Pierce's 17 points in 3rd helps Boston pull away.
Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 24 points in the third quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth straight win, 107-88 over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
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Prince rallies Rutgers to 64-60 win over Temple
Epiphanny Prince scored 25 points and Kia Vaughn had 10 points and eight rebounds to help No. 15 Rutgers snap a two-game losing streak by rallying past Temple 64-60 on Monday night.
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Georgia romps past East Tennessee State 77-57
Angel Robinson scored 19 points and Georgia romped to a 77-57 victory over East Tennessee State on Monday night for the 750th win in school history.
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Jaguar shooting suspect attends pretrial hearing
A man accused of shooting Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier 14 times appeared Monday at a pretrial hearing, only to have another pretrial hearing set next week.
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Texans take early lead over Jaguars
Sage Rosenfels threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson, Kris Brown kicked a 38-yard field goal and the Houston Texans led the Jacksonville Jaguars 10-0 after two quarters on Monday night.
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Kennesaw State beats S.C.-Upstate 66-64
Jon-Michael Nickerson hit a jumper with 1 second left to send Kennesaw State to a 66-64 victory against S.C. Upstate in the conference opener for both teams on Monday night.
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Florida Gulf Coast beats Florida Atlantic 60-55
Derrick O'Neil had 27 points and nine rebounds as Florida Gulf Coast University rallied for a 60-55 win over Florida Atlantic on Monday night.
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Missouri doesn't mind longshot status
Brock Christopher and Missouri hear all the talk about their slim chance of pulling off an upset in the Big 12 championship game.
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Canisius routs Howard 70-46
Greg Logins had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead Canisius College to a 70-46 victory over Howard University on Monday night.
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Huselius scores late to give Blue Jackets win
Kristian Huselius scored off Rick Nash's blue-collar assist with 4:44 left and Columbus beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday night, giving the Blue Jackets their first win this season after allowing the first goal.
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St. Francis, Pa. defeats Morgan State 65-61.
Devin Sweetney scored 19 points and Marquis Ford added 16 for St. Francis (Pa.), which never trailed in a 65-61 victory over Morgan State on Monday night.
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No. 2 Connecticut beats Delaware State 79-49
Reserve forward Gavin Edwards scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense, and No. 2 Connecticut beat Delaware State 79-49 on Monday night.
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Liberty beats George Mason 69-66 in OT
Seth Curry hit a jumper and sank two free throws in the last 41 seconds of overtime to help Liberty beat George Mason 69-66 on Monday night.
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Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut.
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Richardson leads Bobcats past T-Wolves 100-90
Jason Richardson scored 25 points in another strong performance following arthroscopic knee surgery, and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the error-prone Minnesota Timberwolves 100-90 on Monday night.
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Rinne gets 1st shutout as Predators top Sabres 2-0
Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his first career shutout, Jason Arnott snapped a tie in the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 Monday night.
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Florida Gulf Coast beats Florida Atlantic 60-55
Derrick O'Neil had 27 points and nine rebounds as Florida Gulf Coast University rallied for a 60-55 win over Florida Atlantic on Monday night.
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McGrady, Barry to miss time for Rockets
Rockets star Tracy McGrady is expected to be out at least a week and his playing time will be restricted when he returns while he struggles with soreness in his left knee stemming from offseason surgery.
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Wisconsin holds off Virginia Tech 74-72
Trevon Hughes hit a leaning floater in the lane with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin survived a furious rally by Virginia Tech on Monday night, winning 74-72 in the opener of the 10th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
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Former NBA standout Rodney Rogers hurt in ATV fall
Former NBA standout Rodney Rogers was hospitalized after getting injured while riding an all-terrain vehicle.
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