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Last Update on February 09, 2012 6:32 AM
NC stunned in Chapel Hill...Milestone for Syracuse's Boeheim Austin Rivers, just a freshman, has etched his name into Duke-North Carolina basketball lore. The son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers canned a three-pointer at the buzzer as the 10th-ranked Blue Devils stunned the fifth-ranked Tar Heels 85-84. The Blue Devils trailed by 13 in the second half and by 10 with about two and a-half minutes left. Rivers hit six of seven three-pointers in finishing with a career-high 29. After his buzzer-beater, he was swarmed by his Duke teammates in front of a stunned North Carolina crowd. Harrison Barnes led the Tar Heels with 25. Tyler Zeller added 23 points and 11 rebounds but missed a free throw with 13.9 seconds left to open the door for Rivers' game-winner. In other AP Top-25 action: _ Jeff Withey scored a career-high 25 points and Kansas had another convincing victory over sixth-ranked Baylor, 68-54. The Jayhawks, coming off a 74-71 loss at fourth-ranked Missouri on Saturday, grabbed a share of the Big 12 lead with the Tigers. _ Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime, and second-ranked Syracuse beat 12th-ranked Georgetown 64-61 to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win. Boeheim took sole possession of third place all-time in Division I, one more than North Carolina's Dean Smith. Boeheim also owns the record for most victories at one school. __ Draymond Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds and made some timely shots to help No. 11 Michigan State pull away from Penn State 77-57. That ends the Seminoles' seven-game win streak. __Jordan Daniels scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Boston College to a 64-60 victory over No. 15 Florida State. _ Mike Scott made all nine of his shots and scored 19 points to lead No. 19 Virginia to a 68-44 win over Wake Forest. __Zack Novak scored 14 points to go over 1,000 for his career and No. 22 Michigan defeated Nebraska 62-46.
Sixers drop to 4-2 on "Death Row"... Magic cools the Heat Tony Parker scored 37 points, Gary Neal added 18 off the bench and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-90 in a matchup of division leaders. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Tiago Splitter scored 15 for the Southwest Division-leading Spurs. Lou Williams led Philadelphia with 22. The Atlantic Division-leading Sixers fell to 4-2 during a seven-game stretch that coach Doug Collins termed "Death Row" because of the quality of their opponents. In other NBA action: __Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 33 points, but only 11 after halftime. LeBron James added 17. _ 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 97-92 win over the L.A. Clippers. Irving sat out with a concussion. _ Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Washington Wizards. _ Carlos Delfino scored a season-high 25 points against his former team, Drew Gooden had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Raptors 105-99. _ Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game in a 90-67 rout of New Orleans. _ Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their season-high third straight game, 99-92 over the New Jersey Nets. _ Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers. That snapped Atlanta's three-game home losing streak. _ Rudy Gay had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Quincy Pondexter added a career-high 17 points as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 85-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. _ Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Denver Nuggets 105-95. __Houston surprised the Trail Blazers in Portland, 103-96. Chase Budinger led the way with 22.
Billups not done CLEVELAND Chauncey Billups says the season-ending Achilles tendon injury he suffered Monday night won't end his career. The L.A. Clippers guard says he's not going to "crawl out" of the NBA. The 35-year-old Billups is a 15-year pro who was playing his first season with Los Angeles.
No Ruff, no problem for Sabres...Hat trick for Jokinen UNDATED _ The Buffalo Sabres didn't have their longtime coach Lindy Ruff behind the bench but that hardly made much difference as the rejuvenated Sabres blanked the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins 6-0 for Ryan Miller's third shutout this season, and 25th of his career. Miller made 36 saves. Jason Pominville scored twice, giving him 19 on the season. Ruff watched from the press box after cracking three ribs during practice on Monday. Assistant coach James Patrick took over the reins for Ruff. In other NHL action: _ Detroit doubled up Edmonton 4-2. Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg scored third period goals. The Red Wings overcame two more goals by Edmonton's Sam Gagner to move within two wins of the NHL record of 20 straight home victories. Gagner has eight goals and six assists in his last four games. __Olli Jokinen got the hat trick in Calgary's 4-3 win at San Jose. That's the 300th victory for Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff . __Anaheim nipped Carolina 3-2 in overtime. Corey Perry got the game-winner, his 23rd of the season.
Wings-Leafs Winter Classic at the Big House? ANN ARBOR, Mich. A person familiar with the NHL's plan says the Detroit Red Wings will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 Winter Classic at the Big House, Michigan Stadium. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league is not expected to announce the lineup until Thursday. Earlier, the University of Michigan Board of Regents authorized the athletics department to seek a contract with the NHL that would allow the league to hold next year's showcase at Michigan Stadium. The NHL has offered to pay up to $3 million for a license to use the iconic college football stadium, according to the recommendation approved by the board. The Wolverines and rival Michigan State attracted a Guinness World Record 104,173 people for a hockey game there back in December of 2010. No confirmation yet, but the NHL does say it will have a major announcement Thursday at Detroit's Comerica Park, with an additional media availability in Ann Arbor that same day.
Big East finally welcomes Tigers..."Plus-One" may not be coming soon The Big East says Memphis has officially accepted an invitation to be part of the conference's next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up for future membership in the Big East since December. The Tigers will compete in the Big East in all sports. In other college news: _ The man who helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series. Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive says a decision could be made later this year, but cautioned that it's premature to speculate on what changes might be made. _ The University of North Dakota says it will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA. A state law that required the university to use the nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior was repealed last year. But late Tuesday, supporters of the name filed petitions demanding that the issue be put to a statewide vote.
Huskies impose penalties, with conditions HARTFORD, Conn. The University of Connecticut has proposed its own penalties for failing to meet academic standards on its men's basketball team, but there's a big "if" involved. The Huskies will forfeit the revenue awarded to the Big East for participating in the NCAA tournament, reduce the number of regular-season games played in the 2012-13 season from 27 to 23, and bar coach Jim Calhoun from meeting off-campus with prospective recruits during the fall 2012 contact period, if the NCAA approves a recently filed waiver allowing UConn to participate in this year's championship. As it stands now, the school does not qualify for the tournament based on several years of low academic progress reports. Meanwhile, Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss Saturday's game against No. 2 Syracuse because of a painful condition in his lower back. He's already missed Saturday's win over Seton Hall and Monday's loss at Louisville.
Marlins lose another arbitration ruling ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Emilio Bonifacio is the second player to defeat the Miami Marlins in salary arbitration this year. A three-member panel awarded the 26-year-old infielder/outfielder a $2.2 million salary rather than the Marlins' offer of $1.95 million Bonifacio hit a team-high .296 last year with five homers, seven triples, 36 RBIs and 40 steals in 51 tries. Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez won a favorable arbitration decision Monday. Players and teams have split four decisions. Right-hander Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles have argued their cases in salary arbitration. Bergesen asked for a raise from $434,000 to $1.2 million during Wednesday's hearing. The Orioles argued he should be paid $800,000. Bergesen was 2-7 with a 5.70 ERA in 12 starts and 22 relief appearances last season. A decision is expected Thursday.
New deal for Andrus Shortstop Elvis Andrus and the Texas Rangers have finalized a $14.4 million, three-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. He gets a $750,000 signing bonus and salaries of $2,375,000 this year, $4.8 million in 2013 and $6,475,000 in 2014. He then becomes eligible for free agency. The 23-year-old hit a career-best .279 with 37 stolen bases last year when the Rangers won their second consecutive American League pennant. He made $452,180. In other baseball news: _ Journeyman Russell Branyan has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He'll try to win a bench job as a corner infielder during spring training. Branyan hit .197 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 127 at-bats last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels. _ The Reds have inked outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year contract and left-handed starter Jeff Francis to a minor league deal. _ And somebody has paid $10,500 for the hair of Jose Reyes of the Miami Marlins. The MLB Network reports the hair, which was cut off on live television so that Reyes would comply with the Marlins dress code, was auctioned off to the highest bidder. Reyes left the New York Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year deal with the Marlins. Proceeds of the auction, which was conducted on eBay, benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida. The lucky winner was not identified.
Madrid, Barcelona biggest moneymakers LONDON Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer's biggest moneymakers for the third straight year, and look set to top their rivals for the foreseeable future. The annual review of soccer finance by the accounting firm Deloitte shows Madrid topping the list for the seventh straight year with revenue of $636.5 million for the year ending June 30. That's a 9 percent increase from the previous 12 months. |
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