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James, Heat escape with 97-93 win over Bulls

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The odds had to overwhelmingly be in Chicago's favor. Down by a point with 22.7 seconds left, with Derrick Rose heading to the line to shoot a pair of free throws. The reigning NBA MVP. He was a perfect 29 fo

Smoke from wildfire 60 miles away blankets Denver

By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press LOVELAND, Colorado (AP) -- A northern Colorado wildfire 60 miles away wrapped Denver in a pungent cloud of smoke for several hours Tuesday and complicated the aerial offensive against the spreading mountain blaze, which has

Nadal beats Ferrer for 7th Barcelona Open victory

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final. The second-ranked Nadal's 21st straight victory on clay followed up h

Juventus opens up 3-point lead over AC Milan

ROME (AP) -- Undefeated Juventus routed 10-man Roma 4-0 on Sunday to open up a three-point lead over AC Milan with just five rounds remaining in Serie A. Ten-man Milan needed a 90th-minute equalizer from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to salvage a 1-1 draw at home wit

LAKERS GO HOME

By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and

Pacers beat Nets 106-99

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Indiana Pacers in a 106-99 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night. Danny Granger had 21 points and seven rebounds and Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacer

Lazio rallies from 2-goal deficit to beat Cesena

MILAN (AP) -- Lazio overcame a two-goal deficit and a man disadvantage, scoring three goals in an 11-minute span of the second half to beat visiting Cesena 3-2 Thursday night in the Serie A. Cesena built a 2-0 lead when Adrian Mutu scored in the 14th minut

Lazio rallies from 2-goal deficit to beat Cesena

MILAN (AP) -- Lazio overcame a two-goal deficit and a man disadvantage, scoring three goals in an 11-minute span of the second half to beat visiting Cesena 3-2 Thursday night in the Serie A. Cesena built a 2-0 lead when Adrian Mutu scored in the 14th minut

Lazio rallies from 2-goal deficit to beat Cesena

MILAN (AP) -- Lazio overcame a two-goal deficit and a man disadvantage, scoring three goals in an 11-minute span of the second half to beat visiting Cesena 3-2 Thursday night in the Serie A. Cesena built a 2-0 lead when Adrian Mutu scored in the 14th minut

Lazio rallies from 2-goal deficit to beat Cesena

MILAN (AP) -- Lazio overcame a two-goal deficit and a man disadvantage, scoring three goals in an 11-minute span of the second half to beat visiting Cesena 3-2 Thursday night in the Serie A. Cesena built a 2-0 lead when Adrian Mutu scored in the 14th minut

Lazio rallies from 2-goal deficit to beat Cesena

MILAN (AP) -- Lazio overcame a two-goal deficit and a man disadvantage, scoring three goals in an 11-minute span of the second half to beat visiting Cesena 3-2 Thursday night in the Serie A. Cesena built a 2-0 lead when Adrian Mutu scored in the 14th minut

sports inbrief

TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN MATCH play was suspended due to rain on day four of the French Open at Roland Garros, with Bahamian tennis ace Mark Knowles on the brink of elimination in the men's doubles draw. Knowles and Xavier Malisse of Belgium dropped the first

Messi's 2 penalties lead Barcelona past Milan 3-1

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi broke yet another record in an already remarkable season as Barcelona finally broke down AC Milan's stubborn defense to move one step closer to successsfully defending its Champions

Granger scores 25 as Pacers cool down the Heat 105-90

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Welcome to the spotlight, Indiana Pacers. While the Dwight Howard contract saga in Orlando, the emergence of Jeremy Lin in New York and team success in Chicago and Miami grabbed attention in the Eastern

Man United rallies to tie Chelsea

LONDON (AP) -- Javier Hernandez completed Manchester United's comeback from a 3-0 deficit at Chelsea on Sunday with a late header that salvaged a 3-3 draw and leaves the defending champions two points off the Premier League lead. After storming to a 3-0 le

Barcelona in danger ahead of Champs League 2nd leg

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Victory is the only option for Barcelona as the reigning champions welcome AC Milan to the Camp Nou in the most finely balanced of the Champions League quarterfinals this week. With Real Madrid and Bayern M

Barcelona in danger ahead of Champs League 2nd leg

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Victory is the only option for Barcelona as the reigning champions welcome AC Milan to the Camp Nou in the most finely balanced of the Champions League quarterfinals this week. With Real Madrid and Bayern M

Cisse scores 2 as Newcastle beats West Brom 3-1

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) -- Papiss Demba Cisse scored twice as Newcastle won 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday to maintain its push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and a Champions League berth. Cisse scored in the sixth and 34th minutes

Cisse scores 2 as Newcastle beats West Brom 3-1

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) -- Papiss Demba Cisse scored twice as Newcastle won 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday to maintain its push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and a Champions League berth. Cisse scored in the sixth and 34th minutes

Milan holds Barcelona to 0-0 draw in Champions League

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) -- AC Milan held Barcelona to an entertaining 0-0 draw on Wednesday in the opening leg of the quarterfinals, the first time in 30 matches and more than two years that the Spanish team had been held scoreless i