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Last Update on February 09, 2012 1:31 AM
Sessions scores 24, Cavs hold off Clippers 99-92 CLEVELAND Ramon Sessions scored a season-high 24 points as a last-minute replacement for injured rookie Kyrie Irving and Antawn Jamison scored 27, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 99-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Sessions didn't know he was starting until moments before the game when the Cavs diagnosed Irving with a concussion. Sessions added 13 assists in his first start this season. Daniel Gibson scored 17 points in his return for Cleveland after missing five games with a neck infection. Blake Griffin scored 25 before fouling out with 6.6 seconds left for the Clippers, who tied it at 87 with 2:10 left after trailing by 15 in the third quarter. But Gibson made a 3-pointer and Anderson Varejao dropped a key jumper with 29 seconds left as Cleveland hung on. Chris Paul had 16 points and 12 assists for Los Angeles, playing its first game without injured guard Chauncey Billups.
Prospal signs 1-year extension with Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed left wing Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract extension through next season. General manager Scott Howson announced the extension Wednesday but did not release terms, citing club policy. The 36-year-old Prospal signed with the Blue Jackets in July and has nine goals and 24 assists in 53 games with Columbus. He has the second-most points and is tied for third in goals on the Blue Jackets. Howson says the veteran player's leadership and performance have been assets. Prospal is from the Czech Republic and has played for seven teams over more than 14 seasons in the NHL. He has 236 goals and 477 assists in 1,031 career games.
Reds sign OF Ludwick, LH Francis CINCINNATI The Reds have made a couple moves to improve their depth, signing outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year contract and left-handed starter Jeff Francis to a minor league deal. The 33-year-old Ludwick and the Reds have a mutual option for 2013. The outfielder batted .237 last season in 139 games with the Padres and Pirates, hitting 13 homers with 75 RBIs. Ludwick also has played for the Rangers, Indians and Cardinals. The 31-year-old Francis has struggled since he missed the 2009 season because of shoulder surgery. Last season, he was 6-16 for Kansas City with a 4.82 ERA in 31 starts. The Reds also designated right-handed reliever Carlos Fisher for assignment to the minors on Wednesday.
Cincinnati beats St. John's 76-54 NEW YORK Sean Kilpatrick scored 10 of his 14 points in the opening 5 minutes of the second half and Cincinnati went on to a 76-54 victory over St. John's on Wednesday night. The blowout win by the Bearcats ended a string of four straight games between the teams that ended with two-point margins, including St. John's 57-55 win at Cincinnati on Jan. 7. Kilpatrick, the Bearcats' leading scorer with a 15.4 average, scored 10 straight points as part of a 12-3 run that gave Cincinnati a 44-27 lead with 15:26 to play. He had eight rebounds. Yancy Gates had 14 points and nine rebounds and Cashmere Wright had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats, who finished with a 49-29 rebound advantage. D'Angelo Harrison had 15 points to lead the Red Storm, who have lost three of four and dropped to 2-7 this season at Madison Square Garden. They were coming off a 95-70 home loss to No. 2 Syracuse. Moe Harkless, who came into the game as the No. 2 freshman scorer and rebounder in the Big East, finished with a season-low six points on 2-of-8 shooting. His previous low was eight points against No. 1 Kentucky.
N. Illinois snaps skid, beats Miami 62-59 DEKALB, Ill. Tyler Storm scored 17 points off the bench and Northern Illinois won for only the third time this season, defeating Miami 62-59 Wednesday night. The Huskies, who snapped a six-game losing streak, trailed by 10 points midway through the second half before going on a 17-5 run to take a 58-56 lead on Aksel Bolin's 3-pointer with 2:30 left in the game. Two free throws from Miami's Quentin Rollins tied it back up before a Stian Berg layup put Northern Illinois ahead 60-58 with 39 seconds left. Julian Mavunga made 1 of 2 free throws with 3 seconds left to make it a one-point game, but Berg hit two more free throws with 2 seconds remaining to close it out. Mavunga and Jon Harris led Miami with 15 points each, Rollins had 12 and Drew McGhee 11. Bolin added 12 points and Berg 11 for Northern Illinois.
Toledo edges Ohio 77-73 TOLEDO, Ohio Rian Pearson notched a double-double and Toledo went on a 5-0 run in the game's final minute to seal a 77-73 comeback win over Ohio on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing skid for the Rockets. Down 73-72 with 1:08 to play, Curtis Dennis' three-point play pulled the Rockets ahead for good. The Bobcats then missed two jumpers and turned the ball over once down the stretch, and Matt Smith clinched the win for Toledo with a pair of foul shots in the game's final second. Toledo outrebounded Ohio 43-32, and outscored the Bobcats 36-20 in the paint. Pearson finished with 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and Smith also tallied 18 points for the Rockets. D.J. Cooper also had 18 points to lead the Bobcats, who had a six-game winning streak snapped in defeat.
Akron defeats Western Michigan 69-66 in overtime KALAMAZOO, Mich. Quincy Diggs scored six of his 10 points in overtime, but it was Zeke Marshall's two free throws with 37 seconds left in the extra session that gave Akron a 69-66 victory over Western Michigan on Wednesday night. Marshall, who scored 14 points, also made a jumper with 23 seconds left in regulation, giving the Zips a 59-58 lead and capping a 6-0 run. With 6 seconds left, Flenard Whitfield made one of two foul shots for the Broncos to force overtime. After Marshall's free throws in overtime, the Broncos' Mike Douglas, who had 15 points, missed a game-tying jumper with 2 seconds left. Diggs grabbed the rebound, was fouled and hit a free throw to seal the win. Alex Abreu led Akron with 15 points. With the win, the Zips held onto sole possession of first place in the MAC's East Division.
Greene leads Kent State by Eastern Michigan 62-58 YPSILANTI, Mich. Justin Greene scored 17 points and Carlton Guyton 10 to lead Kent State to a 62-58 victory against Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night. Randal Holt's 3-pointer put the Golden Flashes up 59-58 with 23 seconds remaining, and Patrick Jackson preserved the lead with a block of Darrell Lampley's short shot attempt with six seconds left. Chris Evans made three free throws in the final four seconds for Kent State, which won its fifth straight. Lampley had 18 points and seven assists for the Eagles, and Antonio Green added 12 points. Evans had 10 points. Jamell Harris scored 10 points for Eastern Michigan, which remained in first place in the MAC's Western Division despite its .500 record. Ball State and Western Michigan both dropped to 4-6 after losing on Wednesday.
Calhoun lifts Bowling Green over Ball State 61-54 MUNCIE, Ind. A'uston Calhoun had 27 points and nine rebounds, and Dee Brown hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the game as Bowling Green defeated Ball State 61-54 on Wednesday. Calhoun, who was averaging 13 points per game, hit 11 of 21 shots and was 5 for 6 from the free-throw line. Brown added 12 points for the Falcons, who won their third straight game for the first time this season. Jarrod Jones had 14 points and eight rebounds for Ball State, which has lost five straight games _ and four in a row at home. Aaron Adeoye added 10 points and 10 rebounds. The game was close throughout and featured eight lead changes _ the last of which came with 3 minutes left. Brown hit a 3-pointer to break a 48-all tie, then came back with another long-range shot with 2:22 remaining to give the Falcons a 54-48 lead.
Ohio Wesleyan hires Tom Watts as football coach DELAWARE, Ohio Ohio Wesleyan hired Baldwin-Wallace assistant Tom Watts as its head football coach Wednesday. Watts spent the past three seasons at Baldwin-Wallace as special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator. Before coaching at Baldwin-Wallace, Watts was defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania. Watts, a 2002 graduate of Hanover College in Indiana, is a Westfield Center native who played at Lodi Cloverleaf High School. His great-grandfather, Ray, coached football and basketball and served as athletic director at Baldwin-Wallace. His grandfather, Wade, and father, Tom Sr., coached at the high school level. |
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