Daily sport news

AP - Hours after Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, the Red Raiders tried projecting a message of family, solidarity and optimism.

AP - The New York Jets will pay tribute to their 26 years at Giants Stadium with a halftime celebration during the final regular-season game to be played there Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals.

AP - Amare Stoudemire and Channing Frye scored 26 points apiece, and the Phoenix Suns handed what was left of the Boston Celtics their third straight loss, 116-98 on Wednesday night.

AP - Danielle Adams scored all 19 of her points in the second, leading No. 10 Texas A&M to an 84-69 victory over New Mexico on Wednesday night.

AP - David West scored six of his 21 points in the last 55 seconds, and also grabbed 10 rebounds to help the New Orleans Hornets hold on for a 95-91 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

AP - Chris Bosh had 33 points and 13 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani matched his season high with 28 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Bobcats 107-103 on Wednesday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.

AP - Juan Fernandez scored 26 points and Ryan Brooks added 19 for No. 18 Temple, which tuned up for a weekend game with No. 1 Kansas with a 70-60 victory over Northern Illinois on Wednesday night.

AP - Martin Brodeur shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins — again.

AP - Sidney Crosby isn't the only kid on a Canadian Olympic hockey team that is being built around youth, speed and teammates who have grown comfortable playing alongside each other.

AP - Anderson Varejao made his first career 3-pointer with 17.2 seconds left — a 25th birthday present to teammate LeBron James — to give Cleveland a 106-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the Cavaliers' 11th victory in 12 games.

AP - JP Kuhlman hit two free throws with 4 seconds left to lift Davidson to a 63-61 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night.

AP - Brook Lopez had 21 points and 14 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets not only posted a rare victory, they snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 104-95 blowout of the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

AP - Ryan O'Reilly scored the winning goal early in the third period, and Craig Anderson stopped 27 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.

AP - Tiger Woods had a "fat lip" but no other visible facial injuries when he met with Florida state troopers four days after the accident outside his home, according to a television report.

AP - Max Komar made a sliding 16-yard touchdown catch with 4 seconds left and Nathan Enderle passed to Preston Davis for the 2-point conversion, lifting Idaho to a dramatic 43-42 victory over Bowling Green in Wednesday night's Humanitarian Bowl.

AP - Reggie Holmes scored 23 points as Morgan State overcame an eight-point first-half deficit to defeat Long Island University 87-70 on Wednesday night.

AFP - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes he will beat his best ever goal tally for a single season after inspiring Sir Alex Ferguson's side to a comprehensive 5-0 demolition of Wigan.

AP - Mark Sanchez is feeling confident these days, and that's good news for the New York Jets.

Reuters - Hopes of salvaging the hotly anticipated fight between Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather Jr. were dealt another blow on Wednesday when the Filipino filed a lawsuit against his opponent.

AP - Earnest Jones and Jazz Williams scored 12 points apiece and Jones grabbed 14 rebounds as Southern scored nine of the final 11 points to defeat Chicago State 67-60 on Wednesday night.