OLYMPICS

Kerrigan joins NBC — Nancy Kerrigan will serve as an analyst for NBC during the Sochi Olympics, 20 years after she was the story of the 1994 Games. The network said Tuesday that the two-time figure skating medalist will contribute to figure skating coverage, along with the “Today” show and “Access Hollywood.” She will not be doing color commentary on the competitions. NBC is also planning a long-form feature on the attack on Kerrigan before the Lillehammer Olympics and her rivalry with Tonya Harding. Kerrigan says she was initially reluctant to take part in the feature but trusted she would be treated fairly and wanted to give her perspective on the events.

Canada unveils loaded hockey roster — Sid the Kid is going to have plenty of help when Canada goes for gold at the Sochi Games. Hockey Canada announced its 25-man hockey roster — loaded with NHL stars — for the Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Superstar Sidney Crosby, who scored the gold-medal winning goal in 2010 against the U.S., will be joined up front by Jamie Benn, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter, Matt Duchene, Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Kunitz, Patrick Marleau, Rick Nash, Corey Perry, Patrick Sharp, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares and Jonathan Toews. Jay Bouwmeester, Drew Doughty, Dan Hamhuis, Duncan Keith, Alex Pietrangelo, P.K. Subban, Marc-Édouard Vlasic and Shea Weber will be on defense. The goaltenders are: Roberto Luongo, Carey Price and Mike Smith.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Close BCS title game draws fewer viewers — The BCS title game’s wild finish couldn’t draw in more television viewers than last year’s blowout. Florida State’s 34-31 last-second win over Auburn on Monday was watched by an average of 25.6 million viewers on ESPN. That’s down 3 percent from the 26.4 million for Alabama’s 42-14 rout of Notre Dame in a matchup of two big-name programs. Auburn’s last-minute victory over Oregon in 2011 averaged 27.3 million viewers. As the BCS era comes to an end, the 14.4 rating is the third-lowest for the championship game.

McCarron’s mother apologizes — Dee Dee McCarron, the mother of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, apologized early Tuesday after posting a tweet making fun of the diction of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston. McCarron typed, “Am I listening to English?” while Winston was speaking at a news conference following the Seminoles’ 34-31 victory over Auburn in the national championship game. Winston posted his rebuttal Tuesday afternoon: “For the people that criticize the way that I talk this is for y’all. The Florida State Seminoles are national champions! That is all.” McCarron, who has nearly 23,000 followers under the handle @DeeDeeBonner, deleted her initial tweet and said she and her family are not racists. “Any1 that knows our family knows we r far from racist. My tweet was not in anyway meant that way. I sincerely apologize if it offended any1.”

SOCCER

Timbers re-sign Piquionne — The Portland Timbers will return 35-year-old forward Frederic Piquionne for his second season with the club. He scored seven goals and had six assists with the Timbers in MLS regular-season play and was the Timbers’ leading scorer with five goals and an assist in the U.S. Open Cup.

BASKETBALL

Grizzlies, Thunder, Celtics pull off 3-team trade — The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Courtney Lee and have sent guard Jerryd Bayless to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Oklahoma City Thunder. Under terms of the deal announced Tuesday, the Grizzlies get Lee and a 2016 second-round draft pick from Boston. The Celtics get Bayless and also receive forward Ryan Gomes from Oklahoma City. The Thunder receive a conditional 2017 second-round draft pick from Memphis.

FOOTBALL

Browns to interview Packers’ McAdoo — Cleveland will interview Green Bay quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo about its head coaching job. McAdoo, who spent the past two seasons working with star QB Aaron Rodgers, will meet with Browns CEO Joe Banner and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam this week. McAdoo will be the fourth known candidate to interview with the Browns, who are looking for their seventh full-time coach since 1999 — and fourth in six years.

— From staff wire reports