sport
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal believes he is ready for the start of the 2010 tennis season despite having had a relatively short time to prepare. Source: Reuters: World of Sport
LONDON (Reuters) – American Carmelita Jeter, the world’s second fastest woman ever over 100 metres, will defend her Aviva Grand Prix 60 metres title in Birmingham on Feb. 20, organisers said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters: World of Sport
OSLO (Reuters Life!) – The chess world’s new number one 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen plots 20 moves ahead and can remember matches he played six years ago move-for-move, but insists he is still pretty much your average teenager. Source: Reuters: World of Sport
Eight Americans were killed in a suicide bombing today at a military base in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. Source: CNN.com
Pro-government Iranians jammed the streets of the capital and other cities in response to anti-government rallies during observances of the holy day of Ashura. Source: CNN.com
A man tried to board a commercial airliner in the Somali capital of Mogadishu last month with chemicals that authorities believe could have been used as an explosive device, an African Union official said Wednesday. Source: CNN.com
It’s hard to imagine Mike Leach’s 10-year tenure at Texas Tech ending in a more fittingly bizarre fashion. The law school grad sent his lawyer to a courthouse in hopes of getting his suspension lifted, only to come back with a termination letter. Source: CNN.com
Google’s much-anticipated new phone, the HTC-designed Nexus One, could make its debut next week. Source: CNN.com
President Obama may be the most popular man in his administration, but according to a new national poll, he’s not the most popular person. Source: CNN.com