ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The flame for the Vancouver Olympics was lit by the sun's rays in an ancient ceremony Thursday, heralding the start of the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Games.

The sun shined just enough over the fallen temples at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics for a Greek actress in a pagan priestess' white gown and sandals to focus its rays on a silver torch using a concave mirror.

The flame will burn at the Feb. 12-28 Vancouver Games, following a torch relay across Canada and a shorter run in Greece.

NAPA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable won't face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants.Napa County district attorney Gary Lieberstein said that the investigation concluded no charges were warranted.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Kentucky's John Calipari raved about the development of highly touted freshman guard John Wall Thursday during media day for the Southeastern Conference. Hours later, a report surfaced that his prized recruit might not be eligible to play.SEC commissioner Mike Slive told ESPN.com that he believes the NCAA's agents and amateurism group — not enforcement officials — are looking into Wall's eligibility.ESPN.com reported that Wall's AAU coach, Brian Clifton, was a certified agent from 2007-2008. That would constitute Wall accepting illegal benefits from an agent under NCAA rules. If the benefits are more than $101, a student-athlete has to repay the value of the benefits and be subject to suspension for at least 10 percent of the team's regular-season games.