DENVER — Corey Brewer matched his career high with 27 points and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 40-point effort by Kobe Bryant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 126-114 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win at home.Brewer hit four of his six 3-pointers in the final 12-plus minutes, helping the Nuggets hold off the Lakers, whose five-game winning streak was snapped.Read More…
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Nuggets Beat Lakers 126-114: Denver Snaps Los Angeles’ Five-Game Winning Streak
Knicks Beat Wizards For 10th Straight Time
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony and JR Smith each scored 20 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards for the 10th straight time, 108-87 on Friday night.Tyson Chandler and Ronnie Brewer each added 12 points for the Knicks, who improved to 6-0 at home and also beat the Wizards for the ninth straight time at Madison Square Garden. Both winning streaks are their longest active against one team.Read More…
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ACLU sues to force Arizona to offer licenses to deferred-deportation immigrants
A class action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and an alliance of immigration advocacy groups on Thursday will seek to force the state of Arizona to offer drivers licenses to young undocumented immigrants taking part in a federal deferred deportation program. The suit, (PDF)…
