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• Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina (AP)

  AP - Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.

  
  
• Martin leads Boise State in blowout (AP)

  AP - Kellen Moore didn't need to throw his usual three touchdown passes.

  
  
• Clips' broadcasters suspended for Haddadi remarks (AP) AP - Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.
• Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78 (AP)

  AP - Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.

  
  
• Giants LB Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury (AP) AP - New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.
• NFL union pans reporting on teammates' concussions (AP)

  AP - The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.

  
  
• Packers Havner fined $5K for late hit vs. Cowboys (AP) AP - Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
• Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery (AP) AP - The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.
• Butler leads Clips to 106-99 win over Nuggets (AP)

  AP - Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood an early scoring spree from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Friday night.

  
  
• Pondexter leads No. 14 Huskies (AP)

  AP - Quincy Pondexter set a career high for the second consecutive game with 30 points, including 13 in a row to begin the second half, and had a career-best 15 rebounds in No. 14 Washington's 80-70 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.

  
  
• Europe stunned by football match-rigging bombshell (AFP)

  AFP - European football was reeling on Saturday from what one UEFA official called the continent's worst ever match-fixing scandal, with 200 games under suspicion of having been rigged in nine countries.

  
  
• Clerc urges French caution prior to Samoa test (AFP)

  AFP - France wing Vincent Clerc has warned his team-mates that they cannot afford to under-estimate Samoa prior to the clash between the sides at the Stade de France here on Saturday.

  
  
• Heatley's hat trick leads Sharks past Flyers (AP)

  AP - Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night.

  
  
• Federer and Nadal ready to battle for number one spot (AFP)

  AFP - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.

  
  
• Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship (AP)

  AP - Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather.

  
  
• Friend says UFC champ Lesnar is home recuperating (AP) AP - A friend of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar says the ultimate fighter is back at his home in Alexandria, Minnesota, recovering from a bacterial infection.
• Pacquiao's PPV numbers add to megafight momentum (AP)

  AP - Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it's up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together.

  
  
• A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale (AP)

  AP - Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

  
  
• Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd (AP)

  AP - Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.