What you missed while looking for penguins in Kansas City ...
• NBA: It's a Yao Ming after all, it's a Yao Ming after all ... but his return can't stop Cavs vs. Rockets. It's a Yao Ming World ...
• Iditarod: And ... we have our first injury. Sled slip on ice and man go boom (we think the dogs planned it).
• College basketball: You DO NOT come to Bridgeport, Conn., and talk trash to the Purple Eagles. Niagara 83, Sienna 79 for Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship.

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