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Roy Leads Blazers Past Nuggets
Published on December 25, 2009 at 11:04PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Brandon Roy amassed 41 points and nailed 16 of his 26 field goal attempts as the Portland Trail Blazers surged past the Denver Nuggets, 107-96 Friday at the Rose Garden in NBA action. The Trail Blazers, already without the services of Nicolas Batum, Travis Outlaw, Joel Przybila and Greg Oden, pulled off their third consecutive win against fellow Western Conference powers as previously this week, they downed Dallas and San Antonio. Steve Blake added 17 points off the bench for Portland, while the Nuggets were led by Carmelo Anthony’s 32 points. The win improved the Trail Blazers to 20-12 on the season, while Denver fell to 20-10. In other NBA action Friday, Miami downed New York, 93-87, Boston overpowered Orlando, 86-77, Cleveland stormed past the Los Angeles Lakers, 102-87 and Phoenix scorched the Los Angeles Clippers, 124-93.
Trojans Down Rebels in Hawai'i
Published on December 25, 2009 at 10:49PM
HONOLULU (AP)—Marcus Johnson amassed 19 points and nine rebounds and Dwight Lewis added 14 more points as the USC Trojans dismantled the #20 Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels, 67-56 Friday in Top 25 men’s college basketball action at the Stan Sheriff Center. The win gave the Trojans the Diamond Head Classic final and improved them to 8-4 on the season. Oscar Bellfield had 17 points in the loss for the Rebels, which dropped them to 12-2.
Chargers Clinch #2 Seed in AFC; First-Round Bye
Published on December 25, 2009 at 10:40PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Philip Rivers completed 21 of 27 passes for 264 yards and a pair of scores and the San Diego Chargers decimated the Tennessee Titans, 42-17 Friday at LP Field in NFL action. The Chargers earned the #2 seed in the AFC playoffs with the win, meaning they will have a first-round bye and home field advantage in the divisional round, and now have an opportunity to rest starters if they so choose next Sunday against Washington. The Titans, who were fighting for their postseason lives, took an early 3-0 lead on a 46-yard Rob Bironas field goal, but the Chargers soon arose from their slumber. On six of thier next seven possessions, San Diego managed to score touchdowns with LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles each amassing a pair of scoring runs and Antonio Gates and Sproles each catching a scoring pass from Rivers. In a losing effort, Tennessee’s electric Chris Johnson (21 car, 142 yards, TD) kept his hopes of a 2,000-yard season alive with another solid performance. Nevertheless, for all intents and purposes, the Titans have been eliminated from postseason play.