BU women win 5th straight
(From Bradley University) - Freshman guard Michelle Lund nailed six three-pointers and sophomore Raisa Taylor matched Lund with a team-best 18 points to help the Bradley women’s basketball team to its fifth consecutive victory as the Braves topped Missouri State 68-59 Sunday afternoon at JQH Arena. BU (11-2 overall, 2-0 MVC) opened MVC play with consecutive wins for the first time since the 1996-97 season and the five-game win streak is the longest since winning nine consecutive games in...
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Blackhawks get back in win column
(AP) - Martin Havlat, Andrew Ladd and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks rebounded from consecutive losses to Detroit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Sunday night. Kris Versteeg and Dustin Byfuglien also scored for Chicago, swept by Detroit in a home-and home series that featured the Winter Classic after winning a franchise record nine straight games. Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith had two assists. Todd Bertuzzi and Daymond Langkow scored for Calgary....
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Bradley Wins Fourth Straight - Remains Undefeated in the MVC
(AP) - Chris Roberts scored 14 second-half points to help Bradley University survive a Missouri State rally for a 63-57 win yesterday. Roberts, who finished with 22 points, scored a critical 3-pointer with 3:59 left to tie the game at 54 after Missouri State (7-7, 0-3 Missouri Valley) rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit. Missouri State took the lead at 54-51 on two free throws by Wade Knapp with 6:02 left. Bradley (9-5, 3-0) held...
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Chargers Knock Out Colts in First Round of Play-offs
(AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson couldn't continue, which turned out to be a very good thing for the San Diego Chargers. Speedy little Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime and the Chargers beat the Colts 23-17 in an AFC wild-card game. Sproles accounted for 328 total yards in stealing the spotlight from Tomlinson, who didn't play after the first quarter because of a groin injury...
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Arizona Tops Atlanta in NFC Wild Card Game
(AP) - The Arizona Cardinals showed their fans the playoff wait was worth it. In the Cardinals' first home playoff game in 61 years, Kurt Warner tossed two TD passes in Arizona's 30-24 win over Atlanta in an NFC wild-card game. The Cardinals' 30 points were their most in the playoffs, breaking a record set by the then-Chicago Cardinals in the NFL championship victory over Philadelphia in 1947, the year of the franchise's last home playoff...
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Timberwolves Top Bulls for Second Straight Win
(AP) - Randy Foye scored 21 points, Al Jefferson added 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves won consecutive games for the first time this season, beating the Chicago Bulls 102-92 last night. Trailing 73-72, Minnesota didn't score its first points in the fourth quarter until Foye made two free throws 4:06 in. Minnesota's first field goal didn't come until Jefferson made a jumper with 6:35 left to give the Wolves a 76-75 lead....
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Bradley Women Win Road MVC Opener
WICHITA, Kan. – Bradley used a suffocating defense and a balanced offensive attack to top Wichita State 69-49 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams Friday night at Charles Koch Arena. The Braves (10-2 overall, 1-0) picked up their first win in a conference opener since 1996-97, ending an 11-game losing streak in league openers. Wichita State (8-4 overall, 0-1 MVC) scored the first three points of the game, but Bradley answered with 15 consecutive points as the...
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Sports Briefs
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls host the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the United Center. The Bulls are coming off a 117-92 road loss last night to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ben Gordon led Chicago in that match with 22 points.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Blues hope to move past last night's loss to the Carolina Hurricanes with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at home. The Blues fell last night 2-1 to Carolina in Raleigh....
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Singh helps Braves shock Shockers
(AP) - Sam Singh hit a layup with 0.9 seconds left to help Bradley beat Wichita State 60-58 on Wednesday night. Bradley (8-5, 2-0 Missouri Valley) led throughout the second half until Shockers freshman Toure' Murry tied it at 58 on a 3-pointer with 27.2 seconds remaining. Bradley's Sam Maniscalco missed a layup, but Singh grabbed the offensive rebound and scored the game winning basket. Theron Wilson led the Braves with 18 points. Eddren McClain added 11 points and Singh finished with 10. Murry...
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Bulls lose to Orlando
(AP) - Rashard Lewis set the tone by scoring 16 of his 21 points in the first half and the Orlando Magic rolled over the Chicago Bulls 113-94 Wednesday for their eighth win in nine games. Hedo Turkoglu added 18 points. Dwight Howard scored 15, and the Southeast division leaders came through with a dominant performance after their seven-game win streak ended in a six-point loss at Detroit on Monday. Orlando took control as soon as the game started while sending the Bulls to their fourth loss in...
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