• Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League
  Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meetings next year.

• American Napier wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid
  John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. For one day, he owned it.

• Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism
  The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

• Bad time to be playing Patriots
  There's never really a good time for the New York Jets to face the Patriots. Since Bill Belichick became New England's coach in 2000, the Jets are 7-13 against their rivals from Foxborough.

• Ben & Jerry's names new flavor after Hannah Teter
  Ben & Jerry's has named its newest ice cream flavor after Vermont native and champion snowboarder Hannah Teter.

• Bush, Ellis, not making trip to Tampa
  Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis are not traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

• Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball
  Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

• Westwood's 66 maintains 2-shot lead in Dubai
  Lee Westwood maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Saturday in the third round.

• Butler leads Clips to 106-99 win over Nuggets
  Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood an early scoring spree from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Friday night.

• Ellis leads Warriors over Blazers
  Monta Ellis scored a season-high 34 points and had eight assists, Anthony Morrow added 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

• Heatley's hat trick leads Sharks past Flyers
  Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night.

• Canucks rally in 3rd period, beat Avalanche 5-2
  Christian Ehrhoff's second goal got Vancouver even in the third period, and Henrik Sedin then netted the go-ahead tally as the Canucks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Friday night.

• Clips' broadcasters suspended for Haddadi remarks
  Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.

• Jennings does it again with 29, Bucks top Bobcats
  Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 95-88 victory over Charlotte on Friday night, with minority owner Michael Jordan on hand to witness his Bobcats drop their seventh straight.

• Reserves spark Mavericks to fifth straight win
  Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

• Packers Havner fined $5K for late hit vs. Cowboys
  Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

• Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78
  Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.

• Nolan's 2 goals give Wild 3-2 win over Islanders
  Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

• Thunder fend off Wizards 127-108
  Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

• Smith's last-second shot gives Hawks another win
  Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

• No. 1 UConn just keeps on rolling
  Maya Moore found something for top-ranked Connecticut's already stifling defense to work on even in another lopsided win.

• Bergeron scores in OT as Bruins beat Sabres 2-1
  Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

• Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside
  Jence Rhoads scored 14 points to help No. 22 Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside 75-60 on Friday night, avenging a loss to the Highlanders last season.

• McCabe's OT goal gives Panthers 2-1 win over Wings
  Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

• A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale
  Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.