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NEW YORK - The Fox NFL pregame show will be broadcast from a military installation in Afghanistan on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS - The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Ty Law spent the first half of the season waiting for the right team to come calling. Now that it has, he doesn't want to waste any more time getting back on the field.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Chris Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena with a 118-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

PARIS (AFP) - French strugglers Grenoble avoided equalling Manchester United's European club record losing streak of 12 matches when they drew 0-0 at Monaco on Saturday to register their first point of the season.

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AFP) - Arsenal underlined their credentials as serious challengers for the Premier League title with an imperious 4-1 win over Wolverhampton on Saturday.

BERLIN (AFP) - Schalke 04 missed the chance to claim second in the Bundesliga behind leaders Leverkusen on Saturday after they were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Bayern Munich.

DENVER - Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

DALLAS - Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal, and the Dallas Stars beat Vancouver 2-1 despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

NEW YORK - Gino Gordon rushed for two touchdowns and Collier Winters passed for another for Harvard, which scored the game's first 34 points en route to a 34-14 win over Columbia on Saturday.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Joey Elliott threw for a career-high 367 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another to help Purdue rally past Michigan 38-36 Saturday, dealing a serious blow to the Wolverines' bowl hopes.

ATHENS, Ga. - Washaun Ealey ran for two touchdowns as Georgia focused on its running game to beat Tennessee Tech 38-0 on Saturday for its first shutout in three years.

BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - Roger Federer beat childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 on Saturday to clinch a 19th straight victory at the Swiss Indoors tournament and set up a final with Novak Djokovic.

BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - Roger Federer tamed childhood Basel school friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 Saturday, winning his 19th straight match at the pair's home Swiss Indoors to set up a final with Novak Djokovic.

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AFP) - Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone cruised to straight set victories to send Italy into a 2-0 lead in the Fed Cup final against the United States on Saturday.

SHANGHAI - Phil Mickelson was unwinding from a day of high energy and quick turnarounds, one that took him from a two-shot deficit against Tiger Woods to a two-shot lead over the final eight holes Saturday in the HSBC Champions.

SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic.

SHANGHAI - Anthony Kim says he will not be going to the Dubai World Championship to compete for the $7.5 million bonus pool, even though the American has easily qualified.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.

MUNICH - Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

LONDON - London Olympic organizers will tender for $1.1 billion worth of goods and services between now and the 2012 Games.

BEIJING - Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

NEW YORK - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

SEATTLE - Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years.

PROVO, Utah - A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.