Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Boston Celtics 110-103 on Friday night.

Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O’Neal added 18 and the Miami Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night.

Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State survived a brief scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech on Friday night.

Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees’ World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010.

A newspaper says San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge.

Blake, Gustavsson shine as Leafs win battle of NHL's two worst teams.

The University of New Mexico has suspended a soccer player for several plays in a Mountain West Conference semifinal that have drawn some unwanted attention to the tournament.

Opinion: Ah, the good old days of two years ago, when Les Miles coached like a man who already had been fired and had nothing to lose. And LSU flourished. He needs to return to those ways to beat Alabama on Saturday.

Hill: Many believe Cavs star LeBron James is packed and wrapped with a first-class stamp to the Knicks or the Nets this coming offseason, but rumor has it he may find the glitz and glamour of L.A. to his liking.

LeBron James says he has no timetable for deciding what he will do next summer. The NBA’s MVP says it will be his first time getting to be an unrestricted free agent, so he’s not going to rush any decision.

Urban Meyer of Florida became the first coach to be disciplined under the Southeastern Conference's new policy regarding criticizing officials.

Jeff Gordon won his first NASCAR pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph (307.56 kph) for the Dickies 500 on Friday.

Pompei: The second half of the NFL season is sure to spring a few surprises, just as the first half did. There will be zigs when we expect zags, precipitous falls and improbable climbs. New stars will emerge and old ones will fade. How Act II of the NFL season will play out, then, is not easy to foresee, but here are some possibilities

Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. After fruitlessly chasing the undefeated mare in three previous races, Life Is Sweet found the winner's circle.

NBCSports.com handicappers Mike Brunker and Vic Zast are renewing their horse-picking rivalry for this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita.