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BOSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Elton Brand tipped in a missed shot by Marreese Speghts with 7.7 seconds remaining Friday, giving Philadelphia a 98-97 win over Boston.

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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Two goals each from Jeff Halpern and Steven Stamkos Friday helped Tampa Bay end a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over St. Louis.

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Angry journalists confronted a Philippine politician charged in the Maguindanao massacre when he appeared in court Friday.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Country singer LeAnn Rimes's estranged husband Deane Sheremet has filed for divorce in Los Angeles, court papers show.

SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Rostislav Olesz and Radek Dvorak each had a goal and two assists Friday in boosting Florida to a 6-3 decision over Carolina.

HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- William James Dennis, a rapper known professionally as Willie D., has pleaded guilty in a Houston court to wire fraud charges, officials said.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Derek Roy started a streak of five straight Buffalo goals Friday, carrying the Sabres to a 5-2 victory over Toronto.

ATLANTA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Josh Smith scored 16 points in helping Atlanta build a 30-point lead Friday and the Hawks easily held on to defeat Utah 96-83.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The winners of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the International Organization for Migration filmmaking contest have been honored in New York.

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Actor Morgan Freeman says he spent more than a decade preparing to play South African President Nelson Mandela on the big screen.

NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Martin Brodeur set a record for most games played by an NHL goaltender Friday and made 27 saves in leading New Jersey past Ottawa 4-2.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Rene Russo is to play Frigga, the mother of the title character in Kenneth Branagh's upcoming comic-book adaptation "Thor," sources told Variety.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Three West African men who allegedly said they had ties with al-Qaida were charged Friday in New York under a law targeting narcoterrorism.

TORONTO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- DeMar DeRozan scored nine points during a huge first period Friday and Toronto coasted to a 118-95 victory over New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Professional U.S. football player Tom Brady and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen announced Friday they have named their 10-day-old son Benjamin.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A bomb threat note that turned out to be baseless kept an American Airlines jetliner grounded for hours Friday in Austin, Texas, an airport official said.

BARTOW, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Florida man was charged Friday with killing his former boss, a pilot who vanished more than a year ago.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Baltimore Ravens said Friday a continuing threat of bad weather had forced them to push back the opening kickoff for Sunday's game against Chicago.