...likely to win again - no matter how much deer-antler spray he squirts under his tongue.Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke@ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.

...people on the East Coast," he said half in jest, "Seattle might as well be Bulgaria."Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.

...level - is serious about safety, this is as good a time as any to put a foot on the scale.Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke@ap.org and follow him on Twitter.com/JimLitke.

...able to say at the end that you finished. But the only way that happens is if you start.Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/Jim Litke.

...answer each one and consistently put his name behind them. Fat lot of good that's done.Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke@ap.org and follow him at http://Twitter.com/JimLitke

...Armstrong's is as big as stories come.Now?I only wish I could have told it better.John Leicester is an international sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jleicester@ap.org or follow him at http://twitter.com/johnleicester

...did taking the air out of the football. Better get back to the drawing board and fast.Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke@ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.

...the question and replied, ''Planning.'' ''I'm always planning,'' he added. Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke@ap.org

...now. Tonight should be absolutely gorgeous, a perfect setting for the Opening Ceremonies.'' (David McCollum, sports columnist for the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway, Ark., is part of the Morris News Service team covering the Winter Olympics...

...fight and has had only six fights in his career. The Duke can?t wait to get going. Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlbergap.org.