Syracuse opens the second half with 22-1 run for 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs....

Lee Westwood keeps 2-shot lead with 66 after 3rd round of Dubai World Championship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Lee Westwood maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Saturday in the third round....

Doug Martin scores 4 TDs, No. 6 Boise State beats Utah State 52-21
LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Kellen Moore didn't need to throw his usual three touchdown passes....

Clippers broadcasters suspended 1 game for remarks about Iranian Haddadi
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 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....

Carter (26 points) leads Magic in 83-78 victory over Boston
BOSTON (AP) -- 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....

Ireland gives up hope of getting World Cup replay with France over Thierry Henry's hand ball
DUBLIN (AP) -- Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball....

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce has bulging disk in neck, out indefinitely
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck....

NFL union pans commissioner's call for players to report on teammates' possible concussions
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution....

Johnson goes for 4th Cup championship from pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole....

Ex-NBA star Williams won't enter plea Friday in shooting; hearing delayed over travel issues
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver. State Superior Court Judge Edward M. Coleman indefinitely delayed a hearing in Somerville in which Williams was expected to plead guilty. A person with direct knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a gag order imposed by Coleman, told The Associated Press that the delay was partly because of travel problems Williams experienced getting to New Jersey from his home in South Carolina....