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NBA
Spurs defeat the Bulls to nab eighth straight victory
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SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker scored 21 points, hours after his Hollywood actress wife filed for divorce, to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
The Spurs won their eighth straight and improved to 9-1, tying a franchise-best start that even Tim Duncan never saw during any of the four championship runs for the Spurs.
But when Parker arrived at the arena, none of that seemed to matter.
Actress Eva Longoria filed court papers in Los Angeles earlier Wednesday to divorce Parker, strong irreconcilable differences between the "Desperate Housewives" star and the point guard. A swarm of media before the game waited for Parker,
who called the divorce a private matter.
Derrick Rose scored 33 points for the Bulls, whose win streak ended at four.
Parker was 9 of 14 from the floor and had seven assists, and when the
never smiled.
Spurs emptied their bench with 22.2 seconds left, fans treated the three-time All-Star to a standing ovation.
He seldom did from the time he showed up at AT&T Center, where his night began with a brief but uncomfortable session with a swarm of reporters crowding the hallway outside the Spurs' locker room. It was only hours earlier that Longoria had filed for divorce, ending a celebrity marriage that began with a storybook wedding in Paris in 2007.
"It's a difficult time right now for me and Eva," Parker said before the game. "We got a joint statement and everything else is our private life."
The Spurs trailed 47-37 at halftime but stunned the Bulls with a 37-point third quarter in which San Antonio shot 71 percent. Meanwhile, Chicago missed six of 23 shots and scored just 12 points, a season low for any quarter.
"It's a difficult time right now for me and Eva. We got a joint statement and everything else is our private life."
Manu Ginobili scored 20 points
Parker kept his head down and
TONY PARKER
San Antonio point guard
and Duncan had 16 points and 18 rebounds for the Spurs, who last opened 9-1 in 1981 during the George Gervin era.
points and 14 rebounds.
Parker and Longoria's split made for an usually frenzied atmosphere around the Spurs, whose teams under coach Gregg Popovich have
largely enjoyed insularity and few off-the-court distractions.
When Parker emerged from the locker room to meet reporters, he succinctly answered three questions before a team official ended the interview.
Asked about speculation that Parker might have been involved with the wife of a former Spurs teammate, Parker replied: "That's my private life."
Longoria often attended her husband's games when not filming — making for a rare courtside celebrity sighting at AT&T Center. When Parker signed a four-year, $50 million extension with the Spurs last month, the 28-year-old spoke as though staying in San Antonio was as important to Longoria as it was to him.
Popovich said during a morning shootaround that his star point guard getting a divorce — during what has so far been one of the best early starts in Parker's career — wouldn't be a distraction.
Popovich then addressed the situation one more time before the game.
"This is a difficult situation for everyone, obviously," Popovich said. "Eva and Tony are two people that we love and care about. We wish them both the best as they move through this."
Longoria, 35, did not indicate in the court filings when the couple broke up. They have no children together, and Longoria has one previous marriage.
Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose, right, drives to the basket at San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, defends during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Nov. 17 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Bulls 103-94.
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NCAA FOOTBALL
Poll attempts to predict 2010 Heisman Trophy winner
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place vote amid ongoing controversy about his recruitment.
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton remains in control of the Scripps Howard News Service Heisman Trophy poll, based on Wednesday's latest round of balloting, but backtracked by one first-
Newton received eight of 10 available first-place votes — one less than last week — while FBI officials began looking into published reports that he wounded up at Auburn as part of a pay-for-play scheme after completing the 2009 season at
Blinn College in Brenham.
Newton, who accounted for four touchdowns in last week's 49-31 victory over Georgia, remains the poll frontrunner for a fifth consecutive week. But he has a different player nipping at his heels.
Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, who received the two
remaining first-place votes from pollsters, climbed to No.2 in this week's balloting, trading places with Oregon running back LaMichael lames.
The poll, which began in 1987, solicits input from 10 Heisman voters — including representatives from each of the five Heisman balloting regions — and assigns voting
LaMichael James, Oregon: Transplanted Texan leads the NCAA in rushing (158.0 avg.) and shares the top spot in rushing TDs.
front-runners for the Heisman Trophy;
Cam Newton, Auburn: Versatile performer continues to shine on the field, but off-field issues could cloud his candidacy.
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Andrew Luck, Stanford: The
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Cam Newton, Auburn: Dualthreat QB ranks 2nd nationally in passing efficiency and is tied for the NCAA lead in rushing TDs (17).
Kellen Moore, Boise State: Savvy veteran has won 23 consecutive starts and leads the NCAA in passing efficiency (71.9 pct., 24 TDs, 4 INTs).
Andrew Luck, Stanford: Houston native is a 69.6 pct. passer who is 16th nationally in total offense (373 rushing yards, 2,511 passing yards).
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Ryan Mallett, Arkansas: Strong armed Texarkana native has thrown for 2,967 yards and 24 TDs, with 8 INTs.
NCAA BASKETBALL
Boston College falls to hot-shooting Yale
Porter Braswell had 16 and Reggie Willhite 13 for Yale (1-2). The Bulldogs were 12 of 21 on 3-pointers, hitting 10 of their
BOSTON — Austin Morgan was 6 of 9 on 3-pointers and scored 25 points to carry Yale to a 75-67 upset win over Boston College on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs hit four 3-pointers in the opening 4:48 of the second half, pulling to a 48-32 edge on Morgan's jumper from the corner with 14 1/2 minutes to play.
Reggie Jackson led Boston College (1-1) with a career-high 30 points and Corey Raji scored 12. The Eagles were just 3 of 19 from beyond the arc.
spurt, cutting it to 54-47 on Raji's two free throws with 9:01 left, but the Bulldoos hung tough.
Boston College cut it to four with under a minute left.
Boston College made a brief
The Bulldogs led 34-30 early in the second half before Morgan and Braswell each hit a 3-pointer, Greg Mangano then followed with a pair of 3s to close a 14-2 spurt that pushed their lead to 16.
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