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Basketball
March 22, 2010
PHOENIX - When the NBA's leading field-goal shooting team can win a game while hitting less than 40 per cent, it knows it has accomplished something.
March 22, 2010
LOS ANGELES - The Lakers only needed about 5 1/2 minutes of Kobe Bryant's absolute best to give another shove to the stumbling Washington Wizards.
March 22, 2010
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Hawks didn't celebrate clinching their third straight playoff berth.
March 21, 2010
CLEVELAND - The Central Division championship banner was hung in an empty arena Sunday morning with no announcement and no celebration.
Lakers C Andrew Bynum has strained Achilles' tendon, likely out at least 2 weeks
March 21, 2010
LOS ANGELES - Andrew Bynum's left Achilles' tendon is not torn, and the Los Angeles Lakers are cautiously optimistic their starting centre can return from his latest injury in two weeks.
Udrih gets career-high 17 assists in Kings' 102-89 win over Clippers
March 21, 2010
LOS ANGELES - With rookie point guard and leading scorer Tyreke Evans back in Sacramento, the Kings needed someone to find the open man and make plays. Beno Udrih was more than able to fill the void.
LeBron James excited for Zydrunas Ilgauskas to return to Cavaliers
March 21, 2010
CLEVELAND - LeBron James hated to see Zydrunas Ilgauskas leave. He'll be one of the first to welcome him back.
Danny Granger scores 32, outplays Durant as Pacers beat Thunder 121-101
March 21, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS - Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant has created a lot of buzz this season, the way Indiana's Danny Granger did a year earlier.
Rockets rally to beat Knicks 116-112 in first meeting since McGrady trade
March 21, 2010
NEW YORK - Tracy McGrady asked to go back in, believing he could help pull out a victory over the team that didn't want him anymore.
Tyreke Evans misses Sacramento's game at Clippers with concussion and injuries to his mouth
March 21, 2010
LOS ANGELES - Rookie scoring leader Tyreke Evans did not make the trip to Los Angeles for the Sacramento Kings' game against the Clippers because of a slight concussion and facial injuries he sustained in a double-overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Pierce's 29 points, Rondo's 20 help Celtics beat Mavericks 102-93
March 21, 2010
DALLAS - The Boston Celtics got the split they wanted with the Dallas Mavericks.
Carlos Delfino, John Salmons lead Bucks to big road win at Denver, 102-97
March 21, 2010
DENVER - The fans sure expected a bleary-eyed, weary-legged Milwaukee Bucks team to show up at the Pepsi Center, where the Denver Nuggets were 30-5.
Williams, Millsap lead short-handed Utah Jazz past New Orleans 106-86
March 21, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY - As short-handed as the Utah Jazz were, they were still better off than the New Orleans Hornets.
Rudy Gay scores 25 points, Grizzlies hand Warriors 13th straight road loss
March 21, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The short-handed Golden State Warriors are showing signs of fatigue physically.
Quentin Richardson scores 18 points, Heat beat Bobcats 77-71
March 20, 2010
MIAMI - Dwyane Wade was limited to 14 points, centre Jermaine O'Neal was sidelined, and the Miami Heat still won.
Bosh scores 36 points, slumping Raptors find Nets the perfect opponent, 100-90
March 20, 2010
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - With the Toronto Raptors in the midst of a slump, Chris Bosh got a little pep talk from Jarrett Jack, Antoine Wright and Marcus Banks before their game with the woeful New Jersey Nets.
Rose scores 23 points in return, Bulls beat 76ers to snap 10-game losing streak
March 20, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - Ninety minutes before the tip-off, Derrick Rose was flexing his wrist in the locker-room. He then flexed his all-star form in a game the Chicago Bulls sperately needed to win.
Hornets' David West ejected for flagrant foul on Utah's Kyle Korver
March 20, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY - New Orleans forward David West was ejected late in the first quarter for a flagrant foul on Utah's Kyle Korver on Saturday night.
Nuggets coach Karl misses game while undergoing treatment for throat cancer
March 20, 2010
DENVER - Denver coach George Karl is skipping the Nuggets' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night as he continues cancer treatment.
Cavaliers assign forward Darnell Jackson to Eric of NBA Development League
March 20, 2010
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned forward Darnell Jackson to Erie of the NBA Development League.
Jennings scores 35 points, Bucks beat Kings 114-108 in double overtime
March 20, 2010
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - While Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings was excitedly talking about a double-overtime victory Friday night, first-year counterpart Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings was having difficulty even opening his mouth.
Kobe takes only 11 shots, but leads Lakers with 22 points in win over T’Wolves
March 20, 2010
LOS ANGELES - The Lakers have all the ingredients to repeat as NBA champions for the first time since completing their three-peat in 2002. Staying healthy is a must, and now Andrew Bynum is a question mark - again.
Stoudemire scores 44, Suns beat Jazz 110-100 to inch closer to fourth in West
March 20, 2010
PHOENIX - Amare Stoudemire might be playing the best basketball of his career, just what the Phoenix Suns need to keep in the thick of the tight scramble for playoff position in the West.
Brandon Roy hits game jumper with 0.9 seconds, Blazers beat Wizards 76-74
March 20, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. - Brandon Roy missed 14 straight shots against the Washington Wizards before he made the one that mattered most.
Toronto Raptors blown out at home, fall 115-89 to Oklahoma City Thunder
March 20, 2010
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu shattered the sombre quiet of a defeated dressing room, bellowing for an assistant when he returned from the showers to complain, "I can't find my underwear."
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