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Philadelphia, Atlanta, Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers are all unlikely division leaders as the NBA nears the end of its first full month of play. Here’s what’s happening in the association:

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It took more than 48 minutes to decide Thursday night's game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Houston Rockets, but in the end, the Hornets losing streak stretched to 6 after a heart breaking 90-88 loss.

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The New Orleans Hornets went into Wednesday night's matchup with the intent to protect the basketball. It simply didn't happen they turned it over 18 times on their way to an 93-87 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The loss negated two outstanding performances by Jarrett Jack and Trevor Ariza.

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Former NBA superstar Dikembe Mutombo is accused of being a go-between for a failed gold scheme between a Texas oil man and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Mutombo's former Congolese home).

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With the holidays comes the second week of the bowl season. This coming week features a lot of intriguing matchups, with Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III in action, along with several big name teams who struggled through disappointing seasons. H

The New Orleans Hornets have made a three team trade that will send All-NBA point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston Rockets would receive All-Star power forward Pau Gasol. The Hornets will receive Lamar Odom from the Lakers, PF Luis Scola, SG Kevin Martin, and PG Goran Dragic from the Rockets, and a draft pick.

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The LA Lakers aren't the only NBA team interested in trading for New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul. Eight teams have reportedly contacted Hornets GM Dell Demps about acquiring Paul.

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This week, things start getting interesting in college football with a handful of conference games, a couple of contests between ranked teams and, arguably, the non-conference game of the year under the lights in Tallahassee. Here are the highlights for the Top 25:

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Do you think former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming had a a Hall of Fame career, despite it lasting only nine years?

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Yao Ming was a big star, both literally, and figuratively.

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