May 24, 2013

NBA Roundup: Lakers’ Kobe Bryant slams Mavericks with 38 points, ‘amnesty’ tweet

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HEAT 109, CAVALIERS 105 MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade scored 11 of his 24 in the final five minutes, and the Miami Heat extended the NBA’s longest current winning streak to 11 games, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-105 in a back-and-forth matchup Sunday night. Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Shane [...]

College Football: BYU LB Van Noy scores 2 TDs in Poinsettia Bowl win

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — For the longest time, it seemed as if the Poinsettia Bowl was going to be touchdown-free. A ponderous field-position struggle resulted in only three field goals going into the fourth quarter. Then linebacker Kyle Van Noy stepped up and scored two touchdowns on turnovers, leading Brigham Young to a 23-6 victory [...]

MLB: AL Roundup – Verlander struckout 14; Tigers roll over Yankees 7-2

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Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers pitches in the first inning during the game against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park on August 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (August 5, 2012 – Source: Leon Halip/Getty Images North America) DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander matched a career high with 14 strikeouts and got home-run [...]

MLB: NL Roundup – Nationals beat Phillies 5-2

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Left fielder Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals is congratulated by center fielder Rick Ankiel #24 after scoring a run during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 21, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (May 20, 2012 – Source: Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann pitched [...]

NBA Roundup: Heat beats Raptors 113-101

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Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat guards Jason Kidd #2 of the Dallas Mavericks during a game at American Airlines Arena on March 29, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (March 28, 2012 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) TORONTO (AP) — Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scored 30 points each and the Miami [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse slips past Louisville

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — C.J. Fair scored 13 points and No. 2 Syracuse scored the final six points of the game to beat No. 19 Louisville 52-51 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Cardinals. Syracuse (26-1, 13-1 Big East) held the Cardinals (20-6, 8-5) without a point over the final 3½ [...]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 25 Harvard holds off Penn 56-50

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Mille and Kyle Casey scored 17 points apiece and No. 25 Harvard remained perfect in the Ivy League with a 56-50 win over Penn on Friday night. The Crimson (21-2, 7-0) snapped a tie game midway through the second half with an 11-2 run that gave them the needed cushion to [...]