National Sports

ST. LOUIS (AP) A few days in the sun proved to be all St. Louis goalie Jaroslav Halak needed.

The Heat cooled the surging Sixers 99-79 on Friday. It was one of those nights where everything worked for Miami, writes Zach Lowe, including a new lineup that put the game away.

BOSTON (AP) Boston stayed close enough until the New York Knicks failed again. This time, it was because of the Celtics' defense.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) With LeBron James running the show, Miami ran the Sixers out of their building.

UConn coach Jim Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) With LeBron James running the show, Miami ran the Sixers out of their building.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- There must have been a lot of interesting give-and-take when the Big Ten football coaches met at the conference offices on Friday.

The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- For the second straight week, Colts owner Jim Irsay is trying to put an end to a public spat between him and Peyton Manning.

Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.

When word spread Friday afternoon that Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was taking an immediate leave of absence -- his fifth while in charge of the Huskies -- it prompted immediate thoughts of a conversation with Calhoun from last season. Not one of the several about Kemba Walker's brilliance or his team's shocking stampede through March, but a longer sit-down in the coaches' locker room at Gampel Pavilion on the eve of the campaign's first scrimmage.

The No. 1 pick? Robert Griffin III has a message: Don't just presume it's going to be Andrew Luck. Like in the Heisman race, RGIII is out to prove he's the best choice, writes Don Banks.

ARLINGTON, Texas. (AP) -- Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton said Friday that he had a relapse and had "three or four" drinks earlier this week at a Dallas-area bar, calling it a "weak moment" that he will take specific steps to make sure doesn't happen again.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Trail Blazers say former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden will undergo a procedure to "remove debris" from his right knee.

The final Missouri chapter of the heated Border War between Kansas and the Tigers will be tight, predicts Seth Davis, who makes his selections on a tasty slate of weekend matchups.

Kenyon Martin has agreed to a one-year deal with the Clippers worth $2.5 million, two sources confirmed to SI.com.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- One of the nation's top high school quarterbacks is bound for Florida State.