Cal upsets No. 9 Washington St. 69-64 (AP)
All season, California has been losing close games in the closing minutes. The Bears finally won one Thursday night. Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and California hung on to hand No. 9 Washington State its first home loss of the season, 69-64. Cal (12-7, 3-5 Pac-10) either led, was tied or trailed by two in the final three minutes in six of its losses.
Rondo picks up slack for KG-less Celtics (AP)
Rajon Rondo knows he isn't going to outjump Dirk Nowitzki. So the 6-foot-1 Celtics point guard had to outthink him. Rondo had a season-high 12 rebounds, swiping the ball from Nowitzki and putting in a reverse layup with 42 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead, and Boston held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-90 on Thursday night.
Ovechkin’s fourth goal lifts Caps in OT (AP)
The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke his nose, needed stitches in his lip after getting hit with a puck and then showed the Montreal Canadiens the true meaning of the word tough. The battered Ovechkin, who also sported a cut below his eye from a high stick on Tuesday night, scored his fourth goal of the night with 1:26 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 Canadiens on Thursday...
Paul, West named All-Stars for Hornets (AP)
Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown New Orleans Hornets a pair of players for the event. Detroit, Phoenix and Washington also had multiple players chosen as reserves for the Feb. 17 game. Boston will only send two of its Big Three to the Big Easy.
Gateway Vs TJ (2005)
Gateway Vs TJ (2005)
