thursday night

For the first 30 minutes of Thursday night's game, Gonzaga and No. 16 Saint Mary's fought basket-for-basket in a showdown of the West Coast Conference leaders.

The flu couldn't stop LeBron James. Neither could the Lakers. LeBron had 31 points, Shane Battier contained Kobe Bryant and the Heat beat the Lakers 98-87 Thursday night in Miami.

Sharks centre Joe Thornton, left, battles for possession of the puck with Canadiens Thursday night in San Jose, Calif.

Seattle's hard-charging running back bulled through Philadelphia for 148 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns, David Hawthorne returned the third of Vince Young's four interceptions 77 yards for a score, and the Seahawks rolled to a 31-14 victory Thursday night that only added to the Eagles' miserable season.

Justin Tucker kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Longhorns a 27-25 victory over Texas A&M on Thursday night in the likely end of a more than century-old rivalry.

Denarius Moore caught a 33-yard pass from Carson Palmer with 1:51 remaining in the second quarter to extend the Oakland Raiders' lead to 17-3 over the San Diego Chargers at halftime Thursday night.

Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary will not attend Saturday's game against Nebraska because of fears for his safety, the university announced Thursday night.

Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden will sit out Thursday night's game in San Diego because of a lingering ankle sprain.

The NHL raises the curtain on the regular season Thursday night with two fierce rivalries and a high-paced matchup out West.

Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin scored in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguinis overcame blowing a two-goal lead to open the season with a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.