After spending much of the game fighting back from behind, the New York Knicks couldn’t counter-punch in overtime. David West scored 20 points and the New Orleans Hornets held New York to one field goal in overtime for a 103-94 win Saturday night in a meeting of teams desperately trying to make up ground in the playoff race.
AP - Florida missed six of its first seven shots against UCLA — all from 3-point range — and coach Billy Donovan had one message for his Gators: Keep shooting.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Darren Manning admitted he was stung when he was the scapegoat at Target/Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar team during a miserable 2005 season.
AP - Arron Afflalo spent most of UCLA’s biggest game sitting on the bench with a towel draped across his lap, saddled with foul trouble. After the Bruins’ 76-66 loss to Florida in the national semifinals Saturday night, Afflalo sat at his locker and fought back tears, sniffling as he spoke.
AP - After spending much of the game fighting back from behind, the New York Knicks couldn’t counter-punch in overtime.
AP - The Nashville Predators better quit worrying about chasing the Detroit Red Wings and first place in the Western Conference. Now, home-ice advantage in the playoffs is at risk.
AP - Ian Crocker’s eagerness to get back in the pool after losing to Michael Phelps ended up costing his superstar teammate a shot at history — and more gold.
A foul-plagued Vince Carter found that the best remedy to help a sore right knee and the New Jersey Nets’ playoff hopes was playing instead of sitting. Carter scored 13 of his 19 points in the third quarter and the Nets posted one of their best defensive games of the season with an 86-82 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
AP - Not even three minutes into the game, and the whistle blew. Greg Oden dropped his head and started a slow walk to the bench. Two quick fouls, and he was done for the half. The turning point in the game, for sure. But not in the way anyone expected.
AP - Esteban Loaiza and Eric Milton are struggling to stay healthy at the end of spring training. NL batting champion Freddy Sanchez hasn’t fully recovered from his knee injury, so he’s headed to the disabled list.
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