Speed Skating

NEW YORK - A German automaker sponsoring American athletes? BMW and U.S.

NEW YORK - NBC's Conan O'Brien-Jay Leno fiasco has been a monumental disaster for the network, both for its public image and bottom line, as it prepares to pay an embittered O'Brien and his staff an estimated $45 million to abandon "The Tonight Show." Next up: the Winter Olympics.

TOKYO - The sponsor of a Japanese speedskating team has pledged $219,054 to any of its athletes who win a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics.