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Today's Sports News: Knicks lose to Cavaliers Williams has double-double but loses Nets debut NFLPA head hopes deal gets done to avert lockout Man United to pile pressure on absent Premiership rivals Key senator urges NFL to open its financial books Bubba on a roll as the kids go home Calhoun on violations: 'Buck stops with me' Cardinals' Fitzgerald preparing for season to start on time Giants' Lincecum lets it loose in exhibition debut Blazers beat Nuggets 107-106 in OT Iona defeats Saint Peter's 73-59 to sweep series Teams want round table with UCI over radio dispute Bouchard scores in OT to lift Wild over Ducks Nishikori fights back to reach ATP semi Stroud leads Mayakoba Golf Classic at 11-under 131 Emelianenko defeated in Strikeforce Grand Prix A century later, pardon for Jack Johnson overdue Busch leads final 107 laps to win at Phoenix AP Interview: IOC official dispels food defense Knicks lose to Cavaliers Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:45 pm PST AP - Carmelo Anthony left with a sore elbow and a bruised ego. Full Story Top Williams has double-double but loses Nets debut Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:07 pm PST AP - Deron Williams broke a huddle with "Go Jazz!" Full Story Top NFLPA head hopes deal gets done to avert lockout Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:23 pm PST AP - The NFL Players Association doesn't want a lockout. It wants a deal. Full Story Top Man United to pile pressure on absent Premiership rivals Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:09 pm PST AFP - Manchester United will seek to pile the psychological pressure on their absent Premier League rivals on Saturday with a victory against Wigan to increase their lead at the top of the table. Full Story Top Key senator urges NFL to open its financial books Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:29 am PST AP - The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is urging NFL owners to open their financial books to the players union, arguing that will help resolve a labor dispute that is threatening next season's games. Full Story Top Bubba on a roll as the kids go home Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:01 pm PST AP - J.B. Holmes and Bubba Watson are in the quarterfinals of the Match Play Championship, and it's not hard to figure out how they got there. Full Story Top Calhoun on violations: 'Buck stops with me' Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:36 pm PST AP - Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun took responsibility Friday for recruiting violations committed under his watch, apologizing to the university and his current players in a lengthy statement issued by his representative. Full Story Top Cardinals' Fitzgerald preparing for season to start on time Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:54 pm PST Reuters - All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said on Friday he was preparing for the 2011 NFL season to start on time even though a labor dispute between the league and players could end in a lockout as early as next week. Full Story Top Giants' Lincecum lets it loose in exhibition debut Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:43 pm PST AP - Tim Lincecum had butterflies, admittedly nervous taking the field with the added hype as a World Series winner. Full Story Top Blazers beat Nuggets 107-106 in OT Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:05 pm PST AP - LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Brandon Roy hit the tying 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left in regulation, and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 107-106 in overtime on Friday night. Full Story Top Iona defeats Saint Peter's 73-59 to sweep series Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:01 pm PST AP - Kyle Smyth scored 14 points and Alejo Rodriguez grabbed 13 rebounds as Iona defeated Saint Peter's 73-59 on Friday night to win its sixth straight game and sweep the season series. Full Story Top Teams want round table with UCI over radio dispute Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:00 pm PST AFP - Professional cycling teams have called for a round table discussion with the International Cycling Union (UCI) over a two-way radio dispute which threatens to disrupt the staging of key early season races. Full Story Top Bouchard scores in OT to lift Wild over Ducks Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:28 pm PST AP - Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored on Minnesota's second breakaway of overtime against Dan Ellis, Jose Theodore made 19 of his 46 saves in the second period, and the Wild sent the Anaheim Ducks to their fifth straight loss with a 3-2 victory on Friday night. Full Story Top Nishikori fights back to reach ATP semi Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:52 pm PST AFP - Japan's Kei Nishikori rallied to defeat US qualifier Ryan Sweeting 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-4 on Friday and reach the semi-finals of the 442,500 dollar ATP Delray Beach International Championships. Full Story Top Stroud leads Mayakoba Golf Classic at 11-under 131 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:57 pm PST AP - Chris Stroud made eight straight birdies — one off the PGA Tour record — and shot a 63 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead at 11-under 131 after the second round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Full Story Top Emelianenko defeated in Strikeforce Grand Prix Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:21 pm PST AP - Fedor Emelianenko had been considered the best heavyweight fighter for the better part of a decade, an aura of invincibility growing around him. Full Story Top A century later, pardon for Jack Johnson overdue Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:55 pm PST AP - It was a century ago, and a black man reigned supreme as the heavyweight champion of the world. White America didn't particularly like that, and liked Jack Johnson even less. Full Story Top Busch leads final 107 laps to win at Phoenix Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:12 pm PST AP - Kyle Busch was fastest out of the pits on the opening stop and on the track the rest of the night, leading the final 107 laps to win a wreck-filled NASCAR trucks race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. Full Story Top AP Interview: IOC official dispels food defense Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:48 am PST AP - The IOC's top anti-doping official said he has seen no convincing evidence that athletes can inadvertently test positive for clenbuterol or other banned drugs by eating contaminated meat. Full Story Top

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