Dwight Howard has been on a tear this season, playing “at an MVP-type of level,” according to Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. Yet, Dirk Nowitzki is still the reigning MVP, and he reminded Howard and Johnson of it Monday night. Nowitzki scored 11 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, including a surprisingly rare 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to help send Dallas past…
Dwight Howard has been on a tear this season, playing “at an MVP-type of level,” according to Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. Yet, Dirk Nowitzki is still the reigning MVP, and he reminded Howard and Johnson of it Monday night. Nowitzki scored 11 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, including a surprisingly rare 3-pointer…
Kansas may be unbeaten, but Bill Self says his team is far from perfect. Georgia Tech almost proved that point. Third-ranked Kansas led by 13 points with about 5 minutes left before the Yellow Jackets cut the lead to one with 9 seconds left, but Sherron Collins made two free throws and then had a…
A security guard filed suit against Kasey Kahne seeking damages for “severe physical injuries” when the NASCAR driver allegedly shoved him to the ground at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Carolina had the hardest time getting the first goal. After that, everything came easy. Scott Walker capped an unlikely comeback by scoring with 32.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Cory Stillman and Ray Whitney scored less than a minute apart in…
It definitely wasn’t the prettiest game Jacques Lemaire has coached, but it was memorable for many reasons. Marian Gaborik, Eric Belanger and Brian Rolston all scored in the third period to bring the Minnesota Wild back from two goals down and beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 Tuesday night, giving Lemaire a victory in his 1,000th…
Jarome Iginla has never had this much fun playing for Calgary. Scoring goals and dominating opponents can have that affect. Iginla scored his team-leading 24th goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves to help the Calgary Flames beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 and extend their winning streak to a season-best sixth in a row.
Olli Jokinen got Florida going. Tomas Vokoun prevented the Panthers’ latest win from slipping away at the end of regulation. And it seems the Montreal Canadiens’ near-miss proved too much for Saku Koivu to take. Jozef Stumpel and Brett McLean scored first-period goals and Vokoun made 23 saves, leading Florida to a 3-2 win over…
Scott Gomez and Jaromir Jagr failed to click as linemates the first time around this season. The second act got off to a much better start. Gomez scored 1:12 in and then netted his second goal of the game in the third period for the New York Rangers, who played a well-rounded game and stifled…
Good positioning means everything to Peter Mueller. Mueller scored at 6:25 of the third period to break a tie and help the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. “I’ve been trying to get my body in front of the goalie more and it worked out good tonight,” Mueller…
BOSTON (AP)) — The Ottawa Senators showed the Boston Bruins what the NHL’s top teams do — take leads and hold them. Jason Spezza scored a pair of goals to lead the Senators to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the Bruins on Tuesday in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams. Luke…
It was apparent early on the Thrashers weren’t playing like a team that had lost four in a row. Garnet Exelby, Mark Recchi and Slava Kozlov each scored first-period goals and Atlanta went on to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuesday, ending a four-game losing streak. It was Tampa Bay’s third straight…
The Lakers may be Kobe Bryant’s team, but once again, they showed they’re not a one-man operation. Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points, Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bulls 103-91 Tuesday night. Slowed by a groin injury, Bryant scored 18 points but was a nonfactor for long…