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Suspended Avery meets with Bettman (AP) - Sean Avery suddenly stopped talking and waited to hear if commissioner Gary Bettman's words would sting as much as those uttered by the NHL's most notorious pest. Avery spent three hours at a disciplinary hearing inside league headquarters in midtown Manhattan on Thursday, trying to avoid a lengthy suspension that could cut his days with the Dallas Stars short.
Pierce to talk to investigators Friday (AP) - Antonio Pierce is finally going to talk to investigators about what he did on the night Plaxico Burress shot himself. Pierce and Josyann Abisaab, the doctor who treated Burress after he accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub, will be accompanied by their lawyers when they meet with the authorities Friday, NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne said.
Chargers win 11th straight over Raiders (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson can still run the ball and his San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters. It might not matter, though, because the Chargers still need a miracle to get to the playoffs. Tomlinson scored on a 3-yard run against his favorite punching bag and Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, including a 59-yarder to Vincent Jackson, to give the Chargers a 34-7 victory against...
Abrams lifts No. 8 Texas by No. 12 UCLA (AP) - A.J. Abrams' shooting touch and some rock-solid team defense keep getting it done for Texas. Abrams matched his career high with 31 points, including the last six of the game for the Longhorns, sending No. 8 Texas to a rugged 68-64 victory over No. 12 UCLA on Thursday night. Abrams broke a 62-62 tie with a 3-pointer with 2:53 to play, then made two free throws a minute later to push Texas' lead back...
Nowitzki's 39 help Mavs beat Suns 112-97 (AP) - Maybe it was facing buddy Steve Nash. Maybe it was having two point guards in the starting lineup. Maybe it was the way Phoenix kept switching defenders against him without ever finding a stopper. Something put Dirk Nowitzki into quite the scoring mood. Nowitzki scored 37 points in three quarters and wound up tying his season high of 39, and the Dallas Mavericks continued their recent surge with...
No. 2 UConn survives scare from Buffalo (AP) - After watching Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet foil his team's spirited effort to upset the second-ranked Huskies, Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon echoed a familiar refrain. "He's really improved," Witherspoon said. "It's too bad he didn't go to the NBA last year." Thabeet had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Jeff Adrien added 18 points, and UConn survived a big scare, holding off the Bulls 68-64 on...
Jets DE Ellis charged for pot possession (AP) - New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, speeding and driving without insurance after being pulled over by police last weekend. Ellis, the Jets' longest-tenured player, was stopped last Saturday in Hanover, N.J., a few miles from the team's training facility after speeding, the Daily Record of Morris County reported on its Web site Thursday.
Feds drop 4 counts against Bonds (AP) - Federal prosecutors dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial next year on 10 counts of making false statements plus an additional obstruction of justice charge. Bonds faces the same potential sentence range -- probation to roughly two years in prison -- if convicted.
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