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Bosh hospitalized with face injury

CLEVELAND, April 6 (UPI) -- Antawn Jamison netted 20 points and LeBron James added 19 Tuesday, pacing the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-101 decision over Toronto.

Toronto's all-star forward Chris Bosh caught an elbow to the face from Jamison 2:08 into the game and was taken to a hospital bleeding from the nose and mouth. Team officials said Bosh was taken to the Cleveland Clinic for a CAT scan.

James distributed 13 assists while Anthony Parker contributed 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers, posted their fourth win in five games.

The Cavs got 14 points and 12 assists from Mo Williams.

Toronto's Jarrett Jack tried to pick up the slack after Bosh's injury, netting 23 points as the Raptors saw their lead over Chicago for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot shrink to a half-game.

The Toronto also loss meant Miami clinched a playoff spot.

Crowds welcome home Duke, Krzyzewski

DURHAM, N.C., April 6 (UPI) -- Thousands of Duke University fans packed Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Tuesday to welcome home the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament champions.

The stadium quickly filled with fans after the doors opened at noon EDT. Many of those fans had been in the arena Monday night to watch on television as the Blue Devils downed Butler 61-59 in Indianapolis to win the title, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer reported.

The newspaper said the team and head Coach Mike Krzyzewski entered the arena at 2:15 after being taken there by bus from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

"We won the national championship," Krzyzewski told the screaming fans. "It's good to be home, good to be back in Cameron."

"This is the best team I'll ever play on in my life," added senior Lance Thomas, while junior Kyle Singler -- named the Final Four's most outstanding player -- said, "Enjoy it! Just have fun."

The News & Observer said those in the crowd included students, alumni and families with small children whose faces were painted blue to honor Duke's colors.

Judge: Rogers owes Lions $6.1 million

DETROIT, April 6 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers owes the team $6.1 million of a $9.1 million signing bonus because of substance abuse, a judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Julian Cook ruled Monday in Detroit in favor the team, which had sued Rogers for failing to comply with a 2008 arbitrator's ruling that Rogers must surrender the money, The Detroit Free Press reported.

The newspaper said Rogers was suspended for four weeks during the 2005 season for allegedly testing positive three times for an unspecified banned substance and was cut from the Lions the following year.

The Free Press said Lions attorney Thomas Bruetsch declined to comment on the decision while Rogers' lawyer, Michael Cafferty, did not return calls. Cafferty had maintained Rogers' contract didn't spell out how the unearned portion of the bonus should be calculated.

Rogers was slapped with a 93-day jail sentence in January after Novi, Mich., police found him passed out at a restaurant. He was charged with violating probation from a 2009 conviction in which he was found asleep while behind the wheel of a vehicle, the Free Press said.

Vikings' Favre a grandfather at 40

MINNEAPOLIS, April 6 (UPI) -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, a greybeard by pro football standards, announced Tuesday he is also a grandfather.

Favre, 40, and his wife Deanna said on the signal-caller's official Web site that they have welcomed their new grandson, Parker Brett, into the world.

"Deanna and I are very proud and excited to welcome our new grandson Parker Brett to the Favre family," the Favres wrote. "Parker Brett was born on Friday, April 2, weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz and we're pleased to say that both Mom, Dad and Parker Brett are healthy and doing great."

ESPN reported that the child is the son of Favre's daughter Brittany.

"A grandpa at 40. It almost makes me feel old," the veteran quarterback told the broadcaster. He said the arrival of a grandchild makes his deliberations on whether to return for another season with the Vikings "more complicated."

But, he added, "right now I'm not thinking much about football."