Sports briefs
Steelers ready to punish
Roethlisberger after probe
Steelers president Art Rooney II says the team is ready to discipline Ben Roethlisberger but the punishment will be coordinated with the NFL and won't pre-empt any league action. Rooney said that Roethlisberger told him he is prepared to accept disciplinary action. The Steelers likely would have acted by now, but Rooney said the NFL's labor agreement makes that difficult. Rooney expects NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to spend several weeks reviewing the accusations that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted a college student in a Georgia nightclub bathroom.
NHL
Habs upend Capitals
Tomas Plekanec scored 13:19 into overtime to give the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the top-seeded Washington Capitals last night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Ryan Miller made 38 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a playoff-opening 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins. Craig Rivet scored the go-ahead goal with 6 minutes left in the second period
Local four selected
Kyle Okposo and Jack Hillen of the Islanders, and Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Gilroy of the Rangers have been selected for the USA team in the World Championships starting May 7 in Germany.
GOLF
Tiger Woods announced he will play the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, which begins April 29. It will be his first time playing at a tournament where tickets are sold to the general public since his downfall from a sex scandal.
OLYMPICS
Vancouver's high costs
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games cost Vancouver only slightly less than it takes to run the city itself for an entire year. A report going before the city council next week estimates the city spent $727.6 million on infrastructure and operations to host the world for the 27 days of the games. It recouped $174.5 million of it from the provincial and the federal governments, leaving a bill of $553.1 million. - AP
