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There's never really a good time for the New York Jets to face the Patriots. Since Bill Belichick became New England's coach in 2000, the Jets are 7-13 against their rivals from Foxborough.

NEW ORLEANS - Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis are not traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

CLEVELAND - Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers held the Philadelphia 76ers to just 10 fourth quarter points to rally for a 97-91 win on Saturday, LeBron James leading the home team's assault with a 32-point effort.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - New Orleans Rookie Darren Collison notched his first NBA double-double with 22 points and 11 assists as the Hornets ended Atlanta's seven-game winning streak.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss.

ROME (AFP) - Inter Milan got back to winning ways in Serie A on Saturday with a convincing 3-1 win over Bologna at the Dall'Ara stadium extending their lead at the top to eight points ahead of Sunday's games.

LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez brushed aside his team's stuttering form to insist that they will finish in the top four.

MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona dropped two costly points in a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday to fall a point behind new leaders Real Madrid ahead of next Sunday's eagerly-anticipated 'El Clasico' at Camp Nou.

EDMONTON, Alberta - Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

TUCSON, Ariz. - Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Nevada rushed for 575 yards — and shattered some NCAA record in the process — as the Wolf Pack beat New Mexico State 63-20 Saturday night.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Martevious Young threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Southern Mississippi beat Tulsa 44-34 on Saturday night.

LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.

LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer admits the prospect of finishing the year as world number one ahead of Rafael Nadal will fuel his bid to win the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

LONDON (AFP) - Wimbledon champion Roger Federer insists his friend Thierry Henry shouldn't be blamed for the controversial goal that sent France to the World Cup at the Republic of Ireland's expense.

RICHMOND, Texas - More rain on already saturated grounds at The Houstonian Country Club washed out play at the LPGA Tour Championship on Saturday, forcing tour officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Lee Westwood maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Saturday in the third round.

RICHMOND, Texas - Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kyle Busch only needed the green flag to drop to win his first NASCAR title. His coronation was never in doubt and neither, really, was the outcome of the Nationwide Series finale.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart — some of NASCAR's greatest drivers — in his frustrating bid for an elusive championship.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. For one day, he owned it.

MOSCOW - Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of Alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

KITCHENER, Ontario - Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.

OXFORD, Miss. - About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

LONDON - There will be no rematch.

NEWARK, N.J. - Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver.