Friday, February 3, 2012 - 10:01pm Heat use late run to top 76ers 99-79 By Dan Gelston/AP
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
Mario Chalmers scored 13 points and Chris Bosh had 12 to help the Heat go on a dominant late run that put away the pesky Sixers.
The Heat used a 15-0 spurt in the fourth quarter to turn a tight one for 36 minutes into a comfortable victory and hand the Sixers just their third home loss of the season.
Thaddeus Young scored 16 points for the Sixers, who snapped a four-game winning streak.
Wade used a pair of ferocious dunks during the game-changing run that pushed the Sixers' first sellout crowd of the season toward the exits.
The Sixers opened the week with wins against Orlando and Chicago. The Heat squashed the home-week sweep.
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 10:01pm UD's Shillinglaw looks for 300th win Saturday By Sean Greene
Delaware lacrosse coach Bob Shillinglaw will look for his 300th win when he starts his 37th season of coaching as the Blue Hens take on Detroit Mercy Saturday afternoon.
Shillinglaw's 299-264 record puts him in a tie for third among active coaches in victories. Only Georgetown’s Dave Urick (338) and Virginia boss Dom Starsia (329) have more. Denver’s Bill Tierney and Duke’s John Danowski each enter the 2012 season tied with Shillinglaw with 299 victories.
The Hens are coming off of back-to-back CAA titles. Delaware lost by a goal in the opening round of the NCAA tournament last year.
Delaware defeated Detroit 13-5 last season. Faceoff at Delaware Stadium is set for 1pm.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 11:22pm Mt. Pleasant's Coopers - WDEL Female HS Athletes of the Week By Sean Greene
VIDEO: Profile of Tia & Tyra Cooper
Mount Pleasant sprinters Tia and Tyra Cooper are this week's WDEL Female High School Athletes of the Week.
Tia won the 55 meters, and Tyra the 200 and 400 at the Delaware High School Invitational at UD's Field House Sunday.
The sisters, starting with Tyra, said their tight duel in the 400 makes them both better.
Tyra: When I just nipped her at the line, I was thinking ' Tia what are you doing here?'
Tia: I usually win the 400. It's fun when we can see what we can do.
Tyra says their running careers began at age 5, when they followed their mom to the local track.
"Tia and I were just running around the track alot. My mom recognized it and realized she needed to get us into track. The next thing you knew we were in our first track meet and it took off from there."
The sisters are going to run at Hampton University next year, and Tia says it's easier to race with her sister alongside.
"She gives me the encouragement to run. She helps me out and I feel comfortable that she's there with me so we can push each other through the race."
But Tyra responds that sometimes it is better when her sibling rival isn't in the same race.
"I think I depend too much on her when I run. When we go to kick I look at her to push me to kick. I think I run better when I'm on my own."
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 11:33pm Glasgow's Collins - WDEL Male HS Athlete of the Week By Sean Greene
Updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 11:35pm
Glasgow sprinter Leshon Collins is this week's WDEL Male High School Athlete of the Week.
Leshon ran a the state record 6.34 second, 55-meter dash during the Delaware High School Invitational at UD Sunday.
Collins says hard work led to the record.
"I believe it's just the training. I worked hard in practice. I work hard in extra practices, in the school, the classroom, everything, so I can get chances to do this."
Leshon's races take under 7 seconds, I asked him what goes through his mind in the final seconds before the gun sounds.
"Once I'm in the blocks, I put my head down, I'm at the start, and I'm totally focused. I'm not thinking about anything but me and the finish line and time. My mind is completely blank."
Leshon says he used a potentially surprising event to help him improve as a sprinter, the 3.1 mile cross country season.
"It gave me the lungs and the endurance to finish through the 400, and the 400 for the 200, and the 200 for the 100 and the 55."
As for a track idol, Leshon points to 6-time world champion Tyson Gay of the United States.
"I try to do everything he does. He's a good person. He's a great runner, the fastest runner in America. I want to be like him, and better than him one day, and better than Usain Bolt (of Jamaica) who is the fastest runner in the world."
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