DHARMSALA, India The prime minister of the exiled Tibetan government in India says leaders debating how to advance their struggle for freedom will likely continue to support the Dalai Lama's path of compromise.

NEW YORK A prominent New York and Miami art dealer was arrested Friday on charges of selling forged paintings bearing the names of famous artists including Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall and Tom Wesselmann.

OAKLAND, Calif. Larry Hughes made five 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, and rookie Derrick Rose scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half of the Chicago Bulls' 115-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 29 points in the third quarter before sitting out the fourth, Andrew Bynum had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 104-90 on Friday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Steve Blake made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away in the third quarter Friday night for a 117-94 victory over the struggling Sacramento Kings.

OKLAHOMA CITY David West scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 17 in the city where his NBA career began and the New Orleans Hornets had a triumphant return to Oklahoma City on Friday night with a 105-80 victory over the Thunder.

LOS ANGELES Corey Counts had just made his second straight long 3-pointer, and suddenly, No. 8 Notre Dame's lead over unheralded Loyola Marymount had shrunk to three points with seven minutes to go.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Even at less than his best, Tyler Hansbrough was a welcome sight in the lineup for his North Carolina teammates.

While the world's best competitive figure skaters were grinding through yet another competition, Irina Slutskaya was half a world away, snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan A bomb killed eight mourners at the funeral of a slain Shiite cleric Friday in northwestern Pakistan, triggering rioting and heightening sectarian tension in the volatile region.

WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. Word of Geithner's likely selection emerged as New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in line to become secretary of state, said through a spokesman that discussions were on track for her appointment but no final arrangement had been made.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands In a bruising game full of trips to the free-throw line, No. 25 Wisconsin managed to keep its offense in a rhythm - even if it was a somewhat disjointed one.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jerrell Houston made a layup with five seconds remaining to give Tennessee State a 75-73 victory over Northern Illinois on Friday night. Houston led the Tigers with 27 points and 11 rebounds.

ST. LOUIS Lee Stempniak scored an unassisted goal with 2:21 left in overtime, giving the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over Anaheim and ending the Ducks' five-game road winning streak Friday night.

DALLAS Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Jason Kidd contributed 18 points and 13 boards, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 91-76 on Friday night for their first home victory of the season.

NEW YORK Patrick Foley scored 20 points to lead Columbia to a 70-54 victory over Bryant in the first round of the Tyler Ugolyn-Columbia tournament Friday.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Coach Bruce Pearl made playing more instate games a goal when he came to Tennessee.

SAN ANTONIO Roger Mason scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs made 15 of 25 3-pointers to beat the Utah Jazz 119-94 Friday night.

MILWAUKEE Charlie Villanueva tied a season high with 20 points in his return from injury, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the suddenly trade-depleted New York Knicks 104-87 on Friday night.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands Second-ranked Connecticut got its leader back on the court Friday and stayed unbeaten with a hard-fought 89-81 victory over La Salle at the Paradise Jam.

RICHMOND, Va. Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs, a witness told federal investigators during the dogfighting investigation that brought Vick down.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Greivis Vasquez scored 26 points, including a clutch 3-pointer to force overtime, and Maryland presented coach Gary Williams his 400th victory at the school with a harrowing 89-74 win over Vermont on Friday night.

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ORANGEBURG, S.C. Jason Flagler scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead South Carolina State to a 112-77 win over Carver Bible College Friday. The win gave the Bulldogs their first 3-0 start in 16 years.

ATHENS, Ga. Zac Swansey scored 12 points and Georgia used a second half run to beat Presbyterian 55-47 on Friday night.

MINNEAPOLIS Make no mistake: Kevin Garnett still owns Target Center.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Doneal Mack scored 16 points to lead No. 13 Memphis to an 84-70 victory over Seton Hall in the semifinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Friday night.

WASHINGTON A former GOP lobbyist with ties to Jack Abramoff may be moving toward a plea agreement with the Justice Department in its wide-ranging corruption investigation, documents showed Friday.

ATLANTA Joe Johnson scored 30 points, Marvin Williams added 22 and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away in the closing minutes for a sloppy 88-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.

TORONTO Vince Carter scored 39 points against his former team, Devin Harris added 30 and the New Jersey Nets rallied from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 129-127 in overtime on Friday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. Martin Biron made the Buffalo Sabres pay for plenty of missed opportunities.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Tyler Hansbrough made his season debut for North Carolina on Friday night, joining the top-ranked Tar Heels' starting lineup against UC Santa Barbara.

WASHINGTON Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state.

INDIANAPOLIS Dwight Howard had 24 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks, and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 100-98 in overtime on Friday night.

TAMPA, Fla. Vincent Lecavalier had two goals to help Tampa Bay interim coach Rick Tocchet get his first NHL victory in the Lightning's 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.

BANGKOK, Thailand A grenade attack on anti-government protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office wounded eight people early Saturday, officials said.

WASHINGTON Tracy McGrady scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming added 18 to win a battle of awesome wingspans, and the Houston Rockets added to the Washington Wizards' misery with a 103-91 victory Friday night.

BOSTON Marc Savard and Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist each to lead Boston to its eighth victory in nine games, a 4-2 decision over Florida on Friday night that moved the Bruins into a tie for the Eastern Conference lead. The Bruins, 11-1-1 in their last 13 games and the winners of seven straight at home, matched the idle New York Rangers with 30 points in the conference race.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Freshman Syvlen Landesberg scored 22 points and made two free throws with 29 seconds left to help Virginia edge Radford 68-66 Friday night.

PHILADELPHIA Elton Brand beat his former team with his biggest basket for his new one. Brand hit a 15-footer with 57 seconds left and finished with 17 points in his first game against Los Angeles, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to an 89-88 victory over the short-handed Clippers on Friday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. Eric Staal scored three goals in less than 24 minutes to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Phoenix Coyotes, 5-2 on Friday night. Busting out of an eight-game scoring drought in a big way, Staal completed his fifth career hat trick in the final minute of the second period to lead the Hurricanes to their season-high third straight victory.

NEW YORK Mike Krzyzewski roused the Duke Blue Devils on Friday and headed for Madison Square Garden, long before they were set to play Michigan in the 2K Sports Classic.

NEWARK, N.J. David Clarkson and Travis Zajac scored 10 seconds apart late in the first period, and Kevin Weekes made 25 saves for his 100th career victory in the New Jersey Devils' 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega moved to quash a legislative proposal by opposition politicians Friday to cancel the results of widely disputed elections, as thousands of Sandinista supporters took to the streets to celebrate the party's victory.

NEW YORK The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their two top scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the summer of 2010. Crawford was sent to Golden State for forward Al Harrington. Hours later, Randolph was shipped to the Los Angeles Clippers along with reserve guard Mardy Collins for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Glory Johnson scored 19 points, Vicki Baugh made a tiebreaking free throw with 53.7 seconds remaining and No. 5 Tennessee beat Chattanooga 66-63 on Friday night to avoid a major upset.

HARRISONBURG, Va. Abdulai Jalloh scored 16 points to lead James Madison to an 82-69 win over Kennesaw State in its home opener on Friday. Jalloh also grabbed five rebounds, and led five players in double-figure scoring.

TORONTO Raptors forward Jermaine O'Neal strained his left knee when he was pulled down on a flagrant foul by New Jersey's Sean Williams in the fourth quarter Friday night.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Jeff Adrien added 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a hard-fought 89-81 victory over La Salle on Friday in the Paradise Jam.