WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL and the players' union have agreed to
a 24-hour extension of the current collective bargaining agreement
while both sides try to avoid the NFL's first labor stoppage since
1987. Even President Barack Obama weighed in, saying he believes
"that for an industry that's making $9 billion a year in revenue,
they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way."
MIAMI (AP) - The Orlando Magic roared back from a 24-point
second-half deficit to stun Miami 99-96 for the Magic's biggest
comeback this season. Orlando won it with long-distance shooting,
going 16 of 29 from beyond the arc as the Magic went on a late 40-9
burst led by Jason Richardson's 24 points.
BOSTON (AP) - Milan Lucic (LOO'-chich) broke a 1-all tie on a
goal with 3:42 left and the Boston Bruins won their seventh
straight and moved alone into second place in the Eastern
Conference with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tim Thomas
had 27 saves for the Bruins, who have allowed five goals in their
past five games.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Phelps posted the fastest times in
the world this year in both of his events at the Indianapolis Grand
Prix. Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 46.27
seconds, and the 100 butterfly in 51.75 seconds.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU coach Dave Rose is vowing his Cougars
will recover from twin challenges that put a damper on their
standout season this week. The third-ranked Cougars are reeling
after leading rebounder Brandon Davies was kicked off the team
Tuesday for violating the university's honor code and an ugly 82-64
loss to New Mexico on Wednesday - the worst setback by a team
ranked in the AP top-three in six years.
