Sun Devils Drop Pac-10 Opener

Joe Burton had a run of 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Oregon State to a 80-58 victory over Arizona on Thursday night in the Pac-10 open for both teams.

Jared Cunningham added 16 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Beavers (6-6), who began the season with a win for the first time since the 2004-05 season.

Ty Abbott had 18 points, all in the first half of Arizona State (7-5).

Burton two free throws with 8:08 remaining gave Oregon a 64-51 cushion and were part of a 12-3 run that put the game out of reach.

Arizona State guard Trent Lockett, the Sun Devils leading scorer 14.7 points per game, has not played because of a sprained finger on his left foot.

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Vanderbilt Beats Marquette 77-76

Vanderbilt forward Jeff Taylor is not sure Darius Johnson-Odom slipped or tripped trying to drive to basket at the end of the game.

It is very, very happy mistake was not called.

Other Walker scored on a layup with 4.1 seconds left and No. 24 Vanderbilt held off Marquette 77-76 on Wednesday night in his first game since his arrival in the Top 25 this season.

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UC Riverside Beats UC Irvine 73-68

Javon Borum had 30 points, going 24:12 by free-throw line, such as cutting UC Riverside UC Irvine 73-68 Tuesday night in the opening Big West Conference, both teams.

Kareem Nitot made 13 points and Phil Martin added 10 Highlanders (5-7). Kevin Bradshaw had 10 points and nine rebounds, and Elliott Berry also participated in the 10 panels of UC Riverside, which was held in 1952-1939 to accelerate the board.

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Wilkinson Extends Contract at French Club Toulon

Jonny Wilkinson has signed a two-year extension to his contract with French club Toulon, put his future in England in serious doubt.

Toulon, said Monday that the first half of the 2003 World Cup promised to win the Top 14 side until 2013.

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Jaguars Place ‘Too Bbig Of a Load’ on Garrard, Fall

With star running back Maurice Jones-Drew sidelined because of a knee injury, built Jacksonville Jaguars The Game Plan around quarterback David Garrard.

Kevin Barnes intercepted a pass from Garrard seconds in overtime, setting up Graham Gano destination on earth for 31 yards that gave the Washington Redskins a 20-17 victory and ended a four-game series on Sunday.

"We have put an excessive burden on David. Unable to lead to," coach Jack Del Rio. "It's a heavy burden."

Now with the playoffs likely out of reach, the biggest question at Jaguars (8-7) will again be on Garrard's future with the franchise. Her performance goes back and forth on Sunday was a microcosm of his career.

Garrard completed 22 of 38 passes for 299 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He ran for a touchdown but also had four sacks and escaped twice.

His last error was the most embarrassing. Under strong pressure on third down, Garrard floated a pass to the sideline. Barnes spoke to Marced Lewis and put the Redskins in position for the winning shot Gano.

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Saint Mary’s 73, New Mexico St. 53

Mitchell Young scored 20 points to lead St. Mary's (CA) for a 73-53 victory over New Mexico State on Thursday night.

Matthew Dellavedova had 12 points and six assists and Stephen Holt made 10 points Gaels (10-2).

Christian Kabongo made 16 points and Hernst Laroche added 12 for the Aggies (6-8).

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Portland Pulls Out 88-79 Win Over Boise State

Nemanja Mitrovica scored a career-high 22 points, including two clutch 3-pointers down the stretch, where Portland pulled Boise State 88-79 victory Wednesday night.

Mitrovic has completed 7 of 9 on the field and 5 of 5 from 3-point line. Luke Sikma added 18 points and Jared Stohl had 16 for the Pilots (10-3).

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Couture, Boyle Score in Sharks’ Win Over Oilers

Logan Couture gets a lot of support for his teammates as the NHL rookie of the year contender. Now, he has also spoken on one of its major competitors in the conclusion.

Couture and Dan Boyle scored 3:28 apart in the second period, leading San Jose Sharks last night the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Tuesday.

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Washington Defeats Western Michigan 59-40

Kristi Kingma scored 25 points, you get 12 of these in the first half 18-0 run to Washington as the Huskies rolled past Western Michigan 59-40 on Monday night.

Kingma had 20 points at half time, more than all the Western Michigan team that was a gap of 35-14 years.

Sarah Morton added 11 points for Washington (5-3), who have won four of its last five.

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For Vikings fans, a rare return to frigid football

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With the stadium roof torn by the same elements as it should be protected, Vikings fans are preparing a flashback cooling.

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Salman Butt doesn't have confidence in Lorgat

The confrontation between Pakistan test captain Salman Butt suspended and the International Criminal Court has taken a serious turn when it emerged that the former expressed his lack of confidence in the International Criminal Court and Chief Executive Officer of the ICC Code of Conduct Commission, which hear his case instead of fixing allegations next month.

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Tendulkar To Feature in ICC CWC 2011 Marketing Campaign

The campaign will be launched next month, will see Tendulkar, which was announced in November as an ambassador for the role of World Cup cricket 2011 in a series of commercials to raise the brand profile cricket event.

In his role as ambassador for the tournament, will be called to promote and support a variety of initiatives of the ICC for the tournament, which is the third largest sporting event in the world and will be held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to April 2 next year.

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Jimenez Signs With Japan’s Eagles

Former Major League pitcher Kelvin Jimenez has signed an agreement with Japan's Rakuten Eagles in Pacific League.

The team announced on Friday that the signing of 30-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic.

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Japan’s Nakazawa Likely To Miss Asian Cup

The veteran defender Yuji Nakazawa of Japan is unlikely to play in next month's Asia Cup while recovering from left knee.

The 32-year Nakazawa Nikkansports Wednesday told the newspaper that "I do not make the national team all the problems so I think it is better not to participate.

" Japan will open their campaign in the Asia Cup, January 09 against Jordan, Qatar. Japan won the Asian Cup on three occasions.

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Mondragon To Leave Cologne

Goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon has terminated its contract with Cologne and will leave the Bundesliga club at the end of the year.

Cologne, Mondragon said contract expires Dec. 31 by mutual consent. The Colombian, 39, will be available for the last Bundesliga match before the winter break, against Schalke on Saturday and the match against Duisburg German Cup next week.

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Adriano Wins Italy’s Golden Bin Award For Third Time

AS Roma striker Adriano has won Italy's Golden Bin award for the third time on Monday after the worst player in Serie A again voted by the fans.

The burly Brazilian because of Rai Radio 2 listeners in 2006 prices and 2007 while playing for Inter Milan, returned to Italy with Roma at the beginning of the season after a stint at Flamengo of Brazil, but does has made only three appearances.

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Brunette Scores 2 Goals, Wild Beat Coyotes

With the power play and lost shipwreck mounting Minnesota Wild need someone, someone to step up. The entire line first took care of business.

Andrew Brunette scored his second goal on a rare power play conversion and the leading trio of Minnesota combined for six points, helping the Wild end a run of five defeats with a 3-2 victory against the Phoenix Coyotes at night Thursday.

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Gambhir Guides India To 9 Wicket Win Against NZ

Captain Gautam Gambhir struck a century to help India quick to fill a nine wicket victory and trigger series over New Zealand in the third one-day international on Saturday.

The left opening has not hit 126 with 16 fours from 117 balls at Reliance Stadium as India finished on 229-1 in reply to New Zealand 224-9.

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Mets Pitcher K-Rod Due in Court in Assault Case

A plea agreement can be reached in case of aggression against the Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, who is accused of assaulting the father of his girlfriend at Citi Field. Rodriguez was due in court Friday.

During an appearance on October 7, said his lawyer pilot pitch worked on a plea agreement and was in classes of anger management. Queens District Attorney not say whether an agreement has been reached.

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Tiger Woods Takes The Lead in His Tournament

Tiger Woods opened with a 7-under 65 to take the lead in the Chevron World Challenge on Thursday, only the second time all year his name was atop the standings.

In one of his most complete series of the year, Woods missed only two greens and putts for eagle four times for a one-stroke lead over U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy.

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Zanetti Wants Solution To Strike Threat As Fans Rage

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti wants a solution to the strike threat issued by the Italian players' union that the public has turned against the millionaires Wednesday, the action entitled "arrogant.

" The union plans to strike during the games on December 11 and 12 following a dispute with the clubs in Serie A if not allowed more players should be forced to become the first team or accept a transfer.

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