Bach: IOC ready United thump to act in Russian Cambridge doping case THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 201515 19 Errant Cup referee gets six-month ban Page 18 AUBURN HILLS: Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe (10) defends Miami Heat forward Chris Andersen (11) during the first half of na NBA basketball game. — AP Warriors win as Pistons cool Heat SACRAMENTO: Stephen Curry had 23 points and the third quarter, but nobody else provided rebounds and six assists. Boston had been limited nine assists as the Golden State Warriors rode a much help offensively for Miami, which was still to just 86.7 points per game during its skid, NBA results/standings 23-0 spurt in the first half to beat the Sacramento without injured star Dwyane Wade. It was the first including a season-low 75 in an eight-point loss Kings 121-96 on Tuesday. time in Bosh’s five seasons with the Heat that to Miami on Sunday. Carmelo Anthony scored 21 Philadelphia 105, Denver 98; Detroit 108, Miami 91; Boston 108, NY Knicks 97; The Warriors shut down Sacramento for more they lost a regular-season game with him scoring points for the Knicks, who had won five of seven Portland 103, Utah 102; Golden State 121, Sacramento 96. than seven minutes at the end of the first quarter at least 30 points. They had been 17-0. during their best stretch of the season. Eastern Conference Western Conference and start of the second quarter to take an 18- Andre Drummond had 14 points and 14 Atlantic Division Northwest Division point lead. They went ahead by 20 at the half and rebounds for the Pistons, and Kentavious 76ERS 105, NUGGETS 98 W L PCT GB Portland 33 16 .673 - 25 in the third quarter before holding off a brief Caldwell-Pope scored 18. Greg Monroe had 12 Hollis Thompson scored a career-high 23 Toronto 33 16 .673 - Oklahoma City 24 24 .500 8.5 Brooklyn 19 28 .404 13 Kings comeback. Andre Iguodala added 17 points and nine rebounds. points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to the victo- Denver 19 30 .388 14 Boston 17 30 .362 15 Utah 17 31 .35415.5 points, and Marreese Speights finished with 17 Detroit is now 2 1/2 games behind Miami and ry over the slumping Denver Nuggets. Philadelphia 11 39 .22022.5 Minnesota 8 40 .16724.5 points and eight rebounds to help the Warriors Charlotte, which occupy the last two playoff Michael Carter-Williams had 15 points, 12 NY Knicks 10 39 .204 23 sweep the four-game series with Sacramento for spots in the Eastern Conference. assists and eight rebounds and Robert Covington Pacific Division the second straight season. added 17 points for the improving 76ers, who Central Division Golden State 38 8 .826 - Chicago 30 19 .612 - LA Clippers 33 16 .673 6.5 DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points and 11 CELTICS 108, KNICKS 97 won their third straight home game for the first Cleveland 30 20 .600 0.5 Phoenix 28 22 .560 12 rebounds, and Rudy Gay scored 20 for the Kings, Avery Bradley scored 26 points and Jared time since March 2013. Danilo Gallinari scored 22 Milwaukee 26 22 .542 3.5 Detroit 19 30 .388 11 Sacramento 17 30 .36221.5 who rallied within 11 late in the third quarter Sullinger added 22 as the Boston Celtics snapped points to pace the Nuggets, who dropped their LA Lakers 13 35 .271 26 before the Warriors regrouped. a three-game losing streak. 10th in 11 games. Indiana 17 32 .347 13 Bradley shot 11 for 14 from the field for the The 76ers were the laughingstock of the Southeast Division Southwest Division PISTONS 108, HEAT 91 Celtics, who rediscovered their offense after a league while starting the season with 17 straight Atlanta 40 9 .816 - Memphis 36 12 .750 - DJ Augustin had 25 points and 13 assists as lineup change that put rookie Marcus Smart in losses. But they have won three of five, with the Washington 31 18 .633 9 Houston 33 15 .688 3 the Detroit Pistons closed the first quarter on a the backcourt with Bradley. Smart made consecu- two losses in competitive games on the road Charlotte 21 27 .43818.5 Dallas 33 17 .660 4 Miami 21 27 .43818.5 San Antonio 30 18 .625 6 25-1 run, going on to beat the Miami Heat. tive 3-pointers during the Celtics’ 14-2 start, and against Eastern Conference contenders Atlanta Orlando 15 36 .294 26 New Orleans 26 22 .542 10 Chris Bosh scored 34 points, including 21 in they never trailed. Sullinger finished with nine and Cleveland. — AP Fenninger adds Super-G Serena plans to end gold to Olympic crown Indian Wells boycott BEAVER CREEK: Austria’s Anna all the girls until 10 and I saw it Fenninger opened the world was a challenging course and LOS ANGELES: Top-ranked Serena Wells event, now known as the BNP championships in spectacular windy. Williams, coming off her 19th Grand Paribas Open, first when she was just 17 style by adding the Super-G “It was difficult, I didn’t recog- Slam singles title at the Australian Open, in 1999 by downing Steffi Graf in the gold to her Olympic crown on nise that Lindsey or Tina are in said yesterday she will end a 14-year boy- final, and again in 2001, when she rallied Tuesday and stealing the spot- front, I was just focused on me cott of the Indian Wells WTA tournament. from one set down to defeat Kim light from American ski queen and it worked.” While gold went Williams, in a essay written for Time Clijsters in the championship match. Lindsey Vonn. to Fenninger the day belonged magazine, related happier times at the But in the final, hecklers booed and The event was pushed back to hometown girl Vonn, who 30 minutes and the start low- grew up in the Vail Valley honing event, her feelings over racial insults she taunted Williams following the contro- ered due to high winds on the the skills that put her on top of heard after a controversial 2001 appear- versial nature of her semi-final, in which Raptor course but Fenninger the podium more times than ance and her hopes for playing the her sister, Venus Williams, withdrew would not be distracted clock- any other women’s alpine skier. event next month. “It has been difficult rather than play Serena. ing a time one minute, 10.29 With International Olympic for me to forget spending hours crying It was a move many felt was orches- seconds down the blustery Committee president Thomas in the Indian Wells locker room after trated by their father Richard and piste. Fenninger topped an Bach and boyfriend Tiger Woods winning in 2001, driving back to Los deprived them of a semi-final classic to impressive leaderboard with looking on from the finish area, Angeles feeling as if I had lost the gain an edge for Williams in the final. double Sochi Olympic gold Vonn triggered a massive roar biggest game ever-not a mere tennis “I said a few times that I would never medallist and defending cham- from the packed grandstands as BEAVER CREEK: Anna Fenninger of Austria wins the gold medal during game but a bigger fight for equality,” play there again. And believe me, I pion Tina Maze of Slovenia she pushed out of the start hut. the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Women’s Super-G. — AFP Williams wrote. meant it,” Serena williams wrote. “I admit crossing .03 behind to grab sec- The excitement faded as the pulsating grandstand and “I’m disappointed but at the “I’m fortunate to be at a point in my it scared me. What if I walked onto the ond and Vonn, the most success- Vonn trailed by 0.28 seconds at punching both hands into the same time I’m happy, said Vonn, career where I have nothing to prove. court and the entire crowd booed me? ful women’s ski racer of all time, the first interval and by nearly a air. who returned to action this sea- taking third. half-second at the second but I’m still as driven as ever, but the ride is a The nightmare would start all over. “I’m But the celebration was son after a year out following a “It was a really amazing she mounted a dazzling charge little easier. I play for the love of the just following my heart on this one,” short-lived as Maze, the next high speed crash at the 2013 moment, I was dreaming about down the bottom half. game. And it is with that love in mind, Williams added. “Indian Wells was a piv- racer onto the course, bumped championships that left her rac- that moment because I had When she crossed the finish and a new understanding of the true otal moment of my story, and I am a part her from top spot. In many ways, ing future in doubt. “A world (start) 22 today, I was dreaming line the crowd exploded as her meaning of forgiveness, that I will of the tournament’s story as well. Vonn’s bronze could be taken as championship medal is always a about that and it comes true,” named topped the leaderboard, proudly return to Indian Wells in 2015.” Together we have a chance to write a victory. good thing.” — Reuters said Fenninger. “I was watching the American skier turning to Williams has twice won the Indian different ending.” — AFP.