Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Boston Celtics 110-103 on Friday night.

Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O’Neal added 18 and the Miami Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night.

Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State survived a brief scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech on Friday night.

Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees’ World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010.

Roger Federer, who will next play wild card and childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli, and Novak Djokovic stayed on course to meet in the final.

Flavia Pennetta beat Alexa Glatch 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.

Andre Agassi is responding to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling “60 Minutes” he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.

US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.

U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez has expressed regret over the Williams sisters' decision to skip this weekend's Fed Cup final against Italy.

Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

NBCSports.com handicappers Mike Brunker and Vic Zast are renewing their horse-picking rivalry for this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita.

Nov. 6: Zenyatta has never been defeated but the Breeders' Cup has until now been a man's world.  NBC's Robert Kovacik reports from Arcadia, California. (Nightly News)

Zenyatta had a quiet Friday morning at Santa Anita, one day before she puts her 13-race unbeaten streak on the line against the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.

Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. After fruitlessly chasing the undefeated mare in three previous races, Life Is Sweet found the winner's circle.

Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon (above) still have a chance to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup title, but they both know Jimmie Johnson will win his unprecedented fourth consecutive title.

Jeff Gordon won his first NASCAR pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph (307.56 kph) for the Dickies 500 on Friday.

Rotoworld: Able to fund their engine programs better than any other racing teams, Roush-Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports cars should dominate this weekend's race in Texas.

Sporting News: What's the biggest reason Jimmie Johnson has virtually locked up the 2009 title? It's because Johnson simply does not run into trouble.

Sporting News: Talladega and all the wild-card talk is history, and Jimmie Johnson avoided disaster. Now there are just three races standing between him and even more history. Here's the breakdown of the top 12 after Sunday's race at Talladega.

Although Jimmie Johnson knows anything can happen, he's excited at the prospect of winning his fourth straight series championship. (NBC Sports)

Nov. 4: Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne think speed is what makes races at Texas Motor Speedway so exciting for drivers. (NBC Sports)

Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees’ World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

Take a look at the Yankees' ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship.

Why the Yankees team is the Goldman Sachs of sports, with the Power Lunch crew. (CNBC)

DeMarco: If you liked the 2009 World Series, we've got good news. It's more than just a longshot that both the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies could make return trips to the 2010 Fall Classic.

Blyleven: The New York Yankees are back on top of the baseball world, celebrating their record 27th championship. So how did they get here, and what do they have to do to stay there? Do we have another dynasty in the works? Let’s take a look.