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NBA News

The NBA calendar was full for Monday.  Dirk Nowitzki with an amazing buzzer took the Mavericks past the Knicks 110-108, even after Carmelo Anthony's 44 point game.  Seven Bucks finished in double figures to help Milwaukee take down the 76ers, final score 130-110.

Other Scores

Warriors over Detroit - 104-96

Clippers over Pelicans - 123-110

Jazz over Celtics - 110-98

The New York Knicks bought out the contract of forward Metta World Peace on Monday, then waived the New York Native and made him a free agent.  At it for 14 years, he stated - "It was a childhood dream of mine to play basketball professionally in New York City, and it has truly been a blessing for that dream to have come true.  I could not have been happier playing for and cheering on an amazing city, my city."

NCAA News

Two games to report from yesterday's top 25 NCAA teams.  Kansas sits in the 5th place spot on the poll and they battled to their 10th consecutive Big 12 title with an 83-75 win over Oklahoma.  Naadir Tharpe, junior guard for the Jayhawks scored 19 points, leading the 22-6 team to victory.  Syracuse, after a double loss over the weekend came back and won in the final seconds against Maryland.  57 - 55.  The 26-2 Orange were led by freshman guard Tyler Ennis who scored 20 points.

MLB Numbers and News

The MLB and it's players agreed to implement a rule limiting collisions at the plate without taking it out of the game completely.  New rule 7.13, which will begin as a one-year experiment, will allow collisions if the catcher or other player covering home plate is in possession of the ball and is blocking the base runner's direct path to the plate, and if the catcher goes into the basepath to field a throw to the plate.  the rule states "a runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher or other player covering home plate."  Violation of the new rule will lead to the runner being called out, even if the catcher drops the ball.

Ron Washington of the Texas Rangers agreed on a one year contract extension that will keep the franchise's winniest skipper piloting the club through 2015.  Since joining the team in '06, he has racked up over 600 victories and led his team to two American League West pennants and two World Series appearances, in 2010 and 2011.

NFL News

Dallas is almost $20 million over the $130 million salary cap for 2014.  The Cowboys are tryingh to determine the future of perennial All-Pro Demarcus Ware.  Ware carries a salary cap number of $16 million into next season.  Jerry Jones, owner, said on Monday, "We will address it.  Even though we've had some new cap space added, and you have a defensive player that's your highest paid defensive player, and he hasn't been on the field much the last two years, that has to be considered."  The 10 year vet missed three games last season with a series of injuries ranging from back to elbow to quad injuries.