Kobe reaches 24,000 points, leads Lakers past Griz LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night....
No. 5 Boise State survives Louisiana Tech 45-35 RUSTON, La. (AP) -- Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they've been unbeatable....
Heat deal Nuggets 1st loss of year, 96-88 MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Miami Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night....
Yanks' Damon wants to return, will explore options NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnny Damon soaked it all in as he shared a float with first-timers Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. for the New York Yankees' championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Friday. The whole scene made him a little wistful....
Dale Jr.: Nothing new, but Patrick good for NASCAR FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team....
Life Is Sweet wins Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the $2 million Ladies' Classic....
Preliminary reports: 3 ND college students drowned DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond....
Life Is Sweet wins Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the $2 million Ladies' Classic....
Davis wins World Cup 1,000 in course record BERLIN (AP) -- Shani Davis of the United States shattered the course record in winning the 1,000-meter race at the season-opening speedskating World Cup on Friday....
Man of Iron wins Breeders' Cup Marathon ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Man of Iron has won the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon in a photo finish over 9-year-old gelding Cloudy's Knight....