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Ginobili's Treys Spur Win For San Antonio

Jan 15, 2008 12:51 AM CST

Ginobili's Treys Spur Win For San Antonio

Free-falling Sixers drop their seventh straight

(Newser) - The defending champion Spurs missed 16 consecutive shots during one stretch, but Manu Ginobili bailed them out with four three-pointers in the fourth quarter to eek out an 89-82 win over Philadelphia. Tim Duncan scored 18 points and grabbed 16 boards while the Sixers' Samuel Dalembert had 12 points and...

Williams, Utah Best Milwaukee

Jan 15, 2008 12:48 AM CST

Williams, Utah Best Milwaukee

Jazz PG scores 14, Bucks goes 2-for-18 in final period

(Newser) - The Utah Jazz rode Deron Williams in the fourth quarter and overtook the Milwaukee Bucks to earn a 98-87 victory at home. Williams had 14 of his game-high 33 points in the final period, as Utah used tough defense and a glut of free throw attempts to win their fourth...

Red-Hot Blazers Bounce Back Against Nets

Jan 14, 2008 10:45 PM CST

Red-Hot Blazers Bounce Back Against Nets

Surprising division leaders whip NJ, which falls below .500

(Newser) - After losing a tough double-overtime affair at Toronto Sunday, Portland showed resilience tonight, winning with ease 99-73 over inconsistent New Jersey. Five players hit double figures in scoring for the visiting Blazers for their 18th win in 20 games, according to the AP. LeMarcus Aldridge's 20 points was tops for...

Butler, Wizards Beat Celts Again

Jan 14, 2008 10:30 PM CST

Butler, Wizards Beat Celts Again

Boston falls to 30-6 with first two-game losing streak of season

(Newser) - Nobody can call Washington's win over Boston on Saturday a fluke after the Wizards did it again tonight to the Celtics, winning at the Garden, 88-83. Washington closed out the last six-plus minutes of the game on a 25-6 run while overcoming a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit, reports AP. Caron Butler...

Uncomon NYK Win Begs Usual Questions

Jan 14, 2008 3:09 AM CST

Uncomon NYK Win Begs Usual Questions

Warriors outstrip Pacers, Lakers beat Grizzlies at a cost

(Newser) - On a good night for New York, the Knicks won the second of their last 11 games, an 89-65 rout of the exhausted Pistons. Zach Randolph led the team with 25 points while Stephon Marbury claimed injury, with coach Isiah Thomas talking about Marbury's return in "ifs," not...

Wizards Stun Stumbling Celtics

Jan 13, 2008 6:30 AM CST

Wizards Stun Stumbling Celtics

Boston's Big 3 can't produce in 85-78 loss

(Newser) - While most of New England was busy cheering on the still-undefeated Patriots, the other Boston juggernaut faltered for the second time in three games, falling 85-78 to the Washington Wizards. The Celtics don't think they're invincible, but Paul Pierce knows his team "can play better basketball than we did"...

Pistons Prevail Over Tired Bobcats in OT

Jan 13, 2008 5:12 AM CST

Pistons Prevail Over Tired Bobcats in OT

Suns, Spurs burst back from halftime holes against Bucks, T'wolves

(Newser) - Rip Hamilton missed a buzzer beater at the end of regulation in last night's Pistons-Bobcats game, but he redeemed himself by sinking the winning bucket in overtime. Chauncey Billups contributed 27 points to Detroit's 103-100 victory, with Gerald Wallace putting up 26 for Charlotte, the Detroit Free Press reports. ...

Even Ailing Kobe Is Unstoppable

Jan 12, 2008 6:31 AM CST

Even Ailing Kobe Is Unstoppable

Lakers surge forth in the 4th for 110-105 win off Bryant's 37 points

(Newser) - With 21 points in the first three quarters of last night's game against the Bucks, Kobe Bryant seemed to be feeling the effects of his "viral upper respiratory infection." But then a breakout fourth quarter left Kobe with 37 points on the night and secured a shaky 110-105...

Mavs Too Much for Struggling Sonics

Jan 12, 2008 6:24 AM CST

Mavs Too Much for Struggling Sonics

as Seattle's on-court woes, and losing ways continue

(Newser) - The Seattle faithful let their team hear it, as the Sonics suffered an embarrassing 90-70 loss to the Mavericks last night. The loss marks Seattle's sixth straight, and fourth straight blow-out, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Dirk Nowitzki had a game-high 20 points for Dallas, and went 10-for-10 from the free-throw...

Baylor Men's Basketball Back From the Dead

Jan 12, 2008 6:18 AM CST

Baylor Men's Basketball Back From the Dead

Bears are 12-2, led by Scott Drew, the right man for the revival

(Newser) - Scott Drew wanted to build a basketball program from the bottom up and Baylor University, torn apart by a player's murder, improper payments to athletes and a sleazy former coach, offered that opportunity, writes ESPN. The consensus opinion on Drew's move from a comfy position as a mid-major coach was...

Celtics First to 30 Wins After Beating Nets

Jan 11, 2008 11:15 PM CST

Celtics First to 30 Wins After Beating Nets

Boston's big three of Garnett, Allen and Pierce total 54 points

(Newser) - The last time the Celtics started 30-4 was the 1959-60 season, and they won the NBA title that time. What remains for this year's Boston team isn't known, but they've got to like where they sit after tonight's 86-77 comeback win over the Nets in East Rutherford. Boston held New...

Home Hornets Beat Heat
With Threes

Jan 11, 2008 11:11 PM CST

Home Hornets Beat Heat With Threes

Raptors prey on Knicks, Rockets bomb woeful Timberwolves

(Newser) - New Orleans continued to enjoy their best start in franchise history, routing Miami 114-88, the AP reports. Bobby Jackson had a mammoth night, going nine-for-nine, including seven three pointers, to finish with 25 points. Despite a surprising 27-point performance from Mark Blount, Miami lost its tenth straight game. Elsewhere in...

Sixers Winless in '08 After Loss to Bulls, 100-97

Jan 11, 2008 10:50 PM CST

Sixers Winless in '08 After Loss to Bulls, 100-97

Wizards and Cavaliers both get victories in overtime

(Newser) - Chicago, led by Andres Nocioni's 26 points, improved to 5-3 under interim coach Jim Boylan with a victory in Philadelphia tonight, reports the AP. The Sixers had an 18-point first-quarter lead but managed to blow that entire margin by halftime, when they trailed by five. Samuel Dalembert had a big...

Hungry Pistons Don't Give Spurs a Chance

Jan 11, 2008 3:39 AM CST

Hungry Pistons Don't Give Spurs a Chance

Jazz trounce Nash-less Suns, Kings squeak past Grizzlies

(Newser) - The Pistons went on a 22-2 scoring run late in the first quarter to put last night's game permanently out of San Antonio's reach, the San Antonio Express-News reports. "They're tough to play," said the Spurs' Tony Parker of the team that defeated the defending champions 90-80. Elsewhere...

Celtics Stunned at Home by Charlotte

Jan 10, 2008 12:32 AM CST

Celtics Stunned at Home by Charlotte

Zeke tossed as Knicks lose to Rockets; Cavs fall to Hawks

(Newser) - Coming off arguably their biggest win of the season against the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday, the Boston Celtics laid an egg at home versus Charlotte. Jason Richardson scored 34 points to lead the Bobcats to a 95-83 victory. Playing without Ray Allen, who has a pinched nerve in his...

No. 8 Vols Give No. 16 Ole Miss First Loss

Jan 10, 2008 12:26 AM CST

No. 8 Vols Give No. 16 Ole Miss First Loss

No. 1 UNC stays undefeated; Charlotte upsets Clemson

(Newser) - No. 8 Tennessee became the first team to beat conference rival No. 16 Mississippi this season after Tyler Smith hit a layup with less than 5 seconds for an 85-83 win. Ole Miss (13-1) went on a 23-7 run to make the score 83-79 with 2:22 remaining but couldn’...

Mavs Top Pistons, Win 5th Straight

Jan 10, 2008 12:20 AM CST

Mavs Top Pistons, Win 5th Straight

Nash-less Suns best Pacers in OT; Kobe and friends destroy Hornets

(Newser) - The Detroit Pistons dropped consecutive games for only the second time this season as they lost 102-86 to the Dallas Mavericks. Coming off a tough home loss to the Celtics, Detroit hoped to bounce back against Dallas but were barely competitive. They led for only 14 seconds the entire game....

Sun May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

Jan 9, 2008 7:48 PM CST

Sun May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

Exposure increases vitamin D, helps fight non-skin varieties

(Newser) - Getting a little bit more sun may actually reduce the risk of dying from some forms of cancer, a new study says. Brief exposure spurs the production of vitamin D in the body, which helps patients survive bouts with internal cancers—colon, lung, breast, and prostate. That benefit may outweigh...

Air Jordan Turns 23

Jan 9, 2008 6:06 PM CST

Air Jordan Turns 23

Version due out this February still a 'feet' of marketing

(Newser) - Basketball's most iconic shoe turns 23 this year, a number any sports lover worth his Air Jordans knows means a little something extra—and Nike isn't missing the significance, the Chicago Tribune reports. Neither Nike nor Jordan—who wore No. 23—will squelch rumors that this is the final incarnation...

Group of Seattle Women Buy WNBA's Storm

Jan 9, 2008 10:29 AM CST

Group of Seattle Women Buy WNBA's Storm

Former deputy mayor, Microsoft execs pay $10 million for franchise

(Newser) - Though the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics could be on the way to Oklahoma City, the WNBA's Storm appears set to remain in the Emerald City thanks to a deal by four local women to buy the women's basketball franchise. The foursome, which includes a pair of Microsoft executives, will pay Sonics...