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Gonzaga has company in the Top 25. After being the West Coast Conference’s lone representative in Sports Betting News’ college basketball poll for the past decade, Gonzaga has another league member in the rankings as Saint Mary’s, Calif. moved in at No. 24 on Monday. The Gaels (7-0) were last in the Top 25 for…

The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Jussi Timonen from the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday for an conditional draft pick in 2009. Timonen had seven assists in 14 games with the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms this season. He had four assists and six penalty minutes in 14 games for the Flyers last season.

The Indiana Pacers will not punish guard Jamaal Tinsley for his involvement in a shooting in front of a hotel. Tinsley met with coach Jim O’Brien and team president Larry Bird on Monday, a day after the player and several companions were targeted in the early Sunday shooting that wounded the team’s equipment manager.

The Golden State Warriors needed a victory Sunday night to complete their best record in a 14-game span since the 1975-76 season. Unfortunately, they were playing the Los Angeles Lakers, and that hasn’t proven to be in their best interests for some time. Kobe Bryant scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half,…

The Detroit Pistons’ toughest opponent Sunday wasn’t the Charlotte Bobcats. It was boredom. The Pistons jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first seven minutes then cruised to a 104-85 victory over the Bobcats. “It’s hard,” said Antonio McDyess, who had 19 points and nine rebounds. “You get out to a big lead against…

Chris Paul routinely spends a few minutes after practice heaving some long-range shots. Good thing for the Hornets he does. Paul’s 28-foot rainbow at the shot clock buzzer late in the fourth quarter gave New Orleans the lead for good in a 91-88 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday night. “I love the shots…

The lead went back-and-forth for the first three quarters. When the Washington Wizards took the lead in the fourth, Caron Butler made sure they didn’t give it back. Butler scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half to lead Washington to a 104-89 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night. He…

Brandon Roy was merely following orders. “Coach said, ‘Whatever you do, try to get to the basket and try to draw the foul,”‘ Roy said. “They gave me a clear path for the layup and I was able to get it.” Roy finished with 26 points, including the key go-ahead layup in overtime, and the…

Pat Riley felt a whole lot better after his 1,200th regular-season victory as an NBA coach than he did Sunday morning when he brought the Miami Heat into Staples Center with a five-game losing streak. Dwyane Wade helped improve his coach’s disposition considerably, getting 35 points and 10 assists in a 100-94 victory over the…

Chris Bosh returned to the lineup with a bang, one big enough to erase a double-digit halftime deficit. After five games on the bench, Bosh shook off a strained groin to play 41 minutes, scoring 21 points and adding 10 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 93-80 Sunday. “I wanted to come…

Ray Allen was shaky, Kevin Garnett was quiet, and Paul Pierce flat out struggled. Trouble for the Boston Celtics? No. On a night when the three superstars were less than super, Rajon Rondo matched a season-high with 18 points, and the Celtics continued their torrid pace by holding off the Chicago Bulls 92-81 on Saturday…

The high-rollers who own front-row seats at Dallas Mavericks games gave up their spots Saturday night as part of the annual “Seats for Soldiers” benefit. Then Dallas’ Josh Howard and Utah’s Deron Williams made sure the troops enjoyed quite a show. On a night when both teams made 60 percent of their shots, Howard’s career-best…