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– Danica Patrick will ease her way into NASCAR by skipping the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona in favor of a less-stressful debut Feb. 20 in California for JR Motorsports.
– Newly acquired Juan Pierre, J.J. Putz and Mark Teahen are among the players now committed to attending SoxFest 2010 from Jan. 22-24, joining Mark Kotsay, Gordon Beckham, Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Paul Konerko, Scott Linebrink, Jayson Nix, Jake Peavy, A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez and Matt Thornton.
– Bulls 98, N.Y. Knicks 89 – Olivet Nazarene 75, Chicago St. 68 – Pepsi won’t advertise in Super Bowl.
