May 22, 2013

NBA Roundup: Heat set franchise home mark, top Bulls 105-93

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — MIAMI — LeBron James scored 24 points, Dwyane Wade added 22 and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for home wins in a season, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-93 on Sunday. Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen each scored 15 for Miami, which improved to 36-4 at home — topping the [...]

NHL Roundup: Jussi Jokinen scores in debut; Pens beat Rangers 2-1

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PITTSBURGH — Newly acquired forward Jussi Jokinen scored a goal in regulation in his Penguins debut and then added the only tally in the shootout as Pittsburgh edged the New York Rangers 2-1 on Friday night. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 shots and then stopped Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello and Ryan Callahan [...]

NHL Roundup: Silfverberg scores 2 in Sens’ 4-1 win over Jets

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Kyle Turris #7 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates his third period goal with teammates Daniel Alfredsson #11, Matt Kassian #28, Peter Regin #13, and Jakob Silfverberg #33, during an NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets at Scotiabank Place, on March 17, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (March 16, 2013 – Source: Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Men’s and Women’s Results / Michigan swipes victory from MSU

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(Trey Burke’s two steals in the last 22 seconds helped No. 4 Michigan beat No. 9 Michigan State on Sunday 58-57. Indiana clinched a share of the Big Ten title with MSU’s loss.) (PhatzRadio / AP) —- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Trey Burke stole the ball from Keith Appling near midcourt and went in alone [...]

NHL Roundup: Crawford starts, wins for Blackhawks against Wings

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DETROIT — Patrick Kane kept the Chicago Blackhawks’ record streak alive. Chicago extended its NHL-record, season-opening points streak to 22 games Sunday when Kane scored the tying goal on a power play with 2:02 left in regulation and had the only goal in a shootout. That lifted Chicago to a 2-1 win over the Detroit [...]

NBA Roundup: Lin did it again, Knicks beat the Kings 100-85

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Lin added 10 points, focusing more on his role as a distributor while others torched [...]

NHL Roundup: Red Wings slam Sabres 5-0

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Jimmy Howard #35 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on while playing the Phoenix Coyotes at Joe Louis Arena on January 12, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (January 11, 2012 – Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America) DETROIT (AP) — Henrik Zetterberg scored the first of Detroit’s [...]

Top 25 College Basketball Roundup: No. 12 Georgetown holds on

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Henry Sims scored five of his 11 points in the final seven minutes for No. 12 Georgetown, which blew a 14-point lead and shot a season-low 30% in a 49-40 win over Providence on Saturday. The Hoyas won their 10th straight game despite making only eight field goals in the second half. [...]

NHL Roundup: Wild snap skid with snippy win over Oilers

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Ryan Smyth #94 of the Edmonton Oilers throws punches at Niklas Backstrom #32 and Nate Prosser #39 of the Minnesota Wild following a win by the Wild on December 29, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Oilers 4-3. (December 28, 2011 – Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images North [...]