Los Angeles  - Five years after singer Janet Jackson caused a Super Bowl controversy by exposing her breast in the half-time show, a much more shocking malfunction popped up for some fans watching the biggest game of the year.

According to reports Monday, thousands of viewers were subjected to a 30-second pornographic video clip as Sunday's NFL title game reached its climax.

Los Angeles  - The slapstick animated comedy Kung Fu Panda won by a knockout at the annual Annie Awards, winning 14 awards while its main rival WALL-E went home empty handed.

The Sunday night rout for Kung Fu Panda confirms its favoured status to win the Oscar in the animation category later this month, and counts as a major blow for Pixar, which at one time had held hopes that the dystopian WALL-E might even become the first animated film ever to win a best picture Oscar.

Los Angeles  - Dirk Nowitzki probably will never like visiting Miami. On Saturday, he was a very rude guest.

Nowitzki was unstoppable, making 12-of-14 shots en route to 30 points Saturday night as the Dallas Mavericks rolled to their ninth consecutive victory over the Miami Heat,
111-96.

Jason Terry added 20 points for Dallas, which has not lost to Miami in the regular season since March 26, 2004. However, the Mavericks dropped four straight games to the Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals, squandering a 2-0 series lead and a championship.

Los Angeles  - Disney is to cut 400 jobs from its television unit as a cost-cutting measure to deal with the weak economy, the company has announced.

The cuts will affect all departments of the company's television group, which includes the ABC network and numerous cable channels around the world. The Disney-ABC Television Group currently employs between 6,500 and 7,000 workers. However, only 200 workers are expected to lose their jobs, with the rest of the cuts coming from not filling vacant positions.

Los Angeles  - The Orlando Magic turned a good day into a better one.

Dwight Howard powered for 22 points with 18 rebounds, Turkish sharpshooter Hedo Turkoglu had 19 points with 11 rebounds, and the Magic dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half for a 99- 88 victory on Thursday night, in a showdown between Eastern Conference powerhouses.

"Tonight, we played our game," Howard said, "We shot with confidence. We played inside and out and everybody locked in. We made sure we played good defence and made them make tough shots. That's what we have to do."

Los Angeles  - Spaniard Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers is officially an All-Star again.

Gasol was named to the Western Conference for the second time in his career on Thursday, as the NBA announced the list of 14 players chosen by the coaches as reserves for the All-Star Game, to be played on February 15 in Phoenix, Arizona.

"I think it's something that gives me a lot of pride and it's an honour to be part of that game," said Gasol, who played in the 2006 mid-season showpiece as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies.