HOUSTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady scored 29 points and Bob Sura had a season-best effort Friday night as Houston rolled over Golden State, 100-83.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Kevin Garnett and Wally Szczerbiak keyed a run to open the third quarter Friday night, sending Minnesota to a 113-86 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Tim Duncan had 19 points and 12 rebounds Friday night in leading San Antonio to its third straight win, 83-67 over New Orleans.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Allan Houston sent the game into overtime with a buzzer-beating shot Friday night and the New York Knicks went on to down Philadelphia, 113-107.
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Seattle Mariners made it official Friday by announcing the signing of third baseman Adrian Beltre to a five-year contract.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Auckland's 75-year-old speedway racing at Western Springs has been halted in a noise dispute and some fear a permanent pit stop.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The sex industry reportedly funded part of a campaign opposing a new baseball stadium on Washington's Anacostia waterfront.
TORONTO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Bobby Mattick, who joined the Toronto Blue Jays in 1976 and became the team's manager in 1980-81, has died at the age of 89, the team reported Friday.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former NFL linebacker Lee Woodall's Super Bowl ring is attracting big bucks on e-Bay, but he probably won't get any of it.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Southern California tailback Hershel Dennis will not play in the Orange Bowl contest against Oklahoma because of a knee injury.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant made all six of his field-goal attempts in a big third quarter Thursday night as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past Sacramento, 115-99.
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
