Woods, Federer, And Henry Named New Shaving Pitchmen

Woods, a four-time Masters champion, has been named the PGA Player of the Year seven times.

(BOSTON) - Gillette announced Sunday the launch of the new Gillette Champions program with the unveiling of Gillette's newest brand ambassadors -- three of the best-known, most widely respected and successful athletes competing today: Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry.

The three ambassadors will be fully integrated into Gillette brand programs and will be leveraged through multi-faceted marketing initiatives, including global print and broadcast advertising, consumer promotions, point of sale materials, online and public relations in support of Gillette's premium shaving products.

Pratt Leads Pacific at Northwest Open

The freshman claims top honors at 197 pounds to lead five Pacific placewinners at their own Northwest Open tournament.

(FOREST GROVE) - Kory Pratt's championship in the 197-pound weight class led the efforts of five Pacific placers in an abbreviated Northwest Open, held Sunday at the Pacific Athletic Center.

Pratt went 2-0 in the 197-pound weight class to claim top honors as all weights were run on a round-robin bracket.

A total of 31 wrestlers participated in six different weight classes.

No. 19 Oregon State Bounces Back For Wrestling Win Over Cal Poly

The victory gives Watterson the inside track to the No. 1 seeding in the Pac-10 Championships.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. ) - Oregon State’s Ty Watterson won a matchup of nationally ranked heavyweights and the 19th-ranked Beavers beat Cal Poly 33-12 in Pac-10 wrestling Sunday afternoon at Mott Gym.

OSU (14-2 overall, 6-1 Pac-10) also got pins from 125-pounder Eric Stevenson and 141-pounder Kyle Larson in the win while 149-pounder Derek Kipperberg, 165-pounder Dan Brascetta and 174-pounder Jeremy Larson all earned major decisions.

Against Cal Poly (5-8, 4-3 Pac-10), Oregon State responded well after a Friday night defeat at California-Davis that saw the Beavers lose three matches by one point and another in overtime.

OSU saw wins slip away in the closing seconds of three of those matches.

Super Bowl XLI: Dungy Makes History as Colts Pound Bears, 29-17

Colts head coach Tony Dungy becomes the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl.

(MIAMI) - Not even a steady rain could deny Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts from hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Manning was 25-38-247 yards with one touchdown and one interception, as the Colts blew open a close game in the second half to win Super Bowl XLI 29-17 over the Chicago Bears Sunday.

Indianapolis led 16-14 at halftime in what was a sloppy first half of play for both teams.

UCSD Wins Slugfest, Series Against Western Oregon

Boo Christenson and Paul Fisher had three hits each for the Wolves.

(LA JOLLA, Calif.) - UC San Diego pounded out 14 hits and 11 runs against five Western Oregon pitchers, claiming a 14-11 baseball win on Sunday afternoon at Triton Field.

The victory gave the Tritons the series edge in the opening games of the season for both squads.

UC San Diego is now 3-1 on the season, while WOU is 1-3

Lady Wolves Look to Turn Things Around in 2007

WOU softball team has new look and will play more games early in 2007.

(MONMOUTH) - Fielding a young team with only one senior, the 2007 pre-season storyline for Western Oregon softball coach Pam Knox sounds a lot like the 2006 yearly preview.

But the inside chapters have a different twist this year, as the Wolves chase after a winning campaign with a handful of returnees and plenty of newcomers on the roster.

The Wolves will open its campaign on Feb. 10th-11th in Arcata, Calif., playing Humboldt State and Notre Dame de Namur twice.

Linfield Women Remain in NWC Playoff Hunt

(WALLA WALLA, Wash.) - Linfield rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to hand Whitman its second straight home loss, surprising the Missionaries 52-48 in a Northwest Conference game Saturday afternoon at Sherwood Center.

The visiting Wildcats got 12 points from Sara Burgoyne and 11 from Brihtani Lassiter.

Mary Findlay added nine points, eight rebounds and two steals off the bench.

Super Bowl XLI Forecast: Wet And Windy

The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears Meet Sunday in Super Bowl XLI.

(MIAMI) - Super Bowl XLI may be wetter -- and windier -- than players and fans might like.

The chance for rain Sunday in the Miami-area is 60 percent, with brisk winds of 10 mph to 20 mph and a temperatures in the mid-to-upper-60s are forecast for the game which is set to begin at 6:25 PM ET, on CBS.

"It's going to make it feel cooler than it will actually turn out to be," Dan Dixon, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said.

Super Bowl XLI to be Broadcast in 232 Countries

The NFL will play its first game ever in China on Thursday, Aug. 9th, in Beijing.

(MIAMI) - Much of the world -- including China, host of the 2007 NFL China Bowl this summer -- will be watching Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, when the Chicago Bears take on the Indianapolis Colts in front of a potential worldwide audience estimated at one billion people.

A total of 54 international broadcasters will televise the game to 232 countries and territories in 33 languages.

Nineteen television and radio stations from 14 countries will be broadcasting the game from Dolphin Stadium.