Vince Carter scored 26 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 83-78 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday, in a reprise of last season's NBA Eastern Conference semifinal.

Doug Martin ran for 121 yards and four touchdowns as Boise State remained unbeaten and in college football title contention with a 52-21 victory over Utah State on Friday.

Dany Heatley scored a hat trick as the San Jose Sharks thumped the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 in the NHL on Friday.

German prosecutors investigating corruption in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe ─ including Champions League ties ─ are involved in what an UEFA official called the biggest match-fixing scandal in Europe.

New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce will be sidelined from NFL action indefinitely after he was unexpectedly diagnosed with a bulging disk in his neck.

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.

Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget in a recession.

Reliever John Grabow signed a two-year US$7.5 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Friday, adding an experienced arm to a young bullpen.

Tracy McGrady is keen to return to NBA action, but the Houston Rockets aren't taking any chances with their seven-time All-Star.

Defender Gabriel Heinze scored against his former teammates to give Marseille a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Friday in a French league match which was postponed from last month.