Hockey
- Specific information on when a wiretap conversation was recorded appears to support Wayne Gretzky's contention that he had no prior knowledge of an illegal gambling ring involving his wife and Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet.
A New Jersey state police wiretapped conversation of Gretzky asking Tocchet how Gretzky's wife, Janet Jones, could avoid being named as a participant in the ring happened last Monday -- the day after Jones allegedly won money betting on the Super Bowl, sources told The Associated Press.
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A person with knowledge of the investigation confirmed the wiretap was recorded last Monday, the day Gretzky's lawyer said New Jersey detectives showed up at the Phoenix coach's doorstep looking to speak to his wife.
Track and field
- Russian Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva broke her indoor world record in the pole vault Sunday, clearing 16 feet, 1 1/4 inches. In her first competition this season, Isinbayeva bettered her mark of 16-0 3/4 set last spring.
-- From wire reports
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