DENVER(AP) Carmelo Anthony scored a career-high 50 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the New York Knicks 128-125 Friday night for their 17th straight regular-season home win.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) The New Jersey Nets dropped their 16th straight game to open the season, moving within one of matching the worst start in NBA history with a 109-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
Two undefeated teams got major scares between Thanksgiving and Black Friday. One undefeated team rolled to a 49-36 win that wasn't nearly as close as the final score. The difference? Texas and Alabama played bitter rivals. Cincinnati played an odd, late out-of-conference opponent whose schedule gave it nothing left to play for.
ANAHEIM, Calif.(AP) Teemu Selanne scored twice on the power play, defenseman Nick Boynton also connected with the man advantage and Jean-Sebastien Giguere posted his first shutout of the season, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-0 victory on Friday that snapped the Chicago Blackhawks ' eight-game winning streak.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Tony Pike returned from an injury to his non-throwing arm and had a record day Friday, passing for six touchdowns in a 49-36 victory over Illinois that left fifth-ranked Cincinnati unbeaten and back to full strength.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville wide receiver Doug Beaumont was taken off the field on a stretcher after a vicious collision during the third quarter of Friday's game against Rutgers.
LONDON (AP) -- Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Chris Polian, the son of Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian, has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the team.