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Nuggets Clippers Basketball
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Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan dunks the ball as members of the Denver Nuggets, from left, Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith Nene Hilario of Brazil, Chauncey Billups (1) and Carmelo Anthony (15) look on along with Los Angeles Clippers Al Thornton (12) during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood an early scoring spree from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Friday night.

San Jose St Washington Basketball
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Washington forward Quincy Pondexter (20) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Jose State, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle.

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Quincy Pondexter set a career high for the second consecutive game with 30 points, including 13 in a row to begin the second half, and had a career-best 15 rebounds in No. 14 Washington's 80-70 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.

Trail Blazers Warriors Basketball
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Portland Trail Blazers' Greg Ogden (52) dunks in front of Golden State Warriors' Anthony Randolph (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.

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Monta Ellis scored a season-high 34 points and had eight assists, Anthony Morrow added 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Boise St Utah St Football
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Boise State runningback Doug Martin (22) heads for the endzone for a touchdown as he is pursued by Utah State defender Quinn Garner (37) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at Romney Stadium, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Logan, Utah.

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Kellen Moore didn't need to throw his usual three touchdown passes.

Flyers Sharks Hockey
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San Jose Sharks' Dany Heatley, right, shoots as Philadelphia Flyers' Matt Carle blocks in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in San Jose, Calif. Flyers goalie Ray Emery is at left.

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Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night.

Avalanche Canucks Hockey
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Vancouver Canucks' Christian Ehrhoff, left, of Germany, celebrates his goal with Alexander Edler, back left, of Sweden, and Mikael Samuelsson, right, of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Christian Ehrhoff's second goal got Vancouver even in the third period, and Henrik Sedin then netted the go-ahead tally as the Canucks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Friday night.

Cal State Bakersfield UCLA Basketball
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UCLA guard Jerime Anderson (5) and UCLA Mike Moser, right, stop Cal State Bakersfield guard Donavan Bragg during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Drew Gordon scored 19 points and UCLA overcame the suspension of starter Nikola Dragovic and upstart Cal State Bakersfield for a 75-64 victory Friday night to avoid a second consecutive loss.

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Devan Downey scored 17 points and South Carolina reached the championship game of the Charleston Classic by downing South Florida 69-66 on Friday night at Carolina First Arena.

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Aric Van Weelden hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Loyola of Chicago to a 76-73 victory over Holy Cross on Friday night.

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Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.

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Thomas Coleman scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T to a 67-53 win over Davis & Elkins on Friday night.

Bobcats Bucks Basketball
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Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings (3) puts up a reverse layup in front of Charlotte Bobcats' Stephen Jackson, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Milwaukee.

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Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 95-88 victory over Charlotte on Friday night, with minority owner Michael Jordan on hand to witness his Bobcats drop their seventh straight.

Kings Mavericks Basketball
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Sacramento Kings forward Jason Thompson (34) looks for an opening to the basket as Dallas Mavericks forward Drew Gooden (90) defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Dallas.

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Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

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Mikhail Torrance scored 26 points and came up with a key three-point play to lift Alabama over Providence 84-75 on Friday night.

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Shelton Carter scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead three Winston-Salem players with double-doubles as the Rams crushed Atlanta Christian College 94-57 on Friday night.

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E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points and No. 7 Purdue beat South Dakota State 74-63 on Friday night in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.

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Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

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DaJuane Collins ran for two touchdowns and Morgan Williams rushed for another to lead Toledo to a 47-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.

APTOPIX Magic Celtics Basketball
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Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) and Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) reach for a rebound in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Boston.

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Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.

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Alex Young had 20 points and Robert Glenn added 17 as IUPUI beat Austin Peay 77-63 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday night.

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Jeremy Lin had 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and three blocks to lead Harvard to a 77-51 win over Bryant on Friday night.

Wizards Thunder Basketball
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Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood, left, and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jeff Green, right, go for a loose ball in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

Islanders Wild Hockey
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Minnesota Wild's Cal Clutterbuck, left, is checked into his own bench by New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn.

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Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

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Nathaniel Lester scored 21 points and Hofstra defeated Farmingdale College 87-48 on Friday night.

Rockets Hawks Basketball
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Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams (24) goes to the net against Houston Rockets guard Shane Battier (31) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game at Philips Arena, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Atlanta.

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Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

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Dwight Hardy scored 16 points and D.J. Kennedy added 15 as St. John's held off Brown 79-76 on Friday night.

Tennessee Tech Memphis Basketball
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Tennessee Tech guard Elijah Muhammad, top left, makes a pass under pressure from Memphis Tigers Doneal Mack (20) and Willie Kemp (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Elliot Williams scored 23 points and Doneal Mack added 20 in leading Memphis to a 92-59 victory over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.

 Drexel Rutgers Basketball
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Drexel's Derrick Thomas (32) takes a shot past Rutgers' Jonathan Mitchell (24) during the first half of an NCAA men's college basketball game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Piscataway, N.J.

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Gregory Echenique scored the game-wining layup as the clock expired to lift Rutgers to a 58-56 win over Drexel on Friday night.

Connecticut Holy Cross Basketball
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Connecticut's Tina Charles (31) shoots against Holy Cross' Whitney Fremeau (33) during the first half of a women's NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Worcester, Mass.

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Maya Moore found something for top-ranked Connecticut's already stifling defense to work on even in another lopsided win.

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Jence Rhoads scored 14 points to help No. 22 Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside 75-60 on Friday night, avenging a loss to the Highlanders last season.

Bruins Sabres Hockey
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Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, center, watches the puck as Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers skates towards Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron during the first period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

Panthers Red Wings Hockey
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Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk, second from left, of Russia, puts this shot in against Florida Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen during the second period of their NHL hockey game on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Detroit.

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Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

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Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

Heat Raptors Basketball
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Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon, right, watches his teammate DeMar DeRozan, back, slam dunk the ball, while playing against the Miami Heat during first-half NBA basketball game action on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Toronto.

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Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 120-113 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Will Harris scored 15 points and Derrek Tartt added 13, leading Albany (N.Y.) to a 71-55 win over Alcorn State on Friday night.

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Jonathan Hall scored 12 points and Michael Davenport added 10 to lead St. Bonaventure past Binghamton 66-40 on Friday night.

New Hampshire Maryland Basketball
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Maryland's Greivis Vasquez (21) fights for the ball against New Hampshire's Russell Graham, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in College Park, Md.

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Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and No. 25 Maryland cruised past New Hampshire 82-55 Friday night in the Terrapins' final tuneup for the Maui Invitational.

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Josh Bonney scored 23 points and dished out nine assists to lead Elon to a convincing 102-68 win over Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham on Friday night.

Canadiens Capitals Hockey
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Washington Capitals' Brian Pothier (2) moves the puck as Montreal Canadiens' Jaroslav Spacek (6), of the Czech Republic, and Max Pacioretty (67) defend during the first period on an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Washington.

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Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Cavaliers Pacers Basketball
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Indiana Pacers coach Jim O'Brien argues a call during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Indianapolis, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. O'Brien was ejected from the game after receiving his second technical foul.

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LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 105-95 on Friday night.

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Grizzlies 76ers Basketball
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Philadelphia 76ers' Elton Brand, right, steals the ball from Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Philadelphia.

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Rudy Gay tied his season high with 33 points, including a clutch jumper with 19 seconds remaining, Zach Randolph added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies registered their first road win of the season with a 102-97 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.

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Tyler Sheehan had a record-setting day, throwing for 338 yards and two touchdowns, to lead Bowling Green to a 36-20 victory over Akron on Friday night.

NCarolina Syracuse Basketball
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Syracuse's Wes Johnson, right, flies past North Carolina's Tyler Zeller for a dunk during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.

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Marvin Roberts finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida International to an 83-73 win over North Carolina Central on Friday night.

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Rodney Green scored 21 points and La Salle defeated Davidson 84-70 on Friday night.

Troy Florida Basketball
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Florida's Kenny Boynton, foreground, steals the ball and drives down court with Troy's Antywan Jones (20) unable to catch up in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Kenny Boynton scored 23 points, Erving Walker found his shooting touch in the second half and Florida beat Troy 80-58 on Friday night in the second round of the Legends Classic.

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Alysha Harvin scored 19 points to help No. 13 Florida State rout overmatched Stetson 101-35 on Friday night.

Houston Baptist Michigan Basketball
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Houston Baptist center Mario Flaherty (45) tries to pass the ball, while being defended by Michigan forward Zack Gibson (32) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Manny Harris scored 25 points, and DeShawn Sims added 22 to help No. 15 Michigan beat Houston Baptist 77-55 on Friday night.

Clemson UNC Greensboro Basketball
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North Carolina-Greensboro's Ben Stywall's (24) shot is blocked by Clemson's Milton Jennings (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Trevor Booker scored a season-high 17 points, and No. 22 Clemson routed North Carolina-Greensboro 89-67 on Friday night.


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