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Wall, Young help Wizards break Thunder streak

WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Wall scored 25 points, Nick Young had 24 and Jordan Crawford added 18 to lead Washington to a 105-102 victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, snapping the Thunder's seven-game winning streak and giving the Wizards just their

Smith leads the Hawks past Celtics 83-74

ATLANTA (AP) -- Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs last night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Lighting Niagara Falls has long, colourful history

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- You can't take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing a

Rondo-less Celtics beat Hawks to tie series

ATLANTA (AP) -- Paul Pierce battled through another tough shooting night to score 36 points and the Boston Celtics wiped out Atlanta's 11-point lead in the second half even without Rajon Rondo, stunning the Hawks 87-80 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern C

Pacers beat Nets 106-99

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Indiana Pacers in a 106-99 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night. Danny Granger had 21 points and seven rebounds and Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacer

Sprint champ Bailey charged with drunken driving

TORONTO (AP) -- Former sprint champion Donovan Bailey has been charged with drunken driving. The 1996 Olympic champion from Canada has been charged with having a blood-alcohol level of more than 80 milligrams while driving in Toronto. The Toronto Star repo

Heat take 2-1 lead

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Halfway to a title, LeBron James shows no sign of letting this one get away. James had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklaho

Kobe-less Lakers hold off Mavs in OT 112-108

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Pau Gasol made back-to-back three-pointers in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game without Kobe Bryant, 112-108 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Ramon Sessio

Venezuela brings home $9bn in gold

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela repatriated a final shipment of gold from foreign banks Monday, saying the country has withdrawn a total of $9 billion in its gold reserves and moved it to the country's Central Bank. The shipment of 14 metric tons (15

Suns re-sign Hill, sign Telfair, Morris

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns re-signed forward Grant Hill on Sunday and signed guard Sebastian Telfair and first-round pick Markieff Morris. The 39-year-old Hill averaged 13.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 80 games last season, his fourth with the Suns an

West champs Thunder head to finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds while playing all of regulation for the first time all season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a spot in the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 last night. Russell Westb

Thunder take down turnover-prone Heat

By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant had 28 points, nine rebounds and tied his season-high with eight assists, Kendrick Perkins added a season-best 16 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder opened a difficult stretch in their s

Thunder take down turnover-prone Heat

By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant had 28 points, nine rebounds and tied his season-high with eight assists, Kendrick Perkins added a season-best 16 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder opened a difficult stretch in their s

Magic hit 17 3-pointers in 102-89 win over Heat

By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Anderson had five 3s -- all