Jason Richardson

Members of the Orlando Magic were spotted at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Players - including Jameer Nelson, Chris Duhon,Quentin Richardson, and Jason Richardson - were also at Who's on First before the game. . . . Bachelor Ben Flajnik and his lady, Courtney Robertson, were also at Fenway on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Flajnik is pals with Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross.

Members of the Orlando Magic were spotted at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Players - including Jameer Nelson, Chris Duhon,Quentin Richardson, and Jason Richardson - were also at Who's on First before the game. . . . Bachelor Ben Flajnik and his lady, Courtney Robertson, were also at Fenway on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Flajnik is pals with Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross.

Dayron Robles of Cuba was disqualified for obstruction after finishing first in the 110-meter hurdles Monday at the world championships. Jason Richardson of the United States was declared the winner. Robles was disqualified after third-place finisher Liu Xiang of China protested, saying the Cuban grabbed him going over the ninth hurdle. The Cubans appealed the decision, but it was rejected by tack and field's ruling body. Richardson won in 13.16 seconds, followed by Liu in 13.27.

Lou Williams scored 23 points off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers built an early lead and held on to send the Bobcats to their 15th straight defeat, 98-89, last night in Charlotte, N.C. Thaddeus Young added 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and Jrue Holiday chipped in with 19 points for the 76ers. Williams was averaging 19 points over the previous four games. He stayed hot, making several big shots including a 3-pointer with 6:11 remaining after the Bobcats had pulled within 71-69.

LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cavaliers moved above .500 for the first time in more than three years by beating the Golden State Warriors, 99-88, last night in Cleveland for their fourth straight win. Jeff McInnis added 20 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 16 for the Cavaliers (4-3), who hadn't had a winning record since Jan. 10, 2001, when they were 17-16. James was a high school junior then, but now he's the NBA's reigning player of the week and league-leading scorer.

Chris Quinn hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, Michael Beasley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and made the decisive free throw, and the Miami Heat pulled off a wild 130-129 comeback win over the Golden State Warriors last night in Oakland, Calif. Jamal Crawford missed a running jumper at the buzzer and sprawled himself on the court in frustration as the Warriors dropped their seventh straight game, one they had in their grasp until the waning moments. Crawford is winless since joining Golden State in a trade from New York Nov. 21 that sent...

NBA ROUNDUP Dallas coach Rick Carlisle warned his team that the trade-depleted Charlotte Bobcats were still dangerous. The Mavericks got the message just in time. Dirk Nowitzki hit a key 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds to play and finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists to help the Mavericks hold off the pesky Bobcats, 95-90, last night in Dallas. "We escaped," Carlisle said. "All these teams are capable. They [the Bobcats] are really hungry for a win. " Jason Terry had 26 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, to help the Mavericks improve to 10-0 against the...

Jason Richardson scored 40 points, including a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 122-121 victory over the Mavericks in Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 51 points, his highest regulation total ever and 2 short of his career high, set in overtime Dec. 2, 2004, against the Houston Rockets. The Mavericks missed three free throws in the final 30 seconds that proved costly. Richardson dribbled the length of the court and nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key. The officials checked a replay to determine whether Richardson got the shot off in...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- From the first 3-pointer to the last dramatic dunk, Baron Davis and his Warriors remained golden at home in the playoffs. Davis had 32 points and nine assists, Jason Richardson scored 25 points, and Golden State remained unbeaten in Oakland during the postseason with a 125-105 victory over the Jazz in Game 3 of their second-round series last night, cutting Utah's lead to 2-1. Richardson hit four of the Warriors' NBA record-tying...

Dwight Howard had 20 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 23 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Bobcats 100-79 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Orlando jumped to an 11-0 lead and never trailed, eventually leading 56-43 at halftime and building the lead up to as many as 21 in the second half. Charlotte never got closer than nine points in the second half. Anderson was 5 of 12 from 3-point range, as the Magic shot 43 percent from beyond the arc. Howard also had four blocked shots and four assists.

Jason Richardson scored 28 of his season-high 31 points in the second half and made nine 3-pointers to lead the Orlando Magic to a 99-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. The Bucks limited Dwight Howard to 11 points and 14 rebounds, but had no defense for Richardson, who unleashed a barrage of 3-pointers in the second half that helped Orlando erase a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and pull ahead. His ninth 3, and eighth out of nine attempts in the second half, gave Orlando a 94-88 lead with 2:07 to go. Richardson finished 9 for 11 from 3-point range.

Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to an 85-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Danny Granger had 19 points and seven rebounds and Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost two of three to the Magic in less than two weeks. Jason Richardson scored 17 points and Ryan Anderson scored 12 for the Magic, who have won three straight. Granger made a 3-pointer to make it 83-81, but Granger was called for a foul on the Magic's next trip down the floor and Anderson went to the line with 4.2 seconds left.

Jason Richardson scored a season-high 22 points, Glen Davis added a season-best 20, and the Orlando Magic beat the Kings, 104-97, last night in Sacramento, despite playing much of the game without foul-plagued Dwight Howard. The All-Star center had 5 points and four rebounds in 20 minutes and spent most of the first three quarters in foul trouble. He didn't get his first rebound until four minutes into the fourth and was scoreless before converting a 3-point play with 6:35 remaining, putting the Magic ahead, 87-85.

Dwight Howard had 20 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 23 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Bobcats 100-79 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Orlando jumped to an 11-0 lead and never trailed, eventually leading 56-43 at halftime and building the lead up to as many as 21 in the second half. Charlotte never got closer than nine points in the second half. Anderson was 5 of 12 from 3-point range, as the Magic shot 43 percent from beyond the arc. Howard also had four blocked shots and four assists.

Dayron Robles of Cuba was disqualified for obstruction after finishing first in the 110-meter hurdles Monday at the world championships. Jason Richardson of the United States was declared the winner. Robles was disqualified after third-place finisher Liu Xiang of China protested, saying the Cuban grabbed him going over the ninth hurdle. The Cubans appealed the decision, but it was rejected by tack and field's ruling body. Richardson won in 13.16 seconds, followed by Liu in 13.27.

The Orlando Magic pulled off one of the most amazing feats of the NBA season last week when it rallied from 24 points down to beat Miami. But last night at home, the Magic found that winning without their biggest star was too big of a challenge opposite a team that’s fighting for its playoff life down the stretch. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points, Andre Miller added 15, and the Portland Trail Blazers held on to beat the Magic, who were without the suspended Dwight Howard, 89-85.

Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to an 85-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Danny Granger had 19 points and seven rebounds and Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost two of three to the Magic in less than two weeks. Jason Richardson scored 17 points and Ryan Anderson scored 12 for the Magic, who have won three straight. Granger made a 3-pointer to make it 83-81, but Granger was called for a foul on the Magic's next trip down the floor and Anderson went to the line with 4.2 seconds left.

Well, I guess we know what happened to the guys who ran the numbers for Barack Obama in New Hampshire. They went out and set the pointspread for the Celtics-Bobcats game. And you know what? They were right. The Celtics deserved to be 13-point favorites, even though, as Gerald Wallace said after last night's stunner, "We should be 2-0 against them. " As we know, once in a while strange things happen in politics and sports, and last night, 24 hours after Obama saw a 13-point poll lead disappear in the Granite State, the Celtics suffered the same fate against the lowly Charlotte Bobcats at...

Larry Brown was in his first week of training camp in his record ninth NBA head coaching job when he invited his mentor, Dean Smith, to see his flawed Bobcats practice. "I remember watching Coach Smith watch us and him saying, 'Are you sure you like coaching?' " Brown said. How far the Bobcats have come since then was on display last night, as Boris Diaw dominated his former team with 26 points and 11 rebounds in host Charlotte's 98-76 rout of the slumping Phoenix Suns. "It was an unbelievable great game," said Brown, clearly enjoying coaching now with the Bobcats having won five of...

NBA ROUNDUP Dallas coach Rick Carlisle warned his team that the trade-depleted Charlotte Bobcats were still dangerous. The Mavericks got the message just in time. Dirk Nowitzki hit a key 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds to play and finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists to help the Mavericks hold off the pesky Bobcats, 95-90, last night in Dallas. "We escaped," Carlisle said. "All these teams are capable. They [the Bobcats] are really hungry for a win. " Jason Terry had 26 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, to help the Mavericks improve to 10-0 against the...