Ravens acquire Terrell Owens\nBALTIMORE -- Four-time Pro Bowl receiver Terrell Owens was traded to the Baltimore Ravens by San Francisco Thursday after a paperwork error prevented him from becoming a free agent.\nOwens, who quarreled with coaches, teammates and opponents during the last few seasons, was given permission by the 49ers to seek a deal after his agent failed to file a document voiding the final years of his contract.\nHe gives Baltimore the top receiver it has been lacking for years, even in 2000, when it won the Super Bowl.\nOwens was among several players required to file for free agency by a deadline recently moved up 10 days for players who signed their contracts before the league's 2001 collective bargaining agreement went into effect.\nOwens has spent all eight of his NFL seasons with the 49ers, who drafted him in the third round in 1996.
Miami Heat's Wade shows NBA talent\nMIAMI -- He's been a better shooter than either LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony. Some say he's even a better defender. And he, too, has carried his team into playoff contention.\nIndeed, Miami's Dwyane Wade is proving the NBA has more than two super rookie talents.\nTrue, he trails the newcomers' race for fame -- James already graces billboards in New York's Times Square, and Anthony needed two bodyguards during All-Star weekend. But Wade is virtually even with his more-ballyhooed classmates stats-wise.\nMost importantly, he's breathed much-needed fresh life into the Heat, who have already matched their 25-win total from last season and may be headed to the playoffs for the first time in three years.\n"He should be ranked right up there with LeBron and Carmelo. The kid is awesome," said Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, who called Wade the best defender out of the talented rookie trio. "He's 'Mr. Excitement.' You can't stop him. He's much like them; he just hasn't gotten the publicity. But guys that play basketball talk about him."\nAdded Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik: "It's a shame he flies under the radar screen"
