MAKING NEWS
All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson could miss the rest of the season for the Orlando Magic because of a torn labrum in his right shoulder. An MRI exam revealed the injury Tuesday, the team announced. Nelson will decide over the next week whether he will have surgery or attempt rehabilitation. If surgery is the option, his season is likely over. If he passes on the surgery, he'll likely miss several weeks. "At some point in time, he's going to have to have surgery. That's a given. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it," Magic general manager Otis Smith said. * * *
Super Bowl draws record viewership
The game of the weekend was actually the game of all-time. After the final numbers were totaled, Sunday's Super Bowl is officially the most viewed television program in U.S. history with a total audience of 151.6 million viewers. Last year's Super Bowl between the Patriots and Giants held the record with 148.3 million viewers.
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OUT OF BOUNDS
NBA keeps Cuban from foe donation
You'll donate money to who we tell you to, not the other way around. That seemed to be the message the NBA sent to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban when the league told him it won't allow him to make a donation to a charity in J.R. Smith's name. The league fined Cuban $25,000 for "improper interaction" with the Nuggets guard during Dallas' loss Jan. 13 at Denver. Cuban was upset with an elbow thrown by Smith that missed Dallas' Antonie Wright. In the past, when Cuban has been fined, he matched the amount and donated it to charity.
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NUMBER OF THE DAY
9 Jersey that forward Adam Graves wore with the Rangers; the team retired his number in a ceremony on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
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QUOTABLE
"When your neighbor's enduring hard times is not the time to flash your Cadillac in the driveway."
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Tennessee, on the $2 million UT is paying new football coach Lane Kiffin and more than $1.1 million to his assistants
