Nov 18 2009
Buffalo Searches for New Coach
Buffalo fired coach Dick Jauron Tuesday, replacing him with an assistant coach for the remaining seven games. Meanwhile, the Bills have talked to Mike Shanahan about the vacancy.
Wen-Chong Liang leads early in the first round of the Dubai World Championship. His five-under par through 12 holes gives him a two-shot lead over Gregory Bourdy in the European Tour’s season finale.
In the NBA tonight, Atlanta throttled Miami, 105-90. Orlando dispatched Oklahoma City, 108-94. Washington crushed Cleveland, 108-91. Milwaukee defeated New Jersey, 99-85. Memphis handled the Los Angeles Clippers, 106-91. Dallas edged San Antonio, 99-94, in overtime.
Elsewhere around the league, New York won at Indiana, 110-103. Philadelphia edged Charlotte, 86-84. Boston beat Golden State, 109-95. Houston defeated Minnesota, 97-84. Utah dismissed Toronto, 104-91. Portland prevailed against Detroit, 87-81.
In the NHL Wednesday, Pittsburgh won at Buffalo, 6-2. Phoenix squeaked past Minnesota, 3-2. Philadelphia edged Los Angeles, 3-2. Dallas defeated Detroit, 3-1. Edmonton rallied past Colorado, 6-4.
Buffalo (4-7, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) thrashed host Miami University (1-11, 1-7), 42-17, Wednesday. Central Michigan (9-2, 7-0 MAC) crunched host Ball State (1-10, 1-6), 35-3.
