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Today's Sports News: Anthony's 29, Amare's block lead Knicks, 91-86 Gordon ends winless streak at 66 races Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider dies at 84 Birmingham manager McLeish savours 'best ever' win Donald wins first World Golf Championship No. 16 Louisville edges No. 4 Pitt 62-59 in OT Lakers edge Thunder 90-87 Lockout could leave NFL rookies with big challenge Duke Snider, Hall of Fame centerfielder, dies Crawford has 23 in Hawks' 90-83 win over Blazers Rossiter-led Siena tops Marist 81-73 Teams want round table with UCI over radio dispute Blackhawks give D Brent Seabrook 5-year extension Del Potro wins Delray Beach ATP title Snow coats Arizona course before Match Play final Penn, Fitch fight to draw at UFC 127 A century later, pardon for Jack Johnson overdue Kyle Busch earns chance for perfect weekend 3 Sochi Olympic mascots: bear, bunny, leopard Anthony's 29, Amare's block lead Knicks, 91-86 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:43 pm PST AP - With the game on the line, LeBron James got past Carmelo Anthony. Full Story Top Gordon ends winless streak at 66 races Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:24 pm PST AP - Just before peeling off what he called a lame burnout near the finish line, Jeff Gordon screamed into his radio, the emotion pouring out with his voice. Full Story Top Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider dies at 84 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:27 pm PST AP - To his mother, he was Ed. To everyone else, he was "The Duke of Flatbush" — revered by a borough of baseball fans and forever remembered in a song that romanticized a most golden era. Full Story Top Birmingham manager McLeish savours 'best ever' win Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:30 pm PST AFP - Birmingham manager Alex McLeish hailed the "best ever" win of his career after the Blues stunned Arsenal 2-1 to win the club's first trophy in 48 years. Full Story Top Donald wins first World Golf Championship Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:28 pm PST AP - Luke Donald spoiled Martin Kaymer's rise to No. 1 in the world by winning the Match Play Championship on Sunday with a performance so dominant he never played the 18th hole all week. Full Story Top No. 16 Louisville edges No. 4 Pitt 62-59 in OT Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:03 pm PST AP - Kyle Kuric scored 12 points, including two big baskets in overtime, to lead No. 16 Louisville past No. 4 Pittsburgh 62-59 on Sunday. Full Story Top Lakers edge Thunder 90-87 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:21 pm PST AP - Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Kobe Bryant scored 17 points and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their cushion over Oklahoma City in the Western Conference standings by beating the Thunder 90-87 on Sunday. Full Story Top Lockout could leave NFL rookies with big challenge Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:17 pm PST AP - Florida defensive back Ahmad Black would prefer to focus on football. Full Story Top Duke Snider, Hall of Fame centerfielder, dies Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:14 pm PST Reuters - Duke Snider, a Hall of Fame centerfielder who was the leading home run hitter for the fabled Brooklyn Dodger teams of the 1950s, died on Sunday. He was 84. Full Story Top Crawford has 23 in Hawks' 90-83 win over Blazers Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:30 pm PST AP - Jamal Crawford had 23 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:36 left, and the Atlanta Hawks held off a late rally by the Portland Trail Blazers for a 90-83 victory on Sunday night. Full Story Top Rossiter-led Siena tops Marist 81-73 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:02 pm PST AP - Ryan Rossiter scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to break a 61-year-old school record as Siena defeated Marist 81-73 Sunday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. 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 Blackhawks give D Brent Seabrook 5-year extension Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:46 pm PST AP - Veteran defenseman Brent Seabrook agreed to a five-year, $29 million contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Full Story Top Del Potro wins Delray Beach ATP title Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:35 pm PST AFP - Juan Martin del Potro won his first title since his 2009 US Open triumph, beating Janko Tipsarevic in the final of the $442,500 Delray Beach International Championships. Full Story Top Snow coats Arizona course before Match Play final Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:19 am PST AP - Luke Donald looked out from his hotel room and saw Dove Mountain covered in snow Sunday morning, not the conditions he would expect in the hours before the Match Play Championship final against Martin Kaymer. Full Story Top Penn, Fitch fight to draw at UFC 127 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:08 pm PST AP - B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch fought to a majority draw Sunday at UFC 127, the UFC's second major show in Australia. 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 Kyle Busch earns chance for perfect weekend Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:53 pm PST AP - Polesitter Kyle Busch dominated early and held off Carl Edwards late for the Nationwide Series' first wire-to-wire win in eight years on Saturday, setting up the chance for a perfect weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Full Story Top 3 Sochi Olympic mascots: bear, bunny, leopard Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:58 pm PST AP - Sochi's mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics are a squeaky-voiced figure skating bunny, a roly-poly polar bear and a cool-guy snowboard leopard. Full Story Top

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