INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Slot machines in Indianapolis would be key to financing a $500-million, retractable-roof football stadium, said the mayor and Indianapolis Colts owner.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Eric Hicks had 18 points and Roy Bright 17 points and 11 rebounds Monday as the 16th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats demolished Jackson State, 95-43.
STARKVILLE, Miss., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Lawrence Roberts had 25 points, nine rebounds and three steals Monday to lead 24th-ranked Mississippi State to a 104- 80 victory over Florida A&M.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Mehmet Okur made two free throws with less than five seconds left to give Utah a 103-101 victory over Philadelphia despite 51 points by Allen Iverson.
LAWRENCE, Kan., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Forward Wayne Simien of second-ranked Kansas is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after having thumb surgery Monday.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Hakim Warrick had 19 points and 10 rebounds Monday to lead the eighth-ranked Syracuse Orangemen to an 82-69 victory over the Cornell Big Red.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- New York Mets centerfielder Mike Cameron underwent carto;age surgery to his left wrist last week and is expected to miss opening day this coming season.
ASHBURN, Va., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs said Monday that Patrick Ramsey will be his starting quarterback for the 2005 season.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Buffalo Bills running back Willis McGahee is on day-to-day status because of a knee sprain, Coach Mike Mularkey said Monday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Rick Majerus said Monday health issues led to his resignation as Southern California basketball coach three days after he was hired.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Phil Mickelson are the top five golfers in the world in the final computerized ranking of 2004.
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SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Peja Stojakovic scored 21 points and four other Kings also were in double figures Sunday night as Sacramento throttled the New Orleans Hornets, 107-71.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Peyton Manning failed to match Dan Marino's one-season touchdown passes record Sunday night but he led Indianapolis past Baltimore, 20-10.
SEATTLE, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Will Conroy and Tre Simmons each scored 12 points Sunday night as 20th-ranked Washington posted a 68-64 victory over 9th-ranked North Carolina State.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- John Gilchrist hit two foul shots with 6.6 seconds left in overtime Sunday to give No. 19 Maryland a 90-88 win over Florida State.
MIAMI, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Shaquille O'Neal and Eddie Jones scored 27 and 25 points respectively Sunday as Miami topped Orlando, 117-107, for its eight straight victory.
GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Byron Leftwich threw two touchdown passes and Fred Taylor rushed for 165 yards and a TD Sunday as the Jacksonville Jaguars won 28-25 at Green Bay.
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Kerry Collins threw for 371 yards and five touchdowns, three to Jerry Porter, to enable the Oakland Raiders to win 40-35 Sunday over the Tennessee Titans.
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler
