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The team dug a hole with another miserable quarter -- last night it was the first, Tuesday it was the second -- and staged a mad dash in the second half where they put some pressure on, but just ran out of steam at the end. The first quarter, the Pistons had to see coming a little bit. They beat Orlando Monday , thanks to a bad game from Dwight Howard and some uncharacteristicly horrid outside shooting by J.J. Redick and Ryan Anderson.  

Jason Blake got the winner but Jonas Gustavsson earned the save. A whole bunch of them, in fact. The result was a 3-2 win over the tepid Carolina Hurricanes last night after the Leafs finally got goaltending that can steal a game.  

In the countless starting lineup polls that we've run here over the past few months, not once did Miller/Roy/Blake/Aldridge/Oden appear as an option. The idea of going small -- that small -- to start off a game was so unconventional and so risky given the Spurs' height at the 2 and 3 positions (both Michael Finley and Richard Jefferson are 6'7") that it even caught Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, master tactician, off guard. Popovich scrambled to inform his guards of the switch shortly before the game and t  

Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs win for the second time in 14 games this season, 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes last night. John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin also scored for Toronto. The Maple Leafs (2-7-5) have earned points in their last six games.  

The former Black Sabbath frontman was in New York with wife Sharon to receive the Legend of Live statuette in recognition of his years on the road, sharing the title with previous recipients Sir Elton John and the Allman Brothers Band. Madonna's Sticky & Sweet world tour dominated the sixth annual ceremony, winning prizes for Top Tour as the highest-grossing concert of the year and Top Draw as the most-attended show. The Material Girl's manager Guy Oseary won the Top Manager award. The Top Package a  

Although Dennis Haysbert has visited deployed troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said it was time for him to visit the military forces in the U.S. On Friday, he did that, making a trip to Fort Huachuca. Talking to a couple hundred soldiers, some family members and others in Eifler Gym, Haysbert, who has portrayed military men on TV and in the movies, said he also had an appreciation for those in uniform. The uniform portion of the audience were especially into Haysbert's role as Delta Force Sgt. Maj.  

The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." "Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard he knocked him out," Anthony Harfford told police . Harfford said he didn't do it often: "Maybe only once a week."  

Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City police said the victim, a Johnson County man, 21, sustained injuries over most of his body. Kelsay said the man's injuries did not appear to require hospitalization, but the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.  

GADSDEN, Ala. An Etowah County Grand jury has returned an indictment including two counts of capital murder against a Rainbow City mother whose 5-year-old son was beaten to death in 2006. Shalinda Glass, who is 28, has been in the Etowah County Jail since her son's death. Kevin Andre Towles, who was dating Glass at the time, was found guilty of the boy's murder in October.  

Jason Richardson hit six-of-seven from the arch en route to a 34-point, 10-rebound performance as the Phoenix Suns beat Boston 110-103 handing the Celtics their first loss of the 2009-10 season. Canada's Steve Nash had 16-points and 12-assists for Phoenix, which rebounded from its only loss this season, a 122-100 loss to Orlando on Wednesday. Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points and seven rebounds, while Grant Hill and Jared Dudley had 12 and 10 points.