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This Week in Sports

By Blake Oestriecher

2010 NFL season likely uncapped
If you thought NFL teams were already spending too much money, you haven't seen anything yet. In a memo sent to players and their agents, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said that it is unlikely a new collective bargaining agreement will be reached before the March 5 deadline and the 2010 season will have no salary cap - making it the first uncapped season since 1993. The lack of a salary cap severely affects competition as wealthier teams can load up with talent while smaller market teams may have to cut costs. If a deal can't be reached next season, there is also a strong possibility a work stoppage could occur before the 2011 season. (Associated Press)

College football attendance falls, SEC has biggest crowds
Attendance at NCAA football games in 2009 was down almost one percent from the record 2008 season. The NCAA reported that roughly 48.3 million fans attended games at the 630 NCAA schools - a figure which included home, neutral-site and postseason games - compared to 2008 when 48.8 million fans attended games. Michigan led the nation with an average crowd of 108,933 while the Southeastern Conference led all leagues with an average attendance of 76,288 per game. The average attendance for a Football Bowl Subdivision game was 46,281. Attendance at Division II and Division III games slightly increased. (Associated Press)

Move over, Shaq
One man may have gained the upper hand in a rivalry between two of the NBA's biggest personalities. Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal - the two seven-footers who were both drafted with the No. 1 overall pick by the Orlando Magic and given the nickname "Superman" - have had fierce battles since Howard entered the league in 2004. But Howard has done something that Shaq never did when he was with Orlando. The 2009 Defensive Player of the Year made 11 of 11 shots from the field in a win over Houston, finishing the game with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Howard's performance broke a tie with Shaq and set a franchise-record of 19 straight double doubles. (Associated Press)

Olympic celebration causes controversy
The Canadian women's ice hockey team is making headlines, but not because of the team's 2-0 victory over the United States in the gold medal game. It's what happened after win that has the team in hot water. The IOC is investigating the team's celebration which involved players drinking beer and champagne and smoking cigars. During the celebration, which took place after the arena had emptied, members of team Canada - still in uniform and with gold medals hanging from their necks - poured champagne into each other's mouths and even attempted to drive the ice-resurfacing machine. The IOC is also investigating whether or not one of the team members was of legal drinking age. (Associated Press)

Kornheiser suspended for comments
This interruption won't be pardoned. ESPN announced that Tony Kornheiser, co-host of the network's popular show Pardon the Interruption, would receive a two-week suspension for comments he made about ESPN anchor Hannah Storm. On his weekday radio show on ESPN's Washington, D.C. affiliate, Kornheiser mocked Storm's attire and her age, saying that she was wearing a skirt "way too short for somebody her age." Kornheiser apologized both on-air and to Storm personally, but said that he wouldn't address the incident in any interviews. Kornheiser is expected to return from suspension on Monday. (USA Today)

Originally Published: March 3, 2010

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