New England Patriots leader Belichick and New York Giants coach Coughlin were assistants together under two-time Super Bowl winner Bill Parcells at the Giants nearly 20 years ago.

“Tom and I go back to our days with the Giants. Tom was the receivers coach when I coached the secondary the last two years in 1989 and ‘90,” said Belichick, who was also defensive coordinator of the Giants under Parcells.

“We worked together on a daily basis, doing one-on-ones, seven-on-seven, passing drills and those kinds of things.”

Super Bowl is reunion of Parcells’ proteges | Sports | Reuters

Ethiopian Meseret Defar shattered the women’s world indoor record for the two-mile run at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday.Defar, the outdoor record holder over the distance and reigning Olympic champion at 5,000 meters, clocked nine minutes 10.50 seconds to beat the old mark of 9:23.38 set by Regina Jacobs in Boston six years ago.

Defar destroys indoor two-mile mark | Sports | Reuters

Chris Bosh erased the memory of his worst effort of the season by producing one of his best as the Toronto Raptors pounded the Milwaukee Bucks 106-75 on Friday, stretching their home winning streak to a season-high five games.

Bosh, held to a season-low single point in a loss to the Bucks in their only other meeting this season, displayed his All-Star qualities with 32 points and seven rebounds to help the Raptors earn their seventh win in nine contests.

“I don’t get too hard on myself, I just put that stuff behind me,” Bosh, who has averaged 31.4 points over the five-game home win streak, told reporters.

Bosh bashes Bucks as Raptors stretch home win streak | Sports | Reuters

The hot-shooting Toronto Raptors staged a late rally to stun the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 road victory on Wednesday, Jose Calderon delivering a three-point play with 10.5 seconds remaining to seal the win.The Raptors were seven points down with 5:06 remaining and came back to hand the NBA-leading Celtics their first loss in 11 games against Atlantic Division foes this season.

Raptors shock high-flying Celtics in Boston | Sports | Reuters

A U.S. congressional panel investigating steroid use in baseball announced on Tuesday it had subpoenaed Chuck Knoblauch after the former All-Star second baseman did not respond to its invitation to testify.

Roger Clemens, among the nearly 90 former and current players cited in the report as suspected drug users, has publicly promised to testify before the panel, which has scheduled a February 13 hearing. Clemens denies having used the drugs.

Panel subpoenas Knoblauch in baseball probe | Sports | Reuters

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The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, will try to win three in a row for the first time since a four-game win streak from November 29-December 6.

Alex Steen scored once in regulation and Mats Sundin notched the game-winner in the shootout, as Toronto clipped Boston, 3-2, at TD Banknorth Garden.

Sundin tallied on Toronto’s second shootout chance by slipping a shot between Alex Auld’s pads, then Vesa Toskala stoned Boston’s Marc Savard. Steen followed with the clincher by fooling Auld with a stick fake in the high slot, moving to the right side, and popping the puck inside the right post.

Matt Stajan lit the lamp in regulation for the Maple Leafs, who won for just the third time in their last 11 games (3-7-1).

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The Pittsburgh Penguins face their toughest test of the season, playing the first of what will likely be several games without Sidney Crosby Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens (CBC except southern Ontario, 7 p.m. ET).

Crosby hit the boards feet-first midway through the first period of a home game Friday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The young star, who began the night tied for the NHL’s scoring lead, was diagnosed with a high right ankle sprain, meaning he could be out for several weeks. He has not made the trip to Montreal and is due to be re-evaluated today.

Penguins face Canadiens without Crosby

The New York Giants, with Arctic-like temperatures and a Super Bowl berth on the line, are guaranteed a cold reception when they step on to Lambeau Field on Sunday to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game.Last week, when Green Bay beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 in the divisional playoff, Packers players and coach Mike McCarthy described the scene at Lambeau as a winter wonderland.

Weathermen are forecasting even more brutal conditions on Sunday, with temperatures hovering near zero Fahrenheit (-17.C) at kickoff to the delight of Green Bay fans.

The Packers have a 13-2 win-loss record in playoffs contested on Lambeau’s “Frozen Tundra” and quarterback Brett Favre is 43-5 in games when temperatures are below 35 Fahrenheit.

Giants braced for cold reception in Green Bay | Sports | Reuter