Carmelo Anthony, Knicks continue to struggle (national sports report and TV schedule)

Here's a quick look at Friday night in sports and a look ahead to Saturday:

NBA

&raquo Carmelo Anthony will get a needed break today when he has his number retired at the Carrier Dome. Rudy Gay scored a season-high 32 points, DeMar DeRozan had 18 and the Raptors beat New York 100-98 on Friday, handing the slumping Knicks their season-worst fourth straight defeat. Anthony and Raymond Felton both missed 3-pointers in the final minute.

&raquo Andray Blatche was limited to four points and one rebound as the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-96.

&raquo Wes Johnson had three points and four rebounds as his Phoenix Suns were blown out by the Boston Celtics.

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College Basketball

Saint Louis took control of the Atlantic 10 race with a 65-61 comeback win over No. 15 Butler on Friday night.

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NHL

&raquo The Blackhawks set an NHL record for the best start to a season, beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Friday to give them at least one point in their first 17 games.

&raquo Former Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff already misses coaching. Ruff found it difficult tuning in Buffalo's 3-1 loss at Toronto on Thursday. "I watched one period and I found it incredibly strange and I had to turn it off," he said. "I just couldn't get through last night."

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Video of the day

Ashlee Arnau, a cheerleader at William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Miss., made an incredible front-flip half-court shot Thursday night at halftime of the school's men's basketball game that became an instant Internet sensation.

Friday's TV schedule

Auto Racing
1:15 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series: Drive4COPD 300 (ESPN)

Baseball
12 p.m. MLB Spring Training: Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets (SNY)

Basketball
12 p.m. NCAA: Clemson vs. Maryland (ESPN2)
1 p.m. NCAA: University of Southern Mississippi vs. Memphis (MSG)
2 p.m. NCAA: South Carolina vs. Georgia (CBS)
2 p.m. NCAA: Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia (ESPN2)
2 p.m. NCAA Women: Syracuse vs. South Florida (TWCS)
3 p.m. NCAA: Washington State vs. Arizona (MSGPL)
4 p.m. NCAA: North Carolina State vs. North Carolina (ESPN)
4 p.m. NCAA: Detroit vs. Wichita State (ESPN2)
4 p.m. NCAA: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M (MSG)
4 p.m. NCAA Women: Seton Hall vs. Connecticut (SNY)
4 p.m. NCAA: New Mexico vs. Colorado State (NBCSN)
4:15 p.m. NCAA: Georgetown vs. Syracuse (CBS)
6 p.m. NCAA: Creighton vs. St. Mary's (ESPN)
6 p.m. NCAA: Marquette vs. Villanova (ESPN2)
6 p.m. NCAA: Nevada vs. San Diego State (NBCSN)
8 p.m. NCAA: NCAA: South Dakota State University vs. Murray State (ESPN2)
8 p.m. NCAA: Connecticut vs. DePaul (SNY)
9 p.m. NCAA: Missouri vs. Kentucky (ESPN)
10 p.m. NCAA: Ohio vs. Belmont (ESPN2)

Boxing
9 p.m. Showtime Championship: Bundrage vs. Smith (SHOW)

Golf
12 p.m. WGC Accenture Match Play Championship (GOLF)
2 p.m. WGC Accenture Match Play Championship (NBC)

Hockey
12 p.m. NHL: New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals (MSGPL)
7 p.m. NHL: New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens (MSG)
7 p.m. NHL: New York Islanders vs. Buffalo Sabres (MSGPL)
7 p.m. NCAA: Air Force vs. Rochester Institute of Technology (TWCS)

Soccer
7:30 a.m. EPL: Stoke City vs. Fulham (ESPN2)
8 p.m. MLS: Desert Diamond Cup Final. Teams TBA (NBCSN)

Wrestling
9:30 a.m. NYSPHSAA Championship Semifinal (TWCS)

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Source: http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2013/02/carmelo_anthony_knicks_continu.html

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