White, Liu win halfpipe openers

Shaun White of the United States and Jiayu Liu of China captured halfpipe gold Wednesday at the first snowboard World Cup event of the season in New Zealand.

Looking for a light in the window

Many CFL rookies play for as little as $42,000 a year. While that minimum may sound all right, the athlete is often here from a faraway home where another residence has to be maintained, money needs to be sent back, and something of a future built.