Basketball

Ryan Miller leads Sabres to 2-1 shootout victory over Rangers

2009-01-09 19:22:00

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Miller made 43 saves in regulation and overtime and turned aside three attempts in a shootout, and Ales Kotalik scored the lone goal in the tiebeaker in the Buffalo Sabres' 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday...

Clippers lose 10th straight as Butler's season-high 27 points lead Hornets to 107-80 win

2009-01-09 19:37:00

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rasual Butler scored a season-high 27 points, and the New Orleans Hornets handed the Los Angeles Clippers their 10th straight loss, 107-80 on Friday night. Butler hit six 3-pointers, also a season high, as the Hornets made 11...

Time for college football playoff

2009-01-09 04:26:12

No matter who wins tonight???s BCS title game at Dolphin Stadium tonight (my prediction: Oklahoma 34, Florida 31) you???re going to hear griping from other aggrieved college football fans and teams around the country. And that will be music to......

Lakers fans wonder about pay, plays and playing time

2009-01-09 12:22:00

Readers' questions for our Lakers beat reporter Broderick Turner. Question: Do you think the Lakers should have played the waiting game with Andrew Bynum's contract? Was it too early to give Bynum the benefit of doubt regarding his hefty contract...

Terps eager to focus on the future

2009-01-09 14:33:00

Maryland coach Gary Williams sounded eager today to push past Wednesday night's Morgan State loss -- past the turnovers and missed shots and resulting media questions -- and refocus Maryland's attention on tomorrow's opening of the Atlantic Coast...

No. 10 UCLA brings 8-game winning streak into rivalry game with USC

2009-01-09 16:23:00

LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love, freshmen stars a year ago, are gone to the NBA. The pair proved a huge national draw last year when crosstown rivals Southern California and UCLA met, with each winning on the other's floor during the...

Nets PG Harris, Bucks C Bogut out with injuries

2009-01-09 16:54:00

Nets point guard Devin Harris and Bucks center Andrew Bogut missed Friday night's game between New Jersey and Milwaukee with lingering injuries. Harris aggravated his injured right hamstring on Monday night against Sacramento and did not return. He also...

No calling him a Gator-come-lately

2009-01-09 17:55:00

Rankman had one foot on the South Florida sand and two lips on a banana daiquiri when he was called back by bosses for a final postseason top-25 posting -- as if there was anything to prove. Rankman got killed in the family bowl pool this year, but he...

Final BCS picture is still unsettling

2009-01-09 17:55:00

Was it really that bad? Didn't it all, in the end, after five months, a thousand howls and 34 bowls, work out for the conspiracy theorists, playoff advocates and, most of all, Florida? Gators Coach Urban Meyer, sleepless after a night of celebrating his...

Jefferson, Yi, Simmons play against former teams

2009-01-09 17:11:00

Nets coach Lawrence Frank opened the door to the Bucks' locker room early Friday evening and bumped into Richard Jefferson, just like always. Besides the wrong team name on the door, everything else seemed right. Jefferson, playing against his old...

Hawkins grabs 17 rebounds as Fairfield holds off Loyola, Md. 63-60

2009-01-09 18:30:00

BALTIMORE (AP) — Yorel Hawkins scored 10 points and had 17 rebounds and Fairfield survived a second-half surge by Loyola of Maryland in a 63-60 victory on Friday night. Greg Nero added 15 points and Anthony Johnson and Jonathan Han each scored 14...

NBA players' association plans to file grievance against Blazers over Miles memo

2009-01-09 18:34:00

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trail Blazers president Larry Miller believes rival teams are considering signing Darius Miles not because he can help on the court, but because it would hurt the Trail Blazers in the wallet. "Our issue is if a team is...

Loyola guard Brett Harvey (center) flies through Fairfield defenders Greg Nero (left) and Anthony Johnson to score a basket. The Greyhounds lost to the Stags, 63-60.

2009-01-09 00:00:00

Hornets point guard Chris Paul gets into the lane for a floating one-handed shot between Clippers defenders during Friday night's game at New Orleans.

2009-01-09 00:00:00

Lakers forward Josh Powell slams the ball for two points over Golden State Warriors guard Marco Belinelli.

2009-01-08 00:00:00