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hockey • Michigan and Michigan State set a world record for attendance at a hockey game Saturday, playing in front of an unofficial total of 113,411 fans in the Wolverines' 5-0 victory at Michigan Stadium at Ann Arbor.
Michigan announced the attendance during the third period. The previous mark for a hockey game was 77,803 at this year's world championship in Germany.
Mike Janela, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records, was on hand to verify the feat. He confirmed that the attendance was more than enough for a world record, although he said his organization would need a bit longer to come up with an official attendance figure.
Janela said Guinness receives over 1,000 record applications a week, although only about three percent are approved. The game — dubbed "The Big Chill at the Big House" — took place nine years after the same two teams played another outdoor game at Michigan State's football stadium.
Khan tops Maidanain a close decision
boxing • Amir Khan successfully defended his WBA 140-pound title with a narrow unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana on Saturday night in Las Vegas, surviving the stiffest test of his career with guts and skill. Khan (24-1, 17 KOs) knocked down Maidana with 10 seconds left in the first round, and the fight never really slowed down. The free-swinging Maidana seemed to be close to stopping Khan during a brilliant 10th round, but Khan absorbed every shot and responded with a strong 11th. Maidana (29-2) was hurt by a point deduction in the fifth round for throwing an elbow in frustration.
Two teams share lead at Shark Shootout
golf • Fred Funk and Kenny Perry shot a 10-under 62 in better-ball play Saturday for a share of the second-round lead in the Shark Shootout with defending champions Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly.
Stricker and Kelly, who rallied to beat Perry and J.B. Holmes last year in the final round, had a 63 to match Funk and Perry at 18 under on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort's Tiburon Golf Club course at Naples, Fla.
From wire reports