Reuters - Amid the hoopla of this week's spinoff of a first bite of Tim Hortons by Wendy's International Inc. , some observers warn the Canadian coffee and baked goods chain may be reaching saturation at home, while facing tough challenges in the United States.

AP - Tim Finchem navigated his way through one of the toughest stretches of his 12 years as PGA Tour commissioner. He revamped the tour's schedule for 2007 — reducing several longtime events to junior varsity status — and he negotiated a six-year TV deal with two networks and a 15-year deal with The Golf Channel.

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a big football fan, ruled out applying for the job of NFL commissioner after Paul Tagliabue retires.

AP - C. Vivian Stringer paid little attention to reaching another coaching milestone.

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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Jacksonville, Florida (AHN) - The Jacksonville Jaguars sign John Henderson to a six-year extension. Henderson's agent, Tim McGee, says to SI.com that the deal gives the defensive end more guaranteed money than any other tackle in the National...

AP - Andrei Kirilenko had 22 points, a career-high 18 rebounds and blocked four shots in the second half as the Utah Jazz rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 107-99 Tuesday night.

AP - Jim Slater scored in the fourth extra shootout session Tuesday night, lifting the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-4 victory over the sliding Boston Bruins.

AP - Democrat Tim Dunn, a lawyer and veteran of the Iraq war, announced Tuesday he was dropping out of the race for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Robin Hayes.

AP - Sherill Baker scored 26 points and Tasha Humphrey had 24, helping Georgia blow the game open in the second half to defeat Hartford 73-54 Tuesday night in the second round of the Bridgeport regional.

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Tuesday to encourage a Caribbean trade group to fully restore its relationship with Haiti and help strengthen the troubled country.

AFP - New Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the US economy is not on course for a sharp decline despite a strange pattern of behaviour on the bond market that foxed his illustrious predecessor.

AP - The Los Angeles Clippers have never been this good.

AP - Winning is no surprise to these Clippers.

AP - Hartford and Texas Christian proved Sunday that the men's NCAA tournament hasn't cornered the market on upsets by double-digit seeds this year. Now both teams will try to channel the momentum from those victories as they take another step up in class.

Reuters - Workers from 12 newspapers that are being sold by McClatchy Co. are pressing ahead with efforts to acquire the papers, which include The Philadelphia Inquirer and San Jose Mercury News, union representatives said on Monday.

AFP - The Supreme Court rejected a bid to give residents of the US commonwealth of Puerto Rico the right to vote in US presidential elections.

AFP - US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores said it plans to open 20 outlets in China this year as it takes the fight to foreign rivals in the booming country.

AP - A Texas woman accused of drowning her children in her bathtub goes on trial a second time starting Monday.

Reuters - Sony BMG has appointed Tim Bowen as chief operating officer, completing a shake-up of top executives at the record company that was sparked by complaints from one of its two owners.