Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is working with European authorities investigating the fixing of soccer matches on a global scale but its silence on any action being taken against local suspects risks damaging the reputation of the wealthy, tightly regulated Asian country. European investigators said this week they believe …

SCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) - American skier Ted Ligety picked the right occasion to win the first super-G of his career, becoming the discipline's world champion on Wednesday. Ligety, the best giant slalom specialist on the Alpine ski circuit and ready to defend his world crown in the shorter discipline next week, made …

SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Ted Ligety provisionally won the men's super-G at the world championships on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Migrant workers helping Russia prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are being cheated out of wages and denied adequate rest, food and housing, a human rights group said on Wednesday. A senior Russian official said the accusations by New York-based Human Rights Watch were exaggerated and that …

LONDON (Reuters) - England midfielder Jack Wilshere can become one of the best players in the world after a remarkable recovery from serious injury, his national team captain Steven Gerrard has remarked. The 21-year-old has been in superb form since returning for Arsenal in October after 15 months out with an ankle problem. …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' mayor defended his city days after a power outage plunged the Super Bowl into 34 minutes of darkness, while authorities still baffled by the cause announced they were bringing in a consultant to help investigate.

SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in a crash at the world championships.

The news sounded bad at first, then got better, though it's still a long way from good.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke made nearly every shot they took from 3-point range in the second half.

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a race to the top — well, to the 86th floor, anyway.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — By the time Andrew Desjardins' match penalty was rescinded by the NHL, it was too late to help the San Jose Sharks.

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers shrugged off the absence of Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace but now face the prospect of losing Pau Gasol to injury after their 92-83 road victory over Brooklyn on Tuesday. Howard sat out a second straight game with an ailing shoulder and World Peace served a one-game suspension for …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Kane scored two goals, including the tiebreaking goal after a fight midway through the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams.

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun said the person who ran the Florida clinic being investigated by Major League Baseball was used only as a consultant on his drug suspension appeal last year.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. kept Michigan in the game when the Wolverines weren't playing a whole lot of defense.

DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - There is a "special spirit" in the Mali squad ahead of their African Nations Cup semi-final against Nigeria, and not just because of the conflict back home, coach Patrice Carteron said on Tuesday. Earlier, Stephen Keshi coach of semi-final opponents Nigeria and himself Mali coach three years …

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston fans knew the Rockets were on the verge of history against Golden State on Tuesday night, needing one more 3-pointer to set an NBA record.

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - Burkina Faso hope to break new ground and book a first African Nations Cup final appearance when they ‘host' Ghana in Nelspruit on Wednesday. The west African country take on their southern neighbours at the Mbombela Stadium (1830 GMT), which they say has become something of a fortress …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' Rickey Scott walked to the sideline, gasping for air before lying down in an attempt to catch his breath.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kobe Bryant would have liked to celebrate more, maybe gloat about that highlight-reel dunk, but there were bigger concerns.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Power fluctuations during rehearsals for the Super Bowl led organizers to use generators at Sunday's game, which was then interrupted for 35 minutes by a partial blackout, a National Football League official said. About half of the Superdome in New Orleans went dark early in the second half of the contest …

VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made a successful comeback after a seven-month injury absence with victory in the first round of the Chilean Open doubles on Tuesday. The former world number one and Argentine partner Juan Monaco overpowered second-seeded Czechs Frantisek Cermak and Lukas Dlouhy 6-3 6-2 in 65 minutes …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Carpenter, one of the best clutch pitchers in the storied history of the St. Louis Cardinals, may have thrown his final pitch.