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Today's Sports News: Gibbs' 21 lead Pitt past Walker, UConn 78-63 Mavs lose Nowitzki to injury, but beat Thunder Brees shakes off INTs, leads Saints to 17-14 win Rampant Arsenal leave Chelsea in tatters Air Force beats Ga. Tech 14-7 in Independence Bowl Winter storm is playing havoc with sports teams Bobcats hold off Pistons 105-100 in Silas' debut Drew Brees helps sloppy Saints breeze past Falcons Marty Cordova's daughter in coma after crash Warriors beat 76ers for third straight win South Alabama routs NAIA Mobile 90-48 Justice will be done, says upbeat Contador Kings use 4 third-period goals to beat Sharks 4-0 China's Zheng to miss Australian Open Aust Open to precede Presidents Cup St-Pierre dominates Koscheck at UFC 124 Japan's Kameda defends WBA flyweight title Kanaan finds new ride with de Ferran's team Organizers: 2010 Games green despite some misses Gibbs' 21 lead Pitt past Walker, UConn 78-63 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:03 pm PST AP - Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points as Pittsburgh's balance overcame Kemba Walker's one-man offense for No. 4 Connecticut, and the No. 6 Panthers easily won the Big East's first matchup of Top 10 teams by 78-63 on Monday night. Full Story Top Mavs lose Nowitzki to injury, but beat Thunder Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:40 pm PST AP - The Dallas Mavericks were already without their coach after knee surgery, then lost Dirk Nowitzki to his own knee injury. Full Story Top Brees shakes off INTs, leads Saints to 17-14 win Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:22 pm PST AP - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints showed the high-flying Atlanta Falcons they're not ready to give up their crown just yet. Full Story Top Rampant Arsenal leave Chelsea in tatters Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:17 pm PST AFP - Arsenal kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United and delivered a hammer blow to Chelsea's hopes of retaining the title with a 3-1 victory over the struggling champions. Full Story Top Air Force beats Ga. Tech 14-7 in Independence Bowl Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:13 pm PST AP - Air Force was struggling to run the ball and failed to convert a few great opportunities in the passing game. Instead of growing frustrated and losing focus, the Falcons kept plugging along. Full Story Top Winter storm is playing havoc with sports teams Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - Sports teams were scrambling a day after a blizzard dumped more than a foot of snow along portions of the East Coast, stranding two NHL franchises near New York City and forcing Philadelphia to dig out before Tuesday night's NFL game. Full Story Top Bobcats hold off Pistons 105-100 in Silas' debut Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:10 pm PST AP - Things were going so well for Paul Silas in the first half that coaches around the NBA may have been considering going on their own five-year hiatuses. Full Story Top Drew Brees helps sloppy Saints breeze past Falcons Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:27 pm PST Reuters - Ice-cool Drew Brees led a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter as the New Orleans Saints clinched a playoff berth with a 17-14 triumph over the NFC South Division-leading Atlanta Falcons on Monday. Full Story Top Marty Cordova's daughter in coma after crash Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:32 pm PST AP - Marty Cordova spends his days and night at the hospital, hanging on every word from the doctors and looking for hope wherever he can find it. His 15-year-old daughter was in a car accident and has been in a coma for 11 days. Full Story Top Warriors beat 76ers for third straight win Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:09 pm PST AP - Monta Ellis had 22 points and a season-high 12 assists, David Lee added 21 points and 16 rebounds and Golden State won its third straight, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 110-95 on Monday night. Full Story Top South Alabama routs NAIA Mobile 90-48 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:34 pm PST AP - Javier Carter led four players in double figures as South Alabama easily defeated Mobile 90-48 on Monday night. Full Story Top Justice will be done, says upbeat Contador Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:58 am PST AFP - Triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador issued an optimistic Christmas Day message on Saturday declaring he would be cleared over a doping charge and that 2011 would be an historic year for him. Full Story Top Kings use 4 third-period goals to beat Sharks 4-0 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:59 pm PST AP - Trevor Lewis broke up a scoreless game early in the third period and Jonathan Quick made 24 saves for his fourth shutout this season, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. Full Story Top China's Zheng to miss Australian Open Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:06 pm PST AFP - Chinese number two Zheng Jie will miss next month's Australian Open, where she went to the semi-finals in 2010, as she continues to recover from wrist surgery, state media said Monday. Full Story Top Aust Open to precede Presidents Cup Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:35 pm PST AP - The Australian Open will precede the Presidents Cup next November, a decision that could put the Australian Masters — an event Tiger Woods has played the last two years — opposite the American star's own tournament in California. Full Story Top St-Pierre dominates Koscheck at UFC 124 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:36 pm PST AP - Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre outpointed trash-talking Josh Koscheck on Saturday night at UFC 124, winning 50-45 on all three judges' cards in front of a UFC-record 23,152 fans at Bell Centre. Full Story Top Japan's Kameda defends WBA flyweight title Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:26 am PST AFP - Japan's Daiki Kameda defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title on points against Romania's Silvio Olteanu on Sunday. Full Story Top Kanaan finds new ride with de Ferran's team Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:36 pm PST AP - All Tony Kanaan really wanted was a full-time ride in the IndyCar Series. Team owner Gil de Ferran delivered his gift a few days early. Full Story Top Organizers: 2010 Games green despite some misses Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:23 am PST AP - The organizing committee of the Vancouver Olympics said the 2010 event can still be considered the greenest Games yet, despite having failed to meet some of their environmental targets. Full Story Top

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