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February 8, 2012 5:56 am

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Wade's 26 Helps Heat Top Cavs, 107-91
02/08/2012
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 on Tuesday night.

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Pierce Passes Bird in Celtics' Win Over Bobcats
02/08/2012
Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.

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N.B.A. Roundup: Clippers’ Billups Has Torn Achilles’, Ending His Season
02/08/2012
Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles’ tendon during Los Angeles’s 107-102 victory over the Magic on Monday night in Orlando.

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On Pro Basketball: For the Knicks, a Delusion of Equality in Triplicate
02/08/2012
A Knicks victory over the Miami Heat last season, five days after the acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, was only an illusion of equality between the teams and their stars.

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On Basketball: For Knicks, Celebrated Trade, Celebrated No More
02/08/2012
As the Knicks prepare to play the visiting Denver Nuggets, the blockbuster trade for Carmelo Anthony that redefined both teams is under renewed scrutiny.

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Gallinari's Foot Injury a Sprain, Nuggets Say
02/08/2012
Denver Nuggets leading scorer Danilo Gallinari will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained left ankle, the depleted National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday after tests showed the Italian was not as seriously injured as previously thought.

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Knicks 99, Jazz 88: Jeremy Lin Scores 28 as Knicks Beat Utah Jazz
02/08/2012
An electric Jeremy Lin scored 28 points, a career high for a second straight game, to lead the Knicks over the Jazz.

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N.B.A. Roundup: Garnett Leads Celtics to Fourth Straight Win
02/08/2012
Boston beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 98-80, as Kevin Garnett collected 24 points and 9 rebounds.

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NBA-Best Thunder Beat Blazers 111-107 in OT
02/08/2012
Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 on Monday night.

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Off the Dribble: Clippers' Billups Tears Achilles'
02/08/2012
Chauncey Billups, the Clippers' veteran guard and a five-time All-Star, tore his left Achilles' tendon during a game at Orlando on Monday.

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February 8, 2012 5:56 am

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Off the Dribble: Cousins's Talents Flying Under the Radar in Sacramento
Just because the Kings are dismal, and in Sacramento, is no reason to ignore the season DeMarcus Cousins is having.


02/08/2012

Miami Heat Up in Fourth Quarter to Beat Cavs
The Miami Heat inched closer to top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 107-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.


02/08/2012

Off the Dribble: Knicks' Carmelo Anthony Out One to Two Weeks
The Knicks' Carmelo Anthony will miss one to two weeks with a groin injury sustained while running up the court in a win over the Utah Jazz.


02/08/2012

Knicks Photo Replay: Dec. 25
Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including two free throws with 16 seconds left, as the Knicks survived a seesaw season opener against the Celtics.


02/08/2012

On Pro Basketball: For the Knicks, a Delusion of Equality in Triplicate
A Knicks victory over the Miami Heat last season, five days after the acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, was only an illusion of equality between the teams and their stars.


02/08/2012

Knicks' Anthony Out 1-2 Weeks With Groin Injury
New York Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will be sidelined for one to two weeks with a strained right groin, the National Basketball Association team said Tuesday.


02/08/2012

Pierce Passes Bird in Celtics' Win Over Bobcats
Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.


02/08/2012

NBA-Best Thunder Beat Blazers 111-107 in OT
Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 on Monday night.


02/08/2012

N.B.A. Roundup: Lakers’ Bryant Passes O’Neal for Fifth Place on Career Scoring List in Loss to 76ers
Kobe Bryant passed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal to move into fifth place on the N.B.A.’s career scoring list in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.


02/08/2012

Clippers Lose Billups for Season With Injury
- (Reuters) The Los Angeles Clippers were dealt a blow as starting guard Chauncey Billups was ruled out for the rest of the NBA season with a torn left Achilles tendon, the team said Tuesday. He will also miss this year's London Olympics.


02/08/2012

Genius Belichick throwing Edelman to wolves as DB? That's just stupid
Bill Belichick is a great coach. Maybe the greatest. Julian Edelman is a player to admire. But as a cornerback, he's also easy to beat. Gregg Doyel wants to know how Belichick can be stupid enough to line Edelman up on defense.

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02/06/2012

Unless you want to alienate target audience, Occupy someplace else
Stoked by labor politics in Indiana, the Occupy movement has set its sights on the Super Bowl. Gregg Doyel doesn't care about the issues on this one; he just knows this is the wrong group at the wrong event at the wrong time.

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02/06/2012


Calling out UFC is a losing fight, but it's time to step into the cage
No one beats the UFC. Not fighters angry over paltry wages, or journalists critical of its business tactics. But with the FTC looking into the UFC's stranglehold on MMA, Gregg Doyel is stepping into the ring, too, to take on a bully.

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02/06/2012

Oh, brother: Argument that Eli could surpass Peyton is ridiculous
OK, so Eli Manning has a chance to out-bling his brother Peyton on Sunday. Gregg Doyel says the notion that Eli would surpass Peyton in the quarterback hierarchy with a second ring is ludicrous -- just look at their statistics.

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02/06/2012

London? You'll pry the Super Bowl from our cold, dead hands
So the NFL is considering a future Super Bowl in London. After carefully considering it for about two seconds, Gregg Doyel says: Don't ... you ... dare. The Super Bowl is an American event, and America is where it belongs.

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02/06/2012

Hate Mail: A rare plunge into the deep end of the pool
CBSSports.com national columnist Gregg Doyel answers questions and comments from users, which are unusually wide-ranging this week.

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02/06/2012

Fabled Cameron Crazies succumbing to Cameron monotony at Duke
The Cameron Crazies are losing steam and Duke can't give away tickets to students. How is this possible? Gregg Doyel has a theory. There's nothing like seeing a game at Cameron Indoor, but after a while, the show grows tired.

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02/06/2012

Biggest play of Super Bowl XLVI belongs to unlikely hero Blackburn
Chase Blackburn. Chase Blackburn? The Giants get a major game-changing play from their middle linebacker, who picks off a deep Tom Brady pass early in the fourth. Gregg Doyel says talk about zero-turned-XLVI hero.

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02/06/2012

It's the Super Bowl -- so why are we talking about Irsay and Peyton?
Peyton Manning and Jim Irsay could have been gracious hosts, letting the Super Bowl and its stories take over their town for a week. Instead, Gregg Doyel says, the selfish ingrates have made it all about them.

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02/06/2012