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Lakers edge past Nuggets to open road trip

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:24:12 +0000

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Kareem: Back-to-basket centers are no more

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:19:32 +0000

Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says the days of the back-to-the-basket center in the NBA are over.

Canadians Rush, Lumsden win bobsleigh gold

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:47:55 +0000

Canada’s Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden won their first two-man bobsleigh World Cup gold medal on Friday.

Bynum, Bryant lead Lakers past Nuggets 93-89 (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:36 +0000

AP – Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Rest of TV world idolizing NFL’s appeal to viewers (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:09:46 +0000

AP – A close score Sunday between the New England Patriots and New York Giants likely will break the record set by last year’s Super Bowl for the largest audience in U.S. television history of 111 million people.

Pats, Giants kickers wandered onto Super Bowl path (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:53:39 +0000

AP – Call them accidental Superheroes in the making. Or, if they miss, Super-something-elses.

Blue Jackets snap skid, beat Ducks in OT (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:50:43 +0000

AP – Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Raptors maul struggling Wizards (Reuters)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:34:58 +0000

Reuters – The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.

Burress: Eli a Hall of Famer with one more win

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:54 +0000

Win and he’s in. That is Plaxico Burress’ take on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

UConn’s Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:20:06 +0000

AP – UConn’s Jim Calhoun doesn’t mince words when it comes to his health.

Iginla powers Flames over Blackhawks

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:54:36 +0000

Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames handed the slumping Chicago Blackhawks their fifth straight loss, 3-1 on Friday.

Eaton scores in OT to lead Islanders past Senators

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:40:46 +0000

Mark Eaton scored in overtime Friday night as the New York Islanders defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1.

Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:24:18 +0000

AP – MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too.

Pierce, Allen carry Celtics past Knicks 91-89 (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:16:32 +0000

AP – Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling New York Knicks on Friday night.

No. 23 North Carolina women beat Virginia 64-56 (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:05:09 +0000

AP – Chay Shegog had 20 points and Candace Wood added 14 points, leading No. 23 North Carolina to a 64-56 win over Virginia on Friday night.

Pacers tops Mavs for 1st win in Dallas in 8 years (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:57 +0000

AP – Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and the Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the Mavericks 98-87 Friday night.

Wade, LeBron help Heat pull away from 76ers

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:56:53 +0000

Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

Halak makes 22 saves in Blues’ 1-0 win over Kings (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:47:30 +0000

AP – Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the second period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.

Bergenheim helps Panthers past Jets

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:24:42 +0000

Sean Bergenheim scored a go-ahead goal in the second period and the Florida Panthers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 Friday night.

Latvia’s Dukurs smokes competition for skeleton gold

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:58:22 +0000

World champion Martins Dukurs of Latvia blew away the rest of the field with a lightning performance to capture skeleton World Cup gold Friday night.