Sports Briefs January 25, 2011
Baseball
The Detroit Tigers have traded right-handed pitcher Armando Galarraga to the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-hander Kevin Eichhorn and left-hander Ryan Robowski.
Galarraga gained fame last season when umpire Jim Joyce acknowledged blowing a call with two outs in the ninth inning that cost him a perfect game.
He was 4-9 with a 4.49 ERA in 24 starts and one relief appearance last season in Detroit. He's 23-26 with a 4.58 ERA over four seasons with the Tigers and Texas Rangers.
• Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre is leaning toward accepting a job with Commissioner Bud Selig that would allow him to stay in Los Angeles.
Torre said he's still resolving some questions in his own mind, but he expects to decide in the next two-to-three weeks.
The 70-year-old Torre retired in September after three years managing the Dodgers, ending a career on the bench that included overseeing the New York Yankees.
Top 25 Men
Ohio State is again the runaway No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, receiving all but two first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
Pittsburgh jumps from fifth to second and Duke moves up one place to third. Both received one first-place vote.
San Diego State moves from sixth to fourth and Connecticut jumps three spots to fifth.
No. 15 Notre Dame 56, No. 2 Pittsburgh 51: Ben Hansbrough scored 19 points, Carl Scott had 16 and visiting Notre Dame (17-4, 6-3) upset Pittsburgh (19-2, 7-1 Big East).
Pistons 103, Magic 96: Former Gonzaga standout Austin Daye scored 20 points to help visiting Detroit over Orlando.
Grizzlies 100, Raptors 98: Rudy Gay hit a tiebreaking jump shot with less than a second to play and visiting Memphis beat Toronto.
76ers 105, Suns 95: Thaddeus Young scored 24 points to help host Philadelphia past Phoenix.
Nets 103, Cavaliers 101: At Newark, N.J., Brook Lopez scored the tiebreaking basket with 1.4 seconds remaining and New Jersey beat Cleveland, handing the Cavaliers their 17th straight defeat.
Hornets 91, Thunder 89: David West swished a 17-foot fadeaway with 0.5 on the clock and host New Orleans pulled out its ninth straight victory, beating Oklahoma City.
Rockets 129, Timberwolves 125: At Minneapolis, Kevin Martin scored 34 points to lead Houston past Minnesota.
Knicks 115, Wizards 106: Amare Stoudemire ended a mini-slump with 30 points, and host New York snapped a six-game losing streak and dropped Washington.
Bulls 92, Bucks 83: Kurt Thomas scored 22 points to push host Chicago over Milwaukee.
Kings 96, Trail Blazers 81: Tyreke Evans scored 26 points and visiting Sacramento beat Portland.
Spurs 113, Warriors 102: At Oakland, Calif., Manu Ginobili had 20 points and seven assists and San Antonio beat Golden State.
Hurricanes 6, Maple Leafs 4: At Raleigh, N.C., Brandon Sutter had two goals to lead Carolina over Toronto.
Rangers 2, Capitals 1, SO: Artem Anisimov scored the decisive goal in a shootout and visiting New York rallied to defeat Washington.
Canucks 7, Stars 1: Alexandre Burrows scored to help host Vancouver beat Dallas.
Flames 3, Predators 1: Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves to help host Calgary beat Nashville.
Avalanche 4, Blues 3: At Denver, Brandon Yip scored twice and Colorado snapped a two-game skid.
- The Associated Press