
Ondrej Pavelec made 36 saves for his third shutout of the season and Nik Antropov scored the only goal as the Atlanta Thrashers won for only the fifth time in 17 games, blanking Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 1-0 on Wednesday night.Paul

Chris Bosh shot free throws. LeBron James worked on 40-footers. Dwyane Wade tried a few layups.

Back in their building for the first time in nearly two weeks, the Miami Heat took final inventory Monday of all that they lost during their marathon road trip.

Les Miles has decided to try to build on the success he's already had at LSU rather than rebuild Michigan, the team for which he once played.
Vancouver's Alain Vigneault and Philadelphia's Peter Laviolette have earned co-coaching positions in the NHL All-Star game on Jan. 30 in Carolina.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the Heat and Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo of the Celtics are on pace to be voted as starters for the NBA All-Star game.
Doug Collins saw the schedule and wondered if a season teetering on the brink of rebound or collapse might buckle and collapse.

Jrue Holiday and Lou Williams each scored 26 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers returned from their longest road trip of the season to beat the Washington Wizards 109-97 on Wednesday night.
A look at the Miami Heat after their 125-119 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday: