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Morning Briefing March 17, 2010

| March 16, 2010 9:00 PM

Basketball

Ernie Kent, the winningest coach in Oregon history, was dismissed Tuesday after 13 seasons with his alma mater.

Oregon went 16-16 overall and 7-11 in the Pac-10 this past season, finishing with a 90-74 quarterfinal loss to California in the conference tournament.

Kent, 55, leaves Oregon with a 235-173 overall record. But the Ducks have slipped in the past two seasons, going 24-39 and finishing 10th and ninth, respectively, in conference play.

Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti said Oregon terminated Kent’s contract effective June 30. He cited his record and declining attendance at McArthur Court.

The Ducks immediately begin the search for a successor. The Oregonian newspaper reported this past weekend that one possible candidate was P.J. Carlesimo, former coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.

n Danny Granger scored 26 to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 99-94 in NBA action at Indianapolis.

Nuggets 97, Wizards 87: Carmelo Anthony scored 29, leading Denver past visiting Washington.

Cavaliers 113, Pistons 101: At Aubun Hills, Mich., LeBron James scored 29 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had 12 assists to lead Cleveland past Detroit.

Hawks 108, Nets 84: At East Rutherford, N.J., Jamal Crawford scored 25, leading Atlanta past New Jersey.

Spurs 88, Heat 76: Manu Ginobili scored 22, leading San Antonio at Miami.

Grizzlies 104, Bulls 97: O.J. Mayo scored 24, leading host Memphis past Chicago.

Suns 152, Timberwolves 114: Jason Richardson scored 27, leading Phoenix past visiting Minnesota.

Lakers 106, Kings 99: Kobe Bryant scored 30, leading Los Angeles at Sacramento.

Bruins 5, Hurricanes 2: At Raleigh, N.C., Tuukka Rask made 30 saves, leading Boston past Carolina.

Predators 4, Flyers 3, SO: Martin Erat’s shootout goal lifted Nashville past visiting Philadelphia.

Stars 8, Sharks 2: Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow each scored twice, leading host Dallas past San Jose.

Avalanche 5, Blues 3: Peter Mueller had two goals and an assist, leading Colorado at St. Louis.

Islanders 5, Canucks 2: John Tavares’ two goals and three assists lifted New York at Vancouver.

Coyotes 3, Lightning 1: At Tampa, Fla., Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 27 shots and Phoenix beat Tampa Bay.

Wild 4, Oilers 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Chuck Kobasew’s go-ahead goal in the third lifted Minnesota past Edmonton.

Maple Leafs 4, Senators 1: Jonas Gustavsson stopped 30 shots, leading Toronto at Ottawa.

Thrashers 4, Sabres 3: Niclas Bergfors’ three assists lifted host Atlanta past Buffalo.

Canadiens 3, Rangers 1: Sergei Kostitsyn’s goal in the third period lifted Montreal at New York.

Capitals 7, Panthers 3: At Sunrise, Fla., Brooks Laich scored twice, leading Washington past Florida.

Football

Looking to bolster their pass rush, the Philadelphia Eagles acquired defensive end Darryl Tapp from Seattle.

The Seahawks got defensive end Chris Clemons and the Eagles’ fourth-round choice in next month’s draft.

Originally a second-round draft pick by Seattle in 2006, Tapp has 18 sacks, two interceptions, eight forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 65 games. He had four sacks in a game against St. Louis in 2007.

Clemons played two seasons with Philadelphia after posting a career-high eight sacks in 2007, his only season with Oakland. He has 20 sacks in 59 career games.

— The Associated Press