Tue, 16/11/2010 - 12:04 by Prince damin
Orlando, Fla. -- Vince Carter and Dwight Howard teamed up for 37 points Monday, powering the Orlando Magic to an 89-72 victory over Memphis.
Carter struck for a team-high 19 points and Howard scored a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who made 27-of-34 free throw tries in taking their second straight.
Orlando held the Grizzlies to 12 first-quarter points and 36.3 percent shooting for the game.
Marc Gasol notched 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Memphis.
O.J. Mayo and Mike Conley contributed 11 points in the setback.
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Tue, 16/11/2010 - 11:56 by Prince damin
Washington -- Austin Freeman connected on four 3-pointers en route to 23 points Monday for No. 21 Georgetown, which bested Tulane 69-53.
Jason Clark contributed 17 points and 11 rebounds and Vee Sanford chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Hoyas (2-0), who built on their season-opening win over Old Dominion Friday.
Georgetown put the game away early, going on a 14-1 run capped by one of Freeman's 3-pointers to put the Hoyas up 29-9 with nearly 7 1/2 minutes to play in the half.
Tulane (1-1) got 22 points and nine rebounds from Kris Richard. Jordan Callahan added nine points and six assists in the loss.
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Tue, 16/11/2010 - 11:53 by Prince damin
Denver -- John-Michael Liles scored a pair of first-period goals Monday and the Colorado Avalanche went on to defeat St. Louis 6-3.
After spotting the Blues a 1-0 lead, Liles found the net 5:05 into the period and again at 12:55, putting the Avs ahead for good.
Liles added an assist while Paul Stastny scored a goal and an assist for Colorado, which won for the third time in five games.
Kevin Porter, Brandon Yip and David Jones also scored and Peter Budaj made 27 saves to improve his record to 6-3-1 in the victory.
St. Louis got a goal and an assist each from Alex Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo and Brad Boyes also scored in the Blues' fourth straight setback.
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Tue, 16/11/2010 - 11:25 by Prince damin
Phoenix -- Hakim Warrick's 21 points helped the Phoenix Suns post their fifth win in six games Monday, a 100-94 decision over the Denver Nuggets.
Steve Nash and Channing Frye each added 15 points and Grant Hill contributed 14 more in the Suns' third straight win overall.
Carmelo Anthony's driving layup with 3:55 left got the Nuggets to within three at 92-89, but Nash and Hedo Turkoglu answered with 3-pointers to seal the victory for Phoenix.
Anthony finished with 20 points and 22 rebounds, and Arron Afflalo added 15 points for the Nuggets, who lost for the third time in four games.
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Tue, 16/11/2010 - 01:50 by Prince damin
New York -- Montreal goaltender Carey Price, who won three games last week, was selected the No. 1 star of the week Monday by the NHL.
The league picks three players as stars of the week. While Price took the top honors, Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby and Washington left wing Alexander Semin were also selected for games played Nov. 8-14.
Price went 3-0-0 last week with a 1.00 goals-against average and .970 save percentage. He had 34 saves in Montreal's 2-0 win over Vancouver and also beat Boston and Carolina as the Canadiens opened a four-point lead in the NHL Northeast Division.
Crosby had three goals and five assists over the Penguins' three games last week. He is second in the league with 27 points this season.
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Mon, 15/11/2010 - 09:38 by Prince damin
Levi, Finland -- Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange won a wire-to-wire victory in Sunday's Alpine World Cup men's slalom at Levi, Finland Sunday.
Grange, who missed most of last season with a torn knee ligament, turned in a time of 1 minute, 46.64 seconds and edged Sweden's Andre Meyher by a fraction of a second.
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia placed third followed by Italy's Cristian Deville. Will Brandenberg of the United States placed eighth.
A tricky top section of the course took a toll on the field with 30 of 80 contestants falling out of the competition during the first run, including American Bode Miller.
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Sat, 13/11/2010 - 23:46 by Prince damin
Hollywood -- Halle Berry says that if anyone ever makes a movie about Oprah Winfrey, it probably won't include her in the starring role.
Berry taped an episode was on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" this week in which the question off a biopic about Oprah came up and she assured the audience she wasn't aiming for the title role, The Hollywood Reporter said Saturday.
"I'm not going to play Oprah," Berry said, adding, "I don't know where these rumors come from."
Berry said she was not aware of any films about Oprah being in the works.
Berry's appearance on "Ellen" airs Monday.
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Sat, 13/11/2010 - 09:35 by Prince damin
Washington -- Gerald Wallace scored 25 points Friday and the Charlotte Bobcats pulled away late for a 93-85 victory over Washington.
The Bobcats have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Washington held a one-point lead midway through the fourth quarter before Charlotte closed the contest on a 15-6 run.
Wallace added 14 rebounds while Boris Diaw had 19 points and D.J. Augustin 17. The win came after the Bobcats had edged Toronto by five points Wednesday. All three Charlotte victories this season have come on the road.
Andray Blatche led Washington with 22 points and nine rebounds. Rookie John Wall had 13 points and only one turnover.
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Sat, 13/11/2010 - 09:24 by Prince damin
Norfolk, Va. -- Two 3-pointers by Chris Wright highlighted a late comeback Friday that gave No. 21 Georgetown a 62-59 victory over Old Dominion.
The Hoyas avoided a season-opening upset after facing an eight-point deficit with 6:20 to play.
Of the 16 nationally-ranked teams that played on the first full night of college basketball, Georgetown was the only one with a road game.
Wright gave the Hoyas a 51-49 lead with 3:58 to play and, after Keyon Carter tied it for the Monarchs, Wright made another 3-pointer to put Georgetown in front for good.
Jason Clark had a key 3-pointer with 51 seconds to play that boosted the Hoyas four points in front.
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Thu, 11/11/2010 - 23:52 by Prince damin
Nashville -- Country Music Association Awards show host Brad Paisley was named Entertainer of the Year for the first time in Nashville Wednesday night.
Miranda Lambert took home trophies for Female Vocalist, Album for "Revolution," produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke, and Music Video of the Year for "The House That Built Me," directed by Trey Fanjoy.
The three CMA awards were the first she has won in her career.
"'Revolution' has certainly caused a revolution in my life this year thanks to the country music industry," Lambert said after winning the album award. "It's what I love, it's what I do, it's what I live for, so thank you for loving it, too."
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Thu, 11/11/2010 - 08:53 by Prince damin
Toronto -- Tyrus Thomas scored 12 of his 14 points in the final period Wednesday, helping Charlotte win for the second time this season with a 101-96 triumph over Toronto.
The Raptors have lost six in a row since their lone victory, which came Oct. 29 against Cleveland.
Thomas gave Charlotte a three-point lead with a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left and Stephen Jackson then stole the ball from Andrea Bargnani to clinch the Charlotte win.
Jackson led Charlotte in scoring with 20 and Gerald Wallace contributed 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Toronto was led by 23 points from Bargnani and 20 from Sonny Weems. The Raptors had an eight-piont advantage late in the third period, but could score just three points over the first 4 minutes of the fourth.
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Thu, 11/11/2010 - 08:00 by Prince damin
St. Louis -- Cincinnati third baseman Scott Rolen was announced Wednesday as a winner of his eighth Gold Glove when the National League defensive awards were released.
While it was the eighth Gold Glove overall for Rolen, it was his first since 2006. He previously won three Gold Gloves while with the Philadelphia Phillies (1998, 2000, '01) and four (2002, '03, '04, '06) when he played for St. Louis.
St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victorino each won their third consecutive Gold Glove. Other National League outfielders to win 2010 Gold Gloves were Houston's Michael Bourn, who also won last year, and first-time honoree Carlos Gonzalez of Colorado.
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