UNDATED (AP) -Twelve of the 68 teams in next week's NCAA tournament are now in, including four who made the field last night. Western Kentucky won the Sun Belt title, Detroit is going out of the Horizon League, South Dakota State is the Summit League champion and Harvard is going from the Ivy League with the Crimson's first tournament berth since 1946.
MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat ended their two-game slide by routing New Jersey 108-78 but star guard Dwyane (dwayn) Wade turned his right ankle, the same one that sidelined him for six games earlier this season. Nets guard Deron (DEHR'-ihn) Williams, who was coming off an NBA season-high 57-point performance Sunday night, came back to earth and was held to 16.
BOSTON (AP) - Kevin Garnett grabbed 13 rebounds to pass Shaquille O'Neal and move into 12th on the NBA's career list, and Paul Pierce scored seven of his 30 points in overtime to lead the Boston Celtics to a 97-92 victory over the Houston Rockets. Boston has won five straight since the All-Star break, including two in a row in overtime.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Rodney Stuckey scored 34 points, and the Detroit Pistons overcame a tying shot by Kobe Bryant at the end of regulation to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 88-85 in overtime. Andrew Bynum had a big night with 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - There figures to be an emotional news conference today in Indianapolis where the Colts are expected to cut ties with QB Peyton Manning, who missed the entire 2011 season with a neck injury. Manning, who turns 36 later this month, is owed a $28 million roster bonus if he remains with the Colts on Thursday.
