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CLEMSON, S.C., March 21 (UPI) -- Clemson advanced to the semifinals of the NIT tournament Wednesday night with a 74-70 victory over Syracuse.
Playing in front of its home crowd, Clemson advanced to Tuesday night's game against the winner of Wednesday's game between Air Force and DePaul.
K.C. Rivers led the Tigers with a career-high 29 points while James Mays added 13 points and seven rebounds. Clemson led 38-27 at the half.
Eric Devendorf led Syracuse with 23 points.
Although Clemson held a comfortable lead for much of the games, the Orange made it interesting with an 18-5 run that cut Clemson's lead to 67-66 with 1:03 remaining. Rivers and Vern Hamilton each converted a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to ice the win for the Tigers.
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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) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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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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UPI horoscopes for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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