LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady's layup with less than a second left lifted the shorthanded Houston Rockets to a 76-74 victory over the home-court Los Angeles Lakers.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Juan Dixon scored 20 points against his former team Sunday when the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards, 97-92.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Thomas Jones rushed for 91 yards and a TD; Rex Grossman had his first action in nearly two seasons Sunday as the Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-3.
DALLAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Josh Howard had 23 points and seven rebounds, and led a fourth quarter eruption Sunday as Dallas got a 102-95 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Rob and Scott Niedermayer teamed up for the game-winning goal midway through the third period Sunday as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeated San Jose, 5-4.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen each had a goal and an assist Sunday as the Dallas Stars posted a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
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DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- J.J. Redick scored 30 points Sunday night as the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils swept past the Valparaiso Crusaders, 104-77.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Speedy Claxton sparked a fourth-quarter run Sunday as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets beat the San Antonio Spurs, 89-76.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Jared Dudley had 25 points and 10 rebounds Sunday while leading the 13th-ranked Boston College Eagles to an 80-53 win over the Texas Southern Tigers.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Vince Carter and Jason Kidd were a dynamic duo Sunday, leading the New Jersey Nets to a 118-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Roberto Luongo made 53 saves and Florida scored three straight goals Sunday as the Panthers posted a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Joe Sakic scored on a power play and a penalty shot in a 19-second span in the second period Sunday as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers, 2-1.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- James Augustine had 15 points and nine rebounds and sparked a key second-half run Sunday to lead No. 8 Illinois to a 61-42 victory over Coppin State.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Cameron Bennerman scored 19 points Sunday to lead No. 19 North Carolina State to an 81-69 victory over the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes in both teams' ACC opener.
LANDOVER, Md., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Mark Brunell threw four first-half touchdown passes Sunday, including three to Chris Cooley, as the Washington Redskins whipped the Dallas Cowboys, 35-7.
DETROIT, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Carson Palmer threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns Sunday as Cincinnati clinched its first division championship since 1990 with a 41-17 win over Detroit.
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Phil Dawson hit a 37-yard field goal in the final second Sunday to give the Cleveland Browns a come-from-behind, 9-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Shannon Brown scored 20 points, hitting 5-of-7 from three-point range Sunday, to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 85-58 victory over Florida International.
HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Jonathan Wells ran for 87 yards and two scores to help lead the Houston Texans to a 30-19 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Reliant Stadium.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Josh Scobee's fourth-quarter, 32-yard field goal lifted the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 10-9 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Alltel Stadium.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Matt Hasselbeck threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns as Seattle clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs with a 28-24 victory over Tennessee.
