Basketball
Knicks think they’ll stay hot when stars join Lin (AP)
Amare Stoudemire watched Linsanity from Florida, a welcome break as he grieved the death of his brother. Carmelo Anthony had a front-row seat right in New York, where he couldn’t escape fears he was eventually going to mess things up
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Lin lifts MSG shares to all-time highs (AP)
NEW YORK (AP)—With the Knicks and Rangers on winning streaks and Linsanity spreading through the sports world, shares of The Madison Square Garden Co. reached an all-time high Monday. The Knicks have won a season-best five games in a row, and the basketball team’s new point guard Jeremy Lin is a surprise hit of the NBA season.
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Undrafted Wallace on verge of NBA mark (AP)
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Mountain West, C-USA to form new league (AP)
DALLAS – Members of Conference USA and current and future members of the Mountain West are on their way to forming a new league that will begin in 2013. The 16 schools announced the plans Monday, taking a bigger-is-better approach that will create a conference with schools in five time zones. “This is an exciting development that will stabilize the current conferences and create the first truly national conference with members in five time zones and television viewership from coast to coast,” UNLV President Neal Smatresk said in statement.
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James, Wade lead Heat to rout of Hawks (AP)
ATLANTA (AP)—On their last trip to Atlanta, the Miami Heat were missing two-thirds of their Big Three. This time, they were at full strength
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Late run by No. 3 OSU women dooms No. 16 Purdue (AP)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Coach Sharon Versyp knows there is nothing more important for her Purdue team than to learn from its mistakes. The No. 16 Boilermakers wasted an eight-point second-half lead on Sunday and fell at No.
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Hearing set in slander suit v. Syracuse’s Boeheim (AP)
NEW YORK – Lawyers involved in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim (BAY’-hym) are set to argue in a New York courtroom over a procedural issue that has veered into salacious allegations about fired assistant coach Bernie Fine’s wife.
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Concussed Cavs G Irving being evaluated (AP)
CLEVELAND (AP)—Cavaliers rookie point guard Kyrie Irving remains day to day because of a concussion that sidelined him for one game and could keep him out a few more. Irving was evaluated at the Cleveland Clinic on Thursday, one day after he was diagnosed with a concussion shortly before the Cavs beat the Los Angeles Clippers. Irving, who was accidentally kneed in the head during Tuesday’s game in Miami, complained of a headache after warming up and missed his first game this season.
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Curry, Ellis lead Warriors past Jazz (AP)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)— Monta Ellis didn’t seem too impressed with Golden State’s best offensive performance of the season
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Rose scores 32 points, Bulls beat Knicks (AP)
NEW YORK (AP)— Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are both All-Star starters. Only Rose is the reigning MVP, and he was the one who owned Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Rose had 32 points, 13 assists and a basket seemingly every time the Knicks were poised to rally in the Bulls’ 105-102 victory
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