Sports briefs

NBAHeat loses 4th straight

Josh Smith made a go-ahead layup with 34.7 seconds left in overtime, Joe Johnson scored 19 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat Miami, 93-89, last night to send the Heat to a fourth straight loss. Johnson had a tying layup with 25.4 seconds left in regulation and two game-sealing free throws with 5.2 seconds remaining in overtime. LeBron James scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Miami, but missed a long three-pointer at the end of regulation and another 28-foot try as the shot clock was expiring late in overtime and the Heat down by two.

CYCLING

SI questions Lance's

ties to suspect doctor

A story in Sports Illustrated challenges Lance Armstrong's statements that he cut ties to a controverisal Italian doctor and training adviser who has long been accused of helping cyclists cheat. Without naming its source, SI says that when Italian authorities raided the home of Armstrong teammate Yaroslav Popovych last November in Italy, they found texts and e-mails linking the Radio Shack team with Dr. Michele Ferrari as recently as 2009. Armstrong severed his longtime connection with Ferrari in 2004, amid accusations the doctor aided another rider in using performance-enhancing drugs. Ferrari was convicted, then later cleared of criminal charges on appeal.

COLLEGE HOOPS

St. John's women win

Da'Shena Stevens and Shenneika Smith each had 14 points and Sky Lindsay added 11 points for No. 23 St. John's (14-5, 3-3) in a 63-34 win over visiting Cincinnati (8-9, 1-4) in a Big East women's game.

Stony Brook loses

Kirsten Jeter had 23 points and Destiny Jacobs 11 points for Stony Brook (3-14, 0-5) in a 67-55 loss to visiting Albany in an America East game. The Seawolves played their first game under interim coach Evelyn Thompson. Felicia Johnson had 16 points for Albany (11-7, 4-1).

Harris has 15 in win

Brian Williams managed to put back a buzzer-beater as he was falling down, giving Tennessee a 59-57 victory over Georgia. Tobias Harris of Dix Hills had 15 points for the Vols.

Hoyas beat Seton Hall

Austin Freeman scored 28 points for No. 23 Georgetown as the Hoyas beat host Seton Hall 80-75. - AP