Yao hits rare 3, Rockets beat Bobcats (AP

Yao Ming hit the 3-pointer that stunned the crowd and his teammates. It was Ron Artest who bailed out the Houston Rockets from a late collapse. Artest made the go-ahead jumper and had the key defensive play Friday night as the Rockets were able to celebrate the 7-foot-6 Yao’s rare long-range shot in a wild [...]

Queensland nervous after rain washes out second day

Queensland’s hopes in the Sheffield Shield final have been dampened after rain ruined the second day

Unchanged India bat in 43-over game

The afternoon showers - which reduced the match to 43 overs-a-side - didn’t deter Mahendra Singh Dhoni from opting to bat first on what looks like yet another flat pitch loaded with runs

Hamilton leads Pistons by Raptors in OT (AP)

Richard Hamilton had 24 points and 16 assists, Antonio McDyess added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 99-95 in overtime on Friday night. Rodney Stuckey scored 17 points and Jason Maxiell matched a season high with 16 for Detroit, which swept the season series from Toronto for the [...]

Paul leads surging Hornets past Bucks (AP

Chris Paul scored 30 points and Rasual Butler hit a pair of key 3-pointers down the stretch, helping the New Orleans Hornets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 95-86 Friday night. David West added 21 for the Hornets, who have won nine of their last 10 games. Paul also had nine assists and six rebounds. Richard Jefferson [...]

Paul leads surging Hornets past Bucks (AP

Chris Paul scored 30 points and Rasual Butler hit a pair of key 3-pointers down the stretch, helping the New Orleans Hornets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 95-86 Friday night. David West added 21 for the Hornets, who have won nine of their last 10 games. Paul also had nine assists and six rebounds. Richard Jefferson [...]

Top seed Safina advances at Indian Wells (AP)

Top-seeded Dinara Safina fought off three set points in a first-set tiebreaker and beat Tina Pironkova of Bulgaria, 7-6 (8), 6-2 in a second-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night. Safina, the younger sister of 2000 U.S. Open champion and former men’s No. 1 Marat Safin, can replace Serena Williams atop the [...]