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Raymond Felton walked quickly and confidently to the line, ready to shoot the technical free throw the New York Knicks had just been awarded. Lingering near midcourt with the other players on the floor was Danilo Gallinari , at the time third in the NBA in free throw percentage at 92.5 percent and in the midst of a streak of 43 consecutive makes. Asked why Felton shot the technical instead of Gallinari — whom he once called the best shooter he'd ever seen — Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said he...Read Full Story

For three quarters, the Miami Heat looked stagnant, nothing like the team with the NBA 's best record over the last five weeks. One big run was all the Heat needed to break free again. Dwyane Wade scored 34 points, LeBron James added 25 points and nine assists, and the sizzling Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-89 for their 19th win in 20 games. Chris Bosh finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed most of the third quarter...Read Full Story

Mike Richards had two goals and two assists, Michael Leighton made 32 saves in a raucous season debut and the Philadelphia Flyers lit up the Los Angeles Kings ' normally sturdy defense in a 7-4 victory Thursday night. Danny Briere , James van Riemsdyk and Jeff Carter each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who rebounded from consecutive losses by shredding the mistake-prone Kings. Los Angeles gave up 13 goals in back-to-back losses to close a stretch of four games in five days. Scott...Read Full Story

Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 23 points and 11 rebounds and No. 9 Stanford pulled off a surprising rout of fourth-ranked Xavier with an 89-52 victory Tuesday for its 51st straight home win. What a tuneup for Thursday's highly anticipated showdown with top-ranked Connecticut. Jeanette Pohlen added 19 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cardinal (8-2), who beat the third-seeded Musketeers in the Sacramento Regional last March when Pohlen drove the length of the floor in 4.4...Read Full Story

There's a quiet place in Georgia where Nick Saban can collect his thoughts when the pressures of coaching Alabama football start to add up. Getting there isn't that hard as Saban's contract allows him to use a private plane for his personal use, which includes sneaking away from the Crimson Tide when he can. Several of the nation's top college coaches have such a clause in their multimillion-dollar contracts. They say it's particularly valuable in a profession that has seen Urban Meyer step...Read Full Story

Justin Blackmon caught two touchdown passes, including a 71-yard strike, and No. 16 Oklahoma State finished its first 11-win season with a 36-10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday night. Blackmon, the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiver, set an NCAA record with his 12th straight game with at least 100 yards receiving and a touchdown. The sophomore caught nine passes for 117 yards in perhaps his last college game. Brandon Weeden was 25 of 41 for 240 yards for...Read Full Story

Micah Hyde ran around, even behind the Missouri Tigers . Fill-in freshman Marcus Coker ran right over them. Coker ran for 219 yards and two scores, and Hyde scored on a meandering, 72-yard interception return in the fourth quarter to help Iowa beat Missouri 27-24 in the Insight Bowl on Tuesday night. Undermanned due to injuries and suspensions, Iowa (8-5) turned to Coker, who had 403 yards and touchdown as Adam Robinson 's backup during the regular season. The bruising freshman had no trouble...Read Full Story

The season has come down to this for the Tennessee Titans : They take the field for the final time as spoilers. The Titans didn't appear to show up at all when they still had the slimmest of playoff hopes left playing in Kansas City , and they found themselves blown out 34-14 by the Chiefs in a game where the only thing they won was the opening toss. Now the seventh loss in the past eight games has eliminated the Titans (6-9) from the playoffs for the fifth time in the past seven seasons...Read Full Story

Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls won for the 12th time in 14 games, pulling away late to beat the New Jersey Nets 90-81 on Friday afternoon. Luol Deng and Derrick Rose scored 19 apiece, and the Bulls made enough shots down the stretch after struggling from the field for much of the game. Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 19 points. Travis Outlaw and Stephen Graham each scored 16, but the Nets dropped their fourth straight. At least they didn't get...Read Full Story

Kodi Burns ' Auburn career has been an unusual journey. He started eight games at quarterback his first two years then switched to wildcat quarterback and receiver after losing the starting job to Chris Todd before last season. Now, Burns is mostly a blocking receiver though he has thrown one touchdown pass — to quarterback Cam Newton . Both were dual-threat prospects coming out of high school and even played together in an all-star game. While Newton has rocketed to stardom, Burns has played...Read Full Story