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NBA: LeBron's Heat hold off Kobe's Lakers 99-90
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James had 39 points and eight assists, Dwyane Wade added 27 points on his 31st birthday and the Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 Thursday night to finish the defending NBA champions' six-game road trip with three wins.
NBA: Clippers cruise to 90-77 win over Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jamal Crawford scored 22 points, Blake Griffin added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers hardly broke a sweat in cruising to a 90-77 victory over the free-falling Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
AFC Divisional playoff: Mile-High flight
DENVER (AP) - Welcome to NFL immortality, Joe Flacco. Somewhere up there in the all-time playoff archives near the "Hail Mary" by Staubach and the "Immaculate Reception" by Franco now lives the "Flacco Fling" by the Baltimore Ravens quarterback. One big throw down the sideline, 70 make-or-break yards on a wing and a prayer - a high, arcing touchdown pass that soared through the icy air, flew over two defenders, landed in the hands of ...
NFC Divisional playoff: Kaepernick proves his worth in win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Colin Kaepernick ran for a quarterback playoff record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree in leading the San Francisco 49ers back to the NFC championship game with a 45-31 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.
NBA: Magic beat Clippers 104-101 to end 10-game skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) - J.J. Redick gave Orlando its first lead on a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left, Arron Afflalo tied his season high with 30 points, and the Magic beat the Los Angeles Clippers 104-101 on Saturday to snap a 10-game skid.
College football: UCLA's Jim Mora gets 1-year extension through 2017
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA coach Jim Mora agreed to a one-year contract extension through 2017 on Friday after revitalizing the Bruins in his debut season.
BCS title game: Tide rolls over Notre Dame
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - The coach no longer wears houndstooth. The result is the same. Another Alabama dynasty.
NBA: Nuggets beat struggling Lakers 112-105
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ty Lawson had 21 points and 10 assists, Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and hit a big 3-pointer with 13.8 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Los Angeles Lakers 112-105 Sunday night for their fifth win in seven games.
AFC wild card: Ravens top Colts 24-9
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens wanted one long final ride for Ray Lewis. They also wanted Denver. They got it. Having disposed of Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts, they now face a far more imposing challenge - Peyton Manning and the streaking Broncos. Anquan Boldin set a franchise record with 145 yards receiving, including the clinching touchdown in the Ravens' 24-9 victory Sunday over the Colts in an AFC wild-card game. The ...
NFC wild card: RG3 hurt, Seattle tops Redskins 24-14 in playoffs
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's go-ahead touchdown run, and the Seattle Seahawks finally had a victorious road show.
NHL: Hockey season saved with talks
NHL, union reach tentative agreement IRA PODELL,AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice. With the season on the line, the NHL and the players' association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout and save what was left of a fractured schedule. Commissioner Gary Bettman and union executive director Donald ...
NBA: Clippers get club-record 12th straight home win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Paul had 27 points and nine assists, Blake Griffin added 20 points and the Los Angeles Clippers set a franchise record with their 12th straight home victory, 115-89 over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
NFL: Packers show off depth in 24-10 win over Vikes
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they're at full strength Saturday night, overwhelming the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in an NFC wild-card game that was never really close.
College basketball: UCLA beats Stanford 68-60 for 7th win in a row
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Barely a month ago, UCLA had lost two of three games and fallen out of the Top 25. Now, the Bruins are rolling.
AFC Wild Card: Houston beats Bengals 19-13 in wild-card playoff
HOUSTON (AP) - Arian Foster ran for 140 yards and a touchdown, and the Houston Texans used a stifling defense for a 19-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday in an AFC wild-card playoff game.
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UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
UCLA baseball wins first game of College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Adam Plutko and two relievers limited LSU to five hits, and UCLA turned both of the Tigers' errors into runs in a tense 2-1 victory at the College World Series on Sunday night.
Valencia graduate Max Homa makes early exit at U.S. Open
Valencia High graduate Max Homa was quick to understand his stay at the U.S. Open was short, however it was certainly sweet.
Long, sloppy day for Max Homa and U.S. Open field
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) - Half of the players in the U.S. Open on Thursday were unable to complete their opening rounds due to multiple lengthy weather delays at Merion Golf Club.
Max Homa's week among the elite
Max Homa is starstruck and he's not ashamed to admit it.
D-backs rally for 5-4 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Willie Bloomquist drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded two-run infield single in the ninth inning against Los Angeles closer Brandon League, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers on Monday night.
Orioles slosh past Angels 4-3
BALTIMORE (AP) - The rain was intensifying, and the Baltimore Orioles knew it wouldn't be long before umpires called for a tarp to cover the sloppy field.
AP Source: Tebow to sign with Patriots
Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all.
LeBron's signature sequence seals Heat win
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James had another decision to make.
Former Hart player Luke Persico drafted by Rockies with 1,099 pick
Former Hart baseball player Luke Persico, a senior at Greak Oak High School this season, was selected by the Colorado Rockies in with the 1,099 overall pick in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Uggla's 2 HRs power Braves to 8-1 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dan Uggla had two homers and four RBIs, Freddie Freeman drove in three more runs with a double, and Mike Minor kept the Atlanta Braves' rotation rolling with six solid innings in an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Saltalamacchia hits 2 homers for Boston
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox are certainly enjoying playing a lot more this season.
Nadal beats Ferrer for record 8th French Open win
PARIS (AP) - If Rafael Nadal truly was going to be challenged, if his bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open championship would be slowed even a bit, this might have been the moment.
UCLA shuts down Cal State Fullerton 3-0
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Nick Vander Tuig pitched and three UCLA relievers combined to shutout Cal State Fullerton 3-0 to win the Fullerton super regional Saturday night and advance to the College World Series.
