British boxer Dereck Chisora (L) attends a public training with his coach Don Charles in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2012. WBC World Champion Vitali Klitschko and his challenger Dereck Chisora will fight during the WBC World Heavyweight Championship in the Olympic hall in Munich on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

President Barack Obama is well-known to be a huge basketball fan, and he hasn’t missed the biggest story in the NBA — the rise of Jeremy Lin, the Harvard-educated, Taiwanese American guard whose record-setting scoring run has led the New York Knicks to six straight victories.
Lin added to his legend on Monday night by making a three-point shot as time expired that gave the Knicks a 90-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors.



Chile's Francisco Pizarro, left, kicks the ball past Paraguay's Enrique Meza during a friendly soccer match in Luque, Paraguay, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.

The Vancouver Canucks extended their division lead to a massive 16 points Wednesday with a 3-1 home victory over Northwest foes Colorado.

       

Lucie Safarova                              Caroline Wozniacki 

Caroline Wozniacki failed to convert three match points as she was ousted by Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in her opening match at the Qatar Open on Wednesday.

Shahar Peer of Israel plays against Christina McHale of the US during their WTA Qatar Open tennis match in Doha on February 16, 2012.