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WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- Antawn Jamison's 24 points helped the Washington Wizards beat Detroit 95-83 Sunday -- their sixth victory in seven games.
Caron Butler scored 17 points and Brendan Haywood 16 for Washington, which holds the fifth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, 1 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia and Toronto.
Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 19 points. Chauncey Billups added 11 points and 11 assists.
The Wizards shot at 52.8 percent from the field to 43 percent for Detroit, which has lost two in a row.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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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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