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| Sports Shorts By: MetroSoruce News (Undated) -- Here are the latest stories making sports headlines: The Colts and Saints clash in Super Bowl 44 on Sunday. LeBron leads the Cavs to their 10th straight win. The Clippers relieve Mike Dunleavy of his head coaching duties. And, the Capitals streak to their 12th straight victory. >>Super Sunday Closing In (Miami, FL) -- There are just two days until the Colts and Saints clash for NFL supremacy in Super Bowl 44. Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney expects to test his injured ankle today, but his status remains uncertain. Saints quarterback Drew Brees said yesterday they don't mind being an underdog. >>Cavs Beat Heat For 10th Straight Win (Cleveland, OH) -- LeBron James scored a game-high 36 points as the Cavaliers reeled off their 10th consecutive win with a 102-86 triumph over the Heat in Cleveland. James also had seven rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who are 21-and-3 at home and an NBA-best 40-and-11 overall. >>Clippers Relieve Dunleavy Of Head Coaching Duties (Los Angeles, CA) -- The Los Angeles Clippers have relieved Mike Dunleavy of his head coaching duties. Dunleavy will remain the team's general manager and focus on the club's personnel matters. Assistant Kim Hughes takes over as interim head coach. The Clippers are 21-and-28 on the season. >>Caps Clip Rangers To Stretch Streak To 12 (New York, NY) -- Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal with a power-play tally in the third period as the streaking Captials claimed a 6-5 win over the Rangers in New York. Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist for Washington, which extended its club-record winning streak to 12 games. >>USA Hockey Makes Two Injury Replacements (Colorado Springs, CO) -- Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason and Ducks defenseman Ryan Whitney were both added to the USA Olympic Hockey team on Thursday. They are taking the spots of the injured Mike Komisarek and Paul Martin. Team USA opens against Switzerland February 16th. >>Tigers Lock Up Verlander To Five-Year Deal (Detroit, MI) -- The Tigers have locked up ace right-hander Justin Verlander to a five-year deal worth a reported $80-million. It covers his last two seasons of arbitration and first three years of potential free agency. Verlander went 19-and-9 with a 3.45 ERA and a league-leading 269 strikeouts last year. >>THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD NBA ------ Cleveland Cavaliers 102, Miami Heat 86 Portland Trail Blazers 96, San Antonio Spurs 93 NHL ------ Montreal Canadiens 3, Boston Bruins 2 (so) Washington Capitals 6, New York Rangers 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Dallas Stars 1 Ottawa Senators 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 5, New York Islanders 2 San Jose Sharks 4, St. Louis Blues 2 Nashville Predators 5, Colorado Avalanche 3 Minnesota Wild 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 Los Angeles Kings 6, Anaheim Ducks 4 NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball ------ #7 Purdue Boilermakers 78, Indiana Hoosiers 75 #9 Duke Blue Devils 86, #19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 67 #13 Gonzaga Bulldogs 76, Portland Pilots 49 #14 Tennessee Volunteers 59, LSU Tigers 54 #15 Butler Bulldogs 63, Detroit Titans 58 NCAA Top-10 Women's Basketball ------ #2 Stanford Cardinal 74, UCLA Bruins 53 #5 Tennessee Lady Volunteers 74, Arkansas Razorbacks 57 Boston College Eagles 61, #6 Duke Blue Devils 57 #9 Ohio State Buckeyes 86, Iowa Hawkeyes 82 >>FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern) NBA ------ 7:00 p.m. - Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers 7:00 p.m. - Washington Wizards at Orlando Magic 7:30 p.m. - Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks 7:30 p.m. - New Jersey Nets at Boston Celtics 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks 8:00 p.m. - Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies 8:00 p.m. - Philadelphia 76ers at New Orleans Hornets 8:30 p.m. - Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks 10:00 p.m. - Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings 10:30 p.m. - Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers NHL ------ 7:00 p.m. - Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils 7:00 p.m. - Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals 7:30 p.m. - Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres 7:30 p.m. - Calgary Flames at Florida Panthers 8:30 p.m. - Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball ------ 7:00 p.m. - #25 Cornell Big Red host Yale Bulldogs NCAA Top-10 Women's Basketball ------ No Games Scheduled PGA ------ 9:50 p.m. - Northern Trust Open (at Pacific Palisades, CA) Story Posted: Fri Feb 5 08:11:14 CST 2010 Created: Fri Feb 5 08:11:51 CST 2010 BACK TO HOME/NEWS |
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