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Correction: Switzer-Bowden-Iraq story (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:21 PM)

Anthony scores 34 points, Nuggets beat Spurs (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:20 PM)

Morris leads FAU past FIU 28-21 (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:19 PM)

Blazers' Oden carried off on stretcher (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:17 PM)

Saturday's College Basketball (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:15 PM)

Saturday's College Football (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:15 PM)

Austin Peay beats Eastern Illinois 73-60 (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:13 PM)

Louisiana Tech defeats Northwestern State 98-70 (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:07 PM)

Late dunk lifts Howard past Hampton 56-54 (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:07 PM)

South Dakota State rallies for 80-74 victory (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:05 PM)

Jackson ignites Siena over Albany, NY 83-54 (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:02 PM)

NHL Standings (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:01 PM)

NFL Standings (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:01 PM)

Flyers routed 8-2 by Caps in Laviolette's debut (AP, December 5, 2009; 11:01 PM)

Appalachian State defeats Richmond 35-31 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:59 PM)

US-SPORTS Summary (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 10:58 PM)

Savard's hat-trick powers Bruins to 7-2 rout of Leafs (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 10:58 PM)

Brunette, Wild top Predators for 5th straight win (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:52 PM)

Versteeg lifts Blackhawks to OT win over Penguins (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:44 PM)

Bosh dominates, Raptors rip Bulls 110-78 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:41 PM)

Long leads Elon to 82-63 win over Chattanooga (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:38 PM)

Kennesaw State defeats Lipscomb 97-91 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:32 PM)

St. Francis defeats Mount St. Mary's 73-66 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:31 PM)

Switzer, Tommy Bowden to coach teams for troops (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:27 PM)

North Carolina Central beats Carver Bible 82-63 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:26 PM)

Gomes, Love lift Wolves to 3rd win of season (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:26 PM)

Williams leads Memphis past Arkansas State 74-55 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:25 PM)

Radford beats Presbyterian 61-57 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:25 PM)

Islanders goalie DiPietro makes rehab start in AHL (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:21 PM)

Coastal Carolina knocks off Liberty 73-58 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:20 PM)

Hedman scores 1st NHL goal in Lightning win (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:16 PM)

Thrashers beat slumping Panthers 2-1 in shootout (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:14 PM)

Red Wings' rally falls short in SO loss to Devils (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:07 PM)

Young, East Carolina hold off Coker 69-63 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:04 PM)

Brown leads Bowling Green over Fordham 67-46 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:03 PM)

Old Dominion defeats Delaware 65-44 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:02 PM)

Eastern Kentucky defeats Tennessee-Martin 85-74 (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:01 PM)

Marc Savard scores 3 in Bruins' 7-2 win over Leafs (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:01 PM)

Lundqvist makes 36 saves in Rangers' 2-1 win (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:56 PM)

No. 7 W.Va. tops Charleston in exhibition (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:55 PM)

Felton's late layup lifts Bobcats (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:54 PM)

Winthrop defeats High Point 82-68 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:51 PM)

Tide rolls on with 32-13 win over Tebow's Gators:  Crimson Tide rolls to the SEC championship and berth in the BCS title game: No. 2 Alabama 32, No. 1 Florida 13 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:51 PM)

Washington rolls to 42-10 romp over No. 19 Cal (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:46 PM)

Wright State tops Youngstown State 67-54 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:43 PM)

Costly interception ends Tebow's comeback bid (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:41 PM)

Robert Morris beats Wagner 73-70 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:41 PM)

No. 23 Butler routs Valparaiso 84-67 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:28 PM)

Alabama rolls into BCS title game (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:23 PM)

Charlotte crushes No. 20 Louisville 87-65 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:20 PM)

Syracuse humbles Maine 101-55 (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:07 PM)

Crosby misses game with groin injury (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 9:07 PM)

Zardana wins Bayakoa, gives Shirreffs another win (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:04 PM)

Late TD gives Texas Southern 30-25 victory (AP, December 5, 2009; 9:02 PM)

Griner leads No. 8 Baylor past Louisiana Tech (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:56 PM)

BYU bounces back with 69-43 win over San Francisco (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:44 PM)

Georgia Tech beats Southern Cal 79-53 (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:37 PM)

Arizona gets late TD, beats USC 21-17 (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:34 PM)

Orsillo, No. 15 Arizona top Pepperdine 62-52 (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:26 PM)

Jacksonville State defeats Tennessee Tech 83-72 (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:26 PM)

Wake Forest upends No. 17 Gonzaga in volatile clash:  Wake Forest 77, No. 17 Gonzaga 75 (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:23 PM)

Patriots rebound in CAA opener:  George Mason 57, UNC Wilmington 52 (AP, December 5, 2009; 8:04 PM)

Southeastern Louisiana beats Jackson State 77-55 (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:59 PM)

Woods' replacement McDowell tied for lead (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 7:50 PM)

Purdue beats Buffalo 101-65 (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:47 PM)

Wisseh, LIU hold off Central Connecticut St. 69-65 (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:47 PM)

Villanova wins 46-7, advances to FCS semifinals (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:46 PM)

2 dead in barn fire at Ohio county fairgrounds (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:37 PM)

Maryland-Eastern shore beats Delaware State 53-50 (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:26 PM)

Miller makes mark but questions remain (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 7:23 PM)

Janka wins again with downhill triumph (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 7:22 PM)

Vonn claims Lake Louise downhill double (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 7:22 PM)

Khan destroys Salita in first round to retain WBA title (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 7:21 PM)

Holmes paces Morgan State over Coppin State 80-67 (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:18 PM)

McDowell, Yang tied for Chevron lead (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:13 PM)

Khan retains title with TKO win after 76 seconds (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:08 PM)

Martin helps Boise State stay unbeaten (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:04 PM)

UMass holds off Holy Cross 84-63 (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:03 PM)

Drexel edges Northeastern 49-47 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:56 PM)

4 Saints have injuries, won't play at Washington (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:48 PM)

Belmont beats Mercer 94-90 in overtime (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:47 PM)

South Carolina State tops Winston-Salem 63-60 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:44 PM)

East Carolina's Holtz says he's not job hunting (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:40 PM)

College of Charleston defeats Davidson 67-55 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:34 PM)

W. Carolina holds off Furman 64-57 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:33 PM)

Porter leads La Tech past San Jose State 55-20 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:32 PM)

Szabo, Hofstra outmuscle Towson 84-64 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:28 PM)

Arkansas ends skid, beats Mississippi Valley 91-54 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:25 PM)

Ogilvy leads Vanderbilt past DePaul 67-54 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:24 PM)

76ers' Holiday sits out with strained rotator cuff (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:24 PM)

Weis hopes next coach has more success than he did (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:15 PM)

Vonn wins 2nd straight World Cup downhill (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:07 PM)

Duquesne defeats Savannah State 58-44 (AP, December 5, 2009; 6:06 PM)

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