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ST. LOUIS - Brad Marchand had gone six games without a goal. Last night at the Scottrade Center, he was determined to make that stretch just a memory.

Marchand scored the first and last goals to lead the Bruins to a much-needed 4-2 win over the Blues, one of the premier home teams in the league.

The Bruins snapped a two-game losing streak and handed the Blues their first regulation loss at home in more than two months.

“Especially when your team’s not winning the way we can, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to score,’’ Marchand said. “It had been a few games. Longest slump I’ve had in a while. It was nice to get the monkey off the back.’’

It wasn’t just that Marchand scored goals 20 and 21 of his season. It was the timing of the strikes.

The Bruins are one of the best clubs in the league when they score first. Entering last night, they had won almost 90 percent of the games in which they’d been first to get on the scoreboard. But in their last 20 games, they had fallen behind in 13, and lost 11.

So when Marchand gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 2:29 of the first, it was a most welcome sight. Kevin Shattenkirk started the breakout in the St. Louis zone, and as he approached the blue line, Marchand picked the former Boston University defenseman’s pocket, then snapped a riser over Brian Elliott to put his club ahead.

“Some scoring early in the game was helpful to our overall team confidence,’’ said Bruins goalie Tim Thomas.

In the third period, Marchand beat Elliott once more. The Bruins were nursing a 3-2 lead, and the Blues were pushing hard for the equalizer. Because of how much pressure the Blues were applying, the Bruins knew they might have a chance the other way.

After Patrice Bergeron won a battle against Chris Stewart, Tyler Seguin tracked down the puck along the right boards in the defensive zone. At the same time, Marchand pulled away, hoping his linemate would find him. Seguin sent a crisp pass up the ice to Marchand, and the left wing slipped behind the defense. Marchand faked forehand on Elliott, then tucked a backhander between the goalie’s five-hole at 9:14, giving the Bruins a 4-2 lead.

“We beat a pretty good team here tonight,’’ coach Claude Julien said. “It was our focus and determination. The commitment was definitely there.’’

As crucial as Marchand’s goals turned out to be, it was a Chris Kelly strike late in the first that gave the Bruins the life they needed.

At 6:19 of the first, Milan Lucic gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead when he tipped home a Joe Corvo blast. But less than a minute later, the hard-charging Blues kicked off their rally. Stewart found the rebound of a Jason Arnott blast and beat Thomas (30 saves) at 7:17, cutting Boston’s lead in half.

Then at 12:15, with the Blues creating havoc once more in front, Ryan Reaves scored to tie the game at 2-2.

“I didn’t feel bad from the start,’’ Thomas said. “But when you get screens and fluky goals - they’re giving up chances, too - it looks like one of those back-and-forth nights that you’ve got to win 5-4.’’

The Blues, battering the Bruins on the forecheck, would have inflicted mental damage had the game been tied following the first 20 minutes. But some good work by Kelly, Lucic, and Johnny Boychuk helped give the Bruins the late counterpunch they required.

David Perron rimmed the puck around the boards in the St. Louis zone. Before it could cross the blue line, Boychuk cut it off at the right point and put a shot on goal that bounced off Lucic. As Kelly drove to the net, Lucic slipped a pass under the stick of Barret Jackman to his center’s blade. With 40 seconds remaining in the first, Kelly tucked a shot past Elliott (15 saves) to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead and some good feeling heading into the first intermission.

“When you look at the time of that goal, it was late in the period. Those are always big goals,’’ Julien said. “I thought that was a big boost for us.’’

In the third, the Bruins played with 10 forwards, as youngsters Carter Camper and Jordan Caron didn’t skate a shift. Julien mixed his lines to keep his forwards fresh, and the Bruins responded by allowing only eight shots.

“It’s real important,’’ Lucic said of the win. “We knew the challenge coming in, knowing how good of a team they’ve been all year long, how good of a team they’ve been at home. That posed a big challenge for us. Especially of late, we haven’t really been rolling. But a big thing was getting that first goal. It almost felt like it lightened the mood and gave us some confidence.’’

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Pack mentality at Daytona - Boston.com

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - When Jeff Gordon climbed unhurt from his smoldering car after a wild ride at the end of last Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout, the four-time NASCAR champion had every right to curse the rule changes that resulted in the return of pack-style racing to Daytona International Speedway.

Gordon found himself upside-down for the first time in his career when his car was spun in heavy traffic on the last lap. He turned into the wall in Turn 4, and turned over on the driver’s side. The car skidded along the wall in a shower of sparks, slid down the banking to a paved run-off area near the entrance of pit road, and went into a barrel roll, doing 2 1/2 flips. It came to rest on its roof.

But given the tandem-style alternative that dominated restrictor-plate races at Daytona and Talladega last year, Gordon had nothing negative to say about pack racing, even though it resulted in three huge wrecks Saturday night.

“It’s pretty wild and crazy,’’ Gordon said. “But, I mean, I like this better than what we had last year, definitely.’’

What fans and drivers found so distasteful last year was that restrictor-plates at Daytona and Talladega forced drivers - who were allowed to have vehicle-to-vehicle communication with each other - to find dance partners with whom to tango in a two-car draft.

Problem was, the lead car always had the advantage over its partner, whose sole job was to act as a locomotive in the two-car train.

After offseason testing resulted in more two-car tandems, NASCAR made several rules changes to bunch the field: reducing the size of the air intake inlets on the front of the radiator grill; regulating pressure relief valves to manipulate water temperatures; and reducing downforce through the manipulation of the rear spoiler angle.

The result was pack-style racing in the Shootout, which also incorporated some tandem elements, as evidenced by Kyle Busch’s thrilling slingshot move to edge runner-up Tony Stewart by the scant margin of .013 seconds, the closest finish in Shootout history.

Drivers and fans will be hoping to see more of the same in today’s Gatorade Duels, a pair of 150-mile qualifying heats that will set the starting order of the 43-car grid for the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle swept the front row during Sunday’s pole qualifying and will start their respective heats from the pole.

“This is better than having to sit there at the back of a spoiler for 500 miles and not be able to see where you’re going half the race,’’ Stewart said. “We had control of what lane we got to run in. We got to move whenever we wanted. You didn’t have to not move because you had a guy behind you that had to rely on making your decision on what he had to do also.

“We had more control as drivers.’’

That was the most appealing aspect of the rule changes - giving drivers the latitude to make their own decisions instead of relying on a partner. It also forced drivers to make on-track decisions on whether it was prudent to bump-draft a competitor and put him at risk while running in the pack.

“I think that’s kind of, to a certain degree, what NASCAR had in mind when they came up with this package,’’ Stewart said. “It was to put the decision in our hands.

“We’re all thinking twice of ‘do we want to put ourselves in that position?’ So it makes that guy who has that opportunity to push to think twice about it.’’

While the number of wrecks in the Shootout was alarming - especially given that they seemed to come when drivers were running in huge packs - Stewart said it was merely a function of drivers trying to push the envelope under the new rules.

“Everybody complained about the two-car stuff,’’ Stewart said. “Now we got this and it’s better. We’re telling you, ‘It’s better.’ You guys are like, ‘Is it going to be that bad [Sunday]?’

“Well, it’s not that bad. It’s the Bud Shootout. Everybody pushes the envelope. Everybody tries to see what the limit is, what the boundary is.’’

What drivers came to discover in the Shootout was that bump-drafting is going to require some patience, especially when it comes in a tandem when the rear car runs the risk of overheating. In a pack setting, bump-drafting requires more careful execution.

“We just can’t do it for long periods of time,’’ Gordon said. “So now we’re doing it packs. And so you get on the straightaway, you push a little bit. And once the tires get a little bit of heat in them and we have less downforce, the cars are moving around a lot.

“So you’ve got to be real careful with how you push and when you push, and it’s definitely going to take some patience. But I was having a blast out there.’’

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Together, it can come easy for Bryant, Bynum, Gasol - OCRegister

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Kevin Ding column: In a season where almost nothing has come easy for the Lakers, their victory in Dallas signaled a breakthrough for a team tired of fighting everything.

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DALLAS – Andrew Bynum likes complicated things.

Tricked-out cars, powerful computers, thorny communication challenges such as those he tackled in reading the conflict-reducing "Instant Persuasion" book recently.

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After the Lakers missed six consecutive free throws down the stretch Wednesday night in Dallas, the guy who wanted to study engineering in college began his mathematical musing: "I'd love to know what the odds were on that."

"The foundation," as Kobe Bryant recently called himself, former medical student Pau Gasol and the emerging Bynum, is awesomely skilled but also very smart. The Lakers are an experienced, intelligent basketball team that has embraced the struggle of learning an array of new ideas and concepts this season.

And as satisfying as they find it to be mentally challenged ...

Man, the Lakers really needed their game of basketball to start feeling simpler.

Fueled by improved camaraderie from Bryant throwing a supportive arm over Gasol's slumping shoulders via Kobe's own style of public relations, the Lakers are starting to see straight lines, even if they no longer form a triangle.

We are starting to see how much more fun it is becoming for the Lakers to play.

They're figuring out some things that work, depending on what the opposing defense is intent on taking away. The Dallas approach, as it often is for Lakers opponents, is to shrink the floor on Bryant, trapping him whenever two defenders have the opportunity.

You saw how easy the game can become for the Lakers against that style Wednesday night. The Lakers ran pick-and-rolls with Bryant and Gasol, knowing Gasol would be left alone if the floor was spread properly while two Mavericks collapsed on Bryant. Gasol searched out space in the middle to catch Bryant's passes and stepped quickly and confidently into shots.

Or Gasol spotted a rotating defender coming and trusted immediately that Bynum would duck in and be a Texas-sized target near the rim, no one bigger than a small forward possibly left to cover him. On one of the key plays down the stretch Wednesday night, Bryant correctly read that Gasol would be covered, so Bryant just threw the ball directly to Bynum for the alley-oop dunk.

The whole thing served as a graphic representation of how easy the game can be for the three-headed "foundation."

Afterward, Gasol expressed implicit pride in how Bryant's subtle actions were backing up those bold words, how Bryant could be seen now "distributing the ball a little more." Bynum happily talked about how lining them three up like dominos means it just takes a couple quick strokes based on the defense's alignment and then "it's over."

Simple. As easy and productive as Bynum's beloved pregame 5-hour ENERGY shots.

It had to start to go that way for there to be any chance of postseason success, because teams that find the regular season draining get lapped quickly in the playoffs by teams with full tanks.

"The media and the fans want this thing to be sped up," first-year Lakers coach Mike Brown said after the game and before saying words that will shock the majority of Lakers fans:

"We're making progress a lot quicker than I thought," Brown said.

It has obviously helped the past two games that Bryant hopped on his soapbox and pointed at "the elephant in the room."

"You address it, talk about it, and I think everybody can relax a little bit more instead of tip-toeing around the issue," Bryant said.

Gasol agreed, saying: "Adversity, going against a negative, it always gives you an opportunity to get together and be even closer."

The game in Dallas was, aside from those uncertain late-game foul shots, the perfect fusion of the Lakers' new strategies and their old confidence.

Brown felt it would be odd if he as a newcomer tried to point out before the game that this was the Lakers' first trip back since the dynasty died in Dallas last year. No matter.

"Fish reminded us," Bynum said.

Derek Fisher serving as both moving orator and clutch shooter is one of the Lakers' longtime tenets that had been badly shaken. Yet everybody needs those staples, some faiths you bank on or turn to that don't require deep analytical machinations.

Bynum has taken to jumping rope on the court for the last two minutes of halftime, a most unconventional NBA warmup tactic, but he seemed to get more of a kick out of breaking one of the handles on his jump rope Wednesday night. Bynum engaged in the way he is so good at, patiently repairing the handle that he'd pulled off the rope, and moved on to the exercise.

Yet the philosophy that even the people most capable of complex thought eventually come around to is that you'd better keep some other things in life simple to keep from driving yourself crazy. Everything in moderation, you know?

For the Lakers, this was never going to be a season of successes strung together on easy street.

Well, now we can see it won't be a never-ending struggle, either.

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College sports: Temple flirts with return to Big East - South Bend Tribune

PHILADELPHIA — Temple and the Big East are talking about the Owls rejoining the conference as soon as next season.

Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon A. Steinbrecher said in a statement Wednesday that his league is “aware that Temple has been in discussions with the Big East regarding membership.”

A person familiar with the talks says the school and the Big East are trying to negotiate a deal that could have Temple in the league for all sports by next season. The person spoke Wednesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, because the talks are still ongoing.

Temple played in the Big East in football only from 1991-2004, but was forced out of the league because the program was one of the worst in major college football. The Philadelphia-based school played as a football independent and eventually landed in the Mid-American Conference in 2007. In the MAC, Temple has turned its football program around and run off winning seasons the past three years.

The Owls’ other sports programs, including men’s and women’s basketball, compete in the Atlantic 10.

The Big East has a vacancy next season now that West Virginia is being allowed to leave immediately for the Big 12. The school and the conference settled competing lawsuits last week. The Big East will receive $20 million dollars from West Virginia in return for setting aside its 27-month notification period.

The New York Times reported on the talks between Temple and the Big East earlier Wednesday.

Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw had no comment on the matter.

The MAC has had 13 football schools since adding Temple in 2007. Last year, the MAC added Massachusetts as a football-only member, beginning in the 2012 season. At the same time, the MAC put in place new exit provisions which state that any football-only member wishing to leave the conference would need to provide notice two football seasons before departure and pay a fee of $2.5 million.

“Our position on this matter is that we have a contract in place with specifics that will govern and determine how this matter is handled,” Steinbrecher said.

The Big East has added seven schools since December, but most of them are planning to join in 2013. Navy is committed to become a football-only member of the Big East in 2015.

The Big East was hoping to get one of its future members to join a year early to replace West Virginia. Boise State was the most likely candidate to move up its arrival, but the school announced Wednesday that it will stay in the Mountain West for one more year.

University President Bob Kustra said in a statement there were several discussions about moving football to the Big East and the rest of the sports to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012-13 school year.

“While there certainly would have been advantages in making the move a year early, it became clear that it would not be fiscally responsible, as all of the expenses associated with early entry into the two conferences would not be covered,” Kustra said.

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Celtics certainly not OK - Boston Herald

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OKLAHOMA CITY — There may not be another team that needs its All-Star break more.

The Celtics [team stats] don’t have another game for six days, which leaves them a long time to ponder last night’s 119-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Though the game marked their fifth straight loss, and seventh in the last eight games, the C’s might want to delve deeper into this one than just examining the result. After giving up such early indignities as 72 first-half points, which included a 28-2 Thunder run and 8-for-12 3-point shooting by Oklahoma City, the Celtics showed a flash of who they once were.

Of course, the visitors trailed by 27 points early in the third quarter when clarity struck. But the fact that the C’s cut the deficit to six points, at 108-102, with 3:31 left is well worth noting.

Add the suspended Rajon Rondo [stats] and the rehabbing Brandon Bass (knee) to what worked after halftime, and the Celtics might have the stuff to make a second-half run.

In order to do so, the energy level needs to be where it was over the final two quarters last night.

“I just loved the spirit,” coach Doc Rivers said. “I told them after the game, if we play like that in the second half of the season healthy, it’s going to be tough to beat us, anybody. Every once in a while you have a team-building game even though you lose, and tonight was a team-building game. I don’t like moral victories, but that was an absolute team-builder in our locker room tonight.”

Rivers had all sorts of obstacles to consider. Injuries left him with a big man rotation of Kevin Garnett, back after a two-game absence for personal reasons, and rookies Greg Stiemsma and JaJuan Johnson.

When Paul Pierce [stats] left the game with two quick fouls after chasing Kevin Durant, and Garnett eventually went to the bench for his much-needed rest, the Celtics youth was left holding the bag.

That’s when the Thunder went on their 28-2 tear.

And though Durant (28 points) and Russell Westbrook (31) would finish with their customary big numbers, the points were a little harder to come by in the second half.

Mickael Pietrus matched up against Durant, Avery Bradley blocked Westbrook twice in his unenviable assignment, and the C’s started to climb back.

Pierce, who didn’t hit his second shot until after halftime, broke out with 13 points in the third quarter, triggering some of the best Celtics offense in the last two weeks.

“Paul was great,” Rivers said. “You could hear him out there. We got it to 20 and you could hear him shout 20, we got it to 17 and you could hear him shout 17. He was counting it down out loud, and for young guys that’s a good message.”

Pierce could feel that momentum build all the way up until it fell apart on Durant’s smooth pull-up banker with 2:47 left for a 112-102 Oklahoma City lead.

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Defender Donald out - Boston.com

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MARANA, Ariz. - Tiger Woods had to play a lefthanded shot out of the desert. Retief Goosen holed out from 156 yards and didn’t even win the hole. Dustin Johnson twice won a hole after taking a penalty drop.

But the strangest sight of all yesterday at the Match Play Championship didn’t come from the golf course.

It was Luke Donald on his way to the airport.

“Golf is like that sometimes,’’ Donald said after his 5-and-4 loss to Ernie Els, becoming only the third No. 1 seed to lose in the opening round. “It’s a fickle game, and sometimes it bites you.’’

It almost took a bite out of Woods, who had to rally to beat Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano; and US Open champion Rory McIlroy, the No. 2 seed who was 3 up with three holes to play and was sweating on the 18th until George Coetzee missed a short putt for par.

Donald was so dominant last year in winning the Match Play Championship that he closed out all six of his matches before they reached the 18th hole. He won’t be playing the closing hole at Dove Mountain this year, either.

Els, who only got into the 64-man field when Phil Mickelson took his family on a ski vacation, delivered the biggest shocker in the first round by taking the lead for good on the eighth hole and putting the world’s No. 1 player in a hole from which he couldn’t recover.

Donald lost in the opening round for the first time in eight appearances in this World Golf Championship.

Woods trailed Fernandez-Castano with four holes to play, and both of them looked beatable. That changed when Woods drove the par-4 15th green to win with a two-putt birdie, won the 16th with a par, and then closed out the Spaniard with an 8-foot par putt for a 1-up win.

“We both made our share of mistakes, there’s no doubt about that,’’ said Woods. “But somehow, I was able to move on.’’

Ian Poulter, the Match Play winner two years ago, suffered his worst loss in nine appearances when Bae Sang-moon beat him, 4 and 3.

Bill Haas, coming off that monster win at Riviera just three days before, looked like a winner when he was 1 up on the 17th green and had a 5-foot birdie putt. Ryo Ishikawa holed from 18 feet, Haas missed, and the Japanese star made par on the 18th to win.

Jim Furyk was on the verge of sending Johnson home early for the fourth straight year when Johnson hit his tee shot into the desert and had to take a penalty drop on the 20th hole. Furyk chipped across the green and three-putted for bogey to lose.

Rafael Cabrera-Bello was 3 up with three holes to play against Jason Day when he bogeyed three straight holes, and Day beat him with a 4-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole.

Lee Westwood never trailed in his 3-and-1 win over Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium. Martin Kaymer easily dispatched Greg Chalmers, while Steve Stricker outlasted Kevin Na.

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Peyton Manning Trade Depends On Nerve Regeneration Rate - SB Nation

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Peyton Manning could be moved by the Indianapolis Colts to another team if they're able to get the quarterback fixed up. Right now, it's unclear if he can be moved because no one knows how good he'll be. If they don't get rehabilitated soon, Manning's injuries will seriously limit his ability to fully function as an NFL quarterback.

Albert Breer of NFL Network filed this report on how much Manning needs to be fixed up and the timetable that will get him back on the football field.

What we know about Manning's recovery is that the spinal fusion has taken, and he's been cleared to play. That doesn't mean he can play quarterback. It simply means he can, physically, go out there and take contact. The rest is about being able to throw like an NFL quarterback again. We know Manning's been throwing. The question is whether or not he's improving. Condon did say, "He's had very significant improvement from the time of the operation until now." But the key isn't the improvement from the time of the surgery to now, it's the rate of improvement from the beginning of the nerve regeneration, presuming it's underway, to now. If there has been kind of improvement Condon's talking about, then Manning would be out of what the doctor calls the "dormant period." Which, again, would be great news.

"What that means is there's not permanent blocking of the nerve signal," the surgeon said. "If he's getting better, then the wires are working. Now, it's a matter of gaining strength and fine motor activity to return. The question is the pace of recovery for a 36-year-old guy, he's got a ticking clock. But you can plot the trajectory of his improvement over the last several months, and if you see a significant increase in strength the last few weeks, you can be more optimistic.

"You can plot the level of function and strength compared to the opposite arm, and plot it out to where he would be based on the current level of improvement on March 8. And if that plots out to over 90 percent by September 1, teams would be crazy not to take a shot on him. If it's a slower rate, that's a different story."

If Manning returns to full health, one of the potential trades could be to the Seattle Seahawks. Even if he isn't the same old Peyton that shredded the league for the past dozen or so seasons.

To talk about Manning potentially being on the Seahawks, check out Field Gulls. To discuss Manning leaving the Colts, head to Stampede Blue.

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Manassero leads upsets on Day 1 of Match Play - USA TODAY

MARANA, Ariz. – Be afraid of Matteo Manassero.

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Matteo Manassero of Italy hits an approach shot on the second hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Manassero upset Webb Simpson.

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Matteo Manassero of Italy hits an approach shot on the second hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Manassero upset Webb Simpson.

Even if he is just 18.

The boyish-looking Manassero led a wave of upsets on the first day of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain. Last year, the young lad beat Steve Stricker and Charl Schwartzel before losing to eventual champion Luke Donald. On Wednesday, Manassero, a 15th seed, toppled Webb Simpson, a No. 2 seed, 3 and 2, on a clear, sun-drenched day in the foothills 30 miles north of Tucson.

"There is always something really nice here that doesn't give me that much tension," said Manassero, who had five consecutive one-putt greens in the middle of his round and made three birdies in his last six holes to close out Simpson. "I had nothing to lose. I wasn't tense. I was really free and trying to do my best on every shot and it ended up being good."

Donald couldn't say the same thing. The defending champion and world No. 1 lost in the biggest upset of the day, falling 5 and 4 to three-time major champion Ernie Els, who was the last player to get into the field. Els pulled away with three birdies on the back nine and never trailed.

"I don't think it would have mattered who I played today. I just didn't play well," Donald said. "I gave away too many holes and made too many mistakes. You can't do that in match play against anyone, let alone Ernie."

In all, 15 of the 32 matches were won by players seeded lower than their opponents. Among other big upsets, Robert Rock came back with late birdies to beat Adam Scott, a No. 2 seed, 1 up; Y.E. Yang, a 14th seed, made seven birdies to beat back Graeme McDowell, a three seed; Ryo Ishikawa, also a 14th seed, pulled out a 1-up victory against Bill Haas, who won last week in the Northern Trust Open; and Miguel Angel Jimenez beat fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia in a matchup of No. 4 and No. 13 seeds.

"I have to go pack my bags," McDowell said. "I ran into a man that played extremely well. That's the beauty of this tournament. It's not the beauty. It could be the beast of this tournament, as well. You just run into the wrong guy on the wrong day, and you have got your work cut out. I had my work cut out today, and I didn't take care of business."

Dustin Johnson was not an upset victim — finally. Johnson had never won a match in his three previous starts and things weren't looking good Wednesday, either. He lost three of the first four holes to Jim Furyk and was still down three holes and hitting out of the desert on the 11th hole and thinking about another red-eye flight out of Tucson. Then he rallied, but the outcome looked grim when he had to take a penalty drop in the desert on the second extra hole.

"It was an up-and-down day. I had to crawl my way back," said Johnson, who chipped in for eagle on 13 right after Furyk had chipped in for birdie. He won the match when he made par on the second extra hole after Furyk three-putted for bogey. "It was kind of a crazy match. It's a funny golf course.

"Anything can happen out there, especially in match play."

It certainly did in the first round.

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Tiger advances: Tiger Woods lost the first two holes, needed to hit one shot left-handed, made just three birdies, and scrambled throughout the back nine in his first-round match Wednesday in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.

And won.

Woods barely escaped an upset when he pulled out a 1-up win with a par on the final hole to beat Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, who said Monday that Woods "wasn't at his best," and that he was "beatable."

"I don't think either one of us had our best stuff today, subsequently the match was back and forth. It was the epitome of match play," said Woods, the only three-time winner of this event. "We both made our share of mistakes; there's no doubt about that. But somehow I was able to move on."

Woods moves on to face Nick Watney, a 5-and-4 winner against Geoff Ogilvy, who has won this tournament twice (1:37 p.m. ET on Golf Channel). Woods said he'll have to take his game up a notch against Watney if he's to advance to the third round.

"I've got to hit the ball a little better than I did. And I'll certainly do that," Woods said. "I've got to get a better feel for my distances out here. Just the numbers we can hit the golf ball out here is just amazing, with the altitude and with the wind and being warm."

Here are other key second-round matches:

Kyle Stanley vs. Brandt Snedeker (2:01 p.m.): This is a rematch of a playoff at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego earlier this year, when Stanley blew a three-shot, final-hole lead and then lost on the second extra hole of a playoff. Stanley, who won the following week in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, beat K.J. Choi while Snedeker needed 21 holes before defeating Retief Goosen.

Matt Kuchar vs. Bubba Watson (1:13 p.m.): Kuchar's precision will be matched up against Watson's power. Kuchar beat good friend Jonathan Byrd, 1 up, while Watson, who finished fourth last year in his debut, beat good friend Ben Crane, 3 and 2.

Martin Kaymer vs. David Toms (1:01 p.m.): Kaymer, who lost in the final last year to Donald, cruised to a 4-and-2 win over Greg Chalmers. Toms, who won this championship in 2005, used his accuracy and putting to hold off Rickie Fowler's late rally in a 1-up win.

Jason Day vs. John Senden (12:37 p.m.): In a battle of Aussies, Day will match up his aggressive nature against Senden's impressive ball striking. While Senden won 4-and-3 against Simon Dyson, Day won the last four holes of his match against Rafael Cabrera Bello to win on the first extra hole.

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Easy does it for Lin, Knicks - Boston.com

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Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks, 99-82, last night in New York.

Lin had 17 points and nine assists, sitting out most of the fourth quarter in a rare game during his remarkable run that the Knicks needed little from him.

Carmelo Anthony scored 15 points in his second game back from injury for the Knicks, who led the depleted Hawks by 25 points at halftime. New York bounced back from a loss to New Jersey on Monday and won for the ninth time in 11 games since Lin joined the rotation.

The Knicks visit Miami tonight in their final game before the All-Star break, and Lin’s emergence has the Heat’s attention.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and teammates have been asked repeatedly in recent days about the ex-Harvard guard, and coach Mike D’Antoni was told the word out of Miami is the NBA’s hottest team will be waiting for the Knicks’ back-to-back Sports Illustrated cover boy.

Bulls 110, Bucks 91 - Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each added 16, and host Chicago beat Milwaukee.

Joakim Noah had 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double by a Chicago center in roughly 35 years, and the Bulls simply ran away with this one. The Central Division leaders built an 11-point halftime lead and broke it open in the third.

Lakers 96, Mavericks 91 - Andrew Bynum had 19 points and 14 rebounds as visiting Los Angeles hit the halfway point of its season with a victory over Dallas.

Bynum grabbed a rebound of his own miss and was fouled trying to go back up with 5:29 left. He made both free throws to break an 82-all tie and finally put the Lakers (20-13) ahead to stay after 13 ties and 10 lead changes. Pau Gasol had 24 points for the Lakers.

Rockets 93, 76ers 87 - Luis Scola had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry added 13 points and two crucial 3-point plays down the stretch, and Houston beat visiting Philadelphia.

Kevin Martin scored 16 points for the Rockets, who’ve won three in a row and snapped a four-game, home losing streak to Philadelphia.

Clippers 103, Nuggets 95 - Chris Paul scored a season-high 36 points, Blake Griffin added 27, and Los Angeles beat Denver to snap a two-game skid.

Arron Afflalo scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who lost their fifth in a row on the road.

Magic 108, Nets 91 - Dwight Howard had 20 points and 17 rebounds and Orlando rolled over New Jersey in Newark.

Deron Williams had 23 points and eight assists to lead New Jersey, which headed into the All-Star break having lost 8 of 11. Rookie MarShon Brooks added a game-high 24.

Raptors 103, Pistons 93 - DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Aaron Gray set season highs with 12 points and 12 rebounds and host Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.

Greg Monroe had 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons, Brandon Knight scored 16 and Tayshaun Prince had 14 as Detroit dropped to 3-14 on the road.

Hornets 89, Cavaliers 84 - Chris Kaman scored 21 points and New Orleans held off a late rally for a victory in Cleveland.

Rookie point guard Kyrie Irving, who made several clutch plays in Cleveland’s back-to-back 1-point wins over Sacramento and Detroit, was held to 6 points.

Timberwolves 100, Jazz 98 - Luke Ridnour hit a floater in the lane at the buzzer, capping host Minnesota’s comeback from 18 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Utah.

Warriors 106, Suns 104 - Monta Ellis scored 26 points and hit a 20-foot fadeaway jump shot with one second remaining as Golden State won in Phoenix.

Pacers 102, Bobcats 88 - Tyler Hansbrough had a season-high 22 points and nine rebounds as visiting Indiana defeated Charlotte for the ninth straight time.

Kings 115, Wizards 107 - Marcus Thornton scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, rookie Isaiah Thomas had 16 of his 18 after halftime, and Sacramento beat host Washington.

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Blake Griffin and Chris Paul lead Clippers' surge past Nuggets - Boston Herald

By Dan Woike?/?The Orange County Register
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LOS ANGELES — Chris Paul and Blake Griffin will start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night. On Wednesday night, they showed why.

Griffin and Paul combined for 63 points in the Clippers’ final game before the break, snapping a two-game losing streak with a 103-95 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center.

"Obviously," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said, "Chris and Blake were just huge."

Paul, coming off a pair of uncharacteristically bad performances at the end of the Clippers’ past two losses, was at his best all night Wednesday. Paul scored 36 points on just 16 shots while dishing out nine assists.

"He had 36? Wow," center DeAndre Jordan said. "He was on tonight."

Griffin dominated around the rim, dunking over seemingly everyone on the Denver roster during his 27-point, 12-rebound night.

Jordan also came up big, grabbing 16 rebounds to go with 10 points.

"I knew we needed to get this win for our team," Jordan said. "We owed them too. They smacked us pretty good the last time we played, and we just really needed to get this win."

Denver, playing without forward Nene, leading scorer Danilo Gallinari, point guard Ty Lawson and deep threat Rudy Fernandez, managed to fight the Clippers the entire game. Neither team led by more than five until late in the game, when the Clippers pulled away.

Arron Afflalo led Denver (18-16) with 20 points.

The win snaps a two-game winning streak for the Clippers, sending them into the All-Star break with positive momentum.

"We’re doing OK, but we still have a lot more work to do," Jordan said. "We’ll watch film and enjoy these days off."

The Clippers return to Staples Center Tuesday to host the Minnesota Timberwolves for their last game in February.

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Lester now Sox' main act - Boston Herald

FORT MYERS — Jon Lester [stats] might own the broadest shoulders on the Red Sox [team stats]. And yesterday the big left-hander sounded ready to bear the responsibility of leadership on them.

While there will be much debate today about just how truly sorry Josh Beckett [stats] is or is not for the disaster that befell the Red Sox last September, in truth, Beckett’s a sideshow.

The story with far greater long-term implications is Lester.

In the span of 20 minutes, one of the central figures in the beer and chicken clubhouse scandal managed to brilliantly walk about a dozen fine lines. He expressed contrition without pandering. He firmly set his sights on 2012 without downplaying the significance of 2011. He blamed no one but himself for his performance.

And most importantly, he expressed a willingness to fill a leadership void created by the departure of Tim Wakefield [stats] and presumably Jason Varitek [stats]. The time is now for the next generation of Red Sox leaders to step forward, and the 28-year-old Lester answered the call.

On the position player side of things, this is very clearly Dustin Pedroia [stats]’s team. Now maybe we can say the pitchers are Lester’s.

“I want to try,” Lester said. “You know, it’s something that the guys in my age group have never really had to do. Because we’ve been around guys like Wake and Tek and had veteran guys who have been around a long time, we’ve just kind of sat back and let them do their thing and kind of follow them.

“I think it’s time for us and me to step up and try to feel comfortable in that situation and try to just do the best I can. Hopefully just by me going out and pitching and doing the stuff I do in the weight room and in between starts, people, young kids can do that and say, ‘All right, well, this is what I need to do.’?”

Lester’s comments stood in stark juxtaposition to those of Beckett, who barely admitted culpability despite being the perceived ringleader of the clubhouse shenanigans. Beckett barely could bring himself to admit he failed his teammates in any capacity other than on the field.

Lester harbored no such hangups.

“It’s something I’m not proud of,” he said. “You learn from your mistakes and I’m looking forward to starting new this year and trying to be that leader that we were just talking about.”

Of course, words are wind. True leaders, particularly in baseball, rely on their actions. Judging from the look of the hulking Lester, he didn’t just pay lip service to that idea this winter. And he’ll continue to set what he believes is the proper example.

“I think just being a better teammate,” he said. “A better presence. A guy like Tek, if you ever really watch Tek, he doesn’t say much. But just his presence is enough. I think going out here, we have a lot of young kids in camp, just showing them, hey, the first bullpen means something. The first sprint means something. That first groundball you take in PFPs is important.

“It sets the tone for the season. That was something I learned my first spring training being around Schill (Curt Schilling [stats]) and Josh and those guys, Wake and (Mike) Timlin. Everything they did meant something. I think it’s important to instill in some of these young guys that day one means just as much as day 162.”

Lester is not the most vocal or outwardly emotional guy. He’s been a put-your-head-down-and-do-your-job type. At times, he has appeared aloof.

But yesterday felt different. Lester didn’t just say the right words. It seemed he truly meant them.

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NY Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin lives up to the hype in beating Dallas ... - New York Daily News

Standing at the old freight elevator at the Garden, Mark Cuban had a chance to complain about the officiating after Jeremy Lin and the Knicks on Sunday afternoon rode emotion, momentum and timely 3-point shooting and even a big whistle to come away with another impressive win in the Lin era.

The Mavs’ owner was even baited when someone said, “I thought your guy was the Finals MVP last June. I didn’t know it was Jeremy Lin.’’
Wearing a blue Mavs T-shirt and holding a bottle of Vitamin Water, Cuban laughed at the line. Before he held the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time in Miami eight months ago, he might have taken the bait and ripped the officials for favoring the home team.
Like when his own player, Jason Terry, was called for a phantom flagrant foul on Lin early in the game, triggering one of the two key Knick runs in their 104-97 win. Bad call, but Cuban has been to the NBA mountaintop and he’s visited the White House when President Obama honored his 2011 champs. So there was no eruption. All Cuban did was smile and say, “What are you gonna do?’’
Cuban won’t send a tape to the league and it’s no use, anyway. When the Knicks are hitting shots and Lin is executing Mike D’Antoni’s pick-and-roll and they’re doing it at the Garden and sometimes getting the benefit of the whistle, the other team better be able to close the game if it expects to get out of New York with a win.
The Mavs couldn’t close out this game the way they closed out Miami last June. It’s not the same team, of course, but they didn’t complain about Dirk Nowitzki getting hit in front of the Knicks’ bench in the final seconds.
The game was over, really, by then, but Nowitzki had hit a four-point play earlier in the day.
“Hey, I do my fair share of complaining during the game,’’ said the MVP from last June’s Finals, standing in an empty locker room. “But it’s not my style to complain after the game. I don’t think it’s necessary to do that.’’
He made his statement by bolting the court faster than anyone after the final buzzer, as several teammates went over to Lin to congratulate him. Lin deserved the adulation, having solved Shawn Marion’s length and quickness as the Knicks never wilted after taking the lead for good with 8:36 left.
Right after he hit the deck on Terry’s foul, Lin told the Mav guard what everyone in the building knew, that it wasn’t worthy of a flagrant call. But the Knicks used it to their advantage during their 17-0 run. In the fourth, the Knicks went small, Steve Novak made like Ray Allen with four threes and the Knicks outplayed the Mavs in the same critical minutes Dallas outplayed the Heat in reeling off three straight wins last June.
“I really like him,’’ Nowitzki said long after he cooled off in the trainers room, sitting on the table next to another future Hall of Famer, Jason Kidd.
Nowitzki credited Lin with being “crafty,’’ which he certainly was in dishing for six of his 14 assists in the Knicks’ 32-point fourth quarter.
“He has shown what you have to do when you get the opportunity — make the most of it,’’ he said. “It’s inspirational.’’
It’s also a little scary. Even if he sometimes makes too many mistakes or forces a shot that isn’t there, you have to remember where he’s come from. But you can tell all the publicity, all the Linsanity, is starting to get to opponents. Before the Knicks posted their best win since they elevated Lin into the starting lineup, Terry called No. 17 little more than a product of D’Antoni’s system and a product of a hype machine gone out of control. “Playing only eight games doesn’t make a career,’’ he said. “We’ll see when he faces the champs.”
He faced them and sent them up to Boston with a loss. And now he’s 8-1 as Knick point guard.
“I still feel that way,’’ Terry said, getting dressed. “He’s going to put up numbers with the ball in his hands. How can he not? But he surprised me by staying aggressive. I’m proud of him, watching his journey and where he’s come from. He’s persevered and he’s shown a lot of toughness.’’

On Sunday, Lin showed he can put up big numbers against one of the NBA’s top defensive teams. And best of all, those numbers led to another win. That’s not just hype, either.

Standing at the old freight elevator at the Garden, Mark Cuban had a c hance to complain about the officiating after Jeremy Lin and the Knicks on Sunday afternoon rode emotion, momentum and timely 3-point shooting and even a big whistle to come away with another impressive win in the Lin era.

The Mavs’ owner was even baited when someone said, “I thought your guy was the Finals MVP last June. I didn’t know it was Jeremy Lin.’’
Wearing a blue Mavs T-shirt and holding a bottle of Vitamin Water, Cuban laughed at the line. Before he held the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time in Miami eight months ago, he might have taken the bait and ripped the officials for favoring the home team.
Like when his own player, Jason Terry, was called for a phantom flagrant foul on Lin early in the game, triggering one of the two key Knick runs in their 104-97 win. Bad call, but Cuban has been to the NBA mountaintop and he’s visited the White House when President Obama honored his 2011 champs. So there was no eruption. All Cuban did was smile and say, “What are you gonna do?’’
Cuban won’t send a tape to the league and it’s no use, anyway. When the Knicks are hitting shots and Lin is executing Mike D’Antoni’s pick-and-roll and they’re doing it at the Garden and sometimes getting the benefit of the whistle, the other team better be able to close the game if it expects to get out of New York with a win.
The Mavs couldn’t close out this game the way they closed out Miami last June. It’s not the same team, of course, but they didn’t complain about Dirk Nowitzki getting hit in front of the Knicks’ bench in the final seconds.
The game was over, really, by then, but Nowitzki had hit a four-point play earlier in the day.
“Hey, I do my fair share of complaining during the game,’’ said the MVP from last June’s Finals, standing in an empty locker room. “But it’s not my style to complain after the game. I don’t think it’s necessary to do that.’’
He made his statement by bolting the court faster than anyone after the final buzzer, as several teammates went over to Lin to congratulate him. Lin deserved the adulation, having solved Shawn Marion’s length and quickness as the Knicks never wilted after taking the lead for good with 8:36 left.
Right after he hit the deck on Terry’s foul, Lin told the Mav guard what everyone in the building knew, that it wasn’t worthy of a flagrant call. But the Knicks used it to their advantage during their 17-0 run. In the fourth, the Knicks went small, Steve Novak made like Ray Allen with four threes and the Knicks outplayed the Mavs in those critical minutes.
“I really like him,’’ Nowitzki said long after he cooled off in the trainers room, sitting on the table next to another future Hall of Famer, Jason Kidd.
Nowitzki credited Lin with being “crafty,’’ which he certainly was in dishing for six of his 14 assists in the Knicks’ 32-point fourth quarter.
“He has shown what you have to do when you get the opportunity — make the most of it,’’ he said. “It’s inspirational.’’
It’s also a little scary. Even if he sometimes makes too many mistakes or forces a shot that isn’t there, you have to remember where he’s come from. But you can tell all the publicity, all the Linsanity, is starting to get to opponents. Before the Knicks posted their best win since they elevated Lin into the starting lineup, Terry called No. 17 little more than a product of D’Antoni’s system and a product of a hype machine gone out of control. “Playing only eight games doesn’t make a career,’’ he said. “We’ll see when he faces the champs.”
He faced them and sent them up to Boston with a loss. And now he’s 8-1 as Knick point guard.
“I still feel that way,’’ Terry said, getting dressed. “He’s going to put up numbers with the ball in his hands. How can he not? But he surprised me by staying aggressive. I’m proud of him, watching his journey and where he’s come from. He’s persevered and he’s shown a lot of toughness.’’

On Sunday, Lin showed he can put up big numbers against one of the NBA’s top defensive teams. And best of all, those numbers led to another win. That’s not just hype, either.

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Durant scores 51 as Thunder top Nuggets in OT - USA TODAY

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kevin Durant scored a career-best 51 points for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 and Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 124-118 in overtime Sunday night.

By Richard Rowe, US Presswire

Kevin Durant's 51 points are a career high and the most in the NBA this season.

By Richard Rowe, US Presswire

Kevin Durant's 51 points are a career high and the most in the NBA this season.

Durant hit a three-pointer and drove for a dunk to tie the game with 4.4 seconds left in regulation, then used the extra period to chalk up the first 50-point game of the two-time scoring champion's career.

He walked slowly over to his mother, seated courtside, and gave her a kiss and a hug when the final horn sounded.

Ibaka added 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks to become the 14th player in franchise history with a triple-double.

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Arron Afflalo scored 27 points and Andre Miller had 21 points and 10 assists for Denver, which had a shot to win at the end of regulation.

Ty Lawson, who missed a three-pointer with seven seconds left, also couldn't connect on an off-balance jumper from the foul line at the buzzer after pump-faking Westbrook into the air.

Westbrook hit a 3 on Oklahoma City's opening possession of overtime, and the Nuggets committed five turnovers to squander their chances in the extra period.

Fans in the sellout crowd chanted "MVP!" as Durant hit two free throws in the final seconds to surpass 50 points for the first time in his career and put the finishing touches on Oklahoma City's ninth straight win at home.

Reserve Rudy Fernandez (lower back strain) joined starters Danilo Gallinari (ankle) and Nene (calf) on the Nuggets' injury list, and coach George Karl went with his 13th different lineup of the season in 32 games. Denver lost for the eighth time in its last 10 games. The last two have been particularly wrenching, by one point at Memphis and then an overtime thriller at Oklahoma City.

It was a wild back-and-forth game from the start, with big swings in either direction.

The Nuggets took an early lead before allowing a 16-2 Oklahoma City run that featured a pair of three-pointers from Durant and Westbrook's driving dunk. Afflalo then had two jumpers and a finger roll in transition as Denver scored the final 10 points to lead 27-25.

That was only the start of the Nuggets' big run, though.

Reserve Kosta Koufos, forced into action after Al Harrington picked up three fouls, had a three-point play and two layups set up by Andre Miller while Denver outscored the Thunder 29-7 in a span of about 7? minutes. Chris Andersen's fast-break layup made it 46-32 with 6:29 left before halftime — Oklahoma City's largest deficit at Chesapeake Energy Arena this season.

It still didn't take the Thunder long to wipe it away.

Durant and Westbrook scored the next six points, and Oklahoma City went on a 20-0 run spanning halftime to get back ahead. James Harden's three-pointer got the lead down to 58-53 by halftime, and Westbrook scored the first three baskets of the second half to put the Thunder ahead.

Durant added a two-handed slam off Westbrook's alley-oop and a right-handed fast-break jam in a span of three possessions, and Oklahoma City led 65-58 with 6:04 left in the third.

Then it was Denver's turn again, rallying back to take a brief lead on Miller's layup with under two minutes left in the third. The Nuggets kept it going into the fourth, getting back-to-back 3-pointers from Harrington just after Durant and Westbrook re-entered for a 93-84 advantage with 8:50 to play.

Oklahoma City whittled away at the deficit, finally pulling even at 102 when Westbrook connected on a jumper from the foul line with 2:52 to play. Ibaka swatted Lawson's shot 20 seconds later for his 10th block in regulation.

Lawson hit a three-pointer and Harrington two free throws for a 111-106 Denver lead with 43 seconds left, but Durant hit a second-chance three-pointer from the top of the key and a driving dunk with 4.4 seconds left to tie it.

NOTES: Thunder reserve Lazar Hayward was out with a fractured left orbital floor after being poked in the eye late in Oklahoma City's win against Golden State on Friday. … The Nuggets (103.4) and Thunder (101.6) are two of three teams averaging more than 100 points per game, trailing only Miami (103.7) in the NBA rankings. …Lenny Wilkens, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and Jack Sikma are among the 12 players with triple-doubles for the Seattle SuperSonics. Westbrook is the only one other than Ibaka to do it with the Thunder.

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Dudley, Suns hold off Kobe and Lakers 102-90 - Fox News

PHOENIX – ?Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-90 Sunday night, ending a four-game losing streak.

The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth.

Kobe Bryant scored 32 points but was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers and committed 10 turnovers, one shy of his career worst.

Grant Hill scored 15 points and Steve Nash had 14 assists for the Suns.

The teams were playing for the second consecutive game. The Lakers won in Los Angeles 111-99 on Friday night.

Pau Gasol added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 10 boards for the Lakers.

Los Angeles had beaten Phoenix twice at home this season.

The loss matched the most one-sided defeat for the Lakers this season. They had never trailed by more than 23.

Bryant, not surprisingly, got the Lakers back within striking distance. The NBA's scoring leader had the last 11 points in a 13-2 run that cut the lead to 80-65 with 51.8 seconds left, including a 16-footer as he was falling down and his first 3-pointer of the night. Phoenix led 82-67 entering the fourth.

With 7:32 to play, Bryant scored inside and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but got the rebound and then found Troy Murphy open in the corner for his second 3-pointer of the quarter to cut the lead to 88-77 with 7:22 to play.

Bryant's two free throws made it 91-81 with 4:21 left, but Dudley sank a 17-footer, then blocked Bryant's shot from behind. Channing Frye made one of two free throws to boost the lead to 94-81, then Dudley's baseline drive put Phoenix up 96-84 with 2:10 to play.

Los Angeles gave up a season-worst 63 first-half points to a Suns team that came in averaging just under 94 points per game. Frye's 3-pointer with 31.9 seconds left gave Phoenix its biggest first-half lead at 63-38. Bryant's 22-footer with 16.2 seconds left made it 63-40 at the break.

Phoenix won from the foul line, going 27 of 32 to the Lakers' 17 of 25, and from 3-point range, where the Suns made 7 of 20 to Los Angeles' 3 of 18.

There was an abundance of statistical evidence to explain the Suns' big halftime advantage.

Los Angeles was 0 of 6 on 3s in the first half and had zero second-chance points to the Suns' seven. Phoenix made 18 of 19 free throws in the first half to 6 of 9 for the Lakers.

The Suns used an 18-2 run against the turnover-plagued visitors in the first quarter to lead 31-14 on ex-Laker Shannon Brown's layup on a pass from Dudley with 1:51 to play. Gortat had nine points and nine rebounds in the quarter, while Nash had seven assists and four points.

The lead reached 41-22 when rookie Markieff Morris blocked Matt Barnes' shot, then sank a 3 at the other end. Bryant stole the ball from Hill and his layup capped a 6-0 spurt that cut it to 49-35 with 4:21 left in the half. But the Suns responded with a 14-5 run to take their 25-point lead, before Bryant's lone long jumper of the half made it a 23-point game at the break.

The Lakers committed seven turnovers in the period, three by Bryant, to the Suns' two.

Notes: The Lakers' previous high for points allowed in a half was 56, in the first half against Chicago in their Christmas Day opener and in the second half at Minnesota on Jan. 29. ... Nash has had 16, 17 and 14 assists in the last three games. ... The Suns have played 12 games in February, more than any other NBA team. ... Phoenix fell four shy of its season high for points in a half, 67 at Milwaukee on Feb. 7. ... The Lakers' Josh McRoberts drew three fouls in 3? minutes in the first half. Murphy had three fouls in 7:20.

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Roger Federer tops Nicolas Mahut to advance at ABN Amro in Rotterdam - SI.com

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Top-seeded Roger Federer easily beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-4 in the first round Wednesday to sail straight into the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament.

Federer's second-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny withdrew with a foot injury, giving the Swiss star a place in the last eight.

The 16-time Grand Slam winner will face Jarkko Nieminen, who overcame Lukasz Kubot 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (2).

Federer is making his first appearance in Rotterdam since 2005, and said "it's nice to be back.''

Second-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic hit 10 aces to beat countryman Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-2 and earn a spot in the second round.

Third-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro, who is making his Rotterdam debut, beat 2008 champion Michael Llodra 6-4 6-7 (3) 6-4.

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NBA: Jazz lose to Rockets 101-85 - Salt Lake Tribune

Kyle Lowry of the Houston Rockets. Courtesy image NBA: Utah Jazz lose to Houston Rockets 101-85 By Brian T. Smith

The Salt Lake Tribune

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Updated 9 minutes ago Updated Feb 19, 2012 10:19PM Houston ? Two games away from the NBA All-Star break, it’s become almost automatic for the Jazz: Win a good one at home, lose a big one on the road.

For a team that was completely rebuilding and had already gone all-in on its youth movement, a back-and-forth sway that ultimately produces little momentum would be tolerable. It takes good teams years to learn how to win away from home, and Utah often leans on four players 21 or younger.

But the Jazz insist their eyes are set on the playoffs, and it’s the team’s veterans who’ve often given away close road contests this season. With Utah falling back to .500 on Sunday via a disappointing 101-85 loss to the Houston Rockets, Jazz center Al Jefferson acknowledged his team’s repeating on-off pattern is starting to feel like a "roller coaster."

"We play well on the road for some games — the [Feb. 12] Memphis game was a perfect example. But for some reason, we don’t have it every night on the road," said Jefferson, who topped Utah with a team-high 23 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. "I don’t know what it is or why. I can’t give you [a] quick answer for that one."

Paul Millsap added 22 points, four boards and three steals for the Jazz (15-15), who walked off the court tied with surging Minnesota for fourth and last place in the Northwest Division, as well as 10th in a crowded Western Conference.

After destroying a seven-win Washington team 114-100 Friday at EnergySolutions Arena, Utah again returned to an unforgiving reality. The Jazz host San Antonio (22-9) Monday, then travel to take on the Timberwolves on Wednesday before the All-Star break begins.

"It’s disappointing, man," Jefferson said. "We knew how important this game was for us. We didn’t close it out. I don’t know why."

For all of the progress Utah’s made and the resilient fight the club’s shown this season, the Jazz are just 3-10 away from Salt Lake City. And with the toughest part of his team’s schedule still to come — including away games in early March at Dallas, Philadelphia and Chicago — Utah coach Tyrone Corbin knows his squad’s ability to win on the road could eventually define the Jazz during a lockout-shortened campaign.

"It really is [a hurdle]. We do a pretty good job of taking care of our home business. But you’ve got to win games on the road to have a chance to be in the mix at the end of the season for a playoff run," Corbin said. "We’ve got to get it figured out, man. We’re growing a little bit. But we’ve got to be able to finish games on the road. We’re right in there. That fourth quarter: We’ve got to make sure we do the right things, then to give ourselves a chance to win."

Utah was often exposed during the final two periods Sunday. Houston (18-14) outscored the Jazz 56-39 after halftime, shooting 63.6 percent (21-for-33) from the field and 54.5 percent (6-for-11) behind the 3-point line. The Rockets were deadly during the fourth, hitting 4 of 7 3s as Kyle Lowry and Courtney Lee sank wide-open looks that became game-changers.

After watching Lowry pour in a game-high 32 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 7-for-8 beyond the arc, Jazz reserve point guard Earl Watson said he’d had enough. From Russell Westbrook and Jeremy Lin to Chris Paul and Lowry, speedy and aggressive point guards have burned Utah all season. With high-caliber 1s shredding the Jazz’s defense and initiating havoc that either results in high-percentage layups for themselves or wide-open looks for teammates waiting along the perimeter, Watson said it’s time for Utah to make a stand.

"We have to start stopping point guards. We haven’t changed our coverage yet. Our coverage has been the same since day one," Watson said.

He added: "If the coverage don’t change, I have to change. … I have to put the referees in a tough position, to either call a foul or let it play. I have no choice. Because I can’t keep letting point guards score. … It’s ridiculous. It’s beyond ridiculous."

Briefly

Jazz guard Raja Bell (strained right adductor) left the game with 2:57 left in the fourth quarter. He’s a game-time decision against San Antonio. "I tweaked my groin a little bit, and we’ll see how that feels [Monday]," Bell said. … Jefferson experienced stomach pains during the contest. He said "I’m good," though, during a postgame interview.

Next Page ? Copyright 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Once again, Utah falters following a big victory at home.

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Storylines

In short ? The Jazz hang close through the early third quarter, but Houston takes off late. Key stat ? Houston’s Kyle Lowry scores a game-high 32 points on 9-of-13 shooting .

Key moment ? Utah edges within 80-78 with 5:45 to go, but Lowry drains a 25-foot 3 directly out of a timeout.

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Spurs vs. Jazz

At EnergySolutions Arena Tipoff ? 7 p.m., Monday

TV ? ROOT Sports

Radio ? 1320 AM, 1600 AM, 98.7 FM

Records ? Spurs 22-9, Jazz 15-15

Last meeting ? Spurs, 104-89 (Dec. 31, 2011)

About the Spurs ? San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili (strained left oblique) and backup center Tiago Splitter (right calf sprain) left a road victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Ginobili returned to San Antonio on Sunday for further evaluation. … The Spurs have won 10 consecutive games, including six straight on the road.

About the Jazz ? Utah small forward C.J. Miles was 1-for-5 from the field Sunday during a road loss to Houston. He’s only hit 4 of his last 22 shots. “I play hard EVERY night .. And that’s all I’m gonna say .. It will come back around .. It always does .. I kno it and You WILL kno it,” Miles tweeted after the game. … Reserve small forward Josh Howard played just 5:03 and has yet to find a consistent touch after returning Jan. 25 from a quadriceps injury.

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College basketball results, Feb. 19 - San Francisco Chronicle

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Iowa senior Matt Gatens scored a career-high 30 points, and Iowa beat No. 18 Indiana 78-66 on Sunday, snapping the Hoosiers' three-game winning streak.

Melsahn Basabe had 13 points for the Hawkeyes (14-13, 6-8 Big Ten), who beat the Hoosiers in Iowa City for the seventh time in eight tries.

Iowa jumped to an 11-point halftime lead and pushed it to 52-33 midway through the second half.

Indiana closed its deficit to 10, but Gatens responded with four three-pointers, and Iowa built a 65-46 lead with 4:35 left. Gatens finished 7-for-10 on three-point shots.

Freshman Cody Zeller had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Victor Oladipo added 15 points for Indiana (20-7, 8-7).

C.J. Fair scored a career-high 21 points, and Scoop Jardine added 17, including a three-pointer with 1:11 to play, as the Orange (27-1, 14-1 Big East) beat the host Scarlet Knights (12-15, 4-10). ... Gilvydas Biruta matched his career high with 21 points for Rutgers.

Seth Curry scored 18 points, and the visiting Blue Devils (23-4, 10-2) moved into a tie for first in the ACC with North Carolina and Florida State.... The Eagles (8-19, 3-10) were led by Ryan Anderson with 18 points.

Draymond Green had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Spartans (22-5, 11-3) took a one-game lead in the Big Ten race with a road win over the Boilermakers (17-10, 7-7), whose winning streak was snapped at three games.

Josh Gasser scored 15 points to lead the Badgers (20-7, 9-5 Big Ten), who have won eight of their past 10 games and maintained their grip on fourth place in the conference. ... Tim Frazier scored 20 points for the visiting Nittany Lions (12-16, 4-11).

Tianna Hawkins scored 19 points, including the tie-breaking basket with 14 seconds left, and the Terrapins (23-5, 10-4) ended the visiting Blue Devils' bid to go unbeaten in the ACC. Duke dropped to 22-4, 13-1.

Riquna Williams scored 24 points, and the host Hurricanes (24-3, 13-1 ACC) beat the Seminoles (13-15, 5-9).

Elena Delle Donne's leaner from the wing with two seconds left lifted the visiting Blue Hens (24-1, 15-0 Colonial Athletic Association) over the Dragons (13-12, 9-6).

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EDMONTON, Alberta — Daniel and Henrik Sedin each had a goal and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Sunday to run their winning streak to four and points string to 13.

Sami Salo, Kevin Bieksa and Chris Higgins also scored, and Cory Schneider made 26 saves for Vancouver.

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( The Canadian Press, John Ulan / Associated Press ) - Vancouver Canucks’ Henrik Sedin (33) scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.

The Canucks are 10-0-3 during their points streak to improve to 38-15-6. They are two points behind Detroit for the NHL lead.

Shawn Horcoff and Magnus Paajarvi scored for Edmonton. The Oilers have lost three in row and five of their last six to drop to 22-30-6.

The Canucks opened the scoring 53 seconds into the game. Daniel Sedin sent the puck cross-ice to Henrik Sedin for an easy goal with goalie Nikolai Khabibulin unable to get across in time.

At 6:34 on a 5-on-3 power play, Salo slammed home a one-timer for his 300th career NHL point.

Devan Dubnyk started the second period in the Edmonton net with Khabibulin out with a groin injury.

Horcoff scored at 1:08, but Vancouver restored its two-goal cushion with 4:59 left when Bieksa kept the puck in at the point and scored on a long shot through traffic.

Higgins made it 4-1 with 3:20 to go in the period, and Paajarvi scored with 1:37 left.

Daniel Sedin completed the scoring at 33 seconds of the third with his 26th of the season.

Notes: Oilers associate coach Ralph Krueger directed the team for the second straight game. Head coach Tom Renney sustained a concussion after taking a puck to the head in practice. ... Edmonton was without defenseman Corey Potter (groin) and rookie standout Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder).

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