Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:08 by Prince damin
New York -- University of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton won the 2010 Heisman Trophy as expected Saturday despite off-field controversy.
Newton, a junior, won the accolade over Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Oregon running back LaMichael James and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore.
Newton overcame the furor created by an NCAA investigation of the activities of his father, who was accused of shopping his son to Mississippi State in a pay-for-play scheme.
Newton became the third Auburn player to win the Heisman, joining Bo Jackson in 1985 and Pat Sullivan in 1971.
The signal-caller has guided the Tigers (13-0) into the BCS national title game after winning the Southeastern Conference championship.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:58 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Derrick Rose's 21 points led a balanced Chicago attack Saturday that sent Minnesota to a 113-82 defeat.
Besides Rose's production, the Bulls got 19 points from Luol Deng, 17 from Carlos Boozer, and 12 apiece from Tax Gibson and Kyle Korver.
Chicago led by as many as 34 points en route to its fifth straight win.
The Timberwolves got 23 points and 15 rebounds from Kevin Love but still fell to 1-12 on the road this season and lost for the ninth time in their last 11 games overall.
Michael Beasley contributed 16 points..
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:48 by Prince damin
St. Louis -- Jussi Jokinen's shootout goal allowed the Carolina Hurricanes to post just their third win in 10 games Saturday, 2-1 over St. Louis.
Jokinen got the only tally of the shootout, faking a forehand before moving to his backhand and putting the game-winner under the crossbar past Jaroslav Halak.
Brandon Sutter got Carolina's only regulation tally and Cam Ward turned aside 38-of-39 shots to earn the victory.
The Blues got their lone goal from Alex Pietrangelo. Halak made 28 saves as St. Louis lost for the sixth time in eight games.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:47 by Prince damin
Dallas -- Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left Saturday, handing Dallas its 12th straight win, a 103-97 victory over Utah.
Terry finished with 14 points for Dallas, which almost wasted a 25-point lead before hanging on to improve to 19-4, the second-best record in the NBA.
The Mavericks got 31 points and 15 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki, who connected on 10-of-12 shots from the field. DeShawn Stevenson contributed 17 points and Caron Butler had 16.
The Jazz offense was keyed by Deron Williams' game-high 34 points.
Paul Millsap scored 16 points and Ronnie Price had 14 for Utah, which lost its first road game in seven outings.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:31 by Prince damin
Columbus, Ohio -- Rick Nash scored two third-period goals Saturday, propelling the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Nash single-handedly won the game for Columbus in the final frame, putting the Blue Jackets ahead for good at 2-1 with 5:09 remaining on a wrist shot from a severe angle to the left of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
He beat Lundqvist again less than 4 minutes later, catching him with a backhander as he was leaving the ice for an extra attacker.
Antoine Vermette added a tally and Steve Mason stopped 32 shots for Columbus, which won for just the second time in eight games.
Marc Staal scored the only New York goal and Lundqvist let in three goals on 23 shots.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:23 by Prince damin
Nashville -- Anders Lindback earned the first shutout of his career Saturday, turning aside 22 shots to carry the Nashville Predators to a 3-0 win over Florida.
Lindback got 10 of his saves in a busy third period as the Panthers struggled to get back into the game. Instead, the goalie backstopped the Predators to their fifth win in six games.
Ryan Suter scored 1:14 into the game to give Nashville all the offense it would need. Shea Weber and Joel Ward also scored.
Florida's Tomas Vokoun turned aside 24-of-26 shots.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:22 by Prince damin
Houston -- The Houston Rockets rode Kevin Martin's season-high 40 points to a 110-95 victory over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday.
Martin missed just seven of his 19 shots from the field and only one of his 14 free-throw attempts.
The Rockets also were aided by Luis Scola's 14 points and 14 rebounds, and 16 points by reserve Chase Budinger.
Cleveland, which lost its seventh straight, was led by Antawn Jamison's season-high 24 points.
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 23:18 by Prince damin
Virginia Water, England -- Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, who each won a major tournament this year, will share the 2010 golfer of the year honor, the European Tour announced Tuesday.
Kaymer won the PGA Championship and three other tournaments and McDowell had the U.S. Open among this three 2010 titles in tying in a vote of a media panel that decided the player of the year award. It is the first time that the award, first given in 1985, has co-winners.
McDowell, ranked No. 7 in the world, became the first European winner of the U.S. Open since 1970 when he was the only player to end up par or better -- he shot an even par 284 -- and topped Gregory Havret by one stroke.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:42 by Prince damin
Oklahoma City -- Kevin Durant pumped in 28 points for Oklahoma City and the Thunder survived a late scare Sunday for a 114-109 decision over Golden State.
Durant returned after missing a pair of games with a knee injury and made an immediate impact, going 11-of-12 from the free-throw line and grabbing seven rebounds.
Reggie Williams canned a basket with 7 seconds remaining to pull the Warriors within three at 112-109. But Durant then sank a clutch pair of free throws after drawing a foul from Stephen Curry to ice the contest.
Russell Westbrook added 19 points and distributed 13 assists as the Thunder won for the third time in four games.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:28 by Prince damin
Toronto -- Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and pulled down 16 rebounds Sunday, helping the New York Knicks win their seventh straight road game, 116-99 over Toronto.
Wilson Chandler chipped in with 21 points and Raymond Felton added 18 points and eight assists as the Knicks continued their longest road winning streak since the 1994-95 season.
Landry Fields connected for a basket 9:44 into the game, giving New York the lead for good at 10-8 and sparking a 17-2 run that featured a pair of Stoudmire slam dunks.
The Knicks led 60-50 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way.
Fields ended up posting 15 points and 10 boards for the victors.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:26 by Prince damin
Newark, N.J. -- Nate Robinson came off the bench for an injured Rajon Rondo Sunday and scored 21 points, pacing the Boston Celtics to a 100-75 victory over New Jersey.
Robinson took the floor after Rondo was held out of the contest due to a tight hamstring, and he responded with a big game, going 8-of-12 from the field, grabbing six rebounds and handing out six assists for the Celtics, who won their seventh straight game.
Marquis Daniels hit a pair of free throws with 7 minutes left in the first half to put Boston up 34-27 and his subsequent lay-in off a Nets turnover ignited an 18-4 run, capped by Garnett's 4-foot jumper with 1:06 left.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:23 by Prince damin
Uniondale, N.Y. -- Danny Briere found the net late in the third period Sunday, boosting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 decision over the New York Islanders.
Scott Hartnell made a cross-ice pass from the left halfboards to Briere, who received the puck in the high slot and unleashed a wrist shot to the glove side of Dwayne Roloson and into the net for the go-ahead tally with less than 6 minutes remaining in regulation.
Andreas Nodl and Matt Carle also scored for the Flyers and Andrej Meszaros contributed a pair of assists from the victors.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 28 shots in Philadelphia's win.
The hapless Islanders, who lost for the sixteenth time in 17 games, got goals from P.A. Parenteau and Frans Nielsen in their latest defeat.
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