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MIAMI, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Dwyane Wade had 33 points and 11 assists Tuesday night to lead the Miami Heat to a 108-100 victory over the Boston Celtics.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley each scored more than 20 points Tuesday as the Dallas Mavericks beat the New York Knicks, 123-94.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Richard Jefferson scored 28 points Tuesday night to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 94-91 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- LeBron James had 26 points and 12 assists and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 25 points Tuesday as Cleveland defeated Minnesota, 107-97.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Juan Palacios and Taquan Dean scored 25 and 20 points respectively Tuesday as No. 18 Louisville defeated IUPUI, 80-60, in the Billy Minardi Classic.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Adam Haluska scored 21 points Tuesday night as No. 19 Iowa beat Texas Tech, 83-53 and gave Steve Alford his first win over his former Indiana coach.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Sean May had 20 points and eight rebounds Tuesday night to lead the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels to a 93-65 win over the Vermont Catamounts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The NFL fined Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius $75,000 Tuesday for a forearm hit that sent Green Bay Packers' wide receiver Robert Ferguson to a hospital.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The District of Columbia Council Tuesday approved a stadium financing plan that cleared the way for the Washington Nationals to play ball in 2005.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have dropped out of the three-way deal that would have sent Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees.

BOSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Associated Press announced Tuesday it is removing its writers-broadcasters college football poll from the Bowl Championship Series.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Chicago White Sox signed free agent catcher Ben Davis to a one-year, $1 million contract Tuesday.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Chicago's Buildings Commissioner says a draft report on incidents of falling concrete at 90-year-old Wrigley Field falls short of suggesting a permanent fix.

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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Philadelphia police have charged Eagles practice squad quarterback Andy Hall with six criminal counts related to an alleged drunken driving incident.