January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Ask Carrie Ojeda how many points or rebounds she had in a game and she’ll likely come up blank. Ask Ojeda how many blocked shots she had and she’ll recite …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – Anxious to avoid an Orange Bowl shocker, the Florida State Seminoles kept getting tricked. An onside kick fooled them, as did a fake punt, and a pooch punt …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 PASADENA, Calif. – Shayne Skov and Zach Ertz believe every game in Stanford’s improbable football renaissance led the Cardinal to midfield at the Rose Bowl. That’s where Usua Amanam made …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 NEW YORK – The proposals are flying back and forth between the NHL and the players’ association. Whether significant progress is being made in the process still isn’t all that …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 OAKLAND, Calif. – Since Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin captivated the Bay Area in the “Run TMC” days of the early 1990s, the Golden State Warriors have been …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 RENTON, Wash. – While they are one of the hottest teams going into the postseason, there’s a lot of past playoff futility for the Seattle Seahawks to overcome – nearly …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 The most glaringly bad performance by Christian Ponder in a season marked by costly mistakes and curious decisions had just concluded, and the skepticism about his viability as Minnesota’s quarterback …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 RENTON, Wash. – “Don’t watch every pick,” Jeremy Lane’s agent Jim Ivler warned him before last April’s NFL draft. The healthiest way to survive the weekend for Lane, according to …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 DALLAS – Clint Chelf threw three of Oklahoma State’s five touchdown passes and the Cowboys shook off a disappointing Big 12 finish by dominating Purdue 58-14 in the Heart of …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Behind huge interceptions early and late, No. 21 Northwestern beat Mississippi State 34-20 in the Gator Bowl and snapped college football’s longest postseason losing streak Tuesday. The …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 TAMPA, Fla. – Steve Spurrier’s plan to use two quarterbacks in the Outback Bowl worked so well that Dylan Thompson and Connor Shaw both earned game balls. That’s a first …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 ORLANDO, Fla. – Aaron Murray wanted nothing more this week than to send Georgia’s senior class out with a game to remember. The junior quarterback provided a record-setting performance to …

January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – One of the first questions Oregon coach Chip Kelly was asked after arriving in Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl was about the possibility of coaching in the …