MIAMI (AP) - Geno Smith tied a record for any bowl with six TD
passes -- four to Tavon (TAY'-vahn) Austin -- in West Virginia's
record-setting 70-33 rout of 14th-ranked Clemson last night in the
Orange Bowl. The Mountaineers' 70 points is a record for any bowl
game.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)- Brandon Triche scored 16 points, hitting
three straight 3-pointers early in the second half, and No. 1
Syracuse pulled away from Providence to win 87-73. It's the second
straight season the Orange have opened with 16 straight wins.
MIAMI (AP) - A person familiar with the negotiations says the
Chicago Cubs have reached a deal to trade pitcher Carlos Zambrano
to the Miami Marlins for pitcher Chris Volstad, pending physical
and approval by MLB. Zambrano wore out his welcome with the Cubs
after repeated meltdowns.
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James had 33 points and 13 assists, Chris
Bosh added 22 points and the Miami Heat hardly missed Dwyane
(dwayn) Wade in a 118-83 rout of the Indiana Pacers. Wade sat out
with a sore foot.
MONTREAL (AP) - Lars Eller had four goals and an assist and the
Montreal Canadiens bounced back from a 1-5 road trip with a 7-3
rout of the Winnipeg Jets. Eller scored his fourth goal on a
penalty shot 11 minutes into the third, and afterward did a
backward somersault over the Winnipeg goalie to celebrate.
