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— ROCKETS STAY UNBEATEN, 3-POINT BARRAGE HELPS THEM TOP HEAT 108-91
James Harden had 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Dwight Howard added 26 points and 10 boards as the Houston Rockets remained unbeaten with a 108-91 win over the Miami Heat 108-91.
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–RONALDO DENIED RECORD AS MADRID ADVANCES IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE; DORTMUND ALSO INTO LAST 16
Real Madrid beat an under-strength Liverpool 1-0 to advance in the Champions League although Cristiano Ronaldo failed to equal the competition scoring record.
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–OVECHKIN SETS CAPITALS’ SCORING RECORD, BUT FLAMES WIN 4-3 IN OT ON MONAHAN GOAL
Alex Ovechkin became the leading scorer in Capitals’ history, raising his career point total to 827 with a pair of assists in Washington’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames.
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–SEVEN-TIME ALL-STAR ALFONSO SORIANO ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
Seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano says he is retiring from the major leagues after a season in which he was released by the New York Yankees on July.
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–BRITTNEY GRINER CUT BUT OK AFTER KNIFE ATTACK IN CHINA WHILE BOARDING TEAM BUS
WNBA star Brittney Griner felt fortunate to be OK after getting cut on the elbow in a knife attack in China.
Griner sustained a small cut when she was attacked by a man while boarding a bus after practice Monday in Shenyang. The man, who followed the players onto the bus, also stabbed one of Griner’s teammates.
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