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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Syracuse beats UConn, stops skid
Rick Jackson had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 17 Syracuse to a 66-58 victory over No. 6 Connecticut last night in Hartford and the Orange avoided the first five-game losing streak in coach Jim Boeheim's 35 seasons. Brandon Triche had 16 points for the Orange (19-4, 6-4 Big East), which had lost four straight games under Boeheim three times before this streak.
Lou Williams scored 26 points and Jrue Holiday had 11 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-92 victory over the Nets. Nets coach Avery Johnson was ejected in the third period for arguing a non-call after Nets point guard Devin Harris apparently was fouled by Elton Brand . . . The Cavaliers' slide reached 22 games - one shy of the NBA's single-season record - as Danny Granger scored 23 points and Darren Collison added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 117-112 win over host Cleveland, winless in 2011 and losers of 32 of 33.
BASEBALL
Piniella will be consultant to Giants
Longtime manager Lou Piniella has agreed to a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants to work as a special assistant for the World Series champions. Piniella will report to general manager Brian Sabean. The 67-year-old Piniella retired as a manager during the 2010 season with the Chicago Cubs in order to return home to Tampa, Fla., and help his ailing mother, 91-year-old Margaret.
FOOTBALL
Belichick AP Coach of Year
New England coach Bill Belichick has won The Associated Press 2010 NFL Coach of the Year award, the third time Belichick has earned the honor. Belichick, who won in 2003 and 2007, now trails only Don Shula, a four-time winner of the award. For leading the Patriots to a 14-2 record, the best in the league, Belichick receives 30 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. That easily beat Raheem Morris, who led a turnaround in Tampa Bay and got 11 1/2 votes. - AP
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