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Boston's winter of discontent continues, thanks to an old Celtic. Ricky Davis' jumper from the corner with 0.2 seconds remaining dealt the Celtics' their franchise-record 18th straight loss in Minnesota's 109-107 victory on Sunday. Davis finished with 28 points, Kevin Garnett had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and another former Celtic, Mark Blount, added 20 points for the Wolves. More Info...  

AL batting champion Joe Mauer and the Twins agreed Sunday to a $33 million, four-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration and giving one of the team's young stars the security of a long-term deal. The 23-year-old catcher hit .347 with 84 RBIs last year to help the Twins rally from a 12 1/2 -game deficit to win the AL Central on the final day of the regular season. More Info...  

Burdened with a four-game losing streak for the first time in 11 years, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski wasted no time in deciding the proper course to right his struggling team. "I'll do whatever I can," he said Sunday, moments after a 72-60 loss to Maryland. "I'm not going to punt, let's put it that way." James Gist had 16 points and 10 rebounds, freshman Greivis Vasquez scored a season-high 18, and... More Info...  

LeBron James finally doesn't have to do it all -- all the time -- for the Cavaliers. James deferred to less-heralded teammate Sasha Pavlovic, who scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland clamped down on Kobe Bryant when it mattered most in a 99-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. More Info...  

Gilbert Arenas vowed to score 50 points against Portland. He wasn't even close as the Washington Wizards fell to the Trail Blazers 94-73 on Sunday. Arenas had made the promise in retaliation for Portland coach Nate McMillan's involvement with Arenas being left off the U.S. national team last summer. The guard, who is averaging 29.4 points, shot 3-for-15 from the field, including 0-for-8 on... More Info...  

Andy Roddick kicked the red powder off his shoes one last time Sunday, happy to be done with clay and ready to return to the hardcourts back home for the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Roddick beat Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) Sunday to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the first round of the World Group. More Info...  

Even after becoming just the second team in 30 years to win five straight games over Kentucky, Florida coach Billy Donovan is hardly ready to crown the Gators the new deans of the Southeastern Conference. "Kentucky's been doing it for 75 years," Donovan said following top-ranked Florida's 64-61 win at Rupp Arena on Saturday night. More Info...  

After No. 17 Oklahoma State rallied to force a second overtime Saturday against Texas Tech, coach Sean Sutton had a message for his Cowboys. "I reminded them that we've done this before two other times," Sutton said. As they did in those two previous multiple-overtime games, the Cowboys emerged winners, beating Texas Tech 93-91 thanks in large part to Mario Boggan's 35 points and 14 rebounds. More Info...  

Arizona coach Lute Olson was certain his team was going to pull ahead down the stretch. He was more concerned about what would happen next. Chase Budinger had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Ivan Radenovic hit a go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left and the 24th-ranked Wildcats rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat No. More Info...  

New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees dislocated his left elbow in the first quarter of the Pro Bowl on Saturday. Brees, who throws right-handed, didn't break any bones. Brees made the All-Pro team while leading the resurgent Saints to the NFC championship game, but was injured while throwing a fourth-down incompletion on the NFC's second drive at the NFL all-star game. More Info...  

If everything goes according to Robert Yates' plan, his NASCAR team will rebound from a gut-wrenching season, and he will retire at the end of the year, handing the team over to son Doug. More Info...  

Coach John Thompson III was nervous about being a "goat" on a historic weekend. Georgetown celebrated the 100th anniversary of Hoyas basketball Saturday, with Patrick Ewing and scores of other former players in town for a fancy gala and other events. Somewhere among it all, the present day Hoyas had a huge game to play, and the 22nd-ranked team came through with a 76-58 win over No. More Info...  

Gonzaga basketball players Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis were suspended from the team following their arrest in which police said marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms were in their car. The players were booked into the Spokane County Jail on Friday night for investigation of drug possession, Cheney Police Cmdr. More Info...  

The new guys at West Virginia can now brag about doing the same thing last year's NCAA tournament team did -- beating UCLA. Alex Ruoff scored 18 points and the Mountaineers made up for a lack of experience by taking a big lead and holding on for a 70-65 win over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday. "We played with a chip on our shoulder," Ruoff said. More Info...  

Serena Williams has the flu and Venus Williams has a sore wrist, forcing the sisters to pull out of upcoming tournaments. Serena Williams withdrew from the Bangalore Open in India in what would have been her first tournament since her surprising victory at the Australian Open. The WTA Tour said Saturday the eight-time Grand Slam winner is still scheduled to play in the Dubai Championships that... More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The '07 Cup season gets rolling Saturday night with one of the most exciting races of the year. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. Milwaukee and Cleveland, whose rosters are littered with young talent, failed to live up to expectations in 2006. Will this be their breakout year? More Info...  

Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern on Friday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star game appearance on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas. Anthony said he was not bothered being named as an injury replacement. "It's still the All-Star game, it still feels great, and I'm going to make the best out of it." Stern... More Info...  

A group of investors led by Boston Red Sox owner John Henry has completed a deal to buy a 50 percent stake in the Roush Racing NASCAR team, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday. More Info...  

Chan Ho Park is joining the expanding list of pitchers trying to earn spots in the New York Mets' rotation. Park and the Mets agreed Friday to a $600,000, one-year contract, giving the team another option for its starting rotation heading into spring training. In addition to his base salary, Park could earn $2.4 million in performance bonuses based on innings. More Info...