WNBA
Swoopes released
The Seattle Storm waived three-time WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist Sheryl Swoopes a day before her 2009 contract would have become guaranteed. Swoopes is 37 and might now pursue something she’s talked about since September — coaching and being a full-time mother.
NFL
Obama congratulates Cards
President Obama was rooting for Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl, but that didn’t stop him from making a congratulatory call to Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt. “I was actually just walking in my front door,” Whisenhunt said. “He called my cell phone. I don’t know how they got my number.”
ONE-LINERS
– Muhammad Ali to receive the 2009 President’s Award at the Feb. 12 NAACP Image Awards ceremony in L.A. – AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani reiterated his desire to keep David Beckham, saying Tuesday the club “will do everything possible” to secure the England midfielder’s services. – Former Yankees manager Joe Torre is defending his new book, saying he doesn’t think he violated any clubhouse conduct code by making private team matters public.
