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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Vince Carter tipped in his own miss with 9.6 seconds left Wednesday night to boost New Jersey to a 95-94 win over Charlotte.
Carter had 19 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and two steals; Richard Jefferson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Nenad Krstic totaled 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists; and Jason Kidd added 11 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Nets (28-23), who won on the road for the first time since Jan. 18 at Philadelphia.
Brevin Knight had 28 points, two rebounds and three assists; Jumaine Jones had 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists; Melvin Ely added 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots; and Matt Carroll had 14 points, three assists and two rebounds for Charlotte (14-40), which goes into the All-Star break with the fewest wins in the NBA.
Bobcats center Primoz Brezec has tendinitis in left Achilles.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Whitney Houston's funeral is to be held Saturday at the church in Newark, N.J., where she first began singing, the woman handling the arrangements said Tuesday.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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