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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh men's basketball Coach Jamie Dixon says it would be a mistake for the school to leave the Big East Conference for the Big Ten.

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NASHVILLE, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The woman alleged to have shot and killed former NFL quarterback Steve McNair had encounters with some of his former Tennessee Titans teammates, police said.

CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Chicago Cubs finally traded volatile outfielder Milton Bradley Friday for Seattle Mariners' right hander Carlos Silva.

VAL GARDENA, Italy, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won his first World Cup title this season Friday, edging Switzerland's Carlo Janko in the super giant slalom at Val Gardena, Italy.

VAL D'ISERE, France, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- American Lindsey Vonn captured her third World Cup skiing win of the season Friday in the women's super-combined at Val d'Isere, France.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Angela Ruggiero and Jenny Potter have been selected to their fourth U.S. women's Olympic hockey team, officials said Friday.

PAARL, South Africa, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Pablo Martin, who won last week's European PGA Tour tournament, owns a 2-stroke lead halfway through the South African Open Championship.

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Jerryd Bayless made three free throws in the final 8.9 seconds Thursday and the Portland Trail Blazers held on to defeat Phoenix 105-102.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Joe Thornton scored twice Thursday and the San Jose Sharks pulled away in the third period to down Anaheim 4-1.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Miikka Kiprusoff took a shutout deep into the third period Thursday and the Calgary Flames hung on to defeat Los Angeles 2-1.

EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Patric Hornqvist scored twice in the second period as part of a Nashville comeback Thursday and the Predators rolled to a 6-3 victory over Edmonton.

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Matt Shaw led the way with 16 points Thursday and No. 23 Nevada-Las Vegas scored the first 12 points of the second half to defeat Weber State 72-63.

Friday sports calendar

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Peyton Manning's fourth touchdown pass of the game put Indianapolis ahead for good Thursday and the Colts remained unbeaten by fighting off Jacksonville 35-31.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby scored the only shootout goals Thursday in bringing the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia.

MIAMI, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Dwyane Wade sparked Miami to a quick start Thursday and the Heat coasted to a 104-86 victory over Orlando.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Robert Lang scored the winning goal in the third round of the shootout Thursday, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 2-1 victory over Columbus.

CHICAGO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Luol Deng started a big fourth-quarter run Thursday that vaulted the Chicago Bulls to a 98-89 victory over New York.

DETROIT, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Jimmy Howard made 30 saves Thursday to pick up the first shutout of his career, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 3-0 victory over Tampa Bay.