NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Allan Houston and Keith Van Horn each scored 20 points Saturday as New York extended its home winning streak over Atlanta to eight games, 103-92.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Carl Krauser scored 19 points and Chris Taft tied a school record with seven blocks Saturday as No. 20 Pittsburgh posted a 70-49 win over Murray State.
RENO, Nev., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Keith Langford had 19 points Saturday as Kansas posted a 72-52 victory over Santa Barbara in the Wolf Pack Holiday Classic.
OTTAWA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Peter Schaefer and Jason Spezza scored second-period goals Saturday as Ottawa continued its dominance of the New York Rangers with a 3-1 victory.
TORONTO, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Mats Sundin's goal with 29 seconds remaining lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory Saturday over the Montreal Canadiens.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, in his second season as an assistant with the Oakland Raiders, Saturday was named new coach at San Diego.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- T.J. Cummings scored 13 points Saturday to lead the UCLA Bruins to a 64-58 victory over the 25th-ranked Michigan State Spartans.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Randy Moss caught two touchdown passes Saturday as Minnesota moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 45-20 victory over Kansas City.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Tony Bobbitt scored 15 points Saturday as the 16th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats posted an 89-54 triumph over Middle Tennessee State.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Eric Williams scored six of his 24 points in the third overtime Saturday as No. 9 Wake Forest outlasted No. 4 North Carolina, 119-114.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Cleveland declined to tender contracts to righthander Danys Baez and lefthander Carl Sadler on Saturday, allowing them to become free agents.
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Okland agreed to terms with Erubiel Durazo on a one-year contract Saturday, avoiding arbitration on the designated hitter-first baseman.
BOSTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Kevin Weekes made 36 saves Saturday afternoon as Carolina edged, Boston, 2-1, in the second game for new Panthers coach Peter Laviolette.
BOSTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Kevin Weekes made 36 saves and Radim Vrbata and rookie Eric Staal scored Saturday to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Alando Tucker scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half Saturday afternoon as 18th-ranked Wisconsin held on for a 63-59 victory over No. 23 Marquette.
ATLANTA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers could not avoid having their playoff hopes buried for good Saturday afternoon, losing to Atlanta, 30-28.
NORMAN, Okla., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Freshman Drew Lavender had 23 points Saturday afternoon as eighth-ranked Oklahoma won its 30th straight non-conference game, 68-46, over Jackson State.
ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Johnny Tapia, a five-time world champion in boxing, has been admitted to a hospital in New Mexico for what is believed to be an overdose.
ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Two football players at the University of Georgia have been ruled ineligible for the team's Capital One bowl game Jan. 1 against Purdue.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Rookie defenseman Jim Vandermeer recorded his first career two-goal game Saturday afternoon as Philadelphia beat the New York Islanders, 3-1.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
