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TORONTO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 36 points Wednesday and blunted a Toronto upset bid in the final minute, boosting the Los Angeles Lakers past the Raptors 115-107.
Toronto dropped its fourth straight game and also lost forward Chris Bosh to a sprained right knee in the fourth quarter.
Bryant was coming off a 61-point show in New York Monday, the most points ever scored in Madison Square Garden. He helped the Lakers improve to 4-0 on their six-game road trip, a journey that ends with contests against powers Boston and Cleveland.
Toronto was within two points when Bryant made a jumper with 24 seconds to go. After Anthony Parker missed a shot for the Raptors, Bryant claimed the rebound and added two foul shots with 10 seconds left for a six-point cushion.
Paul Gasol contributed 31 for the Lakers, who have won eight of nine overall.
Toronto was led by Joey Graham's career-high 24 points. Jermaine O'Neal came up just short of a triple-double with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine blocks.
Bryant reached the 30-point mark for the 12th time this season. Bosh's injury came in a game that saw him surpass 8,000 points for his career.
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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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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Russian authorities said a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a friend who claimed his abs were strong enough to resist a knife blade.
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