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B2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 THE SIGNAL Sports NBA roundup Lakers 114, Warriors 106 College hoops roundup Blue Devils fend off late Davidson rally r.J ler Smith hit a layup for Tennessee to tie the game at 73. Bouldin missed a shot at the other end of the floor, and Wayne Chism came up with the ball in the ensuing scramble, but couldn't get it to the Vols' end of the floor before time expired. It was all Gonzaga (9-4) in the extra period, as Austin Daye hit a 3-pointer and four free throws to help the Zags grab their second win over the Vols for the season. Gonzaga won 83-74 on Nov. 30 in the Old Spice Classic championship in Orlando, Fla.

Harvard 82, No. 17 Boston College 70 BOSTON Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard to an upset of Boston College, coming three days after the Eagles upset previously top-ranked North Carolina. The Eagles (13-3), who had their 10-game winning streak snapped, defeated the unbeaten Tar Heels 85-78 in Chapel Hill on Sunday for one of the school's biggest regular season wins to move into the Top 25. No. 18 Marquette 81, Rutgers 76 PISCATAWAY, N.J.

Wesley Matthews scored 23 points, hitting all 10 of his shots, to help Marquette beat Rutgers. Jerel McNeal added 16 points and Dominic James had 15 for the Golden Eagles (14-2), who won their sixth straight in starting 3-0 in the Big East for the first time since joining the conference in 2005. No. 23 Louisville 71, South Florida 57 TAMPA, Fla. Earl Clark scored 22 points and Louisville shut down South Florida during a crucial eight-minute stretch of the second half to pull away in the Cardinals' Big East opener.

Taking up the slack with leading scorer Samardo Samuels on the bench in foul trouble much of the game, Clark made 8 of 18 shots and finished with a team-leading nine rebounds. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singlcr scored 22 points apiece and No. 2 Duke held off a late Stephen Curry-led charge to beat Davidson 79-67 on Wednesday night. Gerald Henderson added 11 points on 3-of-ll shooting for the Blue Devils (13-1).

They never trailed, out'scored the Wildcats 20-7 to start the second half and withstood their late comeback attempt to win their 67th straight nonconference home game. Curry, the nation's leading scorer, scored 29 points the most Duke has allowed any player this season on 10-of-22 shooting for Davidson (10-3), with 21 of those coming in the second half as he tried to rally his team from a 25-point deficit. No. 3 North Carolina 108, College of Charleston 70 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and North Carolina bounced back from a loss to Boston College by beating College of Charleston.

Deon Thompson added 15 points for the Tar Heels (14-1), who used a 19-2 run spanning halftime to turn the game into a rout. North Carolina shot 59 percent and cracked the 100-point mark for the fifth time this year. No. 11 Syracuse 85, DePaul 68 SYRACUSE, N.Y. Andy Rautins scored 17 points and Paul Harris added 14 to lead six Syracuse players in double figures in the Orange's win over DePaul.

It was the sixth straight victory for Syracuse (15-1, 3-0 Big East) and the third consecutive loss for DePaul Dar Tucker led the Blue Demons with 18 points, Will Walker had 13, Mac Koshw-al 12, and Devin Hill 10. Gonzaga 89, No. 15 Tennessee 79, OT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Matt Bouldin tied a career high with 26 points to help Gonzaga upset Tennessee in overtime. With 26 seconds left, Ty Associated Press Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant yells to teammates during the first half against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday in Oakland.

Lakers Pau-er surge Gasol keys comeback victory over Golden State OAKLAND (AP) Pau Gasol had 33 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Kobe Bryant added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for their seventh victory in eight-games, 114-106 over Golden State on Wednesday night. Andrew Bynum had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, whose home loss to New Orleans on Tuesday snapped a six-game winning streak for the Western Conference leaders. Los Angeles struggled for the second straight night before Gasol took charge against Golden State's undersized frontcourt, scoring six points during the decisive 12-2 run midway through the period and adding a clinching jump-hook with 57 seconds to play. Jamal Crawford had 25 points and nine assists for iQSfOBI lOSGS ciQclltl BOSTON (AP) Now the Celtics are losing at home, too. Von Wafer hit a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left to give Houston the lead and the Rockets beat Boston 89-85 on Wednesday night.

It was the sixth loss in eight games for the defending NBA champions, but their first at home since a Nov. 14 defeat to Denver sent them on a 19-game winning streak. Cavaliers 111, Bobcats 81 CLEVELAND LeBron James scored 21 points before grabbing an early seat on the bench and Cleveland warmed up for its highly anticipated matchup with Boston on Friday. Mo Williams added 15 points to help the Cavaliers improve to 18-0 at home. Nuggets 108, Heat 97 DENVER Chauncey Billups, Linas Kleiza and J.R.

Smith scored 21 points apiece to help Denver win Its fifth straight game. Dwyane Wade had 31 points for Miami. Pacers 113, Suns 100 PHOENIX Danny Granger hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and finished with a career-high 37 points for Indiana. Granger scored at least 35 points for the third straight Amare Stoudemire led Phoenix with 23 points and 1 1 rebounds. Trail Blazers 84, Pistons 83 PORTLAND, Ore.

Travis Outlaw hit a fadeaway jumper with 8.9 seconds to go and Portland snapped troit's seven-game winning streak. Tayshaun Prince had 26 points for Detroit. Raptors 99, Wizards 93 WASHINGTON Andrea Bargnani scored 25 points, and Chris Bosh added 18 for Toronto. Antawn Jamison scored a season-high 32 points for Washington. Nets 100, Grizzlies 89 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

Vince Carter had 25 points and a season-high 12 assists, and New Jersey won its third straight at home. Despite playing without leading scorer Devin Harris (sore right hamstring), the Nets raced to an early dou- ble-digit lead, kept it most of the way, and never trailed in a game for the first time this season. Magic 106, Hawks 102 ATLANTA Dwight Howard had 23 points and 19 rebounds for Orlando in a matchup of the top two teams in the Southeast Division. Timberwolves 129, Thunder 87 MINNEAPOLIS Randy Foye matched his career high with 32 points in just three quarters and Minnesota won its fourth straight game. 76ersll0, Bucks 105 MILWAUKEE Andre Miller hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, and finished wih 28 points and nine rebounds for Philadelphia.

Richard Jefferson had 27 points for Milwaukee. Jazz 116, Hornets 90 SALT LAKE CITY Paul Millsap had 27 points and 14 rebounds for Utah to extend his NBA-leading double-double streak to 19 games. Chris Paul had 26 points and seven assists for New Orleans. ml i im Sunflower "MASSAGE Chinese TtodWonal Massage Fool Soak Reflexology Wossoge Therapy Stress Pom Relief Lkensed Theropists Tel 661-254-4488 23220 Lyons Newhall, CA 91321 .1.111 WWW fkt till ill! L.T. is doubtful for jrj.

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"Whenever you feel a popping or like it's tearing, that's usually not good." a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in Mats Sundin's debut with the Canucks. Alex Burrows and Pavol Demitra also scored for Vancouver, and Jason La-Barbera stopped 23 shots. DeepTisswef Stress jf" Relief 250-4580 19162 SoUtad Cyn Kd. Santa Clanta, C-j 91351 E2a SAN DIEGO (AP) LaDainian Tomlinson confirmed Wednesday that he has a torn tendon in his grojn and listed himself as doubtful for the San Diego Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday. "It's definitely torn," Tomlinson said after' sitting out Wednesday's practice.

"I can't really elaborate on it because I don't want to give too much information away." Tomlinson was hurt in a 52-21 rout against Denver in the regular-season finale on Dec. 28 that clinched the AFC West title. The team has listed him as having a strained groin. "If it was a strain I'd be able to play with it, trust me," Tomlinson said. "A lot of guys have strains." Reports surfaced prior to Saturday's wild-card win against the Indianapolis Colts that Tomlinson has a detached tendon that connects one of his groin muscles to his pubic bone.

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